Does it matter to you where your pellet grill or smoker is made? Many of us want to support the good old USA as often as possible. We want a product that is manufactured with long-lasting quality from the hopper, to the grill grates to the wood pellets that will cook our meat. So how about we list out the known American made pellet grill companies so you can make a purchasing decision more easily?
Fortunately, there are several American manufacturers of pellet grills you can choose from and we have more info on each below:
- Blaz’n Grill Works
- Smokin’ Brothers
- Cookshack
- Yoder Smokers
- MAK Grills
Traeger used to be part of this list, but they have since moved their residential pellet smoker grill manufacturing to China.
Why Buy American-made Products?
There are a lot of great companies – so to speak – manufacturing their pellet grills from beyond the shores of the States and coming back to sell them in here. In the same vein, we have those companies which are making their units in the US and selling them to residents of the States and beyond too.
So, why should the location of manufacture be a factor in your purchasing decision at all?
1. Improving American Job Opportunities
When you patronize brands that are manufactured in the US, you are also contributing to the creation of more jobs within the country. Your purchase goes a long way in keeping those workers in business, so you will be preventing them from being laid off just because the company is not making enough sales.
2. USA Quality
It is not surprising that the American standard of quality is not what you will find in other countries. Where other nations might allow cutting corners in the quality of materials used to make the products cheaper, the American market won’t stand for that.
In other words, you’re likely to pay a little more for better quality products if they are made by American-based companies.
3. Worker’s Welfare and Child Labor
Would you want to purchase a product that was made with forced child labor, or assembled by workers who were paid next to nothing in unsafe working conditions? These are just some of the risks when we buy foreign-made products.
American factories are regulated to ensure safe working conditions along with a legal process to discourage employers from taking advantage of their workers.
4. Boosting the Economy
Buying products made abroad means you are sending the bulk of your dollars to foreign countries. To put that in another way, you are helping to build another country’s economy instead of America’s.
You can get rid of all that by focusing on the products made within the country instead. That way, all the money is still within the economy – and it can be used to build a better future for the coming generations.
The Best America-made Pellet Grills for the Money
Now that you have more reasons to buy American-made products take a look at some of these great pellet grill manufacturers.
Blaz’n Grill Works
One company that is kicking it in the pellet smoker grill game Blaz’n Grill Works. Operating out of Nebraska, this relatively small company has been in the business for no less than eight (8) years now – and they must have been doing something right if they have been around that long.
The company has a couple of picks to their name, and they have all been made with the standard pellet grill smoker design and functionality in mind. On top of that, they also add some neat features to allow them to stand out from the bunch.
Smokin’ Brothers
Everything from your traditional pellet smoker to the wood pellets themselves is sold by the Smokin’ Brothers. Operated as a family business, this company was founded as far back as the year 2005 – and they have not looked back ever since.
Their wood pellet grill division kicked off a bit later, in the year 2011, and they have been able to develop quite the line-up since then.
Located in Southeast Missouri, the company has some of the most interesting picks in grilling technology.
Cookshack
In late 2003, Cookshack and Fast Eddy’s BBQ joined forces and created the Fast Eddy’s™ by Cookshack line of pellet-fired smokers. Cookshack smokers are solidly crafted in Ponca City, OK.
After 15 years of establishing a reputation as a winner on the circuit, Fast Eddy now devotes his time to helping teams improve their performance and promoting the Fast Eddy’s by Cookshack product line.
Yoder Smokers
Yoder Smokers make a tall promise of offering the most versatile pellet smokers in the world, and they try to live up to every expectation their customers could have of them.
As a reinforcement of their commitment to American quality standards, they use only the best and purest form of steel for their designs. This is so much that their smallest units clock in at about 255 pounds on the weighing scale.
Having been in the business since 2008, they have just the right kind of catalog for varying users, no matter their level of experience with a wood pellet smoker.
MAK Grills
Besides being a family-owned business, MAK Grills also has veteran ownership. The Oregon-located business is involved in the manufacture of some of the most precision-based smokers in the business.
Sourcing all of their products internally, and doing a lot to ensure they keep innovating so they never have to downsize, their catalog of three unique yet progressive products make things even simpler for buyers looking to choose from them.
Conclusion
As promised, those are some of the top American-based, wood pellet smoker-manufacturing companies out there. If you also happen to have a great pellet grill made in the US by a manufacturer not on this list, do let us hear all about it in the comments.
