I would estimate its somewhere under 700 square inches. As before, the size of the main cooking grate is not stated in the promotional materials/manual. Again, that’s not the size of the main cooking grate where you will be grilling. The only real difference being this is just a larger pellet grill/smoker offering a total cooking area of just over 1,000 square inches. Identical in the key features to the Commodore offering a ‘Sear Station’ and a 24lb pellet hopper. So for anyone with a larger family/group of friends or that just wants to cook really long racks of ribs there is the Atlas. An above-average 24lb pellet hopper is provided, but what about the control panel? Well, that’s the interesting part, and I’ll discuss that more below. Though still, I would use a set of GrillGrates to hold the heat to get searing temperatures over 600 degrees. Though I should note, there is a ‘Sear Station’ provided on all Expect Grill pellet grills to provide some direct flame access. Therefore, to get reasonable searing/grilling performance out of any of these Expert Grills I would personally be adding a set of GrillGrates. In terms of the cooking grates themselves, remember this is a budget grill, therefore the standard porcelain-coated relatively thin wire racks are included. The Commodore is the smallest pellet grill currently in the Expert Grills range, priced under $300: Image – Unfortunately, its not stated what the size of the main cooking surface is, but I would estimate somewhere under 500 square inches. However, as is usually the case with product marketing descriptions that’s for both the main cooking grate and the two upper warming/smoking racks. This is a relatively compact pellet grill providing 770 square inches of cooking area. The smallest unit which is currently offered under the Expert Grill brand is the Commodore. Expert Grill Commodore Pellet Grill/Smoker Though it does make me think how do brands such as Pit Boss and Cuisinart feel about this after signing their exclusivity deals with Walmart? For Walmart to release its own branded products which directly compete with products from Pit Boss and Cuisinart its a bold move. Yes, to brand a budget line of products ‘Expert Grill’ is quite ironic, but never the less, as I’ll discuss below for their price point they do actually appear to offer some impressive features. Well, Walmart has now entered the pellet grill/smoker game directly with its own budget brand Expert Grill. The benefit of exclusivity to Walmart is it brings more people into their stores due to those exclusive deals. The benefit to those brands is the brand awareness they gain from being in Walmart stores. In several cases with budget brands as Pit Boss and Cuisinart, they have signed exclusive deals for the distribution of their products exclusively through Walmart stores.
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The Z Grills 700 Series has been a stable of the Walmart budget pellet grill line-up for several years: Image – In recent years we have also seen other established brands enter the pellet game such as Cuisinart with their Woodcreek/Twin Oaks models and their latest offering the Clermont.
Hence, they mainly stock budget offerings such as the Camp Camp SmokePro range and various budget models from Pit Boss and Z Grills as referenced above. As is the case with most of the products that Walmart carry, they are focused on the value/budget end of the market. So for many years now, ever since the pellet grill race really kicked off after Traeger’s patent expired in 2007 Walmart have been offering a wide range of pellet grills. Introduction To The Expert Grill Pellet Grill/Smoker Range