The Smoke Daddy Universal Sear Daddy: Pellet Grill Searing Station

I love the concept of this product. Our Traeger has a max temp of 500, so I was really looking forward to using this for searing steaks, and possibly working with a pizza stone at higher temps. When the grill hit just over 400, our digital thermometer was showing a reading over over 700. Unfortunately, the grill displayed a high temp warning, and shut itself down, ending the experiment.This is a simple but effective design that does exactly what one would expect. But if one has a current gen, app based Traeger, this is not a viable tool. If a grill does not have this kind of safety feature, sear away.

I have a nice, big, barrel shaped CharGrill pellet grill that I really like for smoking, and BBQ. I have upgraded the controller to a PID, but searing has not been a real option, so I keep a propane grill ready for those times I need to do a quick/thin steak. That is not the case anymore, because adding the Sear Daddy transforms the pellet grill!!!When I test fitted the Sear Daddy, the cone shape underneath which guides the flames bottomed out against the auger feed housing. The simplest solution was to cut out a rectangle of material on one side, so that it sits down flush on the grate support rails, and totally surrounds the fire pot. Now I just put in the cast iron grates right on top of it, and I'm ready to cook.Thinner steaks, sear beautifully with the grill cranked up to 500 degrees. Thicker cuts are set off to the edge, and with lower heat they slowly come up to temp. Then I pull the meat, crank to 500 so the blower stays running, and give it just a couple of minutes. Once the center is hot, I am able to put a beautiful, real fire crust on whatever I'm cooking.I've been using the Sear Daddy all summer, and just leave it in all the time now. My pellet grill just needs 15 minutes to heat up, and it can cook a beautiful steak, or any other protein. Now that my old propane grill is rusting out and needs replacement, I honestly think my pellet grill with the Sear Daddy is all I need.

I’m using this in a Rec Tec 700. It gives you 3 zones to cook in. I temperature mapped them out up to a set temp of 400. It really does an awesome job of both smoking and searing. I put an aluminum pan under zone 3 to catch drippings when smoking. I’m really happy with this purchase!

Been a charcoal guy my whole life. Finally switched to the dark side and got a pellet grill....flavor was all wrong....couldn't get steaks to sear. Now, with this insert, I can cook charcoal style steaks on my Traeger. If I hadn't found this, I would have sold the Traeger and put my old charcoal grill back in my outdoor kitchen. Highly recommend this and Royal Oak charcoal pellets.

I bought a Traeger Pro Series 34 about 6 months ago and love it as a smoker, BUT it was missing the one advantage I bought it for. It's not a very good grill. Couldn't get the grilled food to taste like it came off of a grill. The texture of the food was more like something cooked in a convection oven (which is what it is I guess). There was smoke flavor but I was not happy with it. Enter this beauty! I grilled chicken breasts and sausage with it last night and Eureka I had wood grilled food last night! This product is incredible. It transformed my smoker into a grill/smoker as it was intended!

Works well. I would experiment with rock placement. I did not use all of them. I get the sear marks I’m looking for. Made well this was 60 day review. Average use is 5/7 days I use. Rocks are breaking down

Bought for a Z-Grills 700D4E and it works just like it says - the heat from the burn box is amplified and distributed for a true grilling experience. The heat doesn't quite reach all of the surface area of the unit, but it's definitely worth the investment!

Disaster. Grill hasn’t worked properly since I had this piece of garbage installed.