Hi, I’m Blaine with BBQGuys.com, and today we are taking a look at Memphis Grills.
Arguably the best producer of wood fired pellet grills on the market today.
Now what sets them apart is their emphasis on technology, construction and performance.
Two of our most popular are the Pro 28 & Elite 39 inch models, available in freestanding,
as well as built in.. making them perfect for your outdoor kitchen.
today we are checking out the Memphis Pro, let's take a look.
The Memphis Pro is fueled by an 18 Lb. capacity pellet hopper, located at the back of the
grill.
This dual pellet hopper design allows you to mix and match wood pellet flavors to create
the perfect flavor profile for whatever you are cooking.
Memphis offers several wood pellet flavors to choose from,all made from 100% natural
wood.
The Memphis Pro features an Intelligent Temperature control panel, this is where you can turn
on the grill, and set your target temperature.
The top temperature is the ambient temperature of the grill, the grill set temperature can
be seen on the bottom of the screen.
The auger at the bottom of the pellet hopper transports the exact amount of pellets needed
to reach and maintain your set temperature.
The pellets dispensed by the auger fall down this ramp, into the burn pot in the lower
portion of the grill.
Once there, the ignitor heats the pellets.
Dual fans controls the airflow that blow through the perforations in the burn pot to maintain
temperature, as well as circulate convective heat in the grill.
You can see these in action with the back panel of the grill removed.
It’s this dual fan system that allows Memphis Pro to reach your set temperature faster and
more accurately than most other pellet grills that contain only one fan.
The Memphis Pro boast an impressive temperature range of 180 to 650 degrees that's low enough
for smoking and definitely high enough for searing.
In addition to setting your grill temperature, the control panel also has 3 meat probe jacks
that can each have their own set point & notify you when your desired temperature is reached.
The control panel also features a timer to ensure everything is cooked to perfection.
The Memphis Pro can even be paired with your home Wifi network, allowing you to have full
control over all your grill settings, wherever your phone has cell signal.
The Memphis Grill app is very easy to use, the main menu shows you everything you need
to see from the current grill temperature, to the temperature of your probes.
To edit your target temperatures, just visit the grill settings menu, you can even opt
to receive a notification when they are reached.
Memphis backs up all of this impressive technology with high quality construction.
The hood of the memphis pro is double walled stainless steel, and sealed with an oven grade
gasket.
This increase in insulation results in better heat retention, temperature accuracy as well
as a more efficient pellet consumption rate.
Inside the Memphis pro, you will find all stainless steel construction for maximum durability.
The cooking grids are solid stainless steel rods, and beneath the cooking grids you will
find the stainless steel flavorizer.
This acts as a heat deflector for the fire pot burning beneath, allowing you to use the
entire cooking surface to smoke something like ribs without having to worry about the
direct heat burning your food.
The dual fans circulate the smoke evenly across the whole surface of the grill, before venting
out of the top of the hood near the hopper.
Check out how tender these ribs turned out!
The flavorizer also prevents flare ups, this can be seen in how well it performed when
grilling chicken quarters.
The convective heat crisped the top and bottom of the quarters perfectly, I cooked the chicken
the entire time bone side down, without having to worry about it burning because of how well
the heat circulates.
The drippings that fall on the flavorizer get vaporized back towards the food you cook,
adding moisture and delicious smoky flavor.
When it comes to baking something like mac n cheese, the flavorizer evens out the heat,
allowing the Memphis Pro to function like an oven adding that delicious wood fired flavor
to whatevers on the menu.
This wood-fire flavor compliments bacon-mac in cheese perfectly.
If you want to cook over direct heat for higher temperature grilling and searing, simply remove
the EZ access insert, and switch it to the Direct Flame Flavorizer accessory.
This stainless insert is perforated, allowing you to cook over the pellet fire similar to
how you cook over the heat of a gas grill burner.
This works well for searing things like steak, and getting flame roasted flavor on vegetables.
The flavorizer panel can be easily removed for cleaning, and beneath it you will find
the pellet chute, and pellet burn pot.
The sides of the burn pot slant toward the sides directing debris to the slide out drip
pan beneath the grill, making cleanup simple.,
Other nice features of the Memphis Pro include a removable warming rack for extra grill real
estate...a right shelf that flips up for access to a storage compartment...as well as a left
shelf that features a removable pan, allowing you to keep pellets close at hand.
Memphis includes this Genie multi tool, this side is used to clean your grill grates..
This other end is shaped perfectly to clean ash out of the burn pot..and it also has this
end for lifting cooking grids, and lifting the easy access insert.
The genie tool can be conveniently stored on the tool hooks on the right side shelf.
If you like the features of the Memphis Pro, but you want more grill space, a larger capacity
pellet hopper, and a higher temperature range, the Memphis Elite Grill is a great option
to consider.
The built in configurations of the Elite and Pro are our most popular.
Now we’ll perform the XRF Test on the Memphis Pro 300 series grill.
The grill exterior, and the cooking grids tested to be 304 stainless steel.
The flavorizer, fire pot & fire box all tested to be 440 stainless steel.
If you have any questions about Memphis Grills, call us, or check out our website today.
I’m Blaine with BBQGuys.com, where we SMOKE.. the competition!