The calculator
Protein, weight, target temp, a seed grill or a generic burn rate, and an ambient toggle that includes winter / sub-freezing. Output is cook hours, pellet pounds, and a hopper empty warning.
Pellet grill research
Pellet math for the cook you actually run
PelletDeck is a calculator and a small grill spec database. Not a recipe blog. Not a fake lab. You get planning numbers, the assumptions behind them, and listed hopper sizes so you can see if an overnight brisket fits.
The grill list
Traeger, Pit Boss, Recteq, and Camp Chef. Cooking area, hopper pounds, WiFi, sear, price band, warranty. Specs only. No invented test scores.
Ugly-truth pages
Short ops notes that exist to send you back to the math, not to sell you a gadget.
Cold-weather burn
A 225 F set point in January is not a 225 F set point in June. The grill is heating the yard.
Empty hopper overnight
Most 'the fire died at 3 a.m.' threads are hopper math, not mystery meat.
PID drift and WiFi bricks
App control is handy until a firmware night or a dead controller leaves you on a knob.
Estimates vary with wind, gasket leaks, wet pellets, and how often you open the lid. Read the methodology and the food-safety disclaimer. PelletDeck is not telling you when meat is safe to eat.