PelletDeckCamp Chef
Pursuit 20 specs
Specs only. No invented smoke scores, no fake temperature graphs. If a number looks wrong for your exact SKU, trust the manual.
- Brand
- Camp Chef
- Listed cooking area
- 501 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 10 lb
- WiFi
- No
- Sear
- Yes
- Sear notes
- Slide and Grill plate opens for direct flame grilling. Portable.
- Street price band
- Under $500
- Listed warranty
- 3 years (typical Camp Chef grill listing)
- Listed temp range
- 160 to 500
- Listed max temp
- 500 F manufacturer ceiling, not a chamber probe reading
- Overnight run at 225 F
- ~19.3 hr, mild weather. Listed hopper minus the 0.35 lb startup pad, divided by the PelletDeck 225 F burn assumption. Same formula the calculator runs, so a colder night or a hotter set point comes out shorter. Not a lab overnight test.
- Listed weight
- 82 lb
- Controller
- Digital
- Availability note
- Current-line or commonly sold name
- Spec source
- Camp Chef Pursuit 20 (PPG20) listing on Camp Chef Australia: 253 sq in lower plus 248 sq in upper rack, 501 total, 10 lb hopper, 160 F to 500 F, Slide and Grill for direct flame: https://campchef.com.au/product/camp-chef-pursuit-20-portable-pellet-grill/. The same listing gives 82 lb overall weight.
- Calculator burn assumption
- 0.50 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.
Hopper hours and pellets per cook
A 12 lb brisket at 225 F plans at about 16 hr 30 min, but in winter a full 10 lb hopper runs only about 9 hr 11 min, so an overnight brisket needs a refill around hour 9. In mild weather the same cook uses about 8.6 lb and finishes with only about 1.4 lb left, a margin thin enough that the calculator flags it.
| Set point | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|
| 225 F | 19 hr 18 min at 0.50 lb/hr | 9 hr 11 min at 1.05 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 17 hr at 0.57 lb/hr | 8 hr 6 min at 1.19 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 15 hr 10 min at 0.64 lb/hr | 7 hr 13 min at 1.34 lb/hr |
No other grill in our database lists a 10 lb hopper; the closest Camp Chef model is the Camp Chef SmokePro DLX 24 (about 19 hr 37 min) on a full 18 lb hopper at 225 F in mild weather.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 8.6 lb | 17.7 lb (more than a full hopper) |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 6.4 lb | 13.1 lb (more than a full hopper) |
Those pounds include the startup pad and assume a full hopper at the start. For how meat, set point, and bag size change the total, see how many pounds of pellets a smoke really takes.
Each pellet figure opens that cook in the calculator with the Camp Chef Pursuit 20 already picked, or run the winter brisket for this grill in the calculator and change the weight, temp, or weather yourself. Wind, wet pellets, and a leaky lid are not in the math, and they usually burn more.
Notes
Camp and tailgate size. A 10 lb hopper is a lunch hopper, not a brisket hopper.
PelletDeck did not run this grill in a lab. The burn assumption exists so the calculator has a starting point. Override hopper size if your unit differs.