The Yoder Smokers YS640s is a pellet grill that smokes, bakes, roasts and grills. It is the flagship of Yoder's S Series and is made in America's heartland. It has 640 square inches of main grate space (20" x 32"). The standard second shelf brings total cooking space to 1,070 square inches.
Its Adaptive Control System (ACS) connects over Bluetooth and home Wi-Fi to the YS Drive app for iOS and Android, with cloud connectivity powered by FireBoard. Through the app you can control grill temperature, monitor meat with the two included food probes, and change cooking programs. One program holds a set temperature once the meat reaches a chosen internal temperature. The microprocessor-based board reacts to changes in heat, such as opening the door, adding cold meat or switching wood type mid-cook.
The ceramic igniter lights the pellets with induction heat. It lasts five times longer than conventional contact igniters and heats up twice as fast. The grill also has a redesigned high-airflow burn grate and an insulated hopper. A variable displacement damper creates different heat zones on the main cooking grate. Heavy-duty casters make it easy to move.
- Cooking area
- 640 sq in main grate (20" x 32"); 1,070 sq in with the standard second shelf
- Temperature range
- 150º to 600º in 5º increments
- Hopper capacity
- 20 pounds
- Construction
- 10 gauge steel cooking chamber; 14 gauge steel hopper and cart
- Weight
- 313 lbs
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth through the YS Drive app (iOS and Android)
- Controller
- Adaptive Control System (ACS) with custom-coded microprocessor
- Probes
- 2 food probes included; two food probe ports, including one on the hopper side
- Igniter
- Ceramic induction igniter