Yoder YS640
by Yoder Smokers
3 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Mar 2025
Heavy-gauge steel pellet smoker from Yoder Smokers, built for consistent long-term outdoor cooking.
Added Jul 6, 2026, Updated Jul 6, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Redditors describe years of reliable service with minimal issues, and multiple commenters rank Yoder among the top BIFL pellet smoker brands, alongside Pitts & Spitts, as premium and 'built like tanks.'
What owners say
One owner reports their 2018 YS640 'has never let me down.' Another ranks Yoder as 'probably as best to BIFL,' though cautions that even a well-built pellet smoker may not truly last more than 10 years. A third describes Yoder as one of the 'bigger premium made in America brands' that's 'built like tanks.'
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as March 2025
my 2018 YS640 has never let me down
Yoder is probably as best to BIFL, rectec a second.
Yoder and Pitts & Spitts are two bigger premium made in America brands I've heard good things about. Built like tanks.