Buying a New BBQ

[lilduke]

Cooks way slower than my 885. The firebox temp is approximately 100f colder than the readout on the controller. It took almost a hour to heat up to 425f today.


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I dont have a pellet grill. But my dad does. He says it doesnt get that hot.

I think they are better for slow cooking?

Maybe there is some hotter ones,i dont know

 

[sirkdev]

P-setting? What is that? Traeger even sent me a new hopper with all the electronics.


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Adjusting the Traeger Smoke P-Setting

How to adjust the "Smoke" setting on your Traeger Pellet Smoker. This is a complete guide of how to adjust the P-setting which controls the resultant temperature of the smoke setting on your grill.

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[Caper11]

I dont have a pellet grill. But my dad does. He says it doesnt get that hot.

I think they are better for slow cooking?

Maybe there is some hotter ones,i dont know

Pretty disappointed in this model, this is my 4th traeger and it’s the worst performing, IMO is more of a smoker. The scaling on the temp controller is way off, as it get hotter the temperature reading on the controller.
My first indicator that the firebox was cold was the amount of grease and creosote inside of it, so I stuck my thermocouple that I have with my fluke meter inside.

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[sirkdev]

I dont have a pellet grill. But my dad does. He says it doesnt get that hot.

I think they are better for slow cooking?

Maybe there is some hotter ones,i dont know

Every good pellet smoker IMO you should be able to get to 500f

 

[lilduke]

Every good pellet smoker IMO you should be able to get to 500f

Thats not bad. But with the infa red burner on propane you get up to 1100. And on the normal burners 600 or 700.


Normally 550 is high as i go for steaks though.


Id like a pellet grill for full chickens, and ribs and other stuff i like to cook at 350

 

[Caper11]

Adjusting the Traeger Smoke P-Setting

How to adjust the "Smoke" setting on your Traeger Pellet Smoker. This is a complete guide of how to adjust the P-setting which controls the resultant temperature of the smoke setting on your grill.

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Of right, thanks.
This grill doesn’t have that like the old controllers


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[sirkdev]

Of right, thanks.
This grill doesn’t have that like the old controllers


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Thats a bummer I have fixed 4 duds and turned them into studs just by altering the auger program which is essentially what the P settings do. I would venture a guess your program is set for a warmer climate.

 

[mclean]

Like balloons and bouncy castles?

Balloons, castles, bumper stickers, stripper magnets, social media. Etc. Whatever it takes.

 

[ABMax24]

I bought one of these a few years back, works good, have to learn how to use the P-Setting to getting it to hold temperature properly, but for the price it's hard to beat. I can probably cook 5 or 6 meals on it with a bag of pellets. Plus side is it runs on the inverter in the trailer, so can use it camping and don't have to run the generator.

Country Smokers Traveler Portable Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker

The Frontier Series Traveler Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill is a sleek, compact pellet grilling machine. Named for its portability, with a clean, black sand finish, it provides savory, wood-fired flavour in a transportable package. The Traveler is soon to be your go-to tabletop grill for any...

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[Tchetek]

I bought one of these a few years back, works good, have to learn how to use the P-Setting to getting it to hold temperature properly, but for the price it's hard to beat. I can probably cook 5 or 6 meals on it with a bag of pellets. Plus side is it runs on the inverter in the trailer, so can use it camping and don't have to run the generator.

Country Smokers Traveler Portable Wood Pellet Grill & Smoker

The Frontier Series Traveler Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill is a sleek, compact pellet grilling machine. Named for its portability, with a clean, black sand finish, it provides savory, wood-fired flavour in a transportable package. The Traveler is soon to be your go-to tabletop grill for any...

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I have the pit boss version. Doesn’t like being too hot. Auger fire then seizure salad auger seized in osb!

Same as the pit boss 800 I had.

my Louisiana founders 1200 doesn’t heat anywhere close to as well as the pit boss 800, but the Louisiana hasn’t started burning back into the hopper like the pit bosses I had/have.

 

[mclean]

You guys need to get into charcoal. Way more rewarding

 

[ABMax24]

I have the pit boss version. Doesn’t like being too hot. Auger fire then seizure salad auger seized in osb!

Same as the pit boss 800 I had.

my Louisiana founders 1200 doesn’t heat anywhere close to as well as the pit boss 800, but the Louisiana hasn’t started burning back into the hopper like the pit bosses I had/have.

I use mine as a smoker only, so it rarely gets set above 275F, never had an issue with the auger from the heat. It doesn't like the cold though, anything colder than -15 and the auger gets too stiff to turn.

We don't eat a lot of smoked food so it works good for us, the gas BBQ gets 5 times the use this thing does.

 

[bobsledder]

You guys need to get into charcoal. Way more rewarding

I like the komato joe

 

[sirkdev]

You guys need to get into charcoal. Way more rewarding

I wish I could get organized enough for that.. I seem to have a meal plan then kiddos shoot off somewhere.

 

[team dirt]

You guys need to get into charcoal. Way more rewarding

Only way to cook! I do pizza on mine at 800f. So delicious

 

[lilduke]

Meh. Seems like too much work. I got other chit to do

 

[mclean]

You need to slow down and find time.

 

[lilduke]

You need to slow down and find time.

My hobby is eating, not cooking. Bbq is just a nessesary evil. Food turns out great.

Now if someone else wants to do the work, and make up a charcole feast im happy to help eat it.

 

[Trukker]

Meh. Seems like too much work. I got other chit to do

It's not much work at all . It's so simple and straight forward

 

[lilduke]

It's not much work at all . It's so simple and straight forward

Ill take your word for it. I like propane though.