Nope. Just a temporary Char Broil charcoal still LOL! It is on my list, just so many things pop up and put it on the back burner.
Pellet Grills
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Nope. Just a temporary Char Broil charcoal still LOL! It is on my list, just so many things pop up and put it on the back burner.
3 months into this purchase and we haven’t used our gas grill once. It gets heated up at least 3 times a week. Worth every penny to us. Even Dustin has eaten off it and not complained.
cspot
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Had probably the best deer roast tonight that I have ever had on the grill. That thing was good. Marinated for a while and then cooked it slow on low temp.
I just smoked a 3" chuck roast at 200 degrees for 2.5 hours then did a quick sear on each side for 2 minutes. Came out a little past med rare
Bought a griddle for my 2-burner propane stove and it fits this perfectly. Happy happy.
BIL migrated to a larger Traeger and gave me his Junior Elite, will start the journey this weekend. I'm very familiar with pellets for heating, not so much for the smoking/cooking. Thoughts on the best/better cooking pellets?
Traeger markets blend batch of pellets. That’s what we use. Has a really good flavor too it.
https://www.costco.com/traeger-gourmet-blend-33-lbs.-wood-pellets.product.100238807.html
I hate it when this post comes up. Just keeps reminding me how long I've wanted to get one. Seems like every time I save some $$ up some bullshit comes up. Same with the damn trailer we were days away from going to get, then Covid happened and I got sent home. This adulting shit sucks.
Buckmaster
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Heavier doesn’t always mean better. I would think it would be harder to dial in a temperature with thicker metal.
Not sure on pellets. Never put any thought into it honestly.
Not sure on pellets. Never put any thought into it honestly.
When my BIL gave me the Traeger he said the igniter/hot rod was bad so he provided a new one. I replaced the igniter but no luck. Pulled the digital controller and there's a nice burn around a couple of the board circuits. New controller/board ordered ($70). I'm anxious to try this out Saturday so if the board doesn't arrive I'll fire it manually.
Have you talked too their customer service yet? They’re pretty good, had some conversations with them when I first got mine.
I talked with them yesterday evening, very helpful. I couldn't fine the controller that is listed (unit is 5 years old) in the manual. The tech got me the newest part number and price and told me to search around, may get it cheaper than directly from Traeger, which I did for about $12 cheaper not including what Traeger was going to charge for shipping.
For those of you that use pellets for cooking/heating or both or are interested in other pellet fueled things, here’s two that a good friend of mine recently purchased. The first is a pizza oven that will get over 900 degrees, and the second is a fire pit. I’m liking the fire pit.
Pizza Oven
https://ooni.com/products/ooni-fyra...PL5dO4-oQR5T0XG6rrqTYNSKqyKFPnO4aAuTrEALw_wcB
Fire Pit
https://www.amazon.com/HY-C-FG-16-Smoke-Free-Spark-Free-Hassle-Free/dp/B00O40ER0G
Pizza Oven
https://ooni.com/products/ooni-fyra...PL5dO4-oQR5T0XG6rrqTYNSKqyKFPnO4aAuTrEALw_wcB
Fire Pit
https://www.amazon.com/HY-C-FG-16-Smoke-Free-Spark-Free-Hassle-Free/dp/B00O40ER0G
There’s a grommet that the temp probe goes through. After we got done cooking I pulled the probe out the wrong way and tore the grommet. Totally my fault. Told the guy and he sent me 2 grommets for free. They paid the shipping. Apparently I wasn’t the first too do this
Fugging senior citizensThere’s a grommet that the temp probe goes through. After we got done cooking I pulled the probe out the wrong way and tore the grommet. Totally my fault. Told the guy and he sent me 2 grommets for free. They paid the shipping. Apparently I wasn’t the first too do this