Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

where ya been?

 

Been busy working around the house

 

i hear that...last week was super busy for me...

 

so my cousin and a good friend of ours each purchased their Rec Tec RT 700.
Now I want my mini pellet pooper. I'll see some of my webers to make some space.

anyway, I've done some reading. Pit Boss Classic or 440 vs Traeger Tailgater vs Camp Chef vs Green Mountain Davy Crocket vs Z grill 550B vs Rec Tec RT 340

One thing that stands out to me is the 5yr warranty on the Pit Boss smokers.
Trying not to spend more than $500 since I really wont be using it as much. Just for quick cooks here and there when Im too lazy and tired to play with fire.

Any suggestions?

 

How'd it end up ?


Did a little Treager prep this weekend. However, I'm still not back in action, need a new Igniter I mangled the wires when I pulled out the fire pot.





Found my issue with the auger motor... seems as though the pin snapped.





new igniter get here today so hopefully that will do the trick.

Had to use the gas grill like a peasant all weekend haha.

These were bomb

 

was that the first traeger built?

 

I think it came over on the Mayflower...

lol shes a beauty ain't she... My father-in-law has had it for 25 years...

 

I didnt even know they've been around that long....

 

From my understanding Traeger invented the pooper game. They used to be top of the line and 100% US built. Then they outsourced a lot and quality went way down, they fixed most of those issues but the low end stuff really seems to suffer still.

 

Getting some tomorrow. @ Randall’s

 

Y’all can just stop it anytime soon.

 

You suck

I haven’t been able to find one around here. Last time at Sams they were out also.

 

Ya ya laugh at those of us suffering. I’ve been to the 3 markets around here an all I’ve found is the corned beef stuff and that’s not what I want. Not sure if someone is making a run on them or what. I may have to go all Fast and Furious and get them off the truck.

 

Hijack the truck

 

I need a crew and a bunch on Honda Civics to pull it off though.

Oh and a bunch of parts overnighted from Japan.

 

Not one single complaint about the Quality i’m Gettin’ but seein’ those prices would make me wanna just run the smoker like a Fridge. 24/7

 

Easy there Dom. You don't want to do another dime in Lompoc for boosting meats.