Food Smokers and Smoking Tips/Tricks/Techniques

This is why I also have a Weber propane grill.

 

Right now I have a char griller side by side half propane half charcoal. I use the charcoal barrel grill as an 'offset' smoker. Does the trick for what I need. I was thinking about the side firebox but, meh. I have only ever had ONE incident where I couldn't fit everything I intended to.

 

Wood pellet burner like a traeger. Best of both worlds.

 

That's what I thought and that's why I had a Traeger for the last 4 years. It just doesn't give much flavor to the food. I tried every different kind of pellets I could get my hands on and nothing tasted like it had more than a mild suggestion that maybe it had seen smoke on the horizon while the food was still alive.

 

you must have had a broke Traeger or something. sorry to hear that. I think your the first person that hasn't like them

 

I know plenty who haven't been a huge fan but it's usually just because they don't like smoking/the time to get there etc.

Someone who knows what they're getting in to, I haven't seen bad reviews really.

 

No worries man it was a good suggestion!

 

You can get spoiled by charcoal and wood, that's for sure. I love the convenience of my pellet pooper, but my WSM gives the best flavor.

 

you called it a pooper haahaaahaahaa

 

TW made me do it.

 

I hate my pellet pooper. No I don't. Strong smoke, nope. I like the taste of meat with a light smoke.

 

Now that I have a Traeger that isn't broken, I love it. I don't want to have to tend coals or wood. I just want to turn the thing on, throw on some meat and let it do its thing.

I'm also keeping my propane grill because it sears a lot better than the Traeger does.

 

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I hope this works for anyone that wants one. I got an email saying they were $55 for 5 hours or something. Bought one and price is back up to $100

 

It shows $55 for me.

If it matters, I have a few year old 6 probe Inkbird that works pretty well.

 

New to the thread looking for some advice. I am in the market for a new traeger and I have had the junior for about 3 years. I am wondering if the price jump from a pro level to an ironwood seems worth it to the folks on here. Any experience with both or great/terrible experiences with either?

 

do you have to deal with corrosion? Do you cook on a commercial scale?

for me - I don’t cook on a commercial scale and whatever I buy is going to rust in a number of year (New England and near the coast). Why pay the extra for stuff I won’t ever get the benefit of having?

 

Got the pit to a cook ready state. Commence inauguration

 

i have the junior and the pro.. I just got the Timberland for fathers day. Highly recommended.. if you got the money.

 

She’s going on today!!!!

 

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