Traeger pellet smokers

LT72884 · 06-20-2009, 07:59 PM

Any one have one? How do you like it? How long does a 20# bag of pellets last vs 20# of charcoal IE long cooks.

Can you grill and also do low n slow?

Thanx

MilitantSquatter · 06-20-2009, 08:06 PM

If part of your goal is to grill over high heat with the same unit, then Traeger is probably not the best solution... not really a high heat unit.

A ceramic cooker like a BGE, Primo etc.. is better suited for high heat and low n slow.

If you want pellet cooker for grilling, consider the new Fast Eddy Grill..

LT72884 · 06-20-2009, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MilitantSquatter

If part of your goal is to grill over high heat with the same unit, then Traeger is probably not the best solution... not really a high heat unit.

A ceramic cooker like a BGE, Primo etc.. is better suited for high heat and low n slow.

If you want pellet cooker for grilling, consider the new Fast Eddy Grill..

cool. i have never seen the pellet smokers till today. never new they were around. Just curious how they are.

I aint buyin anythin for a while. I gots me my UDS and weber grill.

embo500 · 06-20-2009, 10:24 PM

I have a Country Smoker CS680 pellet smoker, and I can get it up over 500 degrees for grilling. Tragers won't get quite as hot, I don't think, but they are still fine units.

LT72884 · 06-21-2009, 12:01 AM

i like how 20 lbs of pellets at 225F will last 40 hours. that is only 19$ for a bag.

I dont think i could get 20lbs of charcoal to last 40 hours

Meat Burner · 06-21-2009, 12:18 AM

You may be suprised!

Jaberwabee · 06-21-2009, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by LT72884

i like how 20 lbs of pellets at 225F will last 40 hours. that is only 19$ for a bag.

I dont think i could get 20lbs of charcoal to last 40 hours

I can get $19 worth of charcoal to last well over 40 hours though, never mind the weight. 40lbs @ $9 when it was on sale at HD.

Big Poppa · 06-21-2009, 12:23 AM

I think Pellet cookers have a place and are real cool. My Traeger doesnt get as hot as my country smoker.....The Primo I have is great and is more versitile and requires some technique. The Traeger is like an outdoor crock pot. The only thing is that the Traegers are small when it comes to grilling areas....You find your self wishing you had a little more and that is even with the shelf

Meat Burner · 06-21-2009, 12:36 AM

JT, no offense but I am not interested in the price at all but about the end resutl of te Q. Hey, I"m about saving buks buy usally cheap is indead cheap and not economical! Just a thought!

BBQ Grail · 06-21-2009, 12:50 AM

I have a Traeger and love it.

I have a UDS and love it

I have a WSM (well actually 2 of them) and love it

There's a reason most of us have more than one type of smoker. It's because we want to cook different ways. And different smokers work differently.

I love how ribs come out on my traeger. But there's nothing better than a pork butt on the WSM.

Jaberwabee · 06-21-2009, 01:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBQ Grail

I have a Traeger and love it.

I have a UDS and love it

I have a WSM (well actually 2 of them) and love it

There's a reason most of us have more than one type of smoker. It's because we want to cook different ways. And different smokers work differently.

I love how ribs come out on my traeger. But there's nothing better than a pork butt on the WSM.

Can I buy you a drink? That was very well said...... I also like the "outdoor crock pot" remark too. Not that I dont want one, but it was funny. It is wierd, I want a BGE badly, and just need to decide where I am buying it from, and I have a total of $15 in my UDS. And yet, I see value in both.

Big Poppa · 06-21-2009, 07:53 AM

Whats funny is that I use the Primo the least and its great. I have a BDS that I cook most thick meats and use the traeger for sides...baked potatos vegie's appies

The country smoker is a 680 and with the variable temp knob I can get the 210 . I cooked two shoulders and six racks of ribs on it.....had the veggies going on the traeger and the spatchcock chix on the bds...I was in heaven.

I started with a traeger.....so back to point look at whats happened....i have the disease

SamSmoker · 06-21-2009, 08:20 AM

I really like my Country Smoker. I was introduced to the pellet poopers by trying some food off of a Traeger and it went from there.

I still love my WSM and use my other grills for high heat grilling (even though the CS will get on up there), but it is nice to be able to just drop some pellets in the hopper and hit a switch to start the smoke rolling.

Smokin Mike · 06-21-2009, 10:26 AM

I got a Traeger, and love it, ribs, chicken and burgers is awesome on it, I tried to do steaks on it, it just isn't good, it's more like a roast than a steak when done, and rubbery.

Big Poppa · 06-21-2009, 10:56 AM

MIke I have been cooking steaks using Grill Grates....heat for about 20 minutes on high (or 450 on the digital) THen cook for about 6 minutes turn diagonally flip at 110 and do the same criss cross and pull at 135 and rest for 5 minutes

06-20-2009, 07:59 PM	#1
LT72884 Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-07-09 Location: Draper Utah	Traeger pellet smokers Any one have one? How do you like it? How long does a 20# bag of pellets last vs 20# of charcoal IE long cooks. Can you grill and also do low n slow? Thanx __________________ http://grillofmydreams.blogspot.com http://thebreadjournal.blogspot.com

06-20-2009, 08:06 PM	#2
MilitantSquatter Moderator Join Date: 09-17-05 Location: Mooresville, NC	If part of your goal is to grill over high heat with the same unit, then Traeger is probably not the best solution... not really a high heat unit. A ceramic cooker like a BGE, Primo etc.. is better suited for high heat and low n slow. If you want pellet cooker for grilling, consider the new Fast Eddy Grill.. __________________ XL BGE (#2) & Performer Platinum Former owner: Jambo Backyard, Klose BYC, Lonestar Vertical offset w/ Insulated Firebox, Medium Spicewine, Pitts & Spitts, XL BGE (#1) & (2) Medium BGE's, 22" WSM & (2) 18" WSM's, 18" & 22" Weber Kettles

06-20-2009, 10:24 PM	#4
embo500 On the road to being a farker Join Date: 05-29-07 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA	I have a Country Smoker CS680 pellet smoker, and I can get it up over 500 degrees for grilling. Tragers won't get quite as hot, I don't think, but they are still fine units. __________________ Country Smoker CS680 Weber 22.5" OTG 2005 Weber Genesis Silver B and only the fastest Hawkeye Yellow Thermapen

06-21-2009, 12:01 AM	#5
LT72884 Babbling Farker Join Date: 05-07-09 Location: Draper Utah	i like how 20 lbs of pellets at 225F will last 40 hours. that is only 19$ for a bag. I dont think i could get 20lbs of charcoal to last 40 hours __________________ http://grillofmydreams.blogspot.com http://thebreadjournal.blogspot.com

06-21-2009, 12:18 AM	#6
Meat Burner Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-07 Location: Springfield, MO	You may be suprised! __________________ my avatar swiped fatties from the plate....look how sorry he is. ________ Meat. NB Bandera with mods Weber 22 .5" x 2, 26.75" x 1 UDS x 3 KCBS CBJ Created "The Great Spam Revelation of 2011." www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111155

06-21-2009, 12:23 AM	#8
Big Poppa is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-11-09 Location: La Quinta, Ca	I think Pellet cookers have a place and are real cool. My Traeger doesnt get as hot as my country smoker.....The Primo I have is great and is more versitile and requires some technique. The Traeger is like an outdoor crock pot. The only thing is that the Traegers are small when it comes to grilling areas....You find your self wishing you had a little more and that is even with the shelf

06-21-2009, 12:36 AM	#9
Meat Burner Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-22-07 Location: Springfield, MO	JT, no offense but I am not interested in the price at all but about the end resutl of te Q. Hey, I"m about saving buks buy usally cheap is indead cheap and not economical! Just a thought! __________________ my avatar swiped fatties from the plate....look how sorry he is. ________ Meat. NB Bandera with mods Weber 22 .5" x 2, 26.75" x 1 UDS x 3 KCBS CBJ Created "The Great Spam Revelation of 2011." www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=111155

06-21-2009, 12:50 AM	#10
BBQ Grail somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-11-03 Location: Rocklin, CA	I have a Traeger and love it. I have a UDS and love it I have a WSM (well actually 2 of them) and love it There's a reason most of us have more than one type of smoker. It's because we want to cook different ways. And different smokers work differently. I love how ribs come out on my traeger. But there's nothing better than a pork butt on the WSM. __________________ Larry Soon to be a Texafornian. For a limited time I will be issuing Moink Ball Certificates. I'm working on a special COVID 19 Verson. Email me for details.

06-21-2009, 07:53 AM	#12
Big Poppa is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-11-09 Location: La Quinta, Ca	Whats funny is that I use the Primo the least and its great. I have a BDS that I cook most thick meats and use the traeger for sides...baked potatos vegie's appies The country smoker is a 680 and with the variable temp knob I can get the 210 . I cooked two shoulders and six racks of ribs on it.....had the veggies going on the traeger and the spatchcock chix on the bds...I was in heaven. I started with a traeger.....so back to point look at whats happened....i have the disease

06-21-2009, 08:20 AM	#13
SamSmoker Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 04-08-09 Location: Chapin, SC	I really like my Country Smoker. I was introduced to the pellet poopers by trying some food off of a Traeger and it went from there. I still love my WSM and use my other grills for high heat grilling (even though the CS will get on up there), but it is nice to be able to just drop some pellets in the hopper and hit a switch to start the smoke rolling. __________________ WSM, Country Smoker CS-450, Member's Mark Gasser (aka Grand Hall), 55gal SS Homemade BBQ Grill

06-21-2009, 10:26 AM	#14
Smokin Mike is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-06-07 Location: St. Johns, FL	I got a Traeger, and love it, ribs, chicken and burgers is awesome on it, I tried to do steaks on it, it just isn't good, it's more like a roast than a steak when done, and rubbery. __________________ Disco Pigs competition team Gateway drums Yoder 640 and 1500 FEC-100's KCBS, FBA Judge

06-21-2009, 10:56 AM	#15
Big Poppa is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-11-09 Location: La Quinta, Ca	MIke I have been cooking steaks using Grill Grates....heat for about 20 minutes on high (or 450 on the digital) THen cook for about 6 minutes turn diagonally flip at 110 and do the same criss cross and pull at 135 and rest for 5 minutes

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