you boys are serious about your pellet grills. I thought they were cool but never figured I would find an entry level cooker to get my feet wet at a price point I could live with.
well I spotted a traeger discounted to $175 at home depot and couldn't resist. the tag was mislabeled so I managed 80 lbs of pellets for free to make up the difference.
the tailgater elite ($450 msrp) I believe. I have surgery next month and at worst can use it during recovery and sell later for what I paid.
first cook was ribs with the dreaded traeger hickory pellets. I like a light clean smoke on ribs and found these perfect
I did comp style chicken thighs next and was again impressed.
tonight I tried cooking a tri tip beef roast, potatoes and corn on the cob. it was good but this pellet cooker doesn't sear well so next time for a roast I'll go low on the pellet and sear on the kettle
bruno doesn't care for the traeger