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BBQ Bill
Guest
Just got in my Traeger Jr yesterday. I followed the instructions to the "T" for the initial break in. I was suprized to see that even with it being so small, it does get up to 500 degrees on high. After letting it season for 45 minutes as instructed, I turned it off for about an hour to let it cool down. I then set it on the smoke setting. It started to put out some nice smoke for a little while. after that though, it went up to 260 degrees. I thought it might be the thermometer so I checked it against my other meter and it was suprizingly right on. I haven't cooked anything yet but I'll be doing so this weekend. I contacted Traeger and they told me to clear out the pellet pot and begin again. I'll try that tonight and see if that cures it. In any case I'll be putting on a Pork Butt early Sunday morning, we'll see how it goes and if having the meat in it has any effect on the temp. I'll be using Chris Lilly's rub recipe on the butt. I'll take some pics and report back after the weekend. I've used my built in smoker for years. It has worked perfectly and being concrete, it really does a great job of staying right on temp. I just needed something I could smoke with and not have to watch as much. This lil Jr has a big job if it wants to keep up with this smoker.