No searching involved...the Lowe's about 1 1/2 miles from me has 18 of the model I want in stock, for less than any of the online equivalents.
As much as you cook you will use it more than you think I am using mine 2 times a day 3 to 4 days a week. Its almost faster than a microwave and makes the best french toast EVER.
Does it take long to heat up?As much as you cook you will use it more than you think I am using mine 2 times a day 3 to 4 days a week. Its almost faster than a microwave and makes the best french toast EVER.
There are just two old farts here using it
No it is hot enough to cook on by the time I go in to get the food to cook and bring it out. It can hit 500+ in less than 10 min
Exactly the opposite. Made some ribs on sunday. Basically just took them out of the package, put on some rub and put them on the smoker for 6 hours. Never opened the smoker in that time.
No problem with my ribs drying out. I cooked two racks Saturday to serve to guests using my usual 3-2-1 method at 225°F. I modify the specific times based on how the ribs look at each step. After applying my rub at the beginning, I spritz with a mixture of apple and pineapple juices, then apply more spritz every 30-45 minutes. I wrap in foil after squirting the foil with liquid margarine and shaking on some of my finishing powder. When wrapped, I put them back on the smoker for a couple of hours. At about the five hour mark, I remove them from the wrap, put them back on the smoker and spritz with the juice combo. I go for the "competition tender" point of being able to take a bite without the rest of the meat falling off. Oh, and they are plenty juicy!
Nope, but I do a 2-2-1 (baby backs) or 3-2-1 (spare ribs) method. First digit is hours on the grid, spraying with apple juice every 15 minutes or so. Second digit is hours wrapped up in foil, maybe with a little beer poured in, last digit is an hour with the foil open to firm them back up as they are too moist.
I did a 6.6 pound chicken last night to inaugurate mine and if anything, I could have stood for it to be a bit drier than it was.
I'm only one cook in so far, but I like the way it worked. The phone app is a bit wonky (I knew that ahead of time from reading various reviews) but other than that, it worked great. The chicken I cooked last night didn't have a lot of smoky flavor, but that might have been the pellets I was using. (I was trying the Pit Boss "Competition Blend".) Looking forward to trying it on something that cooks more than a few hours.
I've been using Pit Boss Competition Blend as well as their Classic Blend (Pecan, HIckory, Mesquite). I get plenty of smoke on my 3-2-1 ribs during the four hours they're in the smoke. Other cooks I've done were going to be shorter, so I started the grill at 180° to get a good layer of smoke on, then went to 225°.
I know with the traegers, at higher temperatures they tend to produce less smoke, so a lot of recipes will call for running at a low 'smoke' temp for a while if you're really looking for a lot of smoky goodness before cranking it back up to cook.
Good to know. I did this one at 225º until the last 5 degrees or so of the internal temp, when I kicked it up to 300º. I've generally not after a ton of smoke flavor (and LOML prefers it that way), but there are times when I want a bit more than I got on this chicken.
For those times when you want a bit more smoke, or want to do an extended cold smoke, these smoker tubes are awesome. Well worth the money. Also, to get the best smoke from pellets try zapping them in the microwave for a couple of 30 second bursts before you light them up.
