Who did you contact for maintenance on it? Someone local to you? I’ve got a few questions for a repair guy if I could find one. Also, anyone know where to get another thermometer for a Traeger? One of my two busted.
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I actually chatted with their customer service through text messages.
You can get good deals on Traegers st their Costco roadshows. I bought an assembled, demo model and they threw in a free cover.
They have them at Sportsman's Warehouse in Ankeny...or at least that's where I got mine.
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Marion Grill works will set you up nicely. If that’s too far, call them they will point you in the right direction.
Family business, key employee is ISU alum, FB ticket holder, Gridiron club giver.
Oh, choose green mountain.
Family business, key employee is ISU alum, FB ticket holder, Gridiron club giver.
Oh, choose green mountain.
Make sure it has caps that can screw on both sides. Makes less of a mess. You only need to start one side with a blow torch IMO. There’s several good YouTube videos for it but it’s pretty self explainatory. You will want to play with it some to get it right as far as time.
I have heard multiple really good things about Green Mountain.
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I have a Pit Boss. I'd say I got exactly what I paid for. It works well and I've used it a lot. Like that I can slide the grate aside for open flame.
Like others have pointed out it does produce uneven temperatures from left to right. Since i am usually smoking stuff for many hours i will just rotate my food about half way through the process.. I also wish I had a PID temperature controller to reduce overall temperature fluctuation.Sometimes also wish it had wifi. Over all, though, I have been happy with it.
Edit: It is a regular style. Not verticle.
Like others have pointed out it does produce uneven temperatures from left to right. Since i am usually smoking stuff for many hours i will just rotate my food about half way through the process.. I also wish I had a PID temperature controller to reduce overall temperature fluctuation.Sometimes also wish it had wifi. Over all, though, I have been happy with it.
Edit: It is a regular style. Not verticle.
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Welp, after Hawgeyes told me the GMG choice grills are on back order and they had no idea when they could get them, I ended up with this. It just felt crazy sturdy compared to the Traeger. It has the WiFi/Bluetooth and was only 500 bucks.
After having one with WiFi for a little over a year I’d never go without.
Had a traeger for a long time and loved it. My brother got one a couple years ago and I think the quality has gone down as they’ve gotten more popular.
Thats kind of what it felt like. The Pit Boss has the feel of what I thought a Traeger would have felt like. There was absolutely no question which one was more solid.
I have a Traeger pro 22 and have had a similar issue but not totally the same. The problem I have had with mine is that it chokes itself out. It has happened when I adjust temperatures. It seems to over feed itself and actually shuts off the grill. I have to unplug it to restart, fire it back up but when I do it smokes like crazy and almost has a "pit" fire. It has a fire for a couple minutes and then finally goes out and it runs fine after that. My best guess is for some reason when the temp is adjusted it over feeds itself kills the whole grill.
Have no idea what is going on so I found a good deal on a year old GMG that has wifi and a few other accessories. Can't wait to try it out!
