Life in the Slow Lane
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I finally went to the dark side in my BBQing and bought a pellet smoker. I got a great deal on a Z Grill at Rural King which had a lot of mixed reviews. They'd had a lot of issues with their controller and I got one that had issues. The temps would vary by 50 degrees either side of the set temperature. Their first solution was to have me change the P setting which involved taking off the controller and pushing a button on the backside of it. That didn't help so they sent me a replacement controller but it didn't help much either and was a pain to install. Because of the issues I returned to Rural King who was great about taking it back.
After researching I decided to get a Pit Boss Pro 820 at Lowe's so me and the Glue went over to pick one up. After looking at them a while I decided on the bigger version called the Pit Boss Pro 1100 which had a few features not on the 820. I really didn't want the extra space since it would take more pellets to heat the extra space but what the 1100 has front wheels which make it a lot easier to move. The 1100 also came with a bigger hopper and hopper window neither of which are big deals to me. It also came with two meat probes and a handle to slide open the searing opening on the heat shield and I liked both those options. Lowe's didn't have that model in stock so they sold me the floor demo for a discounted price which also meant I didn't have to put it together. So far I've done four cooks on the Pit Boss: ribs, chuck roast, pork loin and bologna (yes it's great smoked). I'm still learning the nuances of pellet grilling but the ease of use makes me think I'm really going to like it. Thanks to Baby Daddy and Scotty for helping me transport both the Z Grill and the Pit Boss.
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