December 22, 20187 yr Didn’t find any mention of these things. I have a weber kettle and my propane grill is rusted out. Would like to replace it and was thinking about a Weber genesis but now this trager thing is looking pretty intriguing. anyone own one? Any advice welcome, brahs.
December 22, 20187 yr I don't own one and have not used one. But I ate some boneless chicken breasteses that a friend of ours made one one. I thought it was pretty dry and flavorless. May have been that my friend is so bad with the thing and a competent human could turn out some good food on it. I felt it better not to ask at the time. I've got a Weber Kettle and apart from having to dump charcoal and wood chunks in it, light it, etc., I've been impressed versus other grills I've had (don't even own a gas grill anymore). Would buy again.
December 22, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, dcbc said: I don't own one and have not used one. But I ate some boneless chicken breasteses that a friend of ours made one one. I thought it was pretty dry and flavorless. May have been that my friend is so bad with the thing and a competent human could turn out some good food on it. I felt it better not to ask at the time. I've got a Weber Kettle and apart from having to dump charcoal and wood chunks in it, light it, etc., I've been impressed versus other grills I've had (don't even own a gas grill anymore). Would buy again. Had one for about 5 years. Never had anything dry out. FYI — it’s not really made for cooking boneless chicken breasts — use a grill. It’s a smoker, not a grill. Incredibly easy to use, put on the meat, put in a remote thermometer and walk away.
December 23, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, AustinMT said: Had one for about 5 years. Never had anything dry out. FYI — it’s not really made for cooking boneless chicken breasts — use a grill. It’s a smoker, not a grill. Incredibly easy to use, put on the meat, put in a remote thermometer and walk away. Kind of what I figured. But the OP was replacing a grill.
December 23, 20187 yr I bought a Louisiana Grills brand pellet smoker/grill. The one I got was made in North America and that is a big reason I got it, instead of another brand. We really like it. I've gradually increased the difficulty, so to speak, of the meats I have done on it. A month ago I did a 6-pound pork loin and it was amazing. I used a dry rub and fixed it up nice. Smoked it for about three and a half hours at 250 degrees and it was extremely juicy when we finally cut into it. Christmas Eve I am doing another large pork loin, 8 pounds this time, as well as a prime rib. I have not yet done chicken. That is coming up in the near future. I did do a turkey breast on Thanksgiving and it too was awesome. A really nice thing about this one I have is that it is also capable of getting to 550 degrees for grilling steaks. I have enjoyed this one so much that I got rid of both of my gas grills. https://louisiana-grills.com
December 23, 20187 yr Author 7 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said: I bought a Louisiana Grills brand pellet smoker/grill. The one I got was made in North America and that is a big reason I got it, instead of another brand. We really like it. I've gradually increased the difficulty, so to speak, of the meats I have done on it. A month ago I did a 6-pound pork loin and it was amazing. I used a dry rub and fixed it up nice. Smoked it for about three and a half hours at 250 degrees and it was extremely juicy when we finally cut into it. Christmas Eve I am doing another large pork loin, 8 pounds this time, as well as a prime rib. I have not yet done chicken. That is coming up in the near future. I did do a turkey breast on Thanksgiving and it too was awesome. A really nice thing about this one I have is that it is also capable of getting to 550 degrees for grilling steaks. I have enjoyed this one so much that I got rid of both of my gas grills. https://louisiana-grills.com So it could be considered a gas grill replacement? If you crank it up to 500, does it get less Smokey? i don’t want to Ragret this decision.
December 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, NoRagrets said: So it could be considered a gas grill replacement? If you crank it up to 500, does it get less Smokey? i don’t want to Ragret this decision. You can also use these to add more searing heat: https://www.grillgrate.com/pellet-grills/
December 23, 20187 yr 2 hours ago, NoRagrets said: So it could be considered a gas grill replacement? If you crank it up to 500, does it get less Smokey? i don’t want to Ragret this decision. I use it for both. Today I will do some burgers on it, as a grill. It's still smokey at high temps, but it's basically just burning pellets at a faster rate. The flame guard has a sliding aspect that you can open up for a more direct flame for grilling faster. Obviously it will use a lot more pellets when you crank it up really high. When I did the 250 degrees for 3 and a half hours I did not even use one full hopper of pellets. I really do like it. Check out that Louisiana Grills website. They have some videos. I think it could explain it better than I on a message board. I did get rid of my two gas grills. I really do like mine, and NO, I am not employed by Louisiana Grills.
December 23, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, PittsburghTiger said: I bought a Louisiana Grills brand pellet smoker/grill. The one I got was made in North America and that is a big reason I got it, instead of another brand. We really like it. I've gradually increased the difficulty, so to speak, of the meats I have done on it. A month ago I did a 6-pound pork loin and it was amazing. I used a dry rub and fixed it up nice. Smoked it for about three and a half hours at 250 degrees and it was extremely juicy when we finally cut into it. Christmas Eve I am doing another large pork loin, 8 pounds this time, as well as a prime rib. I have not yet done chicken. That is coming up in the near future. I did do a turkey breast on Thanksgiving and it too was awesome. A really nice thing about this one I have is that it is also capable of getting to 550 degrees for grilling steaks. I have enjoyed this one so much that I got rid of both of my gas grills. https://louisiana-grills.com Which one did you get? I'm gradually getting interested in these grills.
December 23, 20187 yr I had a trager for about a year. Never got hot enough to grill on and I felt it did a slightly average job smoking meat. Never could get a good bark on the meat and it was a bitch to clean out. Traded it and a Webber gaser to guy for a Kamado Joe big Joe. Best decision food wise I have ever made. Kamados are the tits for cooking an incredibly wide selection for food from grilling to smoking to baking.
December 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Nueces River Rat said: Which one did you get? I'm gradually getting interested in these grills. Without looking at it out back I believe I have this one. https://louisiana-grills.com/shop/grills/lg-900 Like I said, I like it. It may not be for everyone, but so far I enjoy it, and the food I have made.
December 30, 20186 yr Author Update: bought a demo Green Mountain Grill: Jim Bowie. Probably bigger than what I need but it was $200 off bc demo. So far so great. Unlike traeger it gets up to 500+. Made pizzas last night and they had a great wood fired flavor. also comes with a meat probe and WiFi. I’ll post more as I learn more; will be honest in my assessments as well.
January 12, 20196 yr On 12/30/2018 at 9:21 AM, NoRagrets said: Update: bought a demo Green Mountain Grill: Jim Bowie. Probably bigger than what I need but it was $200 off bc demo. So far so great. Unlike traeger it gets up to 500+. Made pizzas last night and they had a great wood fired flavor. also comes with a meat probe and WiFi. I’ll post more as I learn more; will be honest in my assessments as well. looks good. i just went and looked at the website.
January 12, 20196 yr I've used a buddies traeger a few times for big cooks when I didn't have the space for everything and it was fine, but man they seem to be built cheap. At least his was and this was 4 or 5 years ago so maybe they've gotten better. I think some of the other brands are building them with a higher grade steel. I still wouldn't trade one for my Komodo style cooker. Most versatile cooking tool I've ever had.
February 1, 20196 yr I just picked up an old Traeger Jr on Craiglist for $75. Going to fix the rusty spots and make some minor mods. I'll report back in a few weeks. I've got other projects ahead of it.
March 15, 20196 yr This week I did an eye of round and it was fantastic. Smokey flavor and did not dry out a bit. Took it to internal temp of 130 degrees, took about two and a half hours, low & slow.
March 15, 20196 yr On 12/30/2018 at 7:21 AM, NoRagrets said: Update: bought a demo Green Mountain Grill: Jim Bowie. Probably bigger than what I need but it was $200 off bc demo. So far so great. Unlike traeger it gets up to 500+. Made pizzas last night and they had a great wood fired flavor. also comes with a meat probe and WiFi. I’ll post more as I learn more; will be honest in my assessments as well. I like the Green Mountain Grill's. Much thicker gauge of metal vs Trager and gets a lot hotter as you mentioned.
March 16, 20196 yr Anyone have experience with Memphis? They claim it gets up to 700 degrees. I’m pretty damned intrigued...and they look pretty great too. https://memphisgrills.com/grill-smoke-bake/
March 16, 20196 yr 30 minutes ago, Planet Houston said: Anyone have experience with Memphis? They claim it gets up to 700 degrees. I’m pretty damned intrigued...and they look pretty great too. https://memphisgrills.com/grill-smoke-bake/ They look pretty damn awesome, with a price to match. I'm digging my Louisiana Grills model.
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.