What I Wish I Knew Switching To A Pellet Grill

As easy as gas grilling, but now the rich smokey flavor, but, the transition to a pellet grill does involve some differences from cooking with gas, don't worry, all of the changes are for the better. I've been grilling with this BBQ for around 7 years, it has been a trouble-free, tasty experience. The experience has been extremely positive for our whole family.

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Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Pellet Hopper
1:20 - Burn Pot
1:39 - How To Light
2:36 - Ignition
2:56 - Grill and Cleaning
3:54 - Cooking from Frozen
5:37 - Trusting The Grill
7:18 - Post BBQ Burnoff
8:00 - How Many Pellets Are Used
9:08 - How to Cook Pizza
9:52 - Startup Without Covers Removed
11:15 - Top Shelf Veg Cooking
13:15 - How to Smoke and P Settings
14:30 - Overall Experience
15:30 - Biggest Change From Gas

[HouseDadLife]

Everyone that stops in for a BBQ always asks me about the convenience and how this thing works vs a gas grill. Hopefully it helps someone else make the decision on what they should buy.

[josephkirby]

Thanks so much for posting this video. After 14 years with a gas grill, I'm in the market for a replacement. I watched way too many videos and talked to several people, but your video has helped me decide to go with a pellet grill. Great information and everything I can relate to. Thanks again!

[mikeoneill]

My pellet grille has a 25 min shutdown cycle. It’s a little different than what you do. I used my pellet grill for the first time yesterday for some ribs and they turned out awesome, even for a rookie like me.

[bricker]

I just got a Pit Boss Competition 1600. I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS THING!! Everything from meat to apple pie goes on this baby!

[jeraldehlert]

I'm getting a different brand, and a modern wifi connected pellet grill... this video has so much value. Thanks for making this. The home depot is bringing mine sometime this weekend. :) Now I'm even more confident that I'm going to love it.

[kyleblake]

I agree with everything you said. We'll done on the video. I've had my pellet grill for 6 months I'm not looking back either. My favorite I've cooked so far is smoked cheese burgers with a sear at the end, a reverse seared dry brined tomahawk ribye and a smoked meatloaf.

[TheDWZemke]

Truely appreciate your work. I have the pitboss 1600 I love it. With the clean out, just a flip of a switch, I do it everytime, because it is 30 seconds. Good vIdeo. I have friends that have made bbq pits that need tendering every 45 min to 1 hour. I spent the money and can do a pork butt with, 8 hours main cook, with no extra work on my end (I sleep all night long)! Then check every hour in the morning until up to temp.

[nelsonway]

Thank you, the standard user experience is exactly the pre-purchase review I was looking for.

[johnroy]

Thank you for your excellent review and all of you personal informative information that you shared with us. This was one of the reviews I have seen on youtube! Wishing you and your family all the best!

[jolkraeremeark]

Got our Grilla Grills Silverbac about a year ago and absolutely love it. We have the AT version that makes moving it around a pleasure. If you're doing burgers, steaks and the like, consider Grill Grates for your specific pellet grill. The Grill Grates transform your pellet grill into something more like your traditional gas/charcoal grill. I absolutely love ribs on the smoker, and always put rub on at least 12 hours prior to smoking. Smoke on, friends, smoke on!

[terrancefitzgerald]

Quick hack: you can use oak hardwood heating pellets in the grill, & it’s around $5 per 40 pound bag vs around $18 per 20 pound bag for grills pellets, & they are the exact same thing.

[jonathanfish]

Idk if it was mentioned, but a smoke tube or two helps with more smoke flavor. Fill with pellets light it let burn 10-15 minutes blow out turn on its side and set somewhere out of the way

[TyroneBiggins]

Grilla Grills Silverbac. Stainless steel parts inside and the door 12 gauge stainless steel. Evenly cooks throughout the entire inside. Other than a traditional offset it’s a very well manufactured pellet grill/smoker.

[larryknobloch]

Thank you for this great video! This is one of the best and most informative videos on pellet grills that I have seen. I just bought my Pit Boss and am planning on getting it set up for use soon. You answered a lot of questions clearly and in lay persons language.

[peterbatt]

This is a great video for pit boss pellet grills. I’ve had mine for about five years and have a few things to add.

First, I almost exclusively run on the smoke setting and the P settings are key.

I do have a hotter (left) and cooler (right) side on my pit boss.

I have never gone through your startup procedure when going for higher temps. I’m not sure what this accomplishes.

One BIG NOTE. When changing between temp settings, expect a potentially massive temp spike. To my understanding, this is a known issue with the pit boss. I have seen my unit spike to almost 400 when switching temp from 225 to 250.

Pit boss pellets are pretty excellent quality and the competition blend rules.

Lastly, clean your temp probe that is part of the unit. Carbon buildup can make your smoker act up a bit.

Thanks for a great video.

[TweeknTurtle]

I prefer the PIT BOSS PRO SERIES II 4-SERIES WOOD PELLET VERTICAL SMOKER over the barrel for the ability to low temperature slow cold smoke. I’ve had mine for about a year and half and love the wireless feature. It will wake me with a alarm if it runs low on pellets or has a drop in temperature during a long cook. I can also check the temperature of the meat and adjust the temperature without having to go outside and check it. Makes smoking large amounts of meat a breeze. I do clean my pot after every cook but on the unit I have it’s just a thumb screw and the whole pot slides out to easily dump the ash. Now that I am getting older the traditional staying up all night stoking a wood burning smoker is no fun but this unit makes it so simple even someone with no experience smoking can have great success. One trick though, never latch the door closed on this unit until after you get clean smoke or it can become very dangerous and some have actually exploded.

[fishingthe]

I rolled my pitboss to the curb. It’s a convenient way to set it and forget it, but it delivered inferior flavor no matter what brand of pellets I put in it. There simply is no substitute for burning wood. It’s more hassle but the flavor is just better.

[snipersteve]

Thanks great video I have a Pit Boss Pro 600 compact model it does everything I needed to do I can get a bag of pellets from Walmart on the cheap compared to a tank of propane which is close to $20 us now. So far I've made ribs chicken and cajun style shrimp on wood skewers came out phenomenal I'm glad I made the switch too pellet smoker!

[DJSbm-]

Thanks great useful information. I have been thinking about a change from gas and this helps so much.

[miketomko]

My Pit Boss is on the way. Thanks for the great insight. I have a komado and a small propane Pit Boss. This will complete my collection. Great vid! Thanks