DO NOT Cook on Smoke Setting of Traeger Pellet Grills

Watch this first before cooking on the smoke setting of Traeger pellet grills.

We'll cover what the "Smoke" setting is, when to use it, adjusting the P-setting, and why you should use a temperature setting over the "Smoke" setting.

IN THIS VIDEO

Here is the article that outlines the tips in this video:

Timestamps:
0:00 Table of Contents
0:30 Pellet Grills Smoke At All Temps
1:11 When To Use "Smoke" Setting
1:36 Adjusting the P-setting
3:03 Using Temp Instead of "Smoke" Setting
4:28 Smoke Comparison 225F vs "Smoke" Setting

Here are some helpful guides on how pellet grills and smoking food:

[TheGreaseBoxLLC]

Great to know about the P setting! Had no idea!

[burningneutron]

I use the smoke setting all the time for pork butt and brisket for at least three hours, THEN wrap and increase the temp according to the meat and cook for a few more hours. Works really well for adding a lot of flavor to those long cooked meats. I don’t use it for meats that need a faster cook like fish or chicken legs. I can tell you that the small amount of smoke produced at higher settings really enhances a big salmon fillet. Absolutely THE best salmon I’ve ever had is my own, cooked on a Traeger.

[RammerOne]

I just bought a Pro 22, thank you for this video, I had no idea when or how to use that "Smoke" setting, the instructions included with the smoker did not explain any of this! And thanks for that additional info about the P setting! Great video!!

[AntiDot]

I have exactly the same Taeger model and didn't know about the P settings. This is very helpful. Thank you!

[PoeLemic]

Thank you for finally explaining this, because I sure have wondered. I always put my meats on the Smoke Setting for an hour or so, then I would crank it. But, I realize now that I wasn't cooking it hot enough, I think. Because it took far longer than it should, so we always took it inside and finished it -- just because it was taking forever.

[jamesrhoades]

Really well done—-long overdue for someone to explain what is actually happening at different temp and smoke settings

[mitchrand]

Great info! Thanks for solving a problem that I thought was my traeger! Turns out or wasn’t the smoker, it was the dummy using the smoker!!

[stephenramazzini]

Thank you very much; this answered all of my questions!

[billlumbergh]

Well im using the smoke setting to that a tri tip, it gets up between 160 amd 180, that should do a lot

[waynethebarber]

Hay, nice job. I just got my Traeger Renegade smoker, I am just doing the burn in.I did not know you should not cook on smoke... Thanks!! 🫡

[roythomas]

Thanks for the information. I inherited a Traeger with the same control panel as in your video. The recipe I found said to cook my chicken at 300, but I think I'll try a lower temperature and let it go longer. This is my first attempt; your video and comments below really helped.

[JawaDaHut]

Perfect, Xactly what I was looking for and more, Subbed

[kaileyboo]

Thank you for explaining everything with how the settings are. I recently bought the Traeger pro34. Did the initial start on the grill. I have a pork shoulder (6Ibs) rubbed down and ready to throw in the Traeger in the morning. Weather in Cali is pretty good so I’m going with a 225-250 cook.

[Ebs]

I had no idea this was available on my Traeger. Thanks for a great video and keep up the good work. Stan.

[barbarahopkins]

Thank you. You are very helpful. No one ever verbally instructs us on how to use the Traeger grill that makes sense.

[acjmathis]

Thank you for the advice. I am watching your video and turned mine down and the smoke increased. Thanks again.

[PoeLemic]

[Moving additional comment where other people can see it too ...]
Really, thank you for sharing these instructions. I am going to read them and follow them on my next cook. Because store-bought stuff is TOO EXPENSIVE now. So, we are trying to learn how to make BBQ at home along with homemade lunch meats and deli meats. We just can't pay $16 per pound for stuff now, and it's so easy to do it at home, if you will spend the time to do it yourself.

[CrackerFL]

Great video! Simple and concise! I want to make jerky, this will help A lot!

[jamesrhoades]

Well done Steven!! Good basic infomercial!

[codystembridge]

If my smoker has that controller on it originally and I swapped it to the updated 2 probe controller do I still need to worry about the p setting?