Pit Boss Pro Series 1150 Review | Pit Boss 1150 Pro Series Pellet Grill Review

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0:00 - Introduction
0:33 - Pit Boss 1150 Product Information
2:30 - Assembly
3:38 - Grilling
4:21 - Smoking
7:19 - Things We Loved
11:35 - Opportunities for Improvement
13:12 - Final Thoughts

[jeremyhapner]

This guy is great. He described the operation of the grill so good, I went out and bought one . Now I am gonna follow him to learn his recipes. I bought mine through Lowell’s and got a veteran discount. I’m now gonna fire it up!

[danastrones]

Several years ago I purchased the Pit Boss model PB1000T2. I did have some problems with it when the augur motor died. After the second motor laid down on me I visited with PB and was told about the 5 year warranty. They replaced that motor and later the mother board after it shorted out due to operator error. The company has been great to work with. The only complaint I've ever had was that it didn't seem to get enough smoke flavor into my cooks. After I discovered smoking tubes I no longer have that problem. Thank you Pit Boss for your support and quick response to my problems.

[Adventures.]

Just fired up our grill finally for the first time and we had the 25° increments it Bluetooth wasn't working and after watching your video we contacted pit Boss and they told us and confirmed that we had the old controller and they're sending us a new one Thank you for making this video I never would have known that that was my issue

[mbaraka]

First time visiting your channel and I'm probably more of a fan your platform than the smoker itself. Love the quality of the video shooting and editing; your presentation; the reference links; the scene markers. I'm an instant fan and will be sharing your channel with my BBQ circle. Thanks for putting out such great content.

[andrewdenham]

I just bought the 850 series yesterday, 11/19, 23. I did my initial burn off today. I can't wait until Thanksgiving. I have a 15.3 pound brisket. Great video, thanks.

[micheleyakym]

So.. I could listen to you talk about grills and barbque for hours! I needed Thank you so much for the content 😊

[thedrixperspective]

I just wanted to thank you for such a concise and to the point video. I felt like there was no time wasted and everything you talked about was important to the topic of the smoker. I just added this to my Lowe's shopping cart and will be firing it up at our new house because of you. Thanks!

[TheMotorCopMindset]

I'm doing some research to replace my four-year-old Traeger and I must say this video was not only excellent and informative, but well produced. One note...I'd update your link to the smoker because the V2 is no longer sold at Lowe's, but they do have a V3 (which I will be heading out later today to research in person). Well done, y'all!

[white_devil]

I just bought this grill this past weekend. It is in my garage waiting for me to put it together. That'll be an after Thanksgiving activity. I'm beyond anxious to start cooking.

[DougMcilvenna]

I am in the market of getting a smoker and your video was very knowledgable . I am still unsure of what smoker is best for me. I will let you know which one I purchased, but I do like. The 1150. Thank you.

[donaldclements]

i got a smaller first gen pitboss. the ash pot has to be vacuumed out and the slide plate is manual w out the pull lever. so they did some good work upgrading this feature.

[zman]

So, before I watched this video, I watched your video of the best grills under $1199, and it was great. I see that the pit boss you had in that video, is the sportsman 1100. The main differences to me seemed to be, the shelf on the right side of the 1150 pro VS the removable carry tray on the 1100 sportsman; the PID full color controller on the 1150 pro VS the older style controller on the sportsman; the absence of the "jerky" rack on the 1150 pro VS "jerky" rack on the sportsman, and lastly, the hopper window on the 1150 pro VS no hopper window on the sportsman. Both grills to me, even with those main differences, seem great to me. It seems to me, that with the PRO, you get, if you get the newer model, or get your controller updated, that you get more tempurature control with the Pro. I saw at the end of this video, the things you would like to see better with this grill. I really think the Pro is probably the grill/smoker I would choose, however, putting that removeable carry tray from the Sportsman, on to the pro, would be pretty cool to me, so you could use it either as a shelf, or as a way to start putting some cooked food if you dont have another person bringing you a tray for cooked food, or in case you forgot one on your own, and it could still be used as a shelf. I do like the forward facing hooks of the pro VS the sportsman. So, I think I would choose the pro over the sportsman, but love that sportsman shelf, so, does anyone, or you, know, as you said in your other video that you can upgrade the sportsman controller unit, is the upgraded unit the same that would be in the 1150 pro? Also, that window in the hopper is pretty cool!

So, I guess what I am saying, is, If I could have exactly what I wanted, I would have the sportsman 1100, with the hopper and controller from the pro 1150, or, the pro 1150, and have the removeable tray on the right, with front mounted hooks

[dominicjohnjulio]

My son bought one for Camp, and we love it.

[gdean]

I recently got the first version knowing that I may need to send back the board. It wasn't an issue of 10 degrees but it wouldn't hold at 225 most of the time. The auger just wouldn't kick in at these lower temps like it should.

Tech support had me do 3 more burn-ins. When that didn't fix it they said they are just going to send me a new one. They don't have the customer mail back their current one anymore to be flashed is what I was told.

[sickunit]

The pull handle coming out is an easy fix. Take the screw out of the locking tab and put a thin washer on the screw where it’s machined (no threads. Install and tighten screw and the tab will remain locked down.

[LordGrimlok]

Just find out in on the market for a smoker for Father's Day thanks to my wife. This video helped me commit to the Pit Boss. My father in law has the older model and loves it over the Traeger and Rectec, and my mother in law said it was the easiest gel she's ever used. The folding front tray is a huge bonus and it comes without extra cost. This will compliment my kamado joe! Thanks for the video. Subscribed!

[tlcat]

Just bought one. It's still in car because it turn cold w consistent rain. The next couple days are a repeat so it's my new co-pilot for the next few days. But SUBSCRIBED to u & thanks for making me feel good about this purchase

[DarthSailorMoo]

I just ordered mine from lowes. They do delivery and assembly for free. I so can't wait. My first pellet grill was a treager and dam thing caught on fire wasting a brisket on first use. That could of literally burned my house down since it was right next to it on a wooden porch. So, I am still getting a little ptsd from that for using these. How is finding grill grates for this thing when needing to replace?

[hikerdude]

Thanks, David! I was holding back because of the controller but I see they corrected that now. Great presentation!

[BigSouix]

I own this smoker. It’s great! Highly recommend