Wood pellet BBQ smokers such as Traeger ?

[tractorshopper]

Any Rec Tec owners out there?

Yup RT-700 and I love this thing. Use it several times per week. All stainless steel. Will last forever.

 

[tractorshopper]

Have had my RT-700 Bull for a couple months now. Have cooked St Louis and Baby Back ribs multiple times, sausages and burgers multiple times, ribeyes multiple times, fish multiple times, beer can chickens, and pizza a few times. I bought the wire mesh pizza pans and a smoked pizza is a real treat. Makes frozen pizzas taste like brick oven pizzas.

 

[goeduck]

Heh, heh, he said... Smoked Pizza :licking: :licking: :licking:

 

[om21braz]

You know, it would be a good time to get something else and keep the Holland for special things. There aren't too many grills that can bake and roast quite like them. They make a good second grill. Myself I have my Ducane gas and a Weber Performer -which I'll do ribs on a few times a year. I came close to buying a Traeger, but as others pointed out, I wasn't sure about what is in the pellets. Maybe next one.

Well I broke down and gave my Holland to a friend and got a Memphis. Big difference - so far seems to be an excellent unit. Good half-way point between gas and say, a Kamado/BGE. I have not done any long/slow cooks yet, but going to try some ribs this week. Steaks, chicken, pork chops and some great baked beans - so far almost as simple as the Holland and better flavor. Already got the Thanksgiving recipe to try:

Whiskey Smoked Turkey (from Steven Raichlen's Project Smoke) - YouTube

 

[om21braz]

My first try at ribs - pretty tasty for first attempt.

 

[goeduck]

My first try at ribs - pretty tasty for first attempt.

Oh that looks GOOD :licking::licking:

 

[vvanders]

Heh, heh, he said... Smoked Pizza :licking: :licking: :licking:

Oh yeah, done this many times. Works like a champ and really does spice up a cheap frozen pizza.

 

[tractorshopper]

My first try at ribs - pretty tasty for first attempt.

Pretty good looking first attempt.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

2Lane - I just got my BGE for Christmas. Love it! Tonight's chicken leg quarters will be 3 nights in a row that supper has been made on the Egg.

If you are looking at a pellet grill for "set it and forget it" convenience, have you looked at the "CyberQ"? Our mutual buddy, KennyD, turned me on to it. I use it for any cook that's going to take longer than an hour or two. Used it yesterday for the ribs - just sat the temp for 275 and left it alone. I was able to monitor the temps from my home office while I was working. I only opened the egg to mop the ribs. It's super nice for doing longer cooks like brisket or a pork butt.


As an aside, many years ago I looked at a Traeger but couldn't really afford it at the time. But I did buy a bag of Traeger pellets that I would put in the "smoker tray" on my gas grill to add flavor. They actually worked pretty good for that purpose. For kicks a few weeks ago when I did a pork butt, I poured a couple cups full of those pellets into the charcoal in the Egg. Gave it a lot of smoke. Unfortunately my palette is not sophisticated enough to differentiate between the smoke flavors of various woods. LOL!

I have heard of the CyberQ. A bit pricy as I recall, but I can see where it would be a great addition if you use your smoker a lot. Something like a briskit, where the smoke time could run well into the night, it would be essential. I love my egg, but you do have to watch it until the temperature stabilizes. Not much of a problem for a three hour cook time, but it needs attention when the cook time is six or eight hours. I haven't cooked a brisket in a long time, but it turned out great!

 

[om21braz]

Oh that looks GOOD :licking::licking:

You can thank me for the picture and 2Lane for the recipe LOL!

Thanks 2Lane - you’ve got a great dry rub. Next time maybe my wife can do without the sauce and I can see how it alone tastes.