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Traeger Owners -- Please Read and Comment
mustang:
Frequently, first-time users of Traeger Grills have expressed frustration about the oscillating temperature swings in the cooking chamber, and they also want to know how to get "more smoke" from their unit especially if they are former stick burners.
I wrote the following answer to a question from a newbie Traeger owner who was asking about the difference in the Traeger manual controller vs. the Traeger digital controller.
http://www.azbarbeque.com/forums/bbq-discussion/need-help-getting-more-smoke-on-traeger-lil-tex/msg106632/#msg106632
I would appreciate any feedback or corrections to my write-up which is located at the link above.
Many other brands of smokers and controllers are more sophisticated, I know, but I was just trying to help newbie Traeger owners understand how their stock Traeger controller actually works.
jimj:
Pity they don't have someone who's really,really knowledgeable at Costco where they're selling 'em. I'd bet if they'd have some local teams that use a Traeger there dressed in team shirts adding their vast knowledge they'd actually sell some.
wuykats:
I inherited my dad's old Traeger, refurbished it some, new wood slats for the end tables and underneath shelf. It is one of the old rectangular models with lava rocks. He had replaced the original control with a new one, but it is still the old 3 position style. They have been running specials on the digital controllers, guess I should give them a call to see if one would fit this unit. Not sure where I would put the sensor.
AzQer:
We use Traegers for competition we have 2 of them both with the digital controllers. What we have found is start a little early on your cook and set the temp to smoke for around 45 minutes before actually cranking up the temp to cooking temps. It seems to help some with the smoke flavor.
Smoke temp is around 180 degrees.
Jeepergeo:
--- Quote from: mustang on September 18, 2012, 10:32:39 am ---Frequently, first-time users of Traeger Grills have expressed frustration about the oscillating temperature swings in the cooking chamber, and they also want to know how to get "more smoke" from their unit especially if they are former stick burners.
I wrote the following answer to a question from a newbie Traeger owner who was asking about the difference in the Traeger manual controller vs. the Traeger digital controller.
http://www.azbarbeque.com/forums/bbq-discussion/need-help-getting-more-smoke-on-traeger-lil-tex/msg106632/#msg106632
I would appreciate any feedback or corrections to my write-up which is located at the link above.
Many other brands of smokers and controllers are more sophisticated, I know, but I was just trying to help newbie Traeger owners understand how their stock Traeger controller actually works.
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Thank you for the detailed post. It provide a lot of food for thought and gives me a few ideas to try as I get familiar with my new Traeger Grill.
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