Treager is pizzzing me off!

[CAMPMEAT]

I wish some of you would share the rubs you use for your various meats.

Best pork shoulder recipe i have found. Pulled pork masterpiece.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/CHRIS-LILLYS-SIX-TIME-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP-PORK-SHOULDER-52415241

You just wanna come over to dinner. It says it serves 16 people........... I don't have 16 friends anyhow, I have no friends...

[jrebel]

I wish some of you would share the rubs you use for your various meats.

Best pork shoulder recipe i have found. Pulled pork masterpiece.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/CHRIS-LILLYS-SIX-TIME-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP-PORK-SHOULDER-52415241

You just wanna come over to dinner. It says it serves 16 people........... I don't have 16 friends anyhow, I have no friends...

The reason you don't have friends is because you don't lime deer jerky!!

[Hawgdawg]

Nice looking smoke ring on the brisket! I have had my pig treager for about 15 plus years. I have heard that the are now being built overseas' might be the problem.

[lamrith]

What time is dinner?  I am on my way!!  That brisket looks amazing!

Someone mentioned that you don't get as much smoke in your meats from a Pellet stove as you would with a stick burner.  I gotta tell you, I have never cooked with a stick burner before, but I have NEVER not been able to get enough smoke on my meats from my Pellet Grill.  Here are a couple from the Rec-Tec.
A 14 pound full packer Brisket.


A couple of 8 pound Pork Butts.

Brisket Burnt Ends.

[CAMPMEAT]

I wish some of you would share the rubs you use for your various meats.

Best pork shoulder recipe i have found. Pulled pork masterpiece.

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/CHRIS-LILLYS-SIX-TIME-WORLD-CHAMPIONSHIP-PORK-SHOULDER-52415241

You just wanna come over to dinner. It says it serves 16 people........... I don't have 16 friends anyhow, I have no friends...

The reason you don't have friends is because you don't lime deer jerky!!

I know........

[KFhunter]

The smoke ring suffered with the problems I had with the treager,  had it not died at 5am


It still tasted awesome though.  I chopped the smaller portion and burnt ends for BBQ sammy's.

[CAMPMEAT]

The smoke ring suffered with the problems I had with the treager,  had it not died at 5am


It still tasted awesome though.  I chopped the smaller portion and burnt ends for BBQ sammy's.

How come you never invite me over to gross your family out ?

[nw_bowhunter]

Hey KFhunter- did your auger get stuck? Pellet damp or did you run the hopper to low on pellets? I would take the grill off and fire plate and make sure they are feeding correctly.

I have had a trigger for 5 years and other than the hot rod going out I love it. But the Green egg is also nice just a matter of personal preference.

[KFhunter]

Well this instance the burner pot was full of unburnt pellets, the hot rod had shut off.  The auger stopped auger'n, but the blower was blowing.

I unplugged it, vacuumed the pellets, plugged it in and the auger started dropping pellets, the hod rod got hot and it lit up and ran normal for the rest of the day.


pellets were fresh and tight and hopper was almost full, the auger wasn't stuck.


I dunno, it just has different glitches now and then.  Not consistently the same glitch.  Sometimes the burn pot spills over with unburned pellets and it makes a pile of pellets in the main barrel.  Sometimes the pot fills full of pellets then it smolders for a long time and throws out clouds of smoke.  Always something 



I keep it cleaned out, shop vac the ash out all the time too so not like I just run and run and run it without cleaning.

[NWWA Hunter]

Well this instance the burner pot was full of unburnt pellets, the hot rod had shut off.  The auger stopped auger'n, but the blower was blowing.

I unplugged it, vacuumed the pellets, plugged it in and the auger started dropping pellets, the hod rod got hot and it lit up and ran normal for the rest of the day.


pellets were fresh and tight and hopper was almost full, the auger wasn't stuck.


I dunno, it just has different glitches now and then.  Not consistently the same glitch.  Sometimes the burn pot spills over with unburned pellets and it makes a pile of pellets in the main barrel.  Sometimes the pot fills full of pellets then it smolders for a long time and throws out clouds of smoke.  Always something 



I keep it cleaned out, shop vac the ash out all the time too so not like I just run and run and run it without cleaning.

I too had this problem once but never since

[nw_bowhunter]

Well this instance the burner pot was full of unburnt pellets, the hot rod had shut off.  The auger stopped auger'n, but the blower was blowing.

I unplugged it, vacuumed the pellets, plugged it in and the auger started dropping pellets, the hod rod got hot and it lit up and ran normal for the rest of the day.


pellets were fresh and tight and hopper was almost full, the auger wasn't stuck.


I dunno, it just has different glitches now and then.  Not consistently the same glitch.  Sometimes the burn pot spills over with unburned pellets and it makes a pile of pellets in the main barrel.  Sometimes the pot fills full of pellets then it smolders for a long time and throws out clouds of smoke.  Always something 



I keep it cleaned out, shop vac the ash out all the time too so not like I just run and run and run it without cleaning.

I too had this problem once but never since

When it's does that traeger recommends doing the initial startup process again. Personally I would call traeger and have them send you a new augur and hot rod. Should be able to warranty. My bet is the pellets got bound up in the augur. how long you had the traeger? Hot rod only last 2 years. Also does it ever just turn off? If so the hot rod is going out. If it pops your gif outlet it's the hot rod for sure.

[WaltAlpine]

the treager doesn't go below 180 in my experience, unless it's cold outside. 


but I did make some fantastic fish out of triploids,  not a favored species around here to the die hard trout guys.   But holy cow did they taste good hot off that treager.

the fat did break down and pooled on top the fish, pour it off and chow down 


treager is not a cold smoker, nor is it a grill.   It's just a cooker is what I call it now.
makes great ribs and briscuits,  but don't do a ribeye on it.


Only reason I use a pellet cooker is for convenience,  a true smoker will do a better job for smoking - but it's tedious if you just want a couple chickens or rack or two of ribs for supper.
For a convenience cooker I want it reliable so I can do chores around the house while supper is on,  not flame snuffing out or a pot full to spilling over of un-burnt pellets.

"but don't do a ribeye on it."
Why not? I am going to buy a grill soon. Ribeye is my favorite and I was considering a traeger because I have a friend who uses his almost every day.
If it won't do a ribeye, I won't buy it, but I don't see why it wouldn't do one...

Maybe i'll go back to the Ugly Drum Smoker. It has made some excellent food.

[KFhunter]

If I had my druthers,  I'd start the extra thick cut ribeye on the treager to give it some smoke, warm it up good...then I'd finish on a ripping hot grill.


yummmm!

[jrebel]

If I had my druthers,  I'd start the extra thick cut ribeye on the treager to give it some smoke, warm it up good...then I'd finish on a ripping hot grill.


yummmm!

I did my ribeyes on the traeger for 1 hour on smoke and then burned the piss out of them in a smoking hot cast iron skillet.  They turned out amazing....   About 30 seconds on each sid :drool:e. 

[KFhunter]

If I had my druthers,  I'd start the extra thick cut ribeye on the treager to give it some smoke, warm it up good...then I'd finish on a ripping hot grill.


yummmm!

I did my ribeyes on the traeger for 1 hour on smoke and then burned the piss out of them in a smoking hot cast iron skillet.  They turned out amazing....   About 30 seconds on each sid :drool:e.

Now we're talkin!


Oh man I just had an idea....


Next time I'm going to take the heat diffuser plates off the treager and put a huge skillet right over top the flame pot and finish the steaks off on that.