gradth Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Little traeger porn for ya. Made some vension jerky saturday that turned out pretty awesome. Did some babybacks yesterday. (drooler) 6 hours later. Have not done ribs in a while. Well worth the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead77 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Sweet' date=' thanks guys. Anyone know of someone who regularly has good deals on elites? I am open to a demo model or ding/dent if it can save a bit of $$$$.[/quote'] If you can wait another month until the Oregon State Fair, Traeger has a booth set up and they offer some pretty good deals. Last year the grills were discounted about $100.00 from regular price and they threw in 4 bags of pellets and a cover. If the guy was in a good mood he would even throw in a rib rack or something depending on how good his day was going. Spring for the Elite. The digital controller and better wheels is worth the extra. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 not on mine' date=' the micro switch runs the smoke. Each setting shuts the auger off 10 seconds different than the other. The thermostat has nothing to with smoke, quoting traeger[/quote'] But in essence the micro switch directly controls the temperature when smoking. The traegers are designed to run between 160-180 degrees when set to smoke. When the temperature is running out of range the micro switch can be adjusted. For instance the factory setting for the traegers is P-2. With my traeger when the Traeger was set to smoke it ran 220-240 degrees which is too hot and does not produce as much smoke. I spent some time on the phone with Traeger and they had me adjust my micro switch to P-4. This lengthened the time between the auger introducing pellets by 20 seconds and made the temperature range drop to 160-170 degrees when I was smoking jerky this last weekend. From what I was told the older thermostats do not have this same function and with the digital display it would be a little more difficult to identify the cooking temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frlejo Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 But in essence the micro switch directly controls the temperature when smoking. The traegers are designed to run between 160-180 degrees when set to smoke. Exactly , I guess I am saying the temp is not controlled by the number settings, but by the switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Alright I'm officially sold, I am getting an elite and will be at my house Saturday! Woo! Any suggestions for a first meal to cook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Great thread. Beth is loving hers. Only one snafu. She was smoking a pork roast overnight and ran out of woodchips DOH!. I wonder if Traeger would be interested in becoming a sponsor to our site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Alright I'm officially sold' date=' I am getting an elite and will be at my house Saturday! Woo! Any suggestions for a first meal to cook?[/quote'] Dont care what you cook, but you should have me come over and sample the food! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams7 Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Dont care what you cook' date=' but you should have me come over and sample the food![/quote'] Haha that can be arranged! I will text ya once we have the meal planned out so you can come try some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barelycuda Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I would go to their website and start scrolling through the recipes. I am on ththeir site all the time looking for stuff to cook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 For me I found some really nice thick pork chops for my first time. My wife was never a fan of them because she said they were to dry. Changed her mind about pork forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racefan Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 We have not fired up the oven since we got the Traeger. I've cooked ribs (amazing!) wood fired pizza (amazinger!) thick juicy pork chops, Pork Roast (I also ran out of pellets Beth. But caught it before the temp dropped 20 degrees) Carne Asada (way better than gas grilled) next up is cedar plank Salmon. I got a digital thermostat off the website for $70.00 no tax or shipping (sale ends 8/1) that makes it really easy. One of my co workers called Traegers the crock pot of grills. Set it & forget it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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