Yep, I haven't been here in a couple years after I got in trouble for not digging the Paul Kirk class.
Well, now I'm here reviewing something different and I guess I won't be popular again....I'll just tell you what I know and have tried.
I bought a 2008 Traeger Lil' Tex 070 because I liked the features I'd read that were advertised....and I couldn't be more disappointed.
Before you write me off as some moron that just scans forums and writes, believe me when I say that this is the most knowledgeable, consistent forum I frequent...and I think it's the best out of all of them.
So, tonite I'm smoking a couple of butts on the Weber when I was excited about having a party with the Traeger last week.
The Traeger has decent size, I'd guess i could smoke 3 to 4 full sized butts on it with room in -between. The problem is temperature. The 'smoke' setting is nothing more than a low switch to keep food warm for a bit....it's notoriously bad at keeping a temp, at all! The fire will go out.
To fix this, you have to buy a '180-LV Multi-Temp Digital Controller ' Here's a link to one of the many pages I found... http://traegeroutlet.com/inc/sdetail/9180 .
The other problem I've had is that the smoker is not at all versatile. I don't mind the pellets, it's that if I smoked something with Apple one night and the hopper was full....and I want to smoke some brisket the next with say, hickory...I need to dig the whole thing out...and replace, not fun.
In the end, I'll buy two more Webers before I try another pellet smoker. In fact... 'ol trusty has 3 butts on it right now..and I know I'll wake up in the morning and they'll be just about ready to go.
-Brian
Well, now I'm here reviewing something different and I guess I won't be popular again....I'll just tell you what I know and have tried.
I bought a 2008 Traeger Lil' Tex 070 because I liked the features I'd read that were advertised....and I couldn't be more disappointed.
Before you write me off as some moron that just scans forums and writes, believe me when I say that this is the most knowledgeable, consistent forum I frequent...and I think it's the best out of all of them.
So, tonite I'm smoking a couple of butts on the Weber when I was excited about having a party with the Traeger last week.
The Traeger has decent size, I'd guess i could smoke 3 to 4 full sized butts on it with room in -between. The problem is temperature. The 'smoke' setting is nothing more than a low switch to keep food warm for a bit....it's notoriously bad at keeping a temp, at all! The fire will go out.
To fix this, you have to buy a '180-LV Multi-Temp Digital Controller ' Here's a link to one of the many pages I found... http://traegeroutlet.com/inc/sdetail/9180 .
The other problem I've had is that the smoker is not at all versatile. I don't mind the pellets, it's that if I smoked something with Apple one night and the hopper was full....and I want to smoke some brisket the next with say, hickory...I need to dig the whole thing out...and replace, not fun.
In the end, I'll buy two more Webers before I try another pellet smoker. In fact... 'ol trusty has 3 butts on it right now..and I know I'll wake up in the morning and they'll be just about ready to go.
-Brian