I bought this model a year ago for our houseboat and when we travel, it works wonderful for everything we need it to be. Great review.

The first thing I thought was: BE STILL MY HEART... LOVE THIS

Hey Tom, not a big fan of super smokey foods. We have a BBQ place in town (Beach Ave BBQ) and I tried their smoked meatloaf and it was fantastic. I found your review Pit Boss on sale for $135 so I bought it to make meatloaf. That little smoker PB works great. Mine holds temp and is accurate. I have done hotdogs and sausages using the sear plate, Ribs, Chicken, meatloaf all came out great. The one thing that I don't like is what I liked in buying it. Its size originally, I didn't want a full size in case I wasn't happy, but I got hooked. 2 months into smoking and I found the Z-Grills 11002B at Sam's Club for $500 and bought it. Now I am a smokin fool. Show that Pit Boss a little love.. it deserves it.

I have 2 of these. They are setup on a 2'x4' table on my porch. The first I got rolled back at WM for 197 and the second was 154. I use both of them weakly. Best grills I have ever owned.

Land of grills! Nice review Tom!

Great video , I purchased same grill the lowes model 3 weeks ago , im not crazy about myn personally . But im still trying to get myn dialed in the temps dance on me like crazy . However i am Loving my akorn auto komado these days . Best 225 i spent !

Seems better than the last one you reviewed. Nice video Tom.😃

I used the Pitboss portable grill just 3 times since I purchased it. After the 3rd time, I noticed all the paint on the inside of the grill had begun to shrivel and come away from the unit itself. The operating temperature was never more than 225 degrees at all times and there was never a fire in the hopper, burn pot, auger, or anywhere else. What does this tell us? The paint used by the manufacture was not designed to withstand the smoker heat. This unit is made in China. When I called Pitboss directly, they told me there was nothing they could do for me because paint is not covered by their warranty. Their answer to this issue.....get ready.....I should scrape away all the pealing/shriveling paint including the auger cage and either respray with high temperature paint or just leave it as is! So, because their manufacture used the wrong paint/ materials, I am supposed to correct this, and it is not a Pittboss issue!? I spoke with a few of the Pittboss employees and they all told me the same thing.....Its my responsibility to fix this! Unbelieveable! I will never buy anything from Pittboss ever again, and would like to make everyone aware reading this, that Pitboss doesn't stand behind their product! This is a lame company with poor customer service!

Thanks so much for the review. On sale for $135 I’ll give it a try.

Thumbs up just because I have wondered what fire looks like inside a smoker.

Would like to see one of these with a fold out hopper. Would allow the grilling surface to be larger while keeping the same footprint

One of my local walmarts that still has a bunch of grills on clearance (Where I got my Masterbuilt 800 for 250) , has these at 137 so look around and you can maybe find some deals!

Just bought 1 today, this helped tremendously, didn't know! Yu had to have pellets lol, I might better buy some now

Hey Tom! Very nice video, thanks for the post and honest review! Did yours come with a cover for the smoker?

Tom, can you tell me more about the stainless table you have this grill setting on??? Just bought this grill today & can’t wait to try it out.

I got the Lowe's model in September because I wanted a small grill to do small meals. I use the gravity fed for large cooks. Main difference between the Wal-Mart model and Lowes is the size of the hopper. Lowes is 5 lb. Lowes also has a handle in the side to open the seat panel. Other than those two things both models are identical. I've used it multiple times and am happy with it.

Hi Tom, appreciate your review of this portable smoker. Curious which portable smoker/table top which has both PID and the ability to sear ? Thanks for your insights.

Thanks for the video... do you have a preference between this and the Asmoke? I want something small but quality built.

If you purchase any pellet smoker, I advise you to never store pellets in the hopper. Moisture eventually causes the pellets to break down. This can cause tge feed auger to seize up. The motor drive can break if the auger cannot turn. It is very difficult to unjam these. The pellets are compressed sawdust, extruded at a high temp to make them hold together. I highly recommend that you watch pellet comparison videos! Do not let anyone tell you there is no difference in pellets! Some manufacturers use cheap wood and add oils to imitate actual woods. They likely don't contain much, if any, Hickory, Apple, Cherry, Mesquite, etc. Do your research. Get the real wood if you want that flavor and not some imitation oil made from who knows what.

Gee, where have I seen this before. Other than a couple of companies, most of these portable seem to be from the same mold with various different features. I'm glad to see the temperature control is in the neighborhood on this one. You've been having some bad luck with that lately. I'm amazed at how the temperature varies so much within a small area like that, but the pucks don't lie.

Hey Tom nice Job of folding socks. I thought the Voice sounded familiar, Stackable socks👍

Nice portable pellet grill at a reasonable price!!! If it were PID controller I’m sure the temps would be more consistent!!!

Hey Tom, you are mentioning most of your videos that you don’t like the open flame style pellets but can you make a video that an alternative way to get a nice crust without direct fire cook. Thank you.

Love my tabletop smoker! It’s a little work horse. I’m smoking a bone in ham as I type this!

Have had two of these, first one 2022 Walmart $177 with a coupon, first one sent came damaged, took it back and they sent me a new one, came with the cover and probe. Worked very well using their brand of pellets, sold it to a friend for $150 and ordered one in may 1 2024 from Camping World for $200, has been updated both have the 7lb hopper. I got one day shipping for free. It’s now got a different handle, and I have not unboxed it yet, hoping it has the probe and cover? We will see. I use foil to keep it clean when possible.

Im needing to know the actual outside dimensions of this. Im a truckdriver and am looking to buy one to replace a grill i keep in the sidebox umder my bunk in on the sleeper. It has to fit through the door on the side of the sleeper. Is there any way you can tellme what they are? Thanls.

Im am from eu and if i google it, it shows me pitboss navigator. It looks the same but its black and is rwice as expensive

Tom, I've been using this pellet grill for a couple years. Been very happy with it. I was surprised that your temps were rocky. Mine seem very steady once it settles in.

Tom you mention a burn in….what does that mean. From the video it looks like you did it without cooking anything first. Also when you did , did you load the hopper with pellets or you put them in there youself. Thank in advance

Damn thing will catch fire... I was cooking some chicken bacon bombs, set temp at 400 and FIRE!

I have one....works well for a.small unit.

that's odd tom, I have the same model it looks like the changed the locking latches but mine came with the prob

Late to the show but how much electic does it actually use? I'm asking cause I have a portable power supply I'm thinking about using for beach

I ordered this 3 times but I always got the old latches, wish it would've came with the ones that you got..

I have found that I get more smoke flavor with my non-pid pit boss than I do with my big pit boss brunswick vertical smoker which has a pid.

Ninja woodfire grill looks much better and easier to clean; of course is more expensive, but I love it!

How many watts does it pull? Wondering if I can run it off factory power inverter on my Jeep?

Hey there bud. FedEx delivered mine today. Everything went together as expected. No frozen screws. Burn in is all done. I have one question for you. Have you found foil liners fot the grease cup/tray?

We just bought one of these. Our fan moves a little. Shield it do that?

The start of the pit boss lol u got get the pid works great

Quick question, does yours make a fan pulsating sound (wining)?... up and down...

Hi, did you get a cover with the unit?

Tom, is it really worth the money? Or is there another brand that's better?? Looking for one to camp with

I have two Pit boss grills ,one is actually a vertical pellet smoker and the other is a 1000 sq inch grill and the controllers are terrible I have replaced the grill controller once and the vertical twice and to be honest I had a Green Mountain grill which I sold before I bought the two Pit Boss grilles and I wish I would have kept the Green mountain and that grease run off on the grill lets to much heat through and makes it hard to control and tends to run extremely hot even tho the controller shows it's running the right temp so I went on Amazon and bought a heat defuser that sets over the fire box like most pellet grills have and now i can get it to cook at the temp I set it on within ted degrees above or below the set temp.

When you gonna do the traeger ranger?

I had one of those and had numerous hopper fires. Sold it.

I purchased this unit a few months ago and used it about five times cleaning it out after each use. I just used it to cook a pork butt and after about eight hour it over heated and damaged itself. Pit Boss will not stand behind their product to replace it. The customer service agent refused to transfer me to a supervisor. This is a terrible company with terrible customer service. This is not a safe grill.

Can it smoke a pork shoulder?

On sale at Walmart for 138.00

Between $200 to $300 yo get what you paid for. I not saying get expensive one no even expensive are bad as not expensive ones. If you really want try a pellet one then this might be a option for you 13 by 14 is 182 Sq Inches which you can do small items or small amount of food. If you do have a bigger or then this is a option again for you for one pizza or two quick items instead of waste space.

What does PID mean?

Just about to buy one in the uk for £349 which is $450 🤪😭😭😭

Should have cooked that rack o ribs. Can't say it works until you cook on it.

It's not $227!! At least in Canada. It is about $450 to $700

WALMART HAS THEM CURRENTLY AT $136.00 + TAX

great until you have a auger burn back

How about doing a review not reading instructions and other remarks. A class grill for on the go.

That’s how much I paid for my auto kamado.

This thing is $138 right now

Looks like a poor man’s ASmoke 350. I’ve never been impressed with Walmart’s partner Pit Boss.

Man they do terrible silicone jobs on these

Holy shit dude, slow down! Hell I am out of breath just listening to you talk!