Thank you James, I appreciate the kind words and your comment. I too love my Pit Boss as it’s one awesome cooker/grill.

big question. does this one heat to 225? or is it just 200-250-275-300 and so on..

reaper22387 it has a 225 setting on it.

Thanks Yard Dog! I made this video as simple as I could just to demonstrate the easy use of it. I had no idea I’d get as many views on it as I have so far. I’m just glad it’s been helping people out.

You’re welcome Jim. Congrats on getting your new Pit Boss. I have a few more videos on my channel to show how I do things with my grill that might help you out.

Your welcome! If you do get one of these you’ll love it, and wonder why you didn’t get one sooner.

Thank you Marvin, I appreciate it. I’m glad you’re loving your Pit Boss. I love mine also for its convenience. Here’s a link to one of my videos that might help you out if you don’t already know. Thanks for watching. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ptpjrbBi0bHcZHU.html

Thanks for the kind words Marc. I’m glad this helps you out. I hope you get yourself a great grill that you’ll love for years. If there is anything further you’d like to know feel free to email me and I’d be glad to help you the best that I can. Thanks for your comment

Yep!........GB Rocks!!!! I here Ya'......I'm cracking them too! \m/

Glad it might/will help you one day. If you get one just remember not to have too many it’s that easy lol. Cheers

You’re welcome. I haven’t done a review yet on this grill but have been thinking of doing one. I’m sure you’ll love it as much as I do if you get one.

Your welcome John!

Awesome to hear. You’ll be very happy with it. Thanks for watching

Thanks Lars! I appreciate that brother. Cheers

I have this same one. I modified it myself, added a smoke stack plus an extra part for more pellets with a fan to blow more smoke in. Also have a smoke stick(highly recommend no matter what smoker you use) for additional smoke. Definitely a good starter smoker, but I ended up having to upgrade.

Hey Mark, congrats on your new Pit Boss. I’m sure you’re gonna love the grill as much as I love mine. Just have fun with it and enjoy everything you create on it.

Thank you for the kind words. You’re welcome

They’re very simple to use it almost feels like you’re not even BBQing lol. Glad you were part of the rib candy challenge. Thanks for your support. Cheers

Paul’s Q It was fun, made me think a bit which I like. I’ll support ya anytime.

You’re welcome. Thanks for watching

Thank you for your comment John. I clean the grill after every cook. When I pull everything off the grates that when I turn it up to high and scrape it off after 15 minutes or so of burning on high. I just scrape the grill quick before I cook also. I use the grill almost everyday so there’s no time for stuff to grow on the grates. I know the probe hole is on the left side by the hopper. I do use it when I’m using one probe. I just let the second one hang under the door if I’m using two as the ThermoWorks probes are too thick to fit through the hole together. I’ve been thinking of making the hole bigger and adding a WSM rubber grommet for the probes. Thanks again for your comment and the info you’ve given.

I run mine through the dishwasher after every use. I spray them with a little food release before reusing them.

Thanks PIF. Was just showing everyone how easy these grills are to use for whoever might be interested in getting one.

Thank you! I appreciate your feedback

Your welcome Amy

Your welcome for the info. My wife doesn’t like that I have so many grills and I’m always looking to add another one to my collection. Your husband and I aren’t the only ones with multiple grills on the deck lol there are lots more like us. I figured BBQ is a good hobby cause the outcome is very tasty. Thanks for watching and I’m glad it helped you

I'm with your husband and Paul. A man can never have enough grills!

Thanks Tom! I’ve since added a smoke stack to the grill so now I run them under the door cause I sealed up the holes in the back. If I was planning on just dedicating a probe to this grill then I would rig something different over one of the hole to accommodate the probe wire.

I might have forgot to mention the grill does have a hole on the side of the cooking chamber for probes but it depends on what type of thermometer you have if it’ll fit more then one. I know I can’t fit more then one of the ThermoWorks probes through it at once

Hey Alfonso, you scored that at a great price. I’m sure you’re going to love using it. Congrats on your new Pit Boss

You’re welcome Ryan. If it’s your first time using the grill you can check out my latest video here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gbp8est00tXGp58.html

You’re welcome

Thank you WORRO01

Thank you. I’m sure you’ll love the grill as much as I love mine. Cheers Bill Cyrus

It has a digital thermostat and 2 ports for meat probes. They only give you one meat probe with it. The grey one you see in the video is my Thermoworks Smoke that is something I bought and doesn’t come with it.

Hey Jason! The slide plate you want closed for smoking. For straight grilling I leave it closed too, I only open it to sear if I’m using this grill. You can experiment with leaving it open for grilling just remember that center zone is gonna be a lot hotter with it open and you might get a lot of flair ups with the flame being exposed

For smoking you should leave it closed and fully covered

Thanks for the tip/mod you’ve done to the hopper. I won’t be doing it, as I only use the competition blend pellets. I’m sure this might help someone else who reads through comments though.

You’re welcome Lord Sigurd Thorolf. Some weekends are unpredictable with when the neighbors will be doing things in their yards. I try and find ways to jump in between when they’re making noise so it doesn’t effect the video, only that doesn’t always work. Thanks for watching and your comment

Measure the temperature of your meat. That is the priority

Hey MrCjcav! Yes the sliding pan needs to be left on, covering the sear zone or else you’ll just end up burning a hole through the foil cause of the heat from the open flame burning directly on it.

Thanks James! I’ll be doing a brisket again soon, if I do use this pit for it I’ll definitely have to use my pellet tube to get some good smoke flavour on the meat. Cheers

Can you email me the pictures you have to paulsq81@gmail.com and we can try to troubleshoot the problem further. Sorry for the late reply I’ve just been busy with work and home life.

Hey MrEricturney! Thanks I am honoured you’re enjoying my videos and that they are helpful to you. It’s ok you don’t have the space for multiple grills not a worry. Having multiple grills is nice but you’re not gonna use them all as much as you would think. I would definitely buy the Pit Boss that I have if I could only have one grill. You can’t beat it for the cost and it holds a lot of meat so no issues of not cooking enough, due to shortage of grill space. I can easily fit 6-8 racks of St.Louis cut spare ribs, 2-3 full packer briskets size depending. 4-6 pork butts. This would be using the main cooking grates and the upper cooking grate too, just to give you an idea of the grill space. If you have any further questions about the Pit Boss feel free to ask and I’ll help you to the best of my knowledge on it.

Paul’s Q awesome! Thank you so much for your thoughts

You’re welcome

My neighbors are good only you never know when they decide to make noise as they can’t see when I’m filming a video

@@paulsq_ ha ha I figured as much bud I was joking anyway. Good video!

All good Timothy, I figured that. Thanks for watching

Yes i think so too 😂

Your welcome. Thanks for watching

@@paulsq_ any time going right now to get my pellet smoker 😉

Awesome. You’re gonna love it

Did you put the grill together and use it yet?

The bucket that’s hanging is the grease collector. I put foil under the cooking grates as it gives me an easier cleanup after the cook. The foil serves no other purpose and does not affect the grill in how it runs

This is definitely possible to do on these pellet grills. I’m sure you’d love how much use you can get out of these grills.

I use foil on the bottom to make for an easier cleanup other then that it serves no purpose

Thanks for the kind words. Usually if I’m smoking ribs or brisket I’ll just leave the grill on the smoke setting for 2-3 hours. If I wanted to grill some chicken breasts for example I would just start the grill up and once it fires set it to the desired cooking temp maybe 250-300 and you’ll get hardly no smoke taste. You’ll still get a hint of it but you’ll smell the smoke more then you’ll taste it if anything. If you’re cooking at a higher temp you’ll get even less to none at all. Hope this helps you out. If you have any other questions feel free to write them here or check the about section on my channel to email me and I’ll help you to the best of my knowledge

@@paulsq_ Thanks a lot! So the "smoke setting" just means lower temps? I just ordered mine and am watching your brisket video. Really appreciate you responding. Very informative.

Your welcome. Basically yes the smoke setting is lower temps. Now there is a P setting for controlling the smoke and temps but I’ve just started to play around with it and not sure just yet how to explain that. I’ll I can say is the higher the P number set the more smoke you’ll get and lower temp and the lower the P number set less smoke and more heat. Congrats on your purchase you’re gonna love it.

Hey Ahmed! You can never have to many grills if you have the room for them. I like having options for cooking as I use everyone for different purposes. I’d still like to get one or two more so I have all my bases covered. Do I need this many no. I could get by with just one but since I have the room why not.

Hey Terry! It sounds to me like you might have a defective grill. I don’t have any issues like your saying and I know there is no timer on these grills. Basically you should be able to start the grill on the smoke setting and once it fires up fully set it to whatever temperature you desire and it’ll run on it till you shut the grill off or lose power or run out of pellets. I’m not even sure where to begin troubleshooting with it as I don’t have the grill in my possession to see what exactly is happening and go from there.

@@paulsq_ do you have to put the probes inside I'm not sure how it would even be able to hold a steady heat. If I set it let's say on 275% it will go over to like 350% so it's like a back & forth messing with the heat. Then 45 to hour it shuts off. But you can still hear the motor running

The same thing has happened to mine I had to call pit boss they said I have a bad controller waiting on it!!!!!!

Hey Edward, the main grill grates measure from left to right 24.5” and front to back 19.5” giving you a total of 477.75 sq inches of cooking space. The upper grate/rack makes up the rest to equal 700” sq inches total cooking space/area. I do believe on the smaller grill it’s only 456” sq inches of cooking space total, and it has a much smaller hopper on it. Hope this helps you out in making a decision.

Hi Anita, I’m not sure what happened with your grill. Maybe you just heard the fan running and the auger wasn’t working to feed the pellets to the fire pot. Or maybe you had a flameout and didn’t realize it, everything will still be working at that point except no flame burning the pellets thus leaving the fire pot full of pellets. If that’s what happened clean out the pellets before trying to restart the grill as all those pellets will create a good combustion that will throw out a huge flame. I know this happens from experiencing it myself with my grill and learned from my mistake. Hope this helps you out in some way

Good question, yes the fan is meant to run after you turn the dial to off or press the power button. That’s just the grill going through it’s shutdown cycle. My grill takes anywhere from 2-5 minutes to shutdown. I don’t think it mentions in the owners manual about the shutdown cycle. Thanks for watching and your question

Thanks Bruce

To be honest I never pay attention to the lid thermometer but I’ll see what it’s reading next time I use the Pit Boss. I know from before it reads the same as the digital control panel and I also know that’s not the accurate temp in the grill.

To let you know I fill my hopper all the time and leave the pellets in it. I’ve never had any kind of issues with the pellets getting damp ever. I’m not telling people to do this I’m just letting others know that if they do, chances are it won’t affect the pellets in any way.

If you’re using the smoke setting just leave it on smoke. You can adjust the temp a bit using the P setting. Here’s a video that might help you out. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/itaGrNajuJbYcpc.html

Thank you Russ, I’ve been thinking of making a new video on this more detailed to help out first time owners.

Hey Jz! The pellet grills aren’t new, they’ve been around a few years now. There’s a huge selection that vary in price from high, mid, and low. It all depends what one is willing to spend on a grill

All I have is the heat defuser plate that came with the grill and I cover it with foil for an easier cleanup. If you don’t have the heat defuser plate you should contact Pit Boss and look into getting one.

I’ve had mine for 10 months now and haven’t had any issues with it. I use the grill 3-5 times a week at least, so it gets used a lot. Here in Canada I find 40lb bags for $15 at Walmart and that’s the Pit Boss brand pellets, so my guess would be around that price in the U.S give or take

@@paulsq_ ...Wow that's a lot of smoking and thanks for the reply

I love to grill out. I would do it every day if it weren’t so cold in the winter here. Including the Pit Boss I actually have 5 grills on my patio, which I’m always looking to add more. Thanks for watching Cheers

I’m not fully understanding your question here Gary. What keeps falling off?

@@paulsq_ the temperature

I’ve never experienced my grill go that high on the smoke setting. 180/190 sounds about right on the smoke setting. I’ve played around with the P setting a bit but mostly just leave it on the P4 setting. I’d use the grill a bit more throughout the week to get more comfortable and a better understanding of how it runs before you jump into doing a big cook blind. If your grill is running at 190 on the smoke setting leave the porks butts go till they hit the stall, then wrap and turn up the heat like you said to finish them off. I’m not sure how long of a cook it’s gonna be for you.

Hey Kellen! These grills are great. I’m sorry to hear about the mishap you had. I don’t use the foil to catch the grease I simply run it over the deflector plate and follow the same shape so the grease runs across it and goes to the grease bucket. I’ve been doing this for over a year now and haven’t had any issues with this method. Maybe you didn’t line the deflector plate correctly and had the grease buildup causing a fire.

@@paulsq_ ahhhh. That's probably where I went wrong! I didn't make sure to press it against the drip plate. So others... Learn from my mistake, and follow Paul's method to make sure the grease follows the curve, press the foil down against the drip plate, and drips down to the channels and bucket. Next time I'll make sure to be diligent about this!

I don’t have any video on the P settings. I use the default P4 setting all the time. The thing with the P settings is just the timer for how fast or slow the auger will feed pellets. The higher P5 P6 will feed pellets faster then the P1 P2 settings. Giving you less smoke on the higher numbers and more smoke on the lower settings. Once you change the temp from the smoke setting, the P settings shout off and the control board goes off the heat to adjust feed time for the pellets.

Paul’s Q Thanks for the Response. Love your vids. Most days I get home I”m hungry and I need food now, so anything I can BBQ in under an hour is prime..LOL

Thank you for the feedback. I’ll try and focus on more of those types of videos for yourself and others who are like us tired after work and don’t want long cooks

Hey Jon. I’ve never used the blend of pellets you’re mentioning here. I asked a friend of mine who has used a blend like that and he said he never experienced anything like what you described. Maybe you can elaborate more on what the grill is doing and where these red marks are?

@@paulsq_ meat has a deep red tint to it that's very noticeable, and along the edges is a dried blood look. Very strange, but the inside was cooked just fine. Appreciate the response btw

From what you’re describing it sounds to me like you got one hell of a smoke ring on the meat. If you took any pictures of it email them to me so I can see and let you know if it’s good or bad. paulsq81@gmail.com

Sorry I just realized the email was missing the number in it. I just edited it

Hey Sarah Freijy you can’t use charcoal on these grills just the wood pellets of your choice.

It’s just for easier cleanup. The foil serves no other purpose. The link below is a video I have on it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bsCnntekmp3deHk.html

Out of those 2 I use the Pit Boss more. Only because it’s fast and easy. I use my Weber Performer the most out of all my grills. What has been disappointing to you with the Pit Boss?

The igniter probe went out after the first burn off- it was upsetting. Put new probe in and did chicken and steak and was impressed! Enjoy ur vids!

I can see why you’d be upset with that. Hopefully you don’t have anymore issues and you can enjoy the grill with many more great cooks to come. Thanks for the kind words. If you have anymore questions or need help with anything you might be cooking feel free to ask

Paul’s Q Did u seal the holes and put a stack on from smoke daddy? If u did seal holes how did u do it and did u notice a difference? That would be a good vid IMHO

I did get the smoke stack from Smoke Daddy. The vent holes in the back I sealed up using the foil tape that is used to seal duct work in a house. I never made a video on it or how to do it I can do a video just showing what I have done if that’s what you’re asking

You can use whatever pellets you’d like. All pellet grills will except and burn any brand of pellet. Just keep in mind different brand pellets including Pit Boss will probably burn differently form one an other, meaning some may burn hotter and some may burn slower then others. Hope this helps you out

@@paulsq_ Thanks, which brands do you personally use on your pit boss?

I’ve used Traeger pellets but I mostly use the Pit Boss Competition Blend as I get 40lbs bags for $15 at my Walmart vs a 20lbs bag from other brands that cost $22

Who are you talking to?

Never mind I got what your saying now lol. Yeah it’s hit and miss with the neighbors here when they feel like making noise

Hey Daniel! I do put foil on the bottom to cover the heat deflector plate for an easier cleanup. That’s the only purpose it serves.

Alright does it mess with the heat at all

It’s doesn’t affect the heat in any way. Use a heavy duty or bbq foil not the thin one

Paul’s Q rite on.. Thanxs