Traeger vs Green Mountain
Think I'm in the market for a pellet grill. (By that I mean I haven't discussed this with the DW yet) Really, really want one, but which. Pretty much got it down to Traeger vs Green Mountain. Want qua...
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I went with the GM Daniel Boone last year. The WiFi is handy, I use it for things like Butt. Run at 150 for 4 hours (smoke flavor) then crank up to 220 until internal temp reaches 195 - then hold. No user interaction other than listening for the low pellet alarm.
2 other things drove me to it over the Traeger.
1) Can run as low as 150 and hold steady. Important to get the smoke flavor as higher temps don't make much smoke.
2) Taller cooking chamber. Bought one of the front shelves and mounted inside greatly increasing cooking space. Mostly for Jerky.
Here I'm finishing off some Jerky at 150, and have a Tri-Tip on the right bottom catching some smoke. Shortly after this pic I pulled the Jerky and cranked it up to 220 for a bit over an hour to bring the Tri-Tip to 115 internal temp. Threw it on the maxed out grill for about 4 minutes per side to finish it off and get to 145 internal temp.
In-Line pic doesn't seem to work with Google Photo's so heres the link.
https://goo.gl/photos/s1w7NrJ6tzJf7vgSA
2 other things drove me to it over the Traeger.
1) Can run as low as 150 and hold steady. Important to get the smoke flavor as higher temps don't make much smoke.
2) Taller cooking chamber. Bought one of the front shelves and mounted inside greatly increasing cooking space. Mostly for Jerky.
Here I'm finishing off some Jerky at 150, and have a Tri-Tip on the right bottom catching some smoke. Shortly after this pic I pulled the Jerky and cranked it up to 220 for a bit over an hour to bring the Tri-Tip to 115 internal temp. Threw it on the maxed out grill for about 4 minutes per side to finish it off and get to 145 internal temp.
In-Line pic doesn't seem to work with Google Photo's so heres the link.
https://goo.gl/photos/s1w7NrJ6tzJf7vgSA
