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re: Are Traeger grills legit or overpriced?
Posted on 6/21/21 at 2:24 pm to SEClint
Posted on 6/21/21 at 2:24 pm to SEClint
My neighbor bought one about a year ago after I gave him about half a smoked pork butt I had cooked on my old bullet type smoker and he just had to start smoking.
He came by a few weeks later with some pork butt he smoked for me to try and it had so little smoke flavor it almost tasted like it came out of an oven. Maybe he did something wrong but claimed he had pellets in it the whole time and it was putting out smoke during the cooking process.
My brother-in-law also has one and his smoked meats don't really have a good smoke flavor, and I know he knows how to cook. He recently went with a new smoker and got an offset one this time around.
Personally, I find them overpriced.
He came by a few weeks later with some pork butt he smoked for me to try and it had so little smoke flavor it almost tasted like it came out of an oven. Maybe he did something wrong but claimed he had pellets in it the whole time and it was putting out smoke during the cooking process.
My brother-in-law also has one and his smoked meats don't really have a good smoke flavor, and I know he knows how to cook. He recently went with a new smoker and got an offset one this time around.
Personally, I find them overpriced.
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Posted on 6/21/21 at 2:50 pm to gumbo2176
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He came by a few weeks later with some pork butt he smoked for me to try and it had so little smoke flavor it almost tasted like it came out of an oven. Maybe he did something wrong but claimed he had pellets in it the whole time and it was putting out smoke during the cooking process.
Gonna guess he didn't use the smoke setting and wrapped too early.
Posted on 6/23/21 at 10:26 am to gumbo2176
You can buy an electric smoker or a propane smoker for a LOT less money if you don't want to deal with wood or charcoal.
You will never cook a hamburger or a steak as good on a Traeger as you can on charcoal IMHO. You will never smoke a butt or a chicken or a brisket on a Traeger as good as you would on a real smoker regardless of the heat source IMHO.
I own one and rarely use it. I use it when we need an extra oven. Like I put the Thankgiving turkey on it and I did cook a brisket on it the other day. The turkey was like it was cooked in the oven and brisket had a little smoke smoke flavor but it really was nothing close to what I do with wood or charcoal. Just my experiences.
You will never cook a hamburger or a steak as good on a Traeger as you can on charcoal IMHO. You will never smoke a butt or a chicken or a brisket on a Traeger as good as you would on a real smoker regardless of the heat source IMHO.
I own one and rarely use it. I use it when we need an extra oven. Like I put the Thankgiving turkey on it and I did cook a brisket on it the other day. The turkey was like it was cooked in the oven and brisket had a little smoke smoke flavor but it really was nothing close to what I do with wood or charcoal. Just my experiences.
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