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Any one familiar with the PB Laredo

Posted on 2/16/22 at 4:37 pm
Posted by Tiger Ree
Houston
Member since Jun 2004
24563 posts
Posted on 2/16/22 at 4:37 pm
A friend of mine is going to get a pellet grill/smoker. He found this one and it looks like a pretty good deal. It has Bluetooth, WIFI, 26 pound hopper, flame broiler, 180° to 500° F temperature range, etc. The next price-point for identical features is the Traeger at $300 more.

This is $530 online but $574 at a Walmart store.








"Pit Boss were one of the first companies to start competing with Traeger. As a subsidiary of Dansons, Inc the company was founded in 1999 by Dan Thiessen. ... In an interesting twist of fate, Joe Traeger joined Dansons in 2018 to work on both the Pit Boss and Louisiana grill brands."
This post was edited on 2/16/22 at 4:43 pm
Posted by Dave_O
Member since Apr 2018
1209 posts
Posted on 2/16/22 at 5:09 pm to
I have a rectec and I’ve never owned a pit boss or traeger, but from what I read online while doing my research for buying a pellet grill, I think I would go PB over Traeger. $550-ish seems like a pretty good deal for what you’re getting.
Posted by Tiger Ree
Houston
Member since Jun 2004
24563 posts
Posted on 2/17/22 at 7:53 am to
quote:

Dave_O


Thanks

I have a 22" Weber Smokey Mountain. But the temperature control on these has me looking pretty hard. My buddy went to a WM and checked out one that was assembled. He said it seemed well built
Posted by Tiger Ree
Houston
Member since Jun 2004
24563 posts
Posted on 2/17/22 at 9:10 am to
This is what started our pellet grill/smoker craze. Another friend of ours ordered this. He has three 22-inch Weber grills and only uses one

Spider grills



These look really cool and I want one of these also

You just tilt the grill a little and it slides and clips right onto the pellet attachment










LINK





This is a plug and play also

YouTube review with very quick assembly

Temperature controller



12 pound hopper





How it delivers heat and smoke to the grill





Temperature gauge for the grill

Posted by Earthquake 88
Mobile
Member since Jan 2010
3333 posts
Posted on 2/17/22 at 11:27 am to
I honestly don’t know anyone that personally has that brand. Looks like a good price for what all comes with that package. I own a Rectec at home. We keep a Camp Chef up at work. The plant is a long way from any restaurant so we like to grill and smoke food for lunch. Sure beats the one convenience store fried chicken day after day. Those are pretty expensive investments for a pellet grill. At the camp we bought a Z Grill 7002 for around $550 and it took about 3-4 days to land at my front door. It came with 3 bags of oak pellets, a cover, and a thermal blanket cover to utilize when it’s cold and windy. That Z Grill use to make a lot of Traeger’s better models before they went out on their own. I’m not sure if the newer Z Grills are tricked out with all that WiFi stuff but bang for the buck it’s sturdy like my more expensive pellet grills and is half the price of my Rectec and Camp Chef. It cooks just as good as my other more expensive grills. Without all of the promotional adds on I could have gotten that grill for $450 or so delivered. It’s 3-4 years old and knock on wood still works great.
Posted by Tiger Ree
Houston
Member since Jun 2004
24563 posts
Posted on 2/17/22 at 1:13 pm to
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tricked out with all that WiFi stuff


My friend is excited about all of the features. I don't see why Wi-Fi and Bluetooth would be necessary on a grill/smoker that already has built-in temperature control.
Posted by creeper
Member since Nov 2011
208 posts
Posted on 2/17/22 at 5:13 pm to
I have one, it cooks well. The app and the wifi sucks. I wouldnt buy it if you are relying on those features.
Posted by Earthquake 88
Mobile
Member since Jan 2010
3333 posts
Posted on 2/20/22 at 5:14 pm to
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My friend is excited about all of the features. I don't see why Wi-Fi and Bluetooth would be necessary on a grill/smoker that already has built-in temperature control.


I suppose so you can adjust temps up and down along with monitor meat temps from the couch.
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