Close to 15 years ago I bought a 36" propane kingfisher kountry kooker, while ogling the traegars. They were close in price, but I went with the propane and it's been great, but now worn out. As I was going through Costco a little over a month ago, they had a Traegar tex 075 for $799, about what it was years ago. I jumped on it. Now after reading I see it's on the low end of the pole, however I intend to use the heck out of it for the next ?? years as it seems to work just fine. Haven't done a turkey yet, my favorite right behind ribs, but I've done a prime rib roast, whole chickens, game hens, and last night a pork shoulder. When reading on this forum, no one mentions traegar pellets, but a couple of others are popular. I can get traegar for $15 a 20 pound bag locally. What's wrong with them, or at least what's your opinion of them. So far I've used hickory and apple and a combo of the 2. I also have pecan which was my favorite on the kingfisher, but hard to find chips. My second were the jack daniels oak chips.
Also the technical issues. I purchased a remote Maverick thermometer which worked one time. It said designed for BBQ, but the display showed hhh after one use and had to be returned. Then I bought a Taylor with remote. It keeps shutting off, and when I did the shoulder last night it beeped repeatedly. When it shut off, I would try to restart it, and use custom to get the meat to 195, but as soon as I turned it on it would lock on beef and tell me it's done, so I had to listen to the beep for a couple hours till it reached temp. What thermometers have you had good luck with?
By the way, we are having the shoulder tonight with either a mustard bbq, or maybe even KC masterpiece, sorry but I like it with homemade coleslaw and german potato salad. I also bought some becks to put in the potato salad and to rinse down the sammiches, cabbage and spuds full of vinegar and bacon.
Come on. Help the new guy!!!
Also the technical issues. I purchased a remote Maverick thermometer which worked one time. It said designed for BBQ, but the display showed hhh after one use and had to be returned. Then I bought a Taylor with remote. It keeps shutting off, and when I did the shoulder last night it beeped repeatedly. When it shut off, I would try to restart it, and use custom to get the meat to 195, but as soon as I turned it on it would lock on beef and tell me it's done, so I had to listen to the beep for a couple hours till it reached temp. What thermometers have you had good luck with?
By the way, we are having the shoulder tonight with either a mustard bbq, or maybe even KC masterpiece, sorry but I like it with homemade coleslaw and german potato salad. I also bought some becks to put in the potato salad and to rinse down the sammiches, cabbage and spuds full of vinegar and bacon.
Come on. Help the new guy!!!
oh, to tell if your pork shoulder is done. if a probe goes in it "like butter" (trying to say in my italian voice) then it is done.