Zinniagirl

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zinniagirl

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:)Hi, I am new to pellet grilling and need some help. I bought a Lil Tex Traeger and
cannot get the hang of this type of grill. The recipe book of owners favorites is not
a big help. Recipes may call for 5 #'s when I only do 1 1/2 #'s. How do you figure times? I have tried country ribs, spareribs, brats :confused:and am never completely or near happy. I bought this because each year our crop ins. lady gives us a half of a pork loin that is cooked on the traeger and is wonderful. Maybe I just don't understand smoking. Do you ever do hamburgers on it?
 
ACW3

ACW3

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First of all, welcome from North Carolina. I have a MAK 2 Star and while I have the Pellet Boss to help me with my times/temperatures, I still use my Thermopen to check IT. This is one invaluable tool when you are cooking. If you don't have one, you should consider adding one to your cooking tools. I don't always cook the bigger pieces of meat, but whatever I cook, I use my Thermopen. I cook just about everything on my grill. The burgers I cook are put on my Grill Grates to get a few grill marks and cook them just the way I like my burgers. Most of the time I will run the grill temperature up when I use the Grill Grates. One more item you may want to add to your cooking tools. It takes a while to transition from a gas or charcoal grill to a pellet grill. Part of the fun is learning how to adapt your recipes to the pellet grill. Good luck. Use the Search feature to help you get started. Be sure to ask more questions. We love to help spread the pellet grill word.

Art
 
Rip

Rip

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Welcome to the forum! Like Art said, the search function is great for finding information and getting ideas. If you have specific questions about a cook you are planning, fire away, you will assuredly get some help.
 
RickB

RickB

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ACW3 said:
First of all, welcome from North Carolina. I have a MAK 2 Star and while I have the Pellet Boss to help me with my times/temperatures, I still use my Thermopen to check IT. This is one invaluable tool when you are cooking. If you don't have one, you should consider adding one to your cooking tools. I don't always cook the bigger pieces of meat, but whatever I cook, I use my Thermopen. I cook just about everything on my grill. The burgers I cook are put on my Grill Grates to get a few grill marks and cook them just the way I like my burgers. Most of the time I will run the grill temperature up when I use the Grill Grates. One more item you may want to add to your cooking tools. It takes a while to transition from a gas or charcoal grill to a pellet grill. Part of the fun is learning how to adapt your recipes to the pellet grill. Good luck. Use the Search feature to help you get started. Be sure to ask more questions. We love to help spread the pellet grill word.

Art
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The thermapen is by far the best instant read therm out there. Pork loins are a hard to keep moist. Don,t forget that the fda has reduced the recommended temp for pork from 160 to 145. Did one sunday night to 145 and was great. But you will need a tool like thermapen to give you a true temp.
 
smoker pete

smoker pete

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Welcome to the Forum Zinniagirl. Just remember ... "Low and Slow"!! Don't be afraid to ask questions - you'll get great advice.
 
Chili Head

Chili Head

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Welcome to the forum!
Ask plenty of questions and you'll be creating tasty dishes before you know it!


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scooter

scooter

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Welcome to PelletSmoking! In no time you'll be sending smoked goodies to your Ins lady and she'll be asking you how you did it! :)
 
CarterQ

CarterQ

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Welcome aboard, don't be afraid to ask questions, great group here who loves to help. You'll be smoking like a pro in no time!
 
TentHunter

TentHunter

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Welcome ZinniaGirl!

Like everyone else said; search the forum and don't be afraid to ask questions.

What part of Ohio? I'm near Akron.
 
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