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A LOOK AT THE NEW PID CONTROLLER AND APP - PIT BOSS PRO PB 1150 PS2 WOOD PELLET GRILL

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UPDATED APP VIDEO LOCATED HERE - UPDATED JANUARY 2021: • NEW PIT BOSS SMOKE IT ...
After I assembled this beast in a previous video, I decided to take a look at the new PID controller and app. This new PID is STABLE on temp. WOW!
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@MR_Garage 3 года назад

MY VIDEOS ON THE PIT BOSS PRO SERIES 1150 SMOKER NEW FIRMWARE UPGRADE PT.2! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iko08PcFKQY.html NEW FIRMWARE UPGRADE PT.1! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lJx3-dGAYKY.html JANUARY ANDROID APP UPDATES: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ux-zMYFIa3Y.html FIRST LOOK AND ASSEMBLY: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IDZyazahlBY.html FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW APP AND CONTROLLER (APP INFO IS NOW OUTDATED, CHECK FOR MY LATEST APP VIDEO) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WpI_b6Whn9Q.html LOOKING AT THE THERMALS ON THE SMOKER VIA THERMAL IMAGING ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bHxVfrZNANU.html PID VS. TIMER CONTROLLER - WHICH TASTES BETTER? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1SHAHCq2jl0.html

@GaryL3803 3 года назад

You can press and hold the Prime button to manually feed in pellets on the PS2 grills. This will give you more smoke initially and a temperature overshoot. Great for getting a lot of flame for reverse searing. Works like a champ.

@FearlessOrcaTactical 3 года назад

I used the recipe function to do 3-2-1 ribs and it did the temp changes for me at the different steps of the recipe and made it one less thing for me to have to do during the cook.

@windybuns2929 3 года назад

Recipe function. Program your low swings to add more smoke just like your old smoker.

@digdoug9678 3 года назад

Great for smoking sausage. Smoke at low temps for a couple of hours and then bring it up to desired temperature for last 30 minutes.

@ajb2664 3 года назад

The recipe function is genius, will definitely be using it!

@donnyzarra 3 года назад

Why? How does it work?

@maxsoto990 3 года назад

I got xl 1000 from Walmart. I love it. So easy to grill and lof of flavor without tasting the heavy smoke flavor. Yo this is the real deal for your money. My family enjoy every time I cook. Enjoy.😀😀😃

@justinhibley9402 3 года назад

I could use the recipe function. When i do longer cooks I always run the grill on the smoke setting for an hour to an hour and a half before I bump the temp up to cooking temp.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Good info. Interesting, you leave it on the almost cold smoke setting for an hour then turn it up? What color smoke are you seeing at that time? White or more of a blue?

@justinhibley9402 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage it is a little whiter then at 225 but still a blue smoke. It helps alot with getting a stronger smoke profile.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Appreciated, will add it to my list of things to try out!

@justinhibley9402 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage you should. I also highly suggest using the smoke setting when reverse searing steaks, pork chops ect. Use the smoke setting to get it up to your desired temp then sear off.

@Vigileagle01 3 года назад

I do the same thing

@sirwilliam7988 3 года назад

I just bought this grill. Watching this video really hurts my head. I’m not a high tech guy to begin with so, this may be a problem for me. But I’ll give it a shot. Only reason I bought this one was because after talking to Lowe’s on the phone and confirming they had 3 of the 1100 pro series, I drove 40 plus miles to get it only to discover, no, they really didn’t have any. The pro series 1100 was discounted to $427.20. So naturally I was pissed. But the manager was kind enough to sell me the upgraded smoker at the discounted price. So all in all, I guess I made out pretty good.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Sounds like an awesome deal. If you want to keep it simple - keep it simple. Skip the app and use it like any other smoker. Set your temp to what you want at the meat. That's it.

@joshcfishing1621 3 года назад

It’s actually pronounced P.I.D. (Pee-eye-dee) haha. HVAC control systems have been using PID logic for decades. Pretty cool to see it used in smokers

@madrizz01 3 года назад

This is a great fair review. I have been doing research on pellet grills other than traeger as i did not want to jump on that bandwagon. Thanks for sharing this as i am leaning more and more towards a pitboss

@paulpugh2480 2 года назад

For the price difference ,many choose the pit Boss.

@lucidbowl1684 3 года назад

MY DAD JUST GOT ONE FOR CHRISTMAS AND IM TRYING TO HELP HIM OUT I CAME TO THE RIGHT PLACE

@Rbouch 3 года назад

Nice grill....I’m considering getting it bc of direct searing!! Thanks for review

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

No problem 👍

@jacobhooper594 3 года назад

I just bought it and set it up but it's been raining non stop all week so I haven't been able to cook

@andremaynard3073 3 года назад

Thanks for the video, I was trying to figure out how to turn the grill on with my phone. You answered it, you can only turn it off from the phone not on.

@GrillSergeant 3 года назад

Nice! I just got the same one. I love it!

@Nathanallenpinard 2 года назад

I see people on their videos changing temps all the time, so recipe is useful for more complicated cooks. Also it serves as a timer I think.

@NoCrow 3 года назад

So as an android and Samsung user. With the latest few versions of Android you don't usually change notification sounds through apps anymore. (Some still do) but you change them through your system settings. Or if you long press on the app icon it'll pop up a menu. Tap app info or the question mark or just search app name in setting. You should be able to change notification sounds there. Hopefully that helps.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Understood - I gave it a shot for about 30 minutes to set an individual tone for the app - no option to change this individual apps sound.

@paulpugh2480 2 года назад

Its like the close door button on an elevator,it does absolutely nothing.The door is on a timer and closes according to a pre set time. Thanks for your critique of this controller.

@evtyler 2 года назад

Since the variable smoke technology (P1-P7) only works on the "Smoke" setting and then is disabled when you switch over to temperate select cooking, I'm planning on using the recipe function to "Smoke" for a certain amount of them and then switch over to a preset temp. Great for starting meat early in the morning and going back to bet without having to get up again to manually switch.

@ericsirk8352 3 года назад

Spelled VADER wrong. Some Star Wars fan you are lol. Great review tho. I’m buying one.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Haha I am not that big of a star wars fan, so yep - messed that one up! 😅

@dancottle9848 Год назад

Same as I have and mine has been a nightmare. Slow to warm up grill temperature is 60 degrees lower than what the lid displays, and the app is horrible with large temperature increments. So if I’m looking for 275 for my ribs I get about 212 so I set it for 300 and the grill is about 238 , but my next setting is 350.. either over cooked or waiting forever. And I always have a separate Weber grill probe (calibrated) on the grill so the 60 or more difference is real! They need to have a quicker warm up and a pid that lets you change the entire temperature range in 5 degree increments

@joselopez633 3 года назад

Set a song as a notification for the app itself and you gave a alarm lol

@adamjuarez7010 3 года назад

Sorry in advance If the answer has already been given, but you can change the sound for your iT app. You need to go into your notifications settings on your phone for that app.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

The feature was added in to the last app rev for android - covered it in a later vid. But good to have it posted for others that may miss it!

@ryanragan8899 Год назад

When you say "temperature at the meat" are you referring to the internal meat temperature, or the actual air temperature next to the meat, with the probe NOT inserted into the meat?

@MR_Garage Год назад

Put one probe directly in front of the meat. This is actual temp at the meat. And of course, put a probe in the meat. The smoker temp can be way off depending on weather, wind, ambient temp and so forth.

@duanehenicke6602 3 года назад

I bought the "upgrade" bluetooth/wifi controller for my pit boss tailgater. It's been a adventure. I know every controller is a little different. This being the third one including the orginal for this pit. The "actual" temp on the controller is all over the place. Every second it changes. (This isn't a PID controller) seems to be running cooler at set temps than my other two. Can't achieve the high temps, because the controller tells the auger to stop far below actual desired temp. Cooked a steak last night. I always cook from beginning to end of cook with the sear plate open, when i'm cooking a single steak. Turned it to 400, cooked one side for desired time. Flipped it over and came inside to get some sides ready to plate. Timer was up to take steak off, and when i walked out to take it off i seen the screen flashing error. Looked at dome thermometer and it was down to 150. Only thing i can think is it flared up, and temp started to rise so quick it shut itself down. Have cooked several hundred steaks on this pit, and that was a first. App seems to tell you temps okay. But it's for ever changing due to the controller itself being all over the place. I can push the set emblem on the app and it shows it for a few seconds before returning to actual. Which is fine. The dial on the other hand is a nightmare! No way would i trust changing temps on my phone. At this point i'm ready to jerk it out and stomp on it..... Will see how long i put up with it before reinstalling my old one.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Sounds like an internal temp probe problem to me. Did you plug in the old one or install a new one? When they fail, the controllers act like this and get really sensitive to higher temps.

@duanehenicke6602 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage It's the old one. Have a new one ordered and supposedly on the way. Never know these days if things you order will arrive. Hoping it's the correct one. Tailgater seems to be somewhat of a oddball. With the amount of use and cooked on grease doesn't look like a fun job....

@duanehenicke6602 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage Thought I'd do a update. New temp sensor seems to have remedied the issue. Smoked a pork belly for bacon today. All is well again.....

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Good deal!

@TheLisaDeesDelightsShow 3 года назад

Thank you!

@josephbaker3966 3 года назад

Thanks for the review I’ve been looking to get a treager grill but I thought I’ll save some cash with this one instead

@Bud1079 3 года назад

The owner and Inventor of trager actually sold trager in 2006 and is now working for outbids

@benbecker5993 3 года назад

Great video! Say, can you adjust the grill temperature by increments of 5 or is it just 200, 225, 250 etc....? Thanks

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

It goes S, 180, 200, 225, 250, 300, 350, 400 and 500 from memory. I will reconfirm tonight.

@johnmambourg5582 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage This is what I keep reading. I do not understand why Pitboss would come out with this "big" upgrade but not allow for the temperatures to be dialed in. This is insane but I think it plays into why the cost is $300ish less than good wifi grills that can set in 5-10* increments.

@lilmanloco3 3 года назад

You can send your controller in and they will upgrade the firmware so you can adjust Temps in 10 degree increments.

@Johnnygabrego 3 года назад

Just spent $700 on this exact grill at Lowe’s and cannot get it to connect to Bluetooth or WiFi and customer service for pit boss is no help and neither is the app developer. I guess I’ll be returning it and going with the Traeger.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

So you went to all the trouble to buy, take home and assemble... because of a connection issue you want to return a huge smoker and name drop another brand? Odd. Why not just contact pit boss and get a new controller if you think it is the unit itself and run it as is for now? First person I have read about with a connection problem so likely just bad luck.

@juliansanabria6464 3 года назад

I just bought one last week and it connected right away. I connect the WiFi to my phone then connect the pitboss to the same WiFi. Works perfect I could be next door and as long as I’m connected to WiFi i could see the temperature and control my pitboss.

@dustin829 2 года назад

Pro Tip. On Android phones you can go into individual app settings and usually set what notifications you want for a given app/notification. It is almost NEVER done in ANY app. For example, I work from home and want different notifications on my work apps (Teams, Outlook, Ect...) On my Note 20 Ultra, I go settings > Notifications > More > find your app and click it. Here you can select not only the app but individual alerts within the app such as Calls, Chat, Files and so on. You can set individual notifications here. Based on your screen share, you probably have a Samsung too, or at least an Android. Try and let me know if you got custom sounds for your grill app. :)

@MR_Garage 2 года назад

Hey Dustin, Indeed! I mentioned this in a later posted video. It was not available in the app settings originally. After an update it was there. Now, pit boss has a whole new app that I will be doing a video of soon.

@johnkelley3818 3 года назад

Interesting, I had no idea the set temp and the “meat” temp were not the same. Isn’t the thermometer used to measure the grill temp on the side of the barrel and not near the fire box? Also as much as I might suck, I think a lot of your app issues stems from not having an iPhone. I’m interested to see alternative reviews with a person uses an iPhone but the app and the promo video works really well and also looked wildly different and they were using an iPhone.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Hey John, You are right in that respect on the probe location, but remember, heat from the firebox travels under the heavy cast iron plate and then up at that probe. Then travels into the general cooking area. The temp at that location is always significantly higher than temp at the meat. This is one reason they used to do the top lid thermometer, but that proved inaccurate due to the high up position and being attached to the barrel. Best to use an actual temp probe at the meat itself. I will be doing thermal imaging scans and temp tests on this unit in the next day or so to show the hot and cool spots (inherent in every smoker) Interesting on the iphone version. I was reading that others complained about it on apple but do not know if the complaints were the same as mine.

@CrazyGIJoe81 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage I have the same PB you got! I was debating on moving the the probe to the center of the pit close to the grates! In my thinking that would stabilize temp

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

That could work too. Like I said, it is really the only number you need to know / temp at the meat. Would free up the MPC probe so you would have 4 probes to use vs 3. I do not know why they do not simply let you choose an offset temperature on the control or software. Say change it to a -50F offset for example so that you could get an estimated accurate temp at the meat. Heck, could be an option in the app of they cleaned it up. The other possibility is that they need that probe exactly where it is as the temp would be very stable at that spot. This would go hand in hand with the PID controller.

@thomasgraham8563 3 года назад

It takes too long to warm up. I've been waiting an hour for my vertical Pro Series to warm up to 200F. It is 39 outside but still an hour is way to long. The unit is brand new. My 2nd run with it.

@zmann324 3 года назад

Your warm up times will decrease as you use your smoker more new units haven't sealed all the cracks and crevices in the unit yet

@56nomadman 3 года назад

Great Video Mr. Garage! I'm on the fence about which grill to get. My favorite BBQ is HEAVY smoked or to the point where it is bitter or almost bitter to the taste. Will this Pit Boss Pro get me there? Thanks RG

@paulpugh2480 2 года назад

Consider one of those stainless steel magic sticks that you fill with pellets to get extra smoke.

@pvtortiz 3 года назад

My app shows Set and ACT temps. Maybe there was an update or something but on the wheel where you set the temp, you can see the Set temp there with a little orange line indicating how much more range you have to go in temps. The Act temp is right above it so they both show at the same time.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

They updated the app today, I am already working a video on it :) Made all the changes I complained about but the alarm sound!

@1GreatMind 3 года назад

Excellent Review! I have the 850 and agree that the App is lacking. Has anyone figured out a "Smoke" setting on this grill?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

The lowest setting is S for start or smoke. Gives the most smoke. ALL settings produce a lot of smoke. Higher temps, the smoke is not as visible. If you wanna check, open the lid and try to breath some in HAH! Smoke in spades even if it does not look like a freight train.

@jayb6860 3 года назад

I heard that a Pro 1600 model is going to come out soon.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

It is, same as a 1150 controller and hopper wise but has a different layout internally. 2 racks also with ash cleanout. Will be popular for sure.

@CarlosAlvarez-hw1je 3 года назад

Are you able to control the app over wifi away from home? I use the same app for my kc combo and I can only connect to my grill over Bluetooth. The wifi is for updates it seems. Once i leave Bluetooth range I cannot connect to it. Also how is the ash cleanout working for you. That was another disappointment in the kc combo. This one seems more promising.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

I thought it would as that would make sense, but nope! I have not been able to access the smoker outside bluetooth range. I thought for sure that is what WiFi would be used for. Maybe a user error on my side. Will keep checking into it.

@ry3737 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage Have you figured this out yet?

@jacobcastillo6765 3 года назад

Can you adjust the temp on the app when you’re away from the house like you can on a traeger?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Yes, you can.

@donnyzarra 3 года назад

The original electronic system is still available on some versions. Do you like the updated version or would you go with the older version?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Nothing wrong with the timer controllers at all. I do like some of the pid functionality like auto re-ignite if you get a flame out. So at this time, my preference is to stick with the updated pid controller.

@tedfisher1396 Год назад

Do u use the recipe settings to adjust the smoke settings?

@MR_Garage Год назад

I do not, never liked the function.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

NEW APP UPDATE VIDEO LOCATED HERE! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Ux-zMYFIa3Y.html

@richardpetrone7969 3 года назад

Not sure how to get the recipe feature to work, I just dont seem to producing a lot fo smoke at all

@AnotherOverTaxedTaxPayer 3 года назад

I just bought this exact grill. I have 2 question please. 1) I am unable to set the temperature below 200 degrees, are you able to on yours? 2) My power button takes a bit of force to turn on / off, yours? by the way, Tucson AZ here.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

The S or Smoke / start setting is default at turn on. I have not tried to set below 200. I think the only step between S and 200 is 180? Will have to check again.

@AnotherOverTaxedTaxPayer 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage You are correct, 180. When turning on the grill, I do not believe I've seen "S" (at work now) I will check it out when I get home. So you are saying that the default is 180 upon turn on? It actually show an "S"? What about your power button?

@scottsime5197 2 года назад

I have the 850 p2 and this new controller has on the app. No alarm still, but shows set temp and actual Temps. When you change Temps it's same as on grill pad, tap button to change temp then turn to change temp press again to accept change. The newer controller which is what I think they refer to as P2 in model number..seems better than yours but like you give me a low temp alarm.

@jakeedinger4547 3 года назад

Yes Pit Boss those are Great ideas.

@jeremymurphy2626 3 года назад

What’s the 5 or S mean for first setting? Is that the smoke setting and what are the temperature ranges?

@donnyzarra 3 года назад

“S” is for Smoke and that runs around 180. The Control goes all the way to 500.

@DeliciousManX 3 года назад

2 questions: 1. It doesn't look like there's a 275 setting. Did they really leave that out again? 2. Is there a "fan on" feature where I can just turn the grill fan on and leave it on? I'd like to make novalox, and it helps to have a fan for doing that.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Correct, no 275 setting which is DUMB. Also, no fan on only setting.

@reddog907 Год назад

@@MR_Garage Also no 225 setting

@kewldean7013 2 года назад

I really really wish Pit Boss didn’t have the knob thing on the app… definitely frustrating

@ry3737 3 года назад

Have you tried a butt yet? How was the flavor with the new PID compared to the older models? Thanks!

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

I will be doing a butt, brisket and loin starting tomorrow night with video info and thoughts on how it turns out. Stay tuned!

@ry3737 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage Perfect, thank you!

@robweir6436 3 года назад

I believe you can change the notification sounds through the notification settings in Android.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Old android you could, not current. No way to change it. But found a few apps that I need to explore that allow individual sound profiles for apps.

@robweir6436 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage huh, I guess you're right. That's strange they would change that.

@robweir6436 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage actually you can on new Android, just found it. Open the app in your notification settings menu. You have to tap the notification type to open it's settings. You can change the notification sounds there. They just made it a little more difficult to find! The notification type was miscellaneous.

@ericjensen7258 3 года назад

Hey there. Thanks for all the info. I just got a pbv4ps2 vertical this weekend and was reading through the manual. Kind of confused on the probe for the meat. Mine has two jacks. One is MPC for meat probe control and one for MP for meat probe. Does one show actual internal temp of the meat and one lets you add a desired temp? Thanks.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

The unit will display 3 temps. One is the general temp probe (large temp display). The next probe will be MPC. Put that probe right next to the meat as it is cooking so you can adjust the smokers temperature to target what you want at the meat itself. The last probe goes into the meat. It is often helpful to have more probe channels so in your case, by an external separate wireless thermometer if you plan to cook several items at once.

@ericjensen7258 3 года назад

Awesome. Thanks for the help. 👍

@damianbryand8215 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage thank you for this response. This helps me a lot. Liked and subbed. 👍

@loomisg69 2 года назад

I may be wrong, but I thought the mpc was the probe that would stop the cook if it reached the proper meat temp, and mp was just a temp measure without the control ability. As I say though, I may be wrong. I am currently doing the burn off for my first cook right now, so what the he'll do I know 😂

@hackdlc 3 года назад

Got my app on my iPhone to connect to mine once. Hasn’t connected again. Have deleted and reinstalled now it won’t even find the grill now. Lol

@jlpowell8432 2 года назад

Well shit I was debating the 1150 and Lockhart. I was settled on 1150 now Im insettled because the PID comments about too exact and low/no smoke. Im coming from a Kamado Joe so I need smoke flavor

@MR_Garage 2 года назад

Do realize with any smoker, the smoke you want is not very visible at all and it will come and go. If you think it should look like a diesel truck rolling coal, that is NOT how a smoker should be running and makes meat taste nasty! If you think a smoker is not producing smoke, open the lid and suck a big whif in (not advisable) but will quickly tell you the qty of smoke present because you will be gagging and coughing 😅

@MichaelMarcos 3 года назад

Haven't been able to get the app to work properly with WiFi. Have to rely on Bluetooth and for some reason takes a while to establish a connection if the phone goes to sleep, or if I'm switching between apps.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

BT only is very slow and wonky. My wifi has been spot on.

@gregvanzuilen2442 3 года назад

Does anyone know if the protective cover and insulated covers for the XL1000 models (or any other Pit Boss covers) will fit this model. It appears Pit Boss is saying the protective covers should be coming soon and that they "may" offer an insulated cover in the future. I live in Minnesota and really need an insulated cover for cold weather use. The insulated cover would be a deal breaker for me. Thanks in advance.

@aajw99001 Год назад

Use a welding blanket if your needing to keep heat in

@MW-zy5gi 3 года назад

can this controller work on a pitboss 1250?

@kylegreen8930 3 года назад

Wouldn’t it heat up quick if you opened the flame plate?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Does not change much for warm up open or closed. The pid is super regulated and just does not feed enough pellets are startup.

@dfrank-fm9pz 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage I press the prime button for a longer period of time to keep feeding the pellets. That heats it up pretty fast.

@jakek6599 Год назад

I was told today 1/11/23 that pitt boss is making their own app assist. The smoke it app is garbage. They said it would be a lot better.

@jamesmorales710 3 года назад

) is the ash tray ? Cleaning process....?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Just remove it and dump it. That quick and easy!

@willfordham7180 3 года назад

Ok Awesome we have the Specs covered, can you cook something for us??

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Yessir, this weekend!

@texasbradley 3 года назад

I'm concerned about the limited smoke, has it been an issue?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

A smoker is not supposed to look like a chimney. But there is a difference between a pid controlled smoker and a timer controlled. I did a taste test challenge in another video.

@texasbradley 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage I'm aware of that and will check out the video. I have an Austin XL, been great but I use additional smoking tubes in my cook. I think this type of control may not be best for me.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Yeah, The larger the smoker, the hotter it has to be at the fire pot to maintain temps in the barrel. With that = less smoke. Get down lower temp wise into the smokey zone and you do not have enough temp at the meat to render off fat and such so most turn to a smoke tube. Takes a lot of trial and error until you learn the machine. The nice part about the pid controller, temps are so rock stable that you can slowly dial down temps to get into a perfect zone of heat and smoke. BUT pitboss screwed up and did not provide fine enough adjustment IMO. My preference would have been no more than 20 degree increments from 200-300F

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Adding one more thing - do a 1:2 ratio of charcoal pellets to whatever your wood pellet choice is. Definitely ups the smoke!

@texasbradley 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage thanks for the charcoal tip, never thought of that. I use lumberjack pellets red oak for my briskets and post oak when I can find them at academy. I can't wait to try a mix of charcoal.

@cecilarnold6843 3 года назад

I got this 1150 pro I'm wanting to smoke a ham Its 15°F now in Indiana I waited 30min to get temp up to 250° & no luck its at 148°F at the control & can't seem to break over that 😤

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Yep they have a problem on the 225 and 250 setting. Turn it to 300 and it will be around 240 at the meat center of grill in those outside temps.

@88ranchok Год назад

I tried using this last night to cook 30 pounds of pork butt and had to throw them away because I could not get the smoke or to stay at 2:25 it was fluctuating between 140 and 183

@MR_Garage Год назад

How long have you had the smoker? Sounds like the old original controller if you could not get it to heat up.

@chadgommert9967 3 года назад

I have one and it cooks great at 300 and above. Mine will not hold temperature at 225 or 250. I’ll be contacting pit boss. I read on some forums that there having the same problem. Have you heard of the same issue?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Yep, after an update about a month ago, mine would not hold either. I am told it is being worked on.

@chadgommert9967 3 года назад

@@MR_Garage yea I’m taking my back which is a bummer. The features are great on it. Thanks for the response back!

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Ah, bummer. Hopefully they get it fixed asap. All a firmware thing. They broke it, so I am confident they can fix it :)

@justinmiller576 3 года назад

Do you need to adjust p settings?.

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

No P-setting to adjust like on the timer controllers.

@loweman22656 2 года назад

Are they gonna fix the app

@MR_Garage 2 года назад

It is 95% fixed now with the new version. Which is not an update to your existing app for android. You actually have to download a new version! All works but temperature setting. The old app letters will be SmokeIT. The new app shows SMOKEIT in capitals. Will make a video soon.

@96rasco 3 года назад

Why no 275?

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Telling ya

@markkreedman6918 3 года назад

It dos not work there is is much trouble with this App. what a wast of time fix it.

@coyotekicker7742 2 года назад

I have a smoker and grill and CAN not add both grills to this crappy app

@vic12416 3 года назад

Can’t please everyone 😔

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

But you can fix an app. Smoker is great otherwise!

@tamatoa8261 3 года назад

No the app still sucks. Can never understand why companies go through the trouble of developing apps and do a half ass job. The app should allow you to perform any function that you can on the control board. It's like have a TV remote that doesn't allow you to change channels. Fucken stupid. BTW on my Samsung S20+, my screen doesn't look like yours.

@gnt256 3 года назад

The app absolutely positively sucks

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

Are you on android or IOS? On droid, they are close... But close does not count.

@joestevens1673 3 года назад

Is there anyway to up the temperature when on smoke? I've wondered if you can do a hot and fast smoke around 300 degrees

@MR_Garage 3 года назад

As the temp swings past 250, smoke volume goes away fast. You could use a smoke tube if you want to cook "faster" with smoke. But faster with good meat is not a good thing. Low and slow is the way. Smoking meats is pure patience if you want it to come out right.