You are so good at talking and explaining everything. This video is great. I ordered one of these but I'm more impressed with how well you describe all of it haha!
My hat is off to you, Jeremy. Beautiful review and walk-through. A friend of mine just recommended one of these as a backup/travel pellet grill. I decided to check out some YT videos before pulling the trigger. Yours was the first I watched. It is so thorough that I don't feel I need watch any others (I usually watch dozens before making a purchase). I commend you for this great content and I'm hitting the subscribe button now.
I just got one of these smokers in a trade, never been used. Thanks for the quick tutorial, I didn’t get the users manual, this is going to help a lot in knowing what to do and what to expect.
The high temp you saw at the beginning is normal. My current pellet smoker always preheats the metal at start up. I wait till it preheats to 100 degrees over the set temp, then watch the temp fall. I just picked up a version of this small grill, looks like I’ll wait for it to preheat also. Great video, by the way. Quick tip, when I wrap my food I put it inside in my oven, it does not need the smoke and you can save pellets.
I have the same grill and a larger one by country smokers as well. The rise in temperature at the beginning is normal, I usually wait till the temp comes down to where I set it. Another tip you used here that I recommend is cook the meat to temperature instead of cooking for a certain time using a grill thermometer. I will say that once anyone uses a pellet grill they will never go back to gas or charcoal. Great video.
I really enjoyed your video. I just bought this tabletop smoker and you gave an amazing demonstration for a first time user. I look forward to more of your videos. Thank you.
hello from the colorful ozarks jeremy!! awesome explanation of detail ! thanks for your precious time and sharing your experience!! tight lines and cheers!!
The fluctuation in temperature 5 /10ﾟ each way is when you're smoking, It's designed to do this the heating and cool down of the pellets causes it to smoke.
Great video. I’m buying a portable pellet grill in about a month and chuck roast will be my first smoking experience too. I’ve watched another video of smokers talking about “things I wish I knew before smoking on a pellet grill” and they talked about learning not to stress over temp swings. Pellet grills are known for the temp swings. Sometimes over and under by 50 degrees. From experience they learned that it doesn’t matter. All their food turned out great. So don’t worry about it. Just trust the temp setting and have fun.
I noticed doing my first burn off, you need to give it more time to come down from the initial blaze, it’s burning off the excess pellets from when it was igniting
Thanks Jeremy great how to video and saved me from having to read those garbled instructions. I will follow your videos which are very easy to listen to and save a lot of personal gibberish! Thanks from a new subscriber in Pewaukee, Wi
I have the same smoker (2+ years now) and pretty much have the same problems...I think the smoker gets hotter than what you set because of the size of the smoker..it doesn't have much mass inside thus gets hotter...after you use it for a while you get good at setting
Wish we were neighbors. You inspired me to order one. Returned my Traeger Scout to Costco today (disaster of a product) to replace it with The Traveler. Ordered direct from the website for $193 with shipping. That’s waaaaaay less than a Scout and you’ve done one of many videos on RU-vid to prove this thing actually works. Really good video.
How has your experience been with the Traveler vs. Scout? I have had a Scout for two weeks and I'm almost ready to return it. Disaster is right. Is the Traveler worth it?
@@David-Nord in well over a year, I’ve logged many, many incredible outcomes. It’s been so good to me, I bought one for my dad and my father in law who both love them. Every time I use mine, I’m impressed by the way it holds temps. NO erratic fluctuations, just perfectly even cooking.
@@ryanteter Thanks for your feedback! It's the erratic temperature swings that have me preparing to return my Scout. I set 225 and it swings between 180F and almost 400F! An hour long smoke turns into a 20 minute fast cook. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Traveler, I think!
OMG lol. Jeremy you had me cracking up. Why? Because I've literally been binge watching BBQ videos to learn how to do this stuff! I ordered my country smokers traveler about 2 weeks ago and it's finally arriving tomorrow (fingers crossed). I laughed so hard when you made fun of the "bark" and the "smoke ring" LOL. I would say you have one of the best smoke rings I've seen. I have a small rack of baby backs in the fridge and can't wait to try, but now I'm thinking I shoulda started with the chuck roast like you did. That looks DE-LISH!! Please please post more grilling videos. I'm brand new at this stuff and need all the help I can get. You have a new subscriber! :)
Hey. Have you been using this little thing since you bought it? I know this comment is 3 year late but I was just wondering how much use have you had with this little smoker?
I don't think so. I always kept the slider over the flames. Lately I've been leaving the lid up for a few minutes after the thick white smoke goes away. Now when I set a temperature, it doesn't fluctuate as much as it did at the beginning of the video. I'm guessing maybe the flame needed to die down a bit.
Hi Jeremy, first of all your videos are very informational and complete. What I found is that while making your chuck roast and th 3,2,1ribs, you never explain what position the heat deflector is in. 1, 2,3,4 slots open,or completely closed. This would be very important to know how to properly replicate your cook. Please include this information in your future cooks. Thank you, D Howell, Tucson, AZ. Keep presenting more videos with detailed information. Sure would appreciate it, again, Thank you!
Hi Jeremy how long does it take to burn down the 3.5lbs of pellets? The pit boss table top looks like its a twin to this one, other than having a 7lb hopper Cheers from Canada thankyou
Great Video. When u grill with the lid open wont grease get down the fire hole and start a big flame .. do u think it will be out of control. Q: what extension cord did u use ? A heavy duty one or regular
Who else picked up on the one clamp method? Great video but my only comment would be is to use both clamps to seal the lid. Otherwise you will distort the lid by applying pressure on one side while heating the lid.
The best, very much like your DYI while learning. More vids need to be done showing the 1st attempt, not the the 20th try and everything is perfect. Much appreciated :)
PSA: purchased this from countrysmokers.com they will not replace my dead on arrival unit. They expect me to take it apart and troubleshoot. This is a brand new unit, that i never used. I keep getting passed over. waiting for a manager that I will never speak with. What kind of operation is this. Go buy something else. they also make pit boss grill, Louisiana Grills.
@Marion Butler the fact that this is dead on arrival is the issue. i just wanted a replacement. not trying to waste my time on something broken out of the box.
@Marion Butler you assume, that its just a loose wire. you're obviously very optimistic and like to tinker. lets hope your future purchases are dead on arrival, so can troubleshoot for kicks, because stuff happens
