First Cook steak On My Pit Boss The Classic Model 

Hey Jon! Glad to hear you’ve got one on the way. You’re welcome. I do these videos to help people like yourself out and when my kids get older if they don’t want to ask me they can watch to learn too. Thanks for watching

I just bought mine today and I love it

Congrats on getting a Pit Boss Brian. Glad to hear you’re loving it already. This grill will last you a long time hopefully and produce lots of great bbq for you and your family.

@@paulsq_ going to smoke a pork belly Friday. It is not that big of a slab of belly it is just right for the wife and I.

Thanks Chris! Yeah the Walmart here had them on clearance so I couldn’t just leave the store without one. I figured for the price let’s see what this pellet smoking thing is all about. Cheers brother

Hey Mark, hope you have many great cooks on your new grill

Don’t worry Pickles. Up until I bought this I never had anything cooked off one either. I’m gonna use this pit a bit more and I’ll give my opinion on pellet grills. So far easy use yes. Set it and for get it yes. Smoke flavour no. Thanks on the congrats. Cheers

Can you share more details on this. I love this idea. Just not handy and need some help figuring it out. Maybe make a video for us all that shows whatcha did! Thanks 🙌

Thanks Mark. I know it has the built in thermostat and probe ports but I like using my smoke as I trust it more then the Pit Boss. I’ve started using a water pan for some cooks as I feel it’s needed. I’ve been enjoying this grill and the food is tasting better with every cook. I’ve cooked almost everything on it now and no complaints with this grill. Thanks for watching and your comment.

Solid recommendation on the water pan. I did my first cook today on it and I used a spray bottle with Apple vinegar and water to keep it moist. Water pan is much more efficient 🎉 thanks again

Thank you Ferdinand, much appreciated.

Thanks HMB! I’ve got a smoker tube if need be but I’ll do a few more cooks on it to determine if I’ll have to use that. Thanks for your input and knowledge on it. Cheers

Thank you James, I appreciate it. I’ve got you covered on almost everything if you search through my videos.

I also just got one its great. Love the videos. Short simple to the point

Thanks for the sub SunCoaster. You’ll be happy with one if you decide to get it. Enjoy the outdoor cooking as myself and many others do too. Cheers

Thanks Lars! I’m liking the easy idiot proof of it so far. I’ll do a review video on this grill once I’ve used it more

Thanks James! I’ll be doing my best to keep putting videos up. Thanks for your support brother. Cheers

absolutely!! we will all be looking forward to it!!

Thanks for the advice I appreciate it. Hope you enjoy the grill when you get it. Thanks for watching

Awesome to hear Mike. I haven’t tried that competition rub so not sure how it tastes also never heard of the thermometer you’ve got but use whatever you have and what works for you. Hope the reverse sear works for you but I’m sure the steak will be great if it doesn’t. Thanks for watching Cheers

@@paulsq_ the Chugod is on Amazon. A Bluetooth thermometer that you can watch on your phone. Worked out well. An alarm goes off on my phone when desired temp is reached.

Thanks. I’m glad that it worked out for you. I’ve been looking at getting the ThermoWorks Signals which has Bluetooth and works off an app on the phone also. I’ll look into the one you have and see what it’s all about though.

Thanks Jose. I’ve been really enjoying mine, I’ve probably burnt through close to 500Lbs of pellets since I got this grill back in August. I wish I could get Tri Tip here but I haven’t been able to find any as of yet. Thanks for watching and your comment

@@paulsq_ hey jose my walmart in iowa just started handling tri-tip.AWESOME

m urias what location has tri-tip? I’m asking for a friend of mine who lives in Iowa too

@@paulsq_ my walmart has them in the meat section for about a month now. About 15 - 17 dollars

I think you might be on to something with your heat deflector theory. I never thought that might be what makes the difference, but like you said with the angle it just might be the cause

Your right Wayne, that’s all it was and it cleaned off. Thanks for the tip.

Your welcome Brandon. I just left it on the smoke setting on the P4 default to cook the steak so as far as the temp I think was around 175-180. I’m not sure how long it was per side I flip the steak over when the internal temperature is around 75-80 degrees. So flip it when you hit around that if you wish to flip. Try and get the steak to a temp of 15 degrees below what your cooking to, before you sear and when you sear it the temp should be finished at what you’re looking. For example if you want it finished at 125 degrees pull it and get it ready to sear at 110 degrees after searing you should be sitting at or close to 125. When I seared it I did it for 1 minute each then repeated for another minute each side. So a total of 2 minutes per side. Hope this helps you out. Thanks for watching and your question

Thank you HUMBLE GREEK, I appreciate the tip for getting the steak to stay flat

To keep my steaks from curling....I cook it med rare at the most.

Thanks Kent! So far so good with this pit. Cheers

Look into z grill mine runs like a champ, theyre the original makers of traegor

Thanks CJ. It cooked the steak great. Cheers brother

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Hey Lalo, I haven’t done any mods to the heat defuser. All I’ve done is add a smokestack to it and a mod for the temp probe. Here’s a link to the temp probe video if you would like to see it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RWhaIRDNEm4.html

Thanks for the advice with the grill grates. I might look into that early next year. I don’t really know yet how often I’m gonna use this pellet grill or what I’m gonna be using it for so that will play a roll as to how soon or if I need to get better grates for it. Thanks for your support. Cheers

@@paulsq_ how long to grill the steak and how long to sear the steak

Hey Dennis, how long for steak is going to depend on the size of the steak, temp that you have the grill set and the overall doneness/internal temp you are looking for. As for the searing get the grill as hot as you can and sear 1-2 minutes per side if 2 minutes per side sear 1 minute per side twice.

Thank you Cheers

Thank you

Thanks for watching

The ThermoWorks products are one of if not the top of the line line temp probes. I do check mine for accuracy every once and a while to make sure they are still calibrated properly.

Hey Frank, I’ve made all of what you just mentioned on video already. Or is it you’re asking why I didn’t cook boneless chicken beef ribs or pork ribs first. If there is something you’d like to see me cook on the Pit Boss feel free to make a request and I’ll do my best to make it happen unless it’s something that I just can’t get a hold of here or it’s way to expensive to purchase. Cheers and thanks for the comment/question

Hey Alec, I do clean the grates after every cook. Once everything I cooked is off the grill I turn the heat up to 400-450 and let it burn at that temp for about 15 minutes then scrape the grill grates with my Weber grill brush. This works for me.

Thanks Eric. They are super easy to use.

Super easy to use and super fun just had my first cook and loving it🎉

No it doesn’t come with the grill. It’s a ThermoWorks Smoke if you’re interested in getting one. It works great. Thanks for watching Matt and your question

Thanks Russyl Royer! It does have the (P) setting on it. I think you meant to say Pit Boss not Camp Chef though.

I did. I'm looking at both companies trying to decide which one I like better.

I really like this Pit Boss so far. It hasn’t let me down. I’ve got a few more videos I’ve done on it to show other things you can do other then BBQ meat coming soon I just have to edit them then I can post them

I guess it all depends on what you’re looking to spend on what pit you will get. Sometimes the more expensive ones aren’t always better just saying

Hey Keith! How long have you had your Pit Boss? Now that I’ve used it a lot and it’s well seasoned I get some great smoke flavour from it. Thanks for watching and your comment/question

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That’s awesome to hear your loving your Pit Boss. I didn’t realize how loud the fan is at first. I’ve been trying to speak louder when I use this grill on videos now. Sometimes my phone might be a little to far back to catch what I’m saying but it sure does a great job at grabbing background noise. Thanks for watching and your comment

Hey David, I will make a video on the smoke stack as I’ve had lots of comments about it over the years I’ve had it on now. The stack hasn’t changed anything with the temperature on my grill the only big thing the stack does is changes how the grill looks overall. The smoke flavor you get is a little bit better I find having the stack on. I don’t know why Pit Boss would tell you it’ll cause temp issues as I haven’t experienced that with the stack on. I don’t see how it’ll void the warranty as you are not adding any additional holes anywhere on the grill. The way the grill sits from factory it’s setup to add a smoke stack to the side by removing the cover plate and using the existing holes and screws that came with it. I didn’t replace my control panel it’s still the factory one that came on the grill.

@@paulsq_ thank you for your reply. Does your stack match the finish of your pit boss (hammered paint)? I ordered one and it’s just plain black glossy paint. Ok so I got an update. I returned the ones back to Amazon and placed an order with smoke daddy. Thank you! Happy grilling.

Center only

Thank you TurboTech for answering this question.

@@omarhernz7453 I know this sounds ignorant, but can I still use this smoker to grill and bbq steaks and chicken etc like I would my charcoal brickett grill?

You can definitely use it to grill just it won’t be over an open flame. I have a video on grilling burgers to show this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--rlBnKVxIAw.html

Hey Mark. There is no lighter starter gel required as the grill will light on its own with the heat starter probe in the fire pot.

I don’t recall as this was almost 3 years ago now, sorry about that

Canada bro

Hey Sean, I’m not sure there’s a real benefit having a pellet grill. When you break it down it’s basically a matter of preference. With a pellet grill you’ll have more control over a gas grill with setting temps to cook plus you’ll get that light smokey flavor from the pellets. A pellet grill is less watching vs a charcoal grill meaning fire management with the charcoal grill. In my opinion you can’t beat the flavor you’ll get off a charcoal grill vs pellet or gas grill. You can add wood chunks for a great smoke flavor or not add any if you don’t want a smoke flavor. With that being said you can always cook with a higher temp on a pellet grill and you won’t get a smoke flavor either. Hope this helps you out

Hey Anthony! Just use the P4 default setting to cook your pork butt for an hour or two then turn the temp up to 250 degrees

If you have the sear zone open yes it’s normal for the ash to blow up out of the fire pot. You can grill food with the sear zone closed no problems

@@paulsq_ Thank You, one more question. When I set my temperature dial to a particular temperature. The Temperature guage on the main barrel reads a solid 80 degrees + more. I was under the impression that the internal temperature will rise up to what I set my temperature dial at, and should not exceed what my temperature setting is. Is that not the case?

If you have an oven thermometer or a digital thermometer like ThermoWorks or Maverick use that in the grill just to see what the temp is really inside. Don’t always trust the lid thermometer. Once you learn your grill and how it’s operating you should have no issues at all.

Yeah a little discolor doesn’t bother me. After all it doesn’t affect the grill from cooking. Thanks for watching and your support

Hey Ted! Go get it you won’t be disappointed. I told you you should have got it when you seen it. Hopefully they still have one at that great price still. Cheers

Hey Josey! The reasoning is in this video this is how the grill comes out of the box. The smoke stack I added on later as it does not come with the grill, I had to buy the stack from Smokedaddy.com I got it through EBay.

Hey Jamie! The ash does blow out of the fire pot but doesn’t seem to hit the meat. It’s all cause of the fan blowing to burn the pellets that causes that to happen. It’s nothing to worry about though.

I’m gonna try it your way next time to see if you’re right. Thanks for watching and your comment

Lol that's actually a myth. There is no such thing as "sealing in juices".

I didn’t want to say it. You’re right with it being a myth

Thanks for watching

Lol no they’re not. I just use them to avoid troll comments

Thanks for watching

This is my voice and the way I sound not trying to hard for anything. I know the steak wasn’t perfect it was the first cook I’ve ever done on this grill. Just cause it wasn’t cooked to your liking doesn’t mean it’s not the way someone else likes it. The smoke stack isn’t on the grill in this video cause this was the second day I had the grill and this is how it comes out of the box. The stack is an add on I put on a month later. Thanks for watching

Paul’s Q hey man I have the new pit boss just cooked steak on it Saturday first time I used pineapple as tenderizer it worked great

Jack Black...are you trying to hard on your name?

Hey Justin. This steak was cooked to the doneness like this for my kids as that’s how they like it cooked. I’ve got another steak video I shot this past weekend that I still have to edit, I’m sure the steak will be more to your liking with the end result of it

You cook the steak to your liking Paul. Doesn't matter what others say, you're the one eating it.

If you’re an expert why were you even watching. Thank for making me some money by watching though

Thanks for your honesty. It wasn’t well done but everyone’s preferences on final doneness is different. Cheers