Pellet Grill Not Making ENOUGH SMOKE? Try These 5 FIXES. 

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I’m definitely guilty of leaving my pellets in the hopper at all times. I haven’t had any issue yet, but this southern humidity may get me in trouble one day!

I just bought a Pit Boss and discovered your videos. You have great info, but more importantly, you're a Rush fan.

All are GREAT tips. My Camp Chef is my first pellet grill and I have found maintenance is the key to success Thanks again! !! !!!

smoke tube enough said

Love the Rush shirt!!

Thank God for that Arizona dry heat. I can be lazy and leave my pellets in! 🙏🏼

Thank you for this. New to pellet grills.

Thank you for this video! Extremely useful.

First time watching your videos today and have subscribed! You make great, no-nonsense or BS videos which are informative and enjoyable to watch in the process. Keep up the great work!

Thanks for the tips. Subscribed, and liked.

Really enjoying your kind of content! Thanks for this video - it was super helpful! Keep up the great work * SUBSCRIBED! *

Great tips thanks for posting

A very informative and unbiased view of pellet grills which are given bad press by people who have their way or no way. I have a Yoder 1500s which is very good but also an LSG pellet which is that close to an offset you wouldn’t want to bet your house on the difference.They have nothing but praise from people with decades of offset use. I have many offsets and they do produce a better product, but do I always want to tend a fire all day, not always.

Lots of good information there.😊

Great videos ! Thanks !!

This was the best video AI have seen . No long bs intro, just facts. Thanks can't wait for the pellet review.

Thanks just bought my PB 1000 series and didn’t know you could adjust the chimney. Thanks for info

Hi -Great video, but I’d like to see some info on Pitboss P-settings? I also think you would really really do a service to everyone by 1). Explaining the life cycle / burn cycle of the pellets in a grill adjustment (p-settings, etc.) 2) The pellet grill explosion risk, caused by those who don’t understand the cycle or the fire triangle we learned as kids and how it applies to pellet grills. I will post some comments here separately to illustrate what I mean. NO ONE to my knowledge has explained the fire triangle for grills - a vid would be great and drive a lot of traffic too!

Subscribed for the Rush shirt alone. 🤘

Great videos you have. I must admit though when this started you had me at the RUSH shirt!!! I am now subscribed!

Thanks so much for the info

Excellent fast information

I am adding a DIY cold smoker to my pallet grill for higher temp. cooking. soon I will upload the DIY video. Cost under $25 Now i can smoke the hell out

Just found your channel and this is my first watch! I have the same pit boss for my 3rd season; have you had any issues with temperature probes? I’ve now replaced 3 of the control panels, 2 thermometers and 2 temp probes…. Pit boss customer service has been amazing but my pal’s traeger seems to be the Toyota of smokers…..

Informative video. Nice shirt!

Love that T-Shirt!

the easiest fix is buy the LSG 20x42 pellet grill. run it at 200° for a long slow cook and get plenty of smokey flavor.

Great shirt!!

Mine wont smoke at all. I set it to "smoke" and it just burns bc the igniter never turns off.

I "Liked" the video just because of the AWESOME T-Shirt you're wearing...

Here is a link to the pellet storage bucket I use in this video to keep my pellets fresh and dry. amzn.to/43R6dDn

New pellet grill owner... Ive run one full bag without properly taking them out.... I like that saw dust bucket!!

Slappin da bass!!!!!

does having your opened heater plate in the opened or closed position matter?

I stopped and and watched your video because you are wearing a Rush shirt!

My new pellet grill has a way to empty the hopper. My old grill did not. I will definitely start doing that. I have one of those smoke tubes, that thing is awesome for getting better smoke flavor.

Came here for the shirt, subscribed for the content. 👍

love the shirt

Good video dude thanx for the info just got a pit boss Laredo 1000 it’s cool been used to cooking on a big green egg this is different

Love the shirt! Sure do miss them.

I use a stick burner- Awesome shirt though, RUSH forever 👍

do i need to adjust the stack ??

Where can I find a firebox for 1150ps2 ? Thanks

Cool. and you were wearing a Rush shirt!

Great info Sir. I have added a smoke tube to my set up. I mix a little wood chips in with the pellets, and I have had amazing results with this process. Once I started using the smoke tubes, I was able to put my stick burner to rest.😎

PELLET LIFE CYCLE AND GRILL EXPLOSIONS I love my Pitboss and it just smokes like an SOB when I run it. (I just don’t understand the “it won’t smoke” comments). People don’t seem to fully understand the life cycle of pellets in a pellet grill as compared to a dedicated smoker. Creating smoke, which you can absolutely do in a Pitboss, is the initial step of combustion before the pellets ignite and actually burn with flame - it’s a cycle! And just like when you initially start the unit up, when you first get a whole lot of smoke and then the pellets burst into flame and burn up that smoke (more exaggerated on startup ‘cause you’ve intentionally over-fed the pellets to get the cycle established), that smoke is full of wood product and will combust and burn ! THAT’S HOW YOU GET THE PELLET GRILL EXPLOSIONS WE SEE ON RU-vid- HOW EXPLOSIONS HAPPEN: The FIRE TRIANGLE fireman talk about is made up of 3 parts or elements, all of which have to present to have a fire: - OXYGEN - FUEL - A HEAT SOURCE It starts when the person running the grill turns the unit off and then back on while the cycle is in progress, i.e, it’s smoking, because they think they’ve lost the flame, - but cycling to off and then back on AUTOMATICALLY starts a 4 minute feed of pellets you cannot stop! (And, should they then do it once more, going back to off again and then on out of frustration and ignorance, it just starts the 4 minute feed all over again!) NOTE: The normal feed time is about 18 seconds. So you’ve now caused your Pitboss to go into a 4 minute feed, feeding new pellets into a pot full of already hot embers, plus the heat rod at the bottom of the pellet cup now comes on ADDING MORE HEAT Remember !! : Start-up is the only time the heating element DOES COME ON! (During the normal cycle, your hot embers and the air from the fan blowing across them ignite the new cold pellets the feed auger dumps in.) You now create bu-ku extra smoke (which is combustable as I said) and you get this GRILL BACKDRAFT SITUATION, but unlike the movies, where the guy opens the door to let oxygen onto a smouldering fire, you have plenty of oxygen already there - the fan’s running continually!! - you’re adding HEAT to the oxygen and fuel (SMOKE) and igniting the smoke in a confined space! It ignites, expands rapidly and BOOM!! The grill can’t contain the expanding force generated when the smoke is ignited. The solution: TWO SIMPLE STEPS: 1) Take the control switch to OFF and leave it there - you can unplug it too, to be on the safe side. 2) Open the cover and step away When it cools down and the smoke clears, always, always dis-assemble your grill and clean the pellets out of the fire pot-a must-do to ensure you don’t restart with an overly full fire pot and get a runaway fire on the restart Remember: >> WHEN YOU DON’T FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT, >> WHEN YOU CAN’T EXPLAIN “THAT MUCH SMOKE” TURN IT OFF, OPEN THE LID, AND STEP AWAY!! PS - NOTE - All pellets grills use some sort of auto-feed and heat rod to start the cycle when you first turn on your grill - I mentioned 4 minutes, etc above ‘cause it’s specific to a Pitboss, but ALL GRILL CAN BE MADE TO EXPLODE IF USED IMPROPERLY!

I purchased my Traeger in 20. It smoked very well until recently. Now it seems to be regulating temperature better in a tighter window thus cutting down on the amount of smoke I get.

First of all - NICE SHIRT!!!

I have a Pit Boss 1150 Pellet grill. After each use I empty the pellets from the hopper and run out the pellets from the auger tube. This takes a lot of time. I wish Pit Boss would have a “Speed Up” (Prime) setting when you first begin and at the conclusion of the cook have a “Run Out” feature that would quickly dump the pellets. When I have to “Run Out” the pellets I will remove the burn chamber of the Pit Boss1150 and put a galvanized bucket under the burn chamber hole and run them out that way. Otherwise the igniter will heat up a large amount of pellets in the burn chamber. This is something you do not want to happen.

awesome shirt

What brand of pallets do you recommend? For more smoke

Lone Star Grillz has mixed pellets with wood chips. This combination is said to have an offset flavor.

Could you please do a video on the P settings...owners manual is very confusing..

never mind - you answered it

Mixing a blend of fine wood chips with your Palace is the best way to get a good

My Austin xl is set at 250 and it never gives smoke just a hard fire. Sucks I have to Lower to 225

They should make air tight hoppers

I seen that you have both Pit boss and Z grill which one would you recommend to person that's looking???

Great advise on emptying the hopper after each use. I’ve been doing that and the difference is recognized. I keep the pellets in an air tight container to keep moisture out of them.

I hope you’ll try Manchester Pellets when you compare.

just subscribe to your channel because of your Rush t-shirt, nice ! (ok, I own a Camp Chef XT pellets smoker, great tips !) 🤘🤘🤘 #rushfan4ever

Good info thanks

Homer bucket for pellet storage!

Even with all the good advice in this video, add a smoke tube for smoke flavor much closer to burning real wood. Or better yet, use a product made by Smoke Daddy, called Heavy D. This product replaces your standard heat diffuser, but has side compartments for chunks of real wood. This gives you smoke flavor almost indistinguishable from stick burner smokers.

I don't own a pellet grill, but I want on. But I'll be perfectly honest, the reason I came to this video was that I saw the thumbnail and wanted to congratulate you on your R40 shirt.

I have a traeger. Just had a new smoke burner box unit replaced after less than a year of ownership. When I cook chicken (225-250F) and my smoke is just turning my chicken a charcoal grey color and just giving my chicken a burnt flavor. Even tried a new bag of pellets. Any ideas? My fresh pellets have a clean break too. (I vacuum my entire thing out after every other cook too so it’s not that full. And smoke stack is open by about 1” and the fan is blowing). Also, when I put my hand under my hopper by the fan, I feel air blowing down against my hand.

Got the new Z grill, 700D4E. App wont download on Android, wont even connect on iPhone....and firs time using it..smokes nice at 160....then no smoke afterwords...225...no smoke. Very unhappy with this Z Grill decision....

If it isn't too late (haven't checked the latest videos) please include Knotty Wood pellets in your comparison or your next one....Plummond if you're just doing one, but would like to see Almond included as well. Edit: I see the Knotty Wood in a later video... Nevermind, except maybe the Plummond if you haven't tried it yet.

Pit Boss will not get hot enough tocook the meat in the chamber in cold weather. Tried smoking turkey over Thanksgiving smoker would not get over 180 dgrees. How am I going to cook as well as smoke at that temp? Damn shame the only heating source in the unit is the rod.

I sold my new PitBoss and bought a RecTeq 700. Problem solved.

What's crazy is the manufacturer's branded pellets, most notably Traeger brand is cut with alder wood. It would be nice if they at least offered a premium line or was required to say what was really in the bag instead of "made WITH 100 percent..."

5 More reasons to keep my offset smoker and Not get a pellet grill. But I enjoyed this video, Thanks.

The truth is, you can do all these things and get plenty of smoke but no smoke flavor. Pellet grills burn very cleanly and efficiently. I have followed all of these tips to the tee.

That’s a “WORKING MAN”

If dry pellets are better then why do we soak wood chips or chunks before cooking on charcoal

is this a pellet grill? or a pellet smoker?

Love the Tee shirt!!!

You don't need to do any of that stuff. Just buy a smoker tube. You'll have a shit load of smoke 😉

NOT ENOUGH SMOKE? USE LUMBERJACK PELLETS!!! I cleared out my pellets and auger and filled it with lumberjack pellets. As soon as I fired up the traeger you could instantly smell the goodness! T R Y T H E M O U T ! !

The first and most important reason is that they are pellet grills. They are not pit smokers. In order for the pellets to burn correctly they need to burn hot and therefore you will not get a lot of smoke. That's just the physics of the situation. You can add a smoke generator or get a model of pellet grill that allows the pellets to smolder temporarily but if you want a real barbecue flavor then you need a pit smoker and wood splits.

This is why my food tastes like cat shit! I’ve been storing my pellets in an old litter box!!! Lol

“Pellet grill not making enough smoke “? Get a UDS and an electronic fan controller, way better bbq.

Best fix is to use a real smoker!!

I’ve discovered two undeniable facts about pellet grills. Firstly, they are not grills. To grill the fuel source must be 900 degrees Fahrenheit and a minimum of 8 inches from your protein to create the desired Maillard reaction. Pellet grills can’t do this. Secondly, wood pellets are processed. They are great at generating heat without adding smoke flavor. Fact! If you own a pellet grill, please change your mindset about what you actually own. You own a pellet fired outdoor oven. Whatever you would cook in your indoor oven you can cook it in any pellet grill and the flavor will be the same. Pellet grills are outdoor ovens fueled by wooden pellets. Enjoy your outdoor pellet oven. Cheers!

Pittboss LMAO ok

Pellet smokers are not bbq. Maybe that’s your problems.

Pellet grill not making enough smoke ,buy a real smoker 😂😂😂😂

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Learn how to use a real grill and you won’t have this problem. Have a nice day

I buy everything based on reviews. Some said this was hard to put together ru-vid.comUgkxCx5fHawkK9OoV-ojFrY8JLnZrFwAmvUt some guy said 2 hours and 2 beers later. I didn't drink beer like I was going to. I didn't feel like going to the store. I'm assuming I would have had at least 3. I took my time. Stepped outside for a cigarette break a couple times but all in all it was about a 3 hour project for me but it wasn't like it was difficult or anything . Only pictures but everything is pretty organized and labeled although I didn't see any #s on the actual pieces like it shows in the diagrams. Only the screws were labeled. On the cardboard part of the packaging on the back side. I put it together in my living room too. It wasn't supposed to rain today but it's Michigan and I couldn't wait so I put it together in my living room. Without beer but beer would definitely have made it more fun that's for sure. I'm giving this a 5 for easy assembly. I'll update after it stops raining when I can take it out of my living room and cook some food on it. Hope this helps at least for people who think they can't put this together because I did and you can too . And there are extra screws. I got nervous and immediately came here to see if others had the same experience and they have. You're not doing it wrong. There will be extra screws. Be patient. Don't rush it. Drink beer. Happy assembling

Nice video. Huge Rush fan here. Saw the R40 concert in Tulsa. Have the same shirt, had to get it since the tour started in Tulsa. Favorite rock band. @ SoonerMagic.

Well its a pellet grill. Man up