Pitboss Austin XL Review 

I have heard of people doing that. I will have to look into that. Thank you for the comment

There are 2 grattes that are 12.5"x19" and 1 that is 8x19. I am guessing you can fit 7 or 8 full spares on there. The temp probe is stainless but other than that the rest is painted. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thank you.

Thanks Man. I have been debating about doing one and we had some good weather today as I was cleaning it out. Figure why not give it a go. Hope yours is still running and cooking good.

brandon luxford so far so good

I have tried it a few times. I didnt really mind cleaning it without the foil so i just keep it off now. I know alot of people keep it on. Thanks for the comment

Thank you Paul.

I cant say for certain that i noticed a difference. I am leaning towards always getting them from Walmart only for the reason of a possible better flavor. It may only be in my head but like i said, im not sure. For me, maybe it may also be a visual thing. The package is definitely nicer at Walmart. I hope you like your new Pitboss. I love mine. Thanks for the comment.

Thanks Tom.

Good to hear. I hope you like it. I love mine

@@brandonluxford6871 what's not to love st 56 yrs old wife said poppa ingest ya new grill for father's day that came no grill birthday no grill went over to my nephews house he had a pit boss xl man love to have one so other day since I'm retired it came fed ex took 3 guys to unload it didn't see what was inside crate figured it was something for the granddaughter for xmas so took it apart seen it was pellet grill took me 2 hrs an little help from a buddy wife came home I was in driveway doing a burn off she says couldn't wait for xmas lol yes I'm going to enjoy watching videos on my new adventures lol

@@curtisclemans2563 thats awesome. I picked mine up and assembled it myself. With all that is goon, my cooks and videhave been limited due to work and kids. Good luck and thanks for the comment

Hope it helps if you have any questions. Unfortunately I have not had to deal with the GFI issue. Hope you get it fixed

If i remember correctly, the dial goes to 450 or 500. I have never done 450, but during my burn off, i did go to 400 for about 1hr. I hope this helps you out.

vtown 707 I’ve had my grill up to 550 degrees with the sear zone closed and with it open I’ve had it over 700. I never took a temp reading of the over all but my griddle plate was well over 700 when I checked the temp on that. Are you just wondering for searing purposes?

Not a problem. I hope it helps you out. If you need any other measurements, just email me and I will measure it for you. Thanks for watching.

Don’t know where you’re at but don’t think you’ll come to SoDak to measure a grill. Jokeing. The XL is 62.4 inches right to left. The Deluxe right now at Wally World for $369 is 44 inches left to right. Doesn’t have the shelf on the right side. Actually smaller, left to right than my old Weber Genises 1000. Thanks for the tips. Your video was really good. I do admit I really like my Pit Boss VS.

@@johnmanthey2683 i live in Michigan. I wish all of the barrel sizes were the same. It would make it so easy. To be honest, when i did mine. I ran my rod through my sear plate and used the rod to scribe the inside of the barrel. I drilled from the inside out. It just so happens it was right in line with the shelf. That is how I would do yours. I would love to come there but i would need to do some pheasant hunting while I was there

Big source of revenue for SoDak is when the “out of staters” come for opening season. Most SoDak hunters hold off till about the 2nd or 3rd weekend when the “tourists” go back home. You say Michigan. Well, I’m a native born Buckeye. We all have our problems. I won’t hold it against you for that. My mom’s sister, aunt and uncle, lived in Muskegon. As a kid we used to go up at least once a year. Went perch fishing with a cane pole and a bobber on a big long pier. No limits in those days. My mom’s younger brother and aunt had a summer cabin up there someplace. I think Pikerel Lake, not too sure on that. Take care.

@@johnmanthey2683 you too.i have fished Pickerel alot. Thank you .

I will say that i love the grill and jow it has worked for me. There are alot of things that you can make your own by how you modify it. I was giving ideas of what to do because everyone is different and likes different things. Overall i highly recommend this grill

I find that thermopro is alot more convenient because i can bring it inside and see the temps from wherever I am without going out to the grill. I will use them if i am doing alot of food and need to check a few different temps. I hope this answers your question. Thanks for the comments

I have seen that method before. I just took it right off. I am not to concerned wiyh getting my hand caught in the auger. Thank you for the comment

@@brandonluxford6871 Yeah i guessed it was if large stuff that was not pellets was either in the pellet bag or from someone putting it in there. The only problem is with the grate you have to use a long stick to move the pellets into the auger. This way I have the grate to keep out kids hands and large other objects and I can still open it to move/remove the pellets but whatever works best for you. Thanks for the informative videos. Later

Thank you. I hope it helps you out

@@brandonluxford6871 it did. More than likely I will be buying the XL tomorrow or the 700

@@alBRUHchino thats awesome. I really love my XL even today. I try to take very good care of it. Best of luck with whatever you go with

I know of some people upgrading the breaker a little bit. Are you running it off of a small extension cord, because I know that has an effect on how it draws? How far away is it from the outlet? That also plays a role in popping the gfi. I hope this helps and sorry I am not a huge help

@@brandonluxford6871 thanks, just hate to have to have an extension cord running into the house when we have an outlet on the porch, hopefully we get it figured out.

@@BMCJ2118 the only thing i can think, is that the outlet is not strong enough where you have it. I would try a good extension cord and see it that helps. Good luck

Try a new one... could be a older gfi and they’re much more finicky than new ones

If I remember correctly, this one was about 14lbs and i could fit 2 more easily if I turned sideways. I hope this helps you out.

@@brandonluxford6871 starting to eye this pit..

@@MGarza-ki8fm i really like mine. I was a little worried when I first got it because it had some bad reviews but I love it. I feel that if you take care of it, you shouldn't have any problems

@@brandonluxford6871 cool.. I have the pit barrel cooker and it is great! Meat comes out very well and the smoke flavor is there. I would like to try a pellet smoker for doing jerky and snack sticks or sausage. Since those the temp can go very low. That's kind of my plan.. 🙂👍

Thank you. I hope it helps people out.

@@brandonluxford6871 my wife ,inlaws and brother bought me this for my Birthday today . I Currently have a trigger tex but was Flirting with this grill when I saw it at Walmart apparently they took notice of it. I can't wait to use this grill just the space alone in the convenience of some of the features will be nice not to save my trigger hasn't been great it's just time to move on to what I think will be a much better product for my family and myself .😁

@@ksmiles5333 . I really like mine. My thoughts are, if you take care of it, it will take care of your food. I have not had any issues. I clean mine aftet every cook. Best of cooks to you.

It looks great. It wasn't out when I bought mine. If it was, i dont remember seeing it. I do like the look of the 1100 for sure. Thank you for the reply.

I do if i need extra. I like my Thermopro because i can see if the temp drops from inside. The 2 that come with it are great dont get me wrong, but I like to see my temp from inside without going out all of the time. For overnight cooks it has an alarm to let me know if my food or temp is out of range.

They came with my TP20 from thermopro. They are really not that hard to make if you have some thin stainless steel strips. You could make them yourself.

Id like to monitor my ambient temp through my first couple smokes (just bought my Austin XL today). those look simple for keeping it off the grates. thank you

@@dcxtech97 if you are handy you could make some. I have also seen some made out of tin foil just to hold them up. Paper clips or a small potato are also used. Hope that helps you out

That's perfect. Thanks for the info

dcxtech97 you could also just cut a potato in half and run the probe through it like you would with the metal clip and place the potato on the grate. I’ve done this many times before when my clip broke on my Maverick

Wow you have a lot of free time if that is all you are bitching about.

@@tborg9173 Yep... Tons...!