Any Pit Boss grill gives you a function called Priming – this is important because it gives you manual control of the speed of the Auger.
So when the pellets have run out or you’re starting your first grill, there are no pellets lined up in the auger to be fed to the ignitor which starts your fire.
When the grill starts, it runs the auger and igniter for 4 minutes straight no matter what.
If the pellets don’t reach the ignitor in time, no fire will start.
Make SURE you PRIME by holding down the prime button until you hear pellets drop into the fire pot, or see smoke. You will hear the trickling, like dropping a penny into a soda can.
As for the P Setting…
P0 = FASTEST
P4 = Default
P7 = SLOWEST
If it were the middle of the unforgiving Alaskan winter, (which a Pit Boss will still run in) you would want to try a P Setting of 0 to counter the naturally frigid winter air and outside temperatures.
On the other hand, if you were cooking in the Sahara desert, your grill might already be 200 degrees inside from the stifling desert sun.
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Am i supposed to leave that internal metal vent in the open to see the flame or keep it closed to smoke?
I'm getting ready to by one
Any idea when after starting the smoker (previously used) how high the time should get before actually setting a temp? Say if I turned it on let it start heating up, how hot will it get? The lowest I can set my cooking temp on my pellet smoker is 200 degrees. Is there a “regulated temp”that the smoker will default to if a temp is not set or will the temp just continue to rise? Does that make sense?
Any idea when after starting the smoker (previously used) how high the time should get before actually setting a temp? Say if I turned it on let it start heating up, how hot will it get? The lowest I can set my cooking temp on my pellet smoker is 200 degrees. Is there a “regulated temp”that the smoker will default to if a temp is not set or will the temp just continue to rise? Does that make sense?
Great
Thanks for the info 😊
I tried to use mines so many time and it just wouldn't hold the heat. I definitely have to be doing something wrong but I follow every step.
he should have said to leave lid open during ignition.
I'm trying to do the initial burn off on my Pit Boss 440. My Pit Boss 440 DOES NOT have a prime button. What do I do?
Next video you make… use your index finger to hold the button.
There are several guys saying you need to spray cooking oil on the inside to season it. Is that true?
Thank you! Short and straight to the point! My first time grilling ever so I'm excited and this video gave me some confidence going in.
Just saved my life!
Great tips! My friends with Pit Boss grill made it sound so simple but neglected to mention pre- cooking requirements. Very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks for the video
Does anyone else ever get freaked out by turning the grill up so high? Idk what it is but I don't care for pellet grills anymore. I feel like I have absolutely no control over it. I mean it just seems like it could get out of control so easily. Like 500 degree? Seriously? Has anyone ever gotten their grill up that high before? Also I hate when I have it set to 275 it keeps going to about 350 before it starts coming down then starts back up around 200. That's a huge swing in temp. Also why have such a low setting when you can't even use it. If I set it below 250 degrees it goes out. It drops so low that it just goes out. Was doing an over night cook and this happened and ruined my brisket. Does anyone have any better options? Can you get good smoke flavor on an electric smoker? Maybe gas? Probably can control the temp much better on electric.
Manual instructions stated that burn pellets should be disposed on the bucket by the auger on the prime process however none of the burned pellets came out. Not sure what else to do. Any ideas?
Yo drip/heat plate open or closed? My last one Didn’t have that junk.
My pitboss xl is getting hot WAY to fast. Is there a reason for that? Any help.would be appreciated.
For me, I had to hold the primer button for a couple minutes to see pellets enter the burner.
When you grill on pellet grill does the meat get smoked flavor?