How you burn it off for the 1st time. I’m fixing to buy one
@ScottParadis-yi9ng3 ай бұрын
Can you send a link for the 20 pound tank hook up? Hose
@michaelphillips85345 ай бұрын
How do you know if it is in smoke mode?
@scottbaer5 ай бұрын
Thanks for this video, it is really informative. I have been looking at this exact pellet smoker but notice on the ones I've looked at at two different local stores in my area that everything is identical except the front folding shelf and the under shelf cubby hole. The 1250 competition series in my local stores don't have the cutout in the middle of the front shelf, it's straight across, and also the ones in my local stores don't have the cubby hole underneath the front folding shelf like yours does. Maybe they changed that for some reason? I like that cubby hole storage which is why I am posting. Maybe someone knows. Thanks again!
@donnkloepfer13166 ай бұрын
Just bought the same one but now (3 years later) they come with a hard top cover, the right shelf folds down and cabelas makes a nice vinyl cover that just fits. Other than that it’s still the same price, I paid $299.
@adansaenz87529 ай бұрын
Awesome video thanks for creating it.
@ddomi8611 ай бұрын
What is your 1 year review of this grill? Did it hold up?
@yellow_panther11 ай бұрын
The regulator appears to be a proprietary design. Would be nice if it could be modified to a blackstone assembly as that would open up some replacement parts availability.
@bromack2353 Жыл бұрын
I'm looking at this for my first pellet grill/smoker ,but I have a concern with the row of open vents across the top near the lid, how do we seal the smoke in? Or am I over thinking this, anyone please let me know 👍
@arnoldvillatoro328411 ай бұрын
You are overthinking it, the grill needs proper airflow. The vents aren't adjustable and i'm sure Pitboss trialed and errored until they found the sweet spot.
@daviddobbs7136 Жыл бұрын
Bought Jul 22 . Bluetooth has not worked. They sent new control board same issue . Was told they were going to push it higher. Waited one week and nothing happened. went on Live chat to see wants up . Nothing has happened .
@jefferybonem7336 Жыл бұрын
I just purchased one at Aldi on clearance for $17.49. Now looking for a storage bag or cover
@natebenefield738 Жыл бұрын
how's the griddle holding up 2 years later?
@alexismireles2575 Жыл бұрын
Can all 4 burners have different zones?
@SLICKMYSTER2004 Жыл бұрын
Are you still liking the grill?
@donitahardin2995 Жыл бұрын
We just got ours, today 7/16/2023, for $33.95.
@RCGshakenbake Жыл бұрын
Where's the review? I've been debating on picking up the current one.
@Loveinlife1980 Жыл бұрын
Just bought one today. New ones come preseasoned and the grease trap was moved to a better location
@JSustain Жыл бұрын
By the way, which grill did you buy
@JSustain Жыл бұрын
Great review! I am going to learn from your experience. I don't want to have to do a bunch of modifications. Thanks
@setterkim4050 Жыл бұрын
Rich people problems 😏
@JeromeHames Жыл бұрын
What’s the chain on the right side of the griddle for?
@frontporchmint3 ай бұрын
Match holder :)
@troylandrum2739 Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Just bought mine.
@bradsharp3417 Жыл бұрын
i have issues with mine, burned it out just fine, used it later temp. probe was out company was great to work with, sent new probe now it works, the book sux having to learn psettings on myself , but i will not give up on it , i think i will like when i learn it on my own.
@goombathegrey2664 Жыл бұрын
How is the wifi connection range? I’ve read about wifi connection issues with other grills. Did you have any trouble connecting to wifi?
@239Howie Жыл бұрын
My router is right inside the window, about 25 feet away. So I don't know how far WIFI can travel but mine is close by.
@juliettegarciagomez9554 Жыл бұрын
I am considering the 1250 vs the 1150 they have at Lowes. Can you help me understand what the main differences are between the 2?
@frogbg6612 жыл бұрын
Any problems with it yet?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
I had to tighten a few nuts and bolts, but no problems yet.
@waynethebarber10952 жыл бұрын
Great video! Nice you made it!! It looks you got it all down... I have a 22 inch, and now I want more space ... If you can't afford it I would say go for the bigger one! You will always use the real estate.....
@darthmal2 жыл бұрын
im running to my Aldis later on today!
@OFFFishing2 жыл бұрын
Impressive unit👍🍻
@TheDWZemke2 жыл бұрын
Lowes have a version of the 1600. I had to replace the controler, pit boss did a good job of rsending me the upgraded one. They sent it to me for free. Love your video. Keep up the great work. I have the drop-down clean out. It looks like your clean out should work better.
@russellernst17052 жыл бұрын
The grill sergeant already did a video on this
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
Nope, this video was posted in April, and the Grill Sergeant posted his in July. If his was already posted, I wouldn't have made this one.
@orionlapalm8132 жыл бұрын
I got mine for $40 on clearance
@Jkingproduction52 жыл бұрын
Same here I just got it yesterday
@johnbohannon25222 жыл бұрын
Me too!!!
@traviszaugg61932 жыл бұрын
Can you send me link for that conversion part?
@misskayjay032 жыл бұрын
I just bought one and am wondering which conversion hose to get as well…
@traviszaugg35822 жыл бұрын
I just got that and so far so good.
@jessicaw4231 Жыл бұрын
Looking to hoop up to my camper what kit do I need
@agm60952 жыл бұрын
Nice review. Are you in Florida?
@CaptMitch432 жыл бұрын
How does it seal?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't "seal" at all, the fire keeps burning, the fan keeps pulling in the fresh air, and the smoke pours out the vents. Air flows straight through it the whole time as it should. It's working great so far.
@arnoldvillatoro32842 жыл бұрын
I just picked this grill up this past weekend. I did my first cook and overall I am in love with the grill, the only issue I have is the main grill grates seem to be too small for the grill? They shift a lot and don't fit snug like my previous two Pit boss grills. Are yours like this too?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the bottom grates do slide around.
@edward39002 жыл бұрын
Curious about smoke leaks with this style lid (sliding) compared to traditional lid. Thanks
@curtgroscurth14862 жыл бұрын
I have cooked several times, absolutely no leaks. The best I have ever seen. Enjoy!
@edward39002 жыл бұрын
@@curtgroscurth1486 thanks
@chadbennett61112 жыл бұрын
Hey, i also have this grilland have a question for you. I seems at the ash cleanout there is a gasket ? Idk this is what i was told by Pitboss. It appears that i must be missing this gasket and that is why i see red embers falling out of my ash cleanout. Mine has about a half inch gap at the top of the ash cleanout and i can see the ashes escaping there. What is it supposed to look like , just curious if anyone else is experiencing this?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
I don't have much ash falling out. Maybe your's is missing the gasket.
@shawnpaul72262 жыл бұрын
I got one as well but still trying to figure out the smoke feature it won’t go higher than 200 on the S smoke setting so if y’all figure it out please share
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
I believe the Smoke setting is the lowest heat possible.
@arnoldvillatoro32842 жыл бұрын
Smoke setting is the lowest temp possible typically between 180-195. Then you have options from 200-500 with 5 degree increments, if you want to smoke at 250 set the temp at that, it will still produce a good amount of smoke at that temp even though its not in the "Smoke" setting. The higher temps 300+ is where you start losing the smoke and getting into a live fire the entire time.
@TheOlRazzleDazzler2 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on the grill now? I’m shopping and like this one. I have a masterbuilt and am over it constantly breaking.
@RossMalagarie2 жыл бұрын
I have had the Pit Boss Austin XL, (best bang for buck, only at Walmart currently $400 gets you 930 square inches of cooking surface, digital control, sear plate that opens to all up to 500F direct flame searing). The only 3 cons to it are its not wifi, it doesnt have a pull rod that you can open/close the sear plate, you have to take the center grill off and then grab the sear plate tab with tongs to open or close the sear plate, and after each cook you have to take the grills out, the sear plate out, and the flame deflector out then vacuum or spoon out the ash from the fire box or it can explode, (no seriously look it up on youtube) So the Pro or the Competition series both have the wifi updated controller, the ash pot that is removable from the bottom, and the sear plate has a rod that you can pull or push from the outside to open/close the sear plate without having to take out the grills, sear plate, and deflector.
@RossMalagarie2 жыл бұрын
I would 100% recommend the Pit Boss pellet smokers as they have the direct flame option for searing with up to 500F of flames. What other pellet smokers have direct flames and can beat the price per square inches of cooking surface?
@RossMalagarie2 жыл бұрын
I have a Pit Boss Austin XL for over a year now and its the best bang for buck for cooking surface size, features, like 2 included meat probes, sear plate, (you can open for direct flame 500F searing) and digital controls. It is only at Walmart and is about $450
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
I've had no problems in three months. I've had to tighten up a few screws and bolts, but I didn't assemble it, and maybe that's normal. Overall, I'm pleased with the purchase. When I cook at 350 and 400 sometimes, the temp gets a little hotter than I like, but it cooks great and is very easy to use.
@twoforksTF2 жыл бұрын
I just purchased the 4 burner Deluxe event grill from Cabela's store. I'm excited to see how it works 💪 first time for me
@pablos41042 жыл бұрын
Is this one better/newer model than the pro series gen 2 ?? Wats the difference between competition vs pro series I wana buy one dnt know which one to buy they cost similar
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
The CS is newer than the Pro. The CS controller has 5-degree increments instead of 10, no big deal. Rollback top vs flip-up lid. CS is taller. CS only has two probe ports and I believe the Pro has four. That's all I can think of. They are very similar.
@cedricrandle50242 жыл бұрын
Competition is exclusive at Academy and Menards. Pro's are at Lowe's. Comp Series is newer and a lot of bugs ironed out.
@andystafford71102 жыл бұрын
How well does this model perform? Is the right side hotter on this model like the Austin xl and pro 1600?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
I have not noticed that one side is hotter than the other. the 1250 and 1600 do not have a smokestack on either side, so I think the heat is more even. I have not tested it with a thermometer.
@cedricrandle50242 жыл бұрын
I bought one a couple of months ago and the heat is relatively even. Of course a little hotter in the middle over the fire pot, but nothing so bad that I have to spend $80 bucks for a cover over the pot and a moderation for the thermometer. This is why the 1250 is a little better than Lowe's 1150.
@user-et3kk4tn4s2 жыл бұрын
I am looking at getting a pitboss and I am trying to isolate the main difference between the 1600 elite and this model, the website uses a lot of words and mentions the Comp can sear open flame up to 1000, but its a flame so that would apply to the elite as I would think.....anyone know the differences?
@cedricrandle50242 жыл бұрын
Identically the same. Slide the sear plate open and flame away!!
@user-et3kk4tn4s2 жыл бұрын
@@cedricrandle5024 thanks Cedric!
@cedricrandle50242 жыл бұрын
By the way, you may have a more apples-to-apples comparison with the 1600 Pro vs. the 1600 Competition. The 1150 Pro is more of a closer comparison to the 1250 Competition.
@Ed-5272 жыл бұрын
I have had mine now for about a month and a half now . I've done two briskets, three hams ,sausage & chicken and it has worked great. The app has also worked very good ,I really haven't had any issues and I have been controlling it from about 50 ft away and I'm in a old brick building with lots of double brick walls. I really can't say anything bad about it, I've taken the third rack off haven't had to use that because of the size of the other two racks. I did install two temperature gauges from lava one in each corner of the lid and I'm seeing about 75° temperature difference with the hotter being furthest away from the hopper. But this weekend I'm smoking a turkey and I'm going to stick my other probes in there and see exactly what they read and then I'll give an update. It's nice to be able to reach under and hit one latch and take out the burn bowl and dump it out and get going right again. I put it together myself, the only suggestion I can give you is if you get it and you put the legs all together don't tighten up everything leave some play so when you get the main body of the smoker lifted up on the frame you can line up the holes better ,once I did that I went back and tightened everything up and it went nice and smooth. So I give the smoker a big plus for the size I really haven't had any issues with the app on Android, and love that the hopper can hold so much, I've gone all day on a 250 burn. But the one thing I do to add extra smoke is I bought a smoke tube from Amazon with a lid on it and I'll fill that up with whatever the pellets I have in the hopper and I'll get that going and that really gives that extra smoke that you usually don't get from a pellet grill. I had a pretty good smoke ring on my brisket. Very happy with my purchase.
@adolphnovosadiii25312 жыл бұрын
Did you ever check out temperature differences between different sides of the grill using ambient temperature probes? And how much of a temperature fluctuation are you seeing from the set point? +/- 5 degrees? +/- 20 degrees? Just wondering. Thanks!
@shawnpaul72262 жыл бұрын
How’s your smoke setting working out? I can’t get mine higher than 200 on S setting ? Any ideas or am I missing something TIA
@cedricrandle50242 жыл бұрын
@@shawnpaul7226 Smoke settings, by design, do not go above 190 degrees. If you set at 200 for a low and slow smoke, it will get plenty of smoke for hours. The P settings (low smoke) are designed to basically do smoke on low heat before you jack the heat up later. P settings go up to 7, the higher the number the less smoke. That is why it defaults at 4 when you first start it.
@GIVEN_U_SMOKE2 жыл бұрын
I just picked up my PitBoss 1250CS Today I can’t wait to burn off, and smoke this weekend. I love the new look and I’m hoping it burns awesome!
@Jeremiah-TwistedTrucker2 жыл бұрын
Did you get alot of ash everywhere inside when you did your burn off?
@GIVEN_U_SMOKE2 жыл бұрын
@@Jeremiah-TwistedTrucker I didn’t get allot of ash burn off. But I seasoned it with avocado oil. Higher smoke/Burn temperature. I have found my hot spots. But I will say the probes are pretty accurate.
@Jeremiah-TwistedTrucker2 жыл бұрын
@@GIVEN_U_SMOKE I haven't seasoned it yet I have only done the burn off so far
@adolphnovosadiii25312 жыл бұрын
@@GIVEN_U_SMOKE What do you mean by saying you have found your hot spots. Do you mean the temperature is not even across the grill grate?
@cedricrandle50242 жыл бұрын
@@adolphnovosadiii2531 Even your oven has hot spots! It's not to the extreme in this smoker though. The flame/fire pot in the center will obviously make it hotter than sides, but not enough to burn your meat if you cook over it. No grill is perfectly even across it's surface, but some are more erratic than others. This one is not erratic. It's an improvement over previous Pit Boss models.
@matthewparr84112 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking of picking this smoker up. Does it heat up pretty quick? What the temperature variations/difference when setting the smoker? Can you set it in 5 degree increments 10,25?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
Yes, heats up pretty quickly. The controller temps start at 180 degrees in 5-degree increments up to 500. So, 180, 185, 190, 195... etc.
@matthewparr84112 жыл бұрын
Gotcha! Thanks 👍
@Ed-5272 жыл бұрын
Very nice smoker, real happy with it, like I said in my review most pellet smokers don't give you the smoke like a regular stick burner. So I did buy a pellet tube off Amazon put the same pellets in there and my brisket had a real nice smoke Ring. The size of this thing and the app I am really happy with the purchase of this thing I think you would be too. This is my first pellet smoker and I feel spoiled getting something that is so easy to operate. I got up the other morning and had my brisket ready threw it on at 3:00 in the morning set it for 225 and I went back to bed ,cooked the brisket for 11 and a half hours the last three wrapped in butcher paper and it was tender as could be nice bark, all I use is salt and pepper I guess since I am in Texas I like Texas style.
@curtgroscurth14862 жыл бұрын
Heats super fast, 10 - 20 degree increase from left probe temp to right side. Probably Temps within my thermo works Temps. I love this pit!!
@mjserrata2 жыл бұрын
How’s the app once you get logged in?
@239Howie2 жыл бұрын
The app worked really well. I noticed that the best way to use the app is to open and close it, and not leave it open for long periods of time. It seemed to freeze up if I left it open. The probes were also surprisingly accurate and you can set notifications for each of the probes, but I never did hear a notification. I don't really expect that much from the app other than being able to make sure the grill is still cooking at temperature.
@mjserrata2 жыл бұрын
@@239Howie Thanks for the reply I think I am picking this one up too instead of the Pro
@Ed-5272 жыл бұрын
I have android and have not had an Issue.
@GIVEN_U_SMOKE2 жыл бұрын
The app is very responsive I have had mines for a month and used it about 8 times I haven’t had any crashes or unresponsiveness yet. Had my wife turn it on while was on the highway and it was responding in real Time.
@agustinmarinez58912 жыл бұрын
The steel cover is awesome. I just bought one & wondering where to get one?