Country Smokers Pellet Grill: Set-Up and First Cook!

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Summer is here and I've decided to try my hand at smoking meat! To do that, I picked up the Country Smokers Traveler Pellet Grill for $200. In this video, I try to cover everything from initial setup of the grill to my process of cooking a 3-pound chuck roast.
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[@FurrariAussies]

You are so good at talking and explaining everything. This video is great. I ordered one of these but I'm more impressed with how well you describe all of it haha!

[@geneedwards5639]

Definitely one of the best review videos I’ve seen. You’re a master demonstrator, and a very humble grilled! Thanks from Gilbert, AZ.

[@uncletadeusz]

My hat is off to you, Jeremy. Beautiful review and walk-through. A friend of mine just recommended one of these as a backup/travel pellet grill. I decided to check out some YT videos before pulling the trigger. Yours was the first I watched. It is so thorough that I don't feel I need watch any others (I usually watch dozens before making a purchase). I commend you for this great content and I'm hitting the subscribe button now.

[@ricktulsa]

Excellent narration of every step from beginning to end. I'm going to purchase this product for sure.

[@Ranman1]

Excellent walkthrough! Thanks for the detailed video and can’t wait to smoke my own!

[@phil2559]

Just bought mine thank you for the help. Great job!! Clear and easy to follow thank you again!

[@jfriah]

Right on, Jeremy! That looks amazing! Great step by step video for anyone considering this grill! ✌️

[@phillipmorris1334]

hello from the colorful ozarks jeremy!! awesome explanation of detail ! thanks for your precious time and sharing your experience!! tight lines and cheers!!

[@annafolds4889]

Best narration of a product I have ever heard. You were fabulous.

[@lordon6]

I really enjoyed your video. I just bought this tabletop smoker and you gave an amazing demonstration for a first time user. I look forward to more of your videos. Thank you.

[@PurpleHippoCinema]

Thank you for this! This is my first pellet grill and was real nervous about actually using it!

[@jayvaughn680]

Thank you for the video. Just bought mine today and was really curious about the fluctuating Temps.

[@rodbookout6612]

jeremy i just get my country smoker last week and i love it...thanks for your advice and your commentary...

[@atomicfab]

Jeremy, when you tasted it and started laughing,,, just awesome man!

[@jefflancaster6587]

Lowes has it for special order through September 6 for $149..I had to pull the trigger..pickup in 2 days..

[@philly2x]

Idk if it's a pricing mistake or not, but these are currently on Amazon for 169. I bought one 10 minutes ago.

[@kcrlaterbye]

I just received a Pit Boss Pellet table top smoker for a gift. Can't wait to give it a try... You pot roast looks yummy.

[@matthewolson5287]

I just got one of these smokers in a trade, never been used. Thanks for the quick tutorial, I didn’t get the users manual, this is going to help a lot in knowing what to do and what to expect.

[@Docsamadhi]

Great job man.. very informative.

[@rodbookout6612]

i just love your calming voice...haha very nice...i will like and subsribe to this...thank you jeremy hill

[@jimpierce6227]

Awesome! I am ordering mine now!

[@scargardens6953]

Great video, very informative. Thank you

[@Eugenes84]

Great video. I’m buying a portable pellet grill in about a month and chuck roast will be my first smoking experience too. I’ve watched another video of smokers talking about “things I wish I knew before smoking on a pellet grill” and they talked about learning not to stress over temp swings. Pellet grills are known for the temp swings. Sometimes over and under by 50 degrees. From experience they learned that it doesn’t matter. All their food turned out great. So don’t worry about it. Just trust the temp setting and have fun.

[@williambelott1897]

great job my friend. thanks for sharing

[@biasvids3987]

The fluctuation in temperature 5 /10ﾟ each way is when you're smoking, It's designed to do this the heating and cool down of the pellets causes it to smoke.

[@mhowel7933]

How has this held up since first use? Just stumbled across your channel and great stuff!

[@GameEnthus]

That looks delicious.

[@nkaltso]

The high temp you saw at the beginning is normal. My current pellet smoker always preheats the metal at start up. I wait till it preheats to 100 degrees over the set temp, then watch the temp fall. I just picked up a version of this small grill, looks like I’ll wait for it to preheat also. Great video, by the way. Quick tip, when I wrap my food I put it inside in my oven, it does not need the smoke and you can save pellets.

[@stevehenderson2571]

Am anxious for mine to arrive & try it out. Great narration & video. Hopefully as successful as you. Keyword ... hopefully.

[@plattbarber3825]

Thanks Jeremy great how to video and saved me from having to read those garbled instructions. I will follow your videos which are very easy to listen to and save a lot of personal gibberish! Thanks from a new subscriber in Pewaukee, Wi

[@rodbookout6612]

i never thought about smoking a roast but i will do it this sunday...

[@gregoryburkhead7813]

Great Video. When u grill with the lid open wont grease get down the fire hole and start a big flame .. do u think it will be out of control. Q: what extension cord did u use ? A heavy duty one or regular

[@jamescook6564]

I have the same grill and a larger one by country smokers as well. The rise in temperature at the beginning is normal, I usually wait till the temp comes down to where I set it. Another tip you used here that I recommend is cook the meat to temperature instead of cooking for a certain time using a grill thermometer. I will say that once anyone uses a pellet grill they will never go back to gas or charcoal. Great video.

[@laboratorio7133]

Great video bro

[@samanthagraves8583]

How often do you have to add pellets? 3.5 lbs cannot last that long.

[@karisgeistfeld3834]

This is almost exactly like my asmoke which I love!

[@lisaperry63]

OMG lol. Jeremy you had me cracking up. Why? Because I've literally been binge watching BBQ videos to learn how to do this stuff! I ordered my country smokers traveler about 2 weeks ago and it's finally arriving tomorrow (fingers crossed). I laughed so hard when you made fun of the "bark" and the "smoke ring" LOL. I would say you have one of the best smoke rings I've seen. I have a small rack of baby backs in the fridge and can't wait to try, but now I'm thinking I shoulda started with the chuck roast like you did. That looks DE-LISH!! Please please post more grilling videos. I'm brand new at this stuff and need all the help I can get. You have a new subscriber! :)

[@gregoryburkhead7813]

How do u like it

[@Krystine_1776]

What’s your opinion on this vs. the Traeger Scout?

[@gordonjames8811]

Hi Jeremy how long does it take to burn down the 3.5lbs of pellets? The pit boss table top looks like its a twin to this one, other than having a 7lb hopper Cheers from Canada thankyou

[@ginenice4185]

Did you maintain the temperature dial to smoke up to when it is done.?

[@PMCJohn]

I noticed doing my first burn off, you need to give it more time to come down from the initial blaze, it’s burning off the excess pellets from when it was igniting

[@andrewbowen1484]

for easy cleanup cover that pan under the cooking grate with foil

[@rodbookout6612]

i love you jeremy...thank you...

[@williamblanck6754]

I have the same smoker (2+ years now) and pretty much have the same problems...I think the smoker gets hotter than what you set because of the size of the smoker..it doesn't have much mass inside thus gets hotter...after you use it for a while you get good at setting

[@Vladviking]

Very helpful. Suggest a first time user watch this first for the hands on.

[@rodbookout6612]

the bark on your meat that you smoked looks really good...

[@byronhowe6753]

awsum video thankyou

[@ryanteter]

Wish we were neighbors. You inspired me to order one. Returned my Traeger Scout to Costco today (disaster of a product) to replace it with The Traveler. Ordered direct from the website for $193 with shipping. That’s waaaaaay less than a Scout and you’ve done one of many videos on KZbin to prove this thing actually works. Really good video.

[@David-Nord]

How has your experience been with the Traveler vs. Scout? I have had a Scout for two weeks and I'm almost ready to return it. Disaster is right. Is the Traveler worth it?

[@ryanteter]

@@David-Nord in well over a year, I’ve logged many, many incredible outcomes. It’s been so good to me, I bought one for my dad and my father in law who both love them. Every time I use mine, I’m impressed by the way it holds temps. NO erratic fluctuations, just perfectly even cooking.

[@David-Nord]

@@ryanteter Thanks for your feedback! It's the erratic temperature swings that have me preparing to return my Scout. I set 225 and it swings between 180F and almost 400F! An hour long smoke turns into a 20 minute fast cook. I'm about to pull the trigger on a Traveler, I think!

[@DX91001]

Who else picked up on the one clamp method? Great video but my only comment would be is to use both clamps to seal the lid. Otherwise you will distort the lid by applying pressure on one side while heating the lid.

[@ranveerramcharan1917]

Hey. Have you been using this little thing since you bought it? I know this comment is 3 year late but I was just wondering how much use have you had with this little smoker?

[@douglas.howell1959]

Hi Jeremy, first of all your videos are very informational and complete. What I found is that while making your chuck roast and th 3,2,1ribs, you never explain what position the heat deflector is in. 1, 2,3,4 slots open,or completely closed. This would be very important to know how to properly replicate your cook. Please include this information in your future cooks. Thank you, D Howell, Tucson, AZ. Keep presenting more videos with detailed information. Sure would appreciate it, again, Thank you!

[@texas2far]

Do you think the heat deflector slider played a part on your temperature control?

[@JeremyHill]

I don't think so. I always kept the slider over the flames. Lately I've been leaving the lid up for a few minutes after the thick white smoke goes away. Now when I set a temperature, it doesn't fluctuate as much as it did at the beginning of the video. I'm guessing maybe the flame needed to die down a bit.

[@steve3508]

My hopper smokes every time

[@billwilliam1001]

@21:20 - best part!

[@herrp8765]

There's no way I'd be able to resist slicing off a sliver of it raw, before it hits the smoker. With all that rubbed goodness, too.

[@tophauler8626]

Jeremy do u still recommend this pellet grill

[@JeremyHill]

I sure do!

[@tophauler8626]

@@JeremyHill ok thanks for your help, im going to order tonight

[@dralusion]

PSA: purchased this from countrysmokers.com they will not replace my dead on arrival unit. They expect me to take it apart and troubleshoot. This is a brand new unit, that i never used. I keep getting passed over. waiting for a manager that I will never speak with. What kind of operation is this. Go buy something else. they also make pit boss grill, Louisiana Grills.

[@agilani01]

should have bought it from walmart so you could return it with no questions asked

[@dralusion]

@Marion Butler the fact that this is dead on arrival is the issue. i just wanted a replacement. not trying to waste my time on something broken out of the box.

[@dralusion]

@Marion Butler you assume, that its just a loose wire. you're obviously very optimistic and like to tinker. lets hope your future purchases are dead on arrival, so can troubleshoot for kicks, because stuff happens

[@kramerdm]

You need to plug it in

[@bmacneil2008]

The best, very much like your DYI while learning. More vids need to be done showing the 1st attempt, not the the 20th try and everything is perfect. Much appreciated :)

[@maryannmarek1853]

Why the parchment paper?

[@JeremyHill]

It helps to retain the moisture in the meat.

[@maryannmarek1853]

@@JeremyHill Thanks, I’ve never seen this…loved the vid!

[@stevestevenson289]

G damn! Yr first try??

[@JeremyHill]

Yep!

[@stevestevenson289]

@@JeremyHill hell ya