Pit Boss Competition Series TITAN Burn off and Biscuit Test

Sure, the Pit Boss Titan might look cool with all it's new features, but what happens when we turn up the heat!
To I will show you how I season my pellet smokers before it's first use
We then do the biscuit test which YOU should totally do with ANY smoker you have!
Then we take our 3rd party temp probes from Chefstemps to see what the actually grate temperatures are reading to know if the new Titan runs hot or cold to what the control board says.
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[@waltwins]

This is a beast of a unit! You have done an incredible job sharing all about the Titan over the last couple of videos. Can’t wait to see more brother!🔥🔥

[@gharv1313]

Awesome burn test Andrew, looks like you’re going to be throwing down some awesome cooks soon! Can’t wait , cheers brother 🍻

[@lostnomad60]

Sweet! So far, so good, can't wait to see some cooking tests.

[@bobbicatton]

Thorough biscuit test! Nice👍😊

[@igottils]

The internal temp probes are different than ambient temp probes and that could account for some of the inconsistencies in your probe test. Not saying it’s definitely the case, but could be.

[@grillyeah]

Love the size of the multiple grates. The warming rack on grills in years past was a joke, great looking pit for a pellet cooker. Cheers

[@TheSnakeman3]

Very nice testing and showing us how to be a Boss.

[@TheDawgfathasBBQ]

Solid content brother! 👊

[@StitchJones]

Another great video, thank you.

[@RicsBBQSpecialties]

Now I want biscuits 😎 Great video buddy👍🏼👍🏼

[@yesitsmario88]

Really impressed by this pit, good review. Can't wait to see a brisket cook.

[@veelee8766]

Thank you for these videos! I can't wait to hear what your thoughts are between the Titan and the 1600 since I was planning to get the 1600 but the Titan is looking like the winner for me now.

[@jharlowrose1]

Getting them videos out quick!!!!!

[@daddydutchbbq]

Nice review Andrew ! Looks like a nice smoker !

[@Mike-in-Texas]

Seeing as they are the same price range, I hope to see a head to head comparison between the Titan and the Elite. Although, I think the Titan will edge out the Elite because of the upgrades. I love the idea of the added dust holes.

[@josephthul2938]

I had 2 of the PB Elite 1600 grills. First one never worked properly I pretty much swapped out every component because of so many issues. “I’m still waiting for a new igniter” which has taken 4-5 weeks and still is not here. I was able to exchange it for the same one 6 months after my initial purchase and as soon as I turned it on, it was the same issues all over again. It wouldn’t update the firmware. Wouldn’t connect to my phone or WiFi. I even moved the router to about 10 feet of my grill…so I immediately returned that one because I wasn’t going to go through the same ordeal. The Elite reviews are close to 50-50. You either love it or it’s absolute junk. My wife wrote a review on it and 24 hours later it was taken down. We can not find her review. I just purchased this Titan yesterday, I live in Minnesota and I’m making a road trip this weekend to pick it up. Fingers crossed I don’t have any issues with this one. I love pit boss, but the elite is leaving a sour taste in my mouth and this titan will make or break it for me. I wish I could take my old 1150 back from my brother lol.

[@kaivonmortazavi8656]

Impressive grill features - I think they have really taken the feature set to another level - we will have to see how it smokes/grills. As part of testing this new pellet smoker it would be great if you could do a couple of cooks where you compare this freedom blend vs Royal Oak charcoal blend.

[@NoBSEateries]

Great review!

[@gosman949]

I'm ready for that Titan to come with the stainless steel top like the Elite! Maybe Lowes will come out with it?

[@nietbepalen]

Yeah this one is goooood. Almost could smell te smoke😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@FracDaddyBBQ]

Next video should be you eating all 30 biscuits hahahaha

[@e-train6402]

The only thing I see as a negative feature is the pull out racks. Food is dripping grease and juices, so when you pull them out it will get on your patio or deck or mat making a mess.

[@DP-lx1jn]

Thank you for the video. If you were buying one today would you choose the Pro or the Titan?

[@felixgato718]

Hope to see a Brisket video soon.

[@Trumpetmaster77]

Nice grill

[@jpruitt546]

If you spray the cooking spray prior to the burn off are you not locking in the manufacturing oils you are trying to burn off?

[@dac2166]

Can any shield adjustment be made to even out the right side hot spot?

[@ronaldmckim372]

I really liked the test done. The problem is I can't find out how to order the grill. I checked withe the supplier and I haven't heard how to get it shipped to Massachusetts.

[@Webbwulf]

Any idea if there's a grease pan that will fit for drippings?

[@sandmanxx6049]

Maybe in the next temps tests you could run the smoker probes as well, with the rest of them. I might do that after my biscuit test, to see how accurate those are.

[@GrillSergeant]

That is a great idea.

[@swannrc4411]

Hey man love the videos , need to know which is better pro series 1600 or the titan. Iam getting ready to purchase one of them and I want both but I can't afford both. HELP

[@maverick5990]

With the Titan you are spraying cooking spray but you have not done this in other videos. Is there a difference with this grill ( son-in-law has a new Austin XL and I have a new Classic both Onyx).

[@rdaughrity]

Do you know if there is or will be a compatible pizza oven attachment?

[@reddog907]

Hey Andrew , will you be doing a smoke test using the VST ?

[@82mprosen]

Where do you get those high temp gloves? The ones I get from Amazon with the cloth outside saying that they are good up to 700 degrees plus, burn through

[@osubuckeyes_1]

The whole thing with the hopper being split baffles me and I’m not sure if anyone else sees this or noticed? When you go to empty out the hopper, it doesn’t release pellets from just one side, but both???!!!! So what really is so different from you just mixing your favorite pellets, 1 or 2 or even 3 kinds of pellets???!!! If it all pours into the bucket once the hopper trap is opened…..doesn’t that defeat the purpose of separating?????? Another thing is the whole biscuit test really just shows how inconsistent your temperature is within your smoker itself, so if you’re trying to cook wings across all your racks, then you’re just juggling the food as your cooking????!!! Plus with the so called temperature probe test, that just tells me that the thermostat location for the grill is located to the cooler side of the grill or where the lightest biscuits where located. The company needed to centralize the internal thermostat (middle of the Grill) to help evenly distributed the heat somehow or is just a case of the blower mechanism sending all the initial heat all the way right??? Just some thoughts & questions. I’d be more interested in which pellet grill performs best (heat) across the whole internal system!!! Thanks 🙏

[@hardtimes4521]

Following you to see you testing the app and show us if it will work for you!!!

[@GrillSergeant]

Stay tuned! :)

[@hardtimes4521]

@@GrillSergeant Can not wait brother! Thank you for your efforts.

[@beefuzzy310]

Did they fix the display accidentally turning on the unit in wet or humid weather?

[@lonestarsmoked]

I am REALLY surprised at those hot zones.

[@orional1977]

Would it be better to do two burn offs? One after it is put together and then one after using the cooking spray? That way the oils from assembly/transit protection are burnt off then a food safe layer is applied? Just a thought I had... May have to look into upgrading my PB 1150 pro after watching this review!

[@projektxent]

I have the 1150 and I am thinking the same thing. I will use them side by side and be done cooking in no time

[@Atown804]

Is this series considered better than the Pro series sold at Lowes?

[@the1bulldurham]

Would like to buy one of these. Don’t want to pay $500 in shipping, though. Would be nice if Academy stocked them. Would buy one, now.

[@GrillSergeant]

Give it time. They sold through 1/5 their total inventory of the Titan upon release, so it will take a week or two to replenish the stores.

[@danarmstrong8299]

That smoker is sweat! Where does the dust go from the auger tube?

[@wyattgasser6035]

do you know where the dust goes that gets filtered out of pellet tube? does it just drop to the ground?

[@GrillSergeant]

When you dump the pellets, it goes with it.

[@fbarfield]

I just found out that the only place I can buy the Titan is only through Academy Sports and got the message from their website when I tried to buy one that they don't sell to Calfornia! Smh.

[@mrpips000]

Too bad it's only sold at Academy and there aren't many of those in the country.

[@allmightfitness9405]

It’s also at Lowe’s now

[@Mustangjac2]

Yo GS, since you have them on hand.....would you know if the Pro 1600 elite's cover fits the titan? PB doesn't have a cover for it yet and PB Customer service couldn't confirm any existing covers would fit. Since So few folks have it, I'm hoping you'd know......otherwise I'll go do some trial and error.

[@GrillSergeant]

Great question! Just tried it and yes the cover of the 1600 PSE fits perfectly on the Titan! Good call! 🍻

[@Mustangjac2]

@@GrillSergeant HA! You rock dude. Can't ask for better than that. Thanks!

[@Maidiac]

I expect the racks to start becoming difficult to slide with buildup as you cook more

[@Bearded_Toy_Guy]

But you didn't say why you turned off after the pellets dropped and then you looked at them and then you restarted it?

[@johnneitzert2382]

Let's see you cooks some ribs !

[@vincecody5474]

Does the manual say to add cooking spray oil before doing the first burn off? You want to burn off all that Chinese protective oils before doing a good seasoning. You’re just adding more oil to burn off. Did you read the manual? I guess doing the proper steps doesn’t matter. Doing the bread test might be ok. But doing proper seasoning with a good cooking oil is a must for the whole unit. Heating it up to temperature and letting it cool all the way down, before opening and closing the lid is the best way to season the new unit. Just my opinion.

[@arturreef8117]

You would think put boss would learn from some models having incocitent temps, my 850 has suck bad test swings.

[@claytondavis1772]

I don’t have the P mode for some reason what does that mean?

[@timcummings1513]

Where can I order the Titan? Every Academy Sports I've checked online says they are sold out and you can't order on Pit Boss' website. Help please!!

[@bluetoughguy]

why do you add cooking spray to everything? I didn't fully understand why. What is the difference between smoke mode and PID mode?

[@GrillSergeant]

Adding cooking spray to the internals is going to cure the steal like it's a cast iron skillet. It will make everything non-stick and will help prevent rust. PID mode will give you consistent and even temps but will produce little smoke. Smoke mode the temp will go above and below the target temp but you will get a lot more smoke 💨

[@bluetoughguy]

@GrillSergeant appreciate the responses! I have a camp chef and when you increase smoke level, it gets pretty erratic with Temps lol.

[@cdesalme]

I don’t need more shelves . I need a bigger grilling surface with an offset firebox.

[@GrillSergeant]

Stay tuned. Got a offset coming to the channel :)

[@cdesalme]

@@GrillSergeant Really! A pellet smoker ?

[@johngardner5648]

Makes me wanna grill something.. got a promo code on the titan?😎

[@GrillSergeant]

I wish!

[@paulholland3232]

Inside of lid????

[@michaellarick5352]

Do you need to close the sear lever when smoking?

[@GrillSergeant]

Yes

[@michaellarick5352]

@@GrillSergeant it looked like you had the sear lever open during your biscuit test, wasn’t sure if that caused your hot spots.

[@WethepeopleFreedom76]

Was that fire pot door open during the test or closed?

[@pdavenpo10]

I ordered mine online. Shipping was $215 ish.

[@americandude3825]

So this is a grill and not a smoker correct? I got a new Weber 6 burner grill for 50% off so I don’t need a grill. Just looking at smokers!

[@GrillSergeant]

The Titan is more of a smoker than a grill, but it can do both. You can run it at temps as low as 150 and when searing steaks you can get 1000 flames 🔥

[@sandmanxx6049]

Wait a minute, hold up. On the elite, you burned it out first, then went in afterwards and seasoned. On the titan you're doing it all at the same time. Wouldn't the spray inhibit burning off all the manufacturing oils and such?

[@GrillSergeant]

Good catch. Before I seasoned in this pit I reached out to a few bbq pros and they said that extra step was a waste of time. It’s all going to burn off anyway.

[@sandmanxx6049]

@@GrillSergeant Roger that. That's what I'll do this weekend then.

[@samlitteral]

Where do I find this🎉

[@GrillSergeant]

www.academy.com/p/pit-boss-titan-wood-pellet-grill?gmc_feed=t&irclickid=XOxTHIViwxyPWK71H2W3FRPSUkH3h8xlISYbRs0&KZbin&IMPACT&XOxTHIViwxyPWK71H2W3FRPSUkH3h8xlISYbRs0&

[@xavierquintana2734]

Anyone know how many hours that’ll smoke for?

[@GrillSergeant]

It depends on on a few factors, outside temp, smoker temp and how many pounds of pellets you have in your hopper. Generally I see these smokers use about a pound of pellets per 1 hour of smoking so in theory you would get 40 hours of smoking at 250.

[@xavierquintana2734]

@@GrillSergeant Thanks for informing! I’ll be keeping that in mind when I make my purchase!

[@user-jj9um5uu6t]

P pit Boss grills a piece of

[@joe4302]

Where is the smoke exiting?

[@GrillSergeant]

Vents are in the back of the lid…

[@joe4302]

@@GrillSergeant Thanks for the quick response, love seeing some early info on this model.

[@outdoorsman1955]

Yet another PitBoss grill that we can not get here in Canada completely unfair it looks like the owners have forgot where their roots started

[@gosman949]

everything is bigger and better here in Texas---home of Academy Sports!

[@JimCook]

Use a ball of tinfoil rather than potato, tinfoil has no chance of damping the heat the way a potato might.

[@1savdsoul439]

Have you hooked up to WiFi? Hubby and I can not find password🤷‍♀️

[@GrillSergeant]

Yes. Password is your own WiFi password.

[@1savdsoul439]

@@GrillSergeant It isn’t. It says “Grills password”. After being on the phone with Pitboss for hours they finally realized it is a missing issue on their end. They have sent it up the line and are working on it. We have the newest model. I havnt found a person yet that is hooked up to their phone.

[@martinhernandez7030]

Elite or Titan?

[@GrillSergeant]

Sounds like I need to make a video comparing the two. :)

[@sandmanxx6049]

​@@GrillSergeantseems like it might just boil down to a performance test, as unfortunately I'm thinking the improvements of the titan over the elite would win, minus the aesthetics. I think a top fav of mine is the steeper walls of the hopper.

[@GrillSergeant]

@@sandmanxx6049 and that you can store 40 pounds of pellets vs 26 😂

[@sandmanxx6049]

@@GrillSergeant Actually, the sticker advertises 32lb on my elite, but hey, 8 more pounds is more cook time. Now if they'd only do a Brunswick 96 lb hopper on a titan :). Not sure I'd want to see what that would look like though ...

[@sandmanxx6049]

With the features, I'm getting the titan. The elite was an almost perfect smoker, the one time I smoked ribs on it.

[@Gokywildcats11]

Cost

[@threadready8078]

$1300 + shipping or free assembly if purchasing at one of their store locations

[@ScottysBackYardBBQ]

that thing is a tank.

[@07slowbalt]

Pit boss needs to reword all their grills for example: good, better, best. They have way too many grills that have missing features that are extremely hard to narrow down for a buyer. Different control boards, different grate layout and construction. Different sizes, different hoppers, different cleanout designs, searing feature, etc For the average consumer going in to buy one they see grills labeled pro series but then see competition series, then base editions. Onyx, lexington, platinum, titan, sub variants, retailer exclusives. Why dont pro series offer smoke mode? Its absolutely ridiculous 2 grills with the same PID controller or similar and yet pro series skimps out on a smoke mode when your buying a smoker! You gotta in some cases step down and buy the cheaper competition series (prices in several stores) just to get the extra smoke mode or you have to buy a premo model like this to get it. Other brands offer the extra smoke feature on ALL pid controller smokers. Ahhh i hate marketing.

[@stevefoltz3838]

You get what you pay for.

[@benrothssmith8954]

Just doesn’t compare to Timberline XL

[@kevinkissell284]

Biscuit tests are a waste of time hot and cold spots change on a consistent basis in pellet smokers don’t ask me how I know I just know

[@dougsmith7031]

No need to spray anything with cooking spray.... good grief