Pit Boss PB150PPG Table top pellet grill unboxing and burn in.

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[@TheExodeth]

Thank you for posting this! No one else showed the grill cover coming with it and it's not mentioned any where in the listing, so it was a nice surprise to find it in your vid. Appreciate it!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The cover was a total surprise to me, I was looking to order one before doing the unboxing.

[@stevegordon5243]

Great video Dan! No need to apologize for the video length. Appreciate you taking the time to do these informative videos!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting, your support is greatly appreciated. I don't make 30 minute videos often but I felt that I needed to put as much information as possible in it. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@BBQPITDOG]

That's a great gift Dan! Take care Bud!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

It was totally unexpected and totally awesome. Rick is a great guy and I hope he gets some videos up soon. I've had the pleasure of eating a lot of his food and it is great. I hope that you have a wonderful week and a Merry Christmas my friend.

[@jimaker2757]

I like you and your video. You’re a straight up honest guy and you don’t find too many like you around. I hope you solved your hopper problem as I have not checked out your other videos yet. You my friend have a great day and thanks for making this video!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the way I discussed the problems I was having with the pellet hopper, one thing I'll never do is sugar coat anything. I hope that you have a wonderful day.

[@drunkboysbbq1436]

Awesome video. Glad you like it brother! Can’t wait to see more videos with it! Welcome to the PitBoss family!!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

This is totally amazing brother, I can't thank you enough. Everyone on C Dock is going to gain some weight this coming summer.

[@flossie713]

Great unboxing and review and super awesome follow up!! You rock man!!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, I'm really enjoying cooking with it now. It turned out to be a very good pellet grill for its size.

[@dearlaserworks]

Thanks for this. I stayed to the bitter end as I’ve been on the fence after seeing a lot of folks with the smoking hopper & back burn issue. After reading your comments about the easy fix, I’m ready to take the plunge. It’ll be a nice addition to our RV. I’m thinking I’ll try adding some rubber bumpers under the left legs to jack that side up.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, I hope that you found it informative. Since making this video I've used it dozens of times and am really enjoying it. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@Maplecook]

What a great set up!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@bobbilynch8163]

I have a Pit Boss 1100 Series, but just bought this tabletop version yesterday to use when camping. I'm so glad I saw your video before I fired it up. Very informative! I had a pellet box fire once in my larger smoker. I'm sure it was from turning the temp down too fast. I think I'll have biscuits and meatloaf tonight. Thanks for the video and for the potential solutions.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'm glad that you enjoyed my video and thought it was helpful. I hope that everything turns out well on your table top grill. Have a wonderful day.

[@milltown]

Great info, thanks! Just bought the Lowes version of this (smaller hopper but external sear plate control). I'm going to implement your suggestions before I use it again.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'm glad that you enjoyed the video, I'm sure that you like your pellet grill. I like mine for the convenience of it, much easier for smaller cooks than using my larger one. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@d.a.berryoutdoors]

That’s a great Christmas present! Yeah I really love those Facebook groups. Most people on there are extremely helpful. Can’t wait to see more cooks!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much David, I hope that everything is good with you and your family. The Facebook groups are a good resource to get advice from people that have had the same problem. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@robertbelieverinjesuschris8793]

Thanks Dan, I just got the exact same smoker for Father’s Day and I was searching to find some information on startup. Sometimes when things go wrong it help’s and this video was a big help. Now I know to tilt my smoker a bit up on the pellet box side and to make sure to prime good first. I’ll watch the burn pot closely also. I’m thinking I may run the temperature a little bit lower like around 400 for a first burn. Again thanks.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'm glad you found my video helpful. I have learned that if I'm searing anything at a high temperature I go back down in 50 degree intervals, it has seemed to work well. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, your support is greatly appreciated.

[@aratzael]

Hi Dan! First of all, thanks for doing this video. Very informative. It was the first video I saw when bought and install my smoker, same model. I am from Costa Rica, so this kind of pellet grill is not common. I had the same issue with the hopper! Lots of smoke!, but being new at this I thought it was normal, until, long story short, I spent almost 2.5 hours trying to get 350 F. Next morning, I opened the side control panel and found it all cover with a sticky smoke residual, all over cables, connectors, fans, etc. I set the grill to run and saw the fire pit fan extracting air instead of blowing!!!! I unscrewed the fan (it was a little damage due to the heat and smoke last night), turned it over and boom, it worked perfectly fine. I got few smoke and get temperature set reached within few minutes. Hope this comment help those who has the same issue, I don’t want them to deal with the disappointment and frustration that I have to… hahaha… finally I could get my smoked chicken ready!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for your comment, I hope this helps anyone that reads this.

[@andrewbarnett2761]

Great start up video 👏 👌

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@brittsbackyardbbqngrill]

Off the water finally? Good to see the new grill/smoker. Things are moving here. I started my 38 treatments today and hope am going to get filming asap. Good to see you back and getting some camera time in.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Had to move back home, it's a little cold on the water for the wife. I hope that everything goes smoothly with treatment and will be looking forward to seeing what you have cooking. Thank you very much for all the support you have given me. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas my friend.

[@alexbridger8354]

Great video not a lot of videos out there on this model. Very informative glad I came across this

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

[@GraciasKusina]

Helpful & informative.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much

[@geoffvoss]

Thank you for adding the potential fixes at the end - looking at getting one of these in Australia and only seen bad reviews with this smoking hopper issue. Being a user error makes me a little more confident in my purchase

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I've used it about 20 times since this video and really like it now. When just cooking for the wife and myself it's the perfect size.

[@robp9696]

Hay Dan, I don't know anything about smokers, but glad you are on your way to figuring it out. Always enjoy the videos

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, your support is greatly appreciated. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@jcolson72]

Great video thank you. I now have my first smoker

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching, I'm sure that you will enjoy your new smoker.

[@tankertim]

Made it the end! 🤣 Thanks for doing the research for us so we don’t make the same mistakes!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

The biggest thing is to make sure that the pellets are packed tight, I've not had any problems with it since the initial cook. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, your support is greatly appreciated.

[@cookingwithkf]

Awesome!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much.

[@unpavedexplorer338]

Hello Dan, That appears to be a really good grill. The biscuits turned out nice. It will take a few uses to get familiar with it.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I've played with it since filming this video and it seems to be doing well. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, your support is greatly appreciated.

[@averageeverydayfishermansh4501]

Thanks for the video. I just saw it (23 Jan 22) and I see you rocking the Bengals hat. I am guessing you are still happy with them today. I am thinking about getting into the pellet grill game and your video helped a bunch!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Go Bengals!!! I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@alanfowler5087]

Just got mine love it tytyty.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching my video. I hope that you get years of enjoyment from your Pit Boss.

[@ricktaylor26]

Thanks for your video

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting, your support is greatly appreciated.

[@texantakakoolarrow_5820]

Good stuff Dan! It was a great video and I made it to the end. I did hit that subscribe button!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@johnzurbriggen713]

I’m getting the same grill tomorrow delivered and I’m so glad I watched this. I would have freaked a little if it did that 😂 hopefully I won’t have that issue but I’ll be watching for it and I guess stirring the hopper anytime I open the lid 😂

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'm sure that you will enjoy it a lot. I've found a the biggest key is to make sure that the pellets are packed tight, I haven't had any problems with burn back since I started doing that. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, I hope that you found my video helpful.

[@Mo-ys4yq]

I just bought this grill & im so freaked out with the burn back, I’m thinking of canceling my pickup order. I think the last 3 things u talked about gives me hope and is much appreciated! Thank you!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I've been using it for about 5 months now. I have found that you can't go from a very high temperature down to a low temperature fast, you have to take it down in steps. This is really not a problem because I usually never have it over 300 unless searing something. I have also learned that if you make sure that the pellets are packed tight it helps a lot. I'm really enjoying mine. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@Mo-ys4yq]

@@Dansoutdoorcooking when ur taking the temp down in steps, what intervals? 25, 50, 100 degree intervals and how long to wait between intervals? Bc of ur great video, I think I’m gona go pick it up but not until I hear from you! 😳🙂

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I take it down 50 degrees at a time and wait 3 to 5 minutes. I have not had a burn back problem since I started doing this.

[@gfamily9990]

Thanka for the video it was a big help

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@Plain-Ole-Chuck]

I watch 'em all.. never know what kind of excitement you will come up with hahahaha

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Atleast I didn't have to get the fire extinguisher, but we me cooking it's always a good idea to keep one around. Thank you very much Chuck for watching, your support is greatly appreciated. I hope that you and your family have a Merry Christmas and stay safe and warm.

[@jbcoker]

Great video brother. I just bought this model this afternoon. Plan to burn in tomorrow and try a rack of ribs. Keep up the good work.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I really like the tabletop pellet grill a lot. Pork butt is my favorite in it because with how small it is, it is extremely efficient on pellets on small cooks. My larger pellet grill will use twice the pellets in the same amount of time so I try to only use it if I can fill it full. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@jeffbyrd7976]

I had this happen to me one time. But I enjoyed the video. I have considered buying one of those.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching Jeff, I'm glad you liked it. I use this little table top pellet grill a lot more than I thought that I would, it has become an integral part of my cooking arsenal.

[@Outrider2783]

Thank you for doing a review on this. I live in a complex that won’t allow large grills, so I got this small table top one for Christmas. I, also, ended up with a lot of smoke from the hopper my first day using it. No other channel has talked about any kind of remedies to fix that problem, but I’m glad you commented above that they worked for you. Thanks for what you do and keep up the great work!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching, I'm glad you found my video helpful. When I started my channel I knew I wanted to stay honest about everything. I'll let you know if what I cooked would be better if I'd done something differently and I will let you know if I have any problems with the equipment I use. That might be why manufacturers don't reach out to me to do reviews. I hope that you have a wonderful week.

[@frankhartman5496]

I had this same model and had the same issue with backburn. Returned it Lowe's. Had a similar issue with the Traeger ranger. In my opinion the distance from the hopper through the auger and to the burn pot is just too short on all these tabletop models. I now have the GMG Trek which is portable but not tabletop. Have had no burn back issues.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for your information, it's greatly appreciated. I hope that you enjoyed the video and my channel.

[@samuelradford5653]

Stayed til the end!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, your support is greatly appreciated.

[@hexphire03]

You somehow managed to turn a pellet smoker into a regular offset smoker. 😂. Badass! Love the videos. Keep ‘em coming.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Lol I'm just glad I didn't burn down the house. I do have it running a lot better now. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@kbev49]

@@Dansoutdoorcooking So what is the key to keeping the hopper from catching on fire? We just put our new grill together this afternoon, and did not know about breaking it in with a burnout. But we do now. We'll just have to be careful until we build confidence in our safe user abilities. I need to purchase a small fire extinguisher for our carport area, where we will be using it. And buy something to lift up the left side a bit.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I just found that a small piece of cardboard lifts it enough to help the pellets fall into the firepot. A fire extinguisher is always a good idea, especially since I also cook with charcoal. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@DutchyOutdoorCookingBBQ]

Great video Dan, I would certainly be concerned about the Pellet Box Fire 🔥 otherwise great piece of kit. It would should be designed with longer legs at the fire end to allow to fall away! Stay Safe 👍🇬🇧

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I've played around with it some more and think I have it figured out but it is an issue that I think Pit Boss needs to address. Thank you very much for watching, your support is greatly appreciated.

[@DutchyOutdoorCookingBBQ]

@@Dansoutdoorcooking I have purchased the Treager Ranger Portable Pellet Grill, still to unbox it. I will be looking to see if this happens to that grill!

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'll be looking forward to seeing that. Take care my friend.

[@patoches]

Merci beaucoup 👍

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much.

[@cynthiadickey3055]

Wow biscuits i love biscuits . Seems maybe a little less pallets to start? but a good smoker it is lol😂 i watched to the end .

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, your support is greatly appreciated. Hope you have a Merry Christmas.

[@PaulieDetmurds]

Would it have been easier to unplug it, empty the hopper to see what is going on with it? Is it a table top version, or did you just decide not to put them on? I am sure you will get it right, God Bless You, looking forward to your next one. By the way,...I did make it to the end of the video. Glad you found out the probable reason for what happened

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching. I left it running to see if I could cure the problem with it still running incase it happens during a cook. Plus if I burnt it up I'd return it to Pit Boss. Since then I've talked to several people that have had the same problem and it has been working like a champ. Have a wonderful week and a Merry Christmas.

[@MyHunter9090]

I should've watched this video before buying mine! It's been four months and I'm finally giving in. I got my grill refunded. I tried every remedy possible but nothing helped. It seems to be a design flaw. I'm gonna go with the GMG Trek Prime. It's a little bit bigger and more expensive but it still should fit on my balcony with no issues.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I hate to hear that you had problems with yours but I believe that a lot of people have. I've now got mine going good but I did have concerns about it in the beginning.

[@darrellisaacs905]

Thanks for the video. I watched it all, as I ordered one of these, and suppose to get it today. The burn back has me somewhat concerned. I heard it was a common problem with those. I think when I get it, my burnout is going to be around 350 instead of the 500 degree. 500 sounds too hot to me. I have a full size Camp Chef pellet grill which I use a LOT, and never had this problem, however I usually slow cook things at 225. Hopefully I won't have the burn back problem. Thanks again, and I certainly did subscribe to your video.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I've never had a problem with it cooking at low temperatures, only when at a very high temperature then going to a low temperature too fast. If I am cooking at a higher temperature I decrease it by 50 degree intervals coming back down. Thank you very much for watching my video and commenting.

[@darrellisaacs905]

@@Dansoutdoorcooking Everything went fine, first night I cooked a couple of pork chops, next night, a couple chicken thighs. Seems to be just what I had hoped it to be. Those were both mostly cooked at 225, the chicken I turned up to 300 toward the end of cook to crispy up the skin. My burn in was 350 for about an hour. Thanks again for your video, I watched several on this grill, and your's was one of the best, if not the best, that I watched.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I'm glad that everything turned out good 👍

[@adamjames4913]

Great video!! I got this for Father’s Day and had the same issue with the smoke coming out the hopper. Will have to try the ideas recommended. Wondering if there is a quick way to release the remaining pellets after a cook??

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching and commenting. I've used mine a lot since making this video and have had no problems since. The main thing that I do is make sure that the pellets are packed tight, anytime I need to open the lid to check on what's cooking I pack the pellets again. I hope that you find this useful.

[@travis1118]

@@Dansoutdoorcooking I'm debating on buying this or the green mountain trek. So when you say pack down, you just meen push the pellets down in the hopper?

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Yes sir, make sure that they are tightly packed.

[@kevinweatherspoon4173]

Hi Dan we recently purchased the pit boss table top grill and having a lot of the same issues with the hopper burn back and the grill producing heavy black film on the inside, just wondering if you can up with any fix or the reason for this.

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I went on a Pit Boss forum to ask for answers. The advice I got was to make sure that the pellets are packed very tight and to raise the hopper side about an 1/8 of an inch. I really can't explain it but I have not had an issue since doing this, but I also have not gone from a very high heat straight to a low heat since this initial problem. I hope that this helps you a bit and thank you very much for watching my video.

[@barbarazopfi3587]

I have used mine several times and have never had this happen. Have not had it on my big one either

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

The only time that I've had a problem is when going from a high temperature down to a low temperature. Now that I've been going down in 50 degree intervals I have not had any problems. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@weswalker1208]

I saw the whole thing

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much, I know that it was longer than I had hoped. I hope that you have a wonderful week my friend.

[@007Jacqui]

Aussie gal here. Had same hopper smoke 😳 Should I only add pellets when I want smoke?

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Thank you very much for watching. I have not had a problem with the hopper since I started making sure that the pellets are packed in tight and I put a piece of cardboard under the hopper side legs to raise it about an 1/8 of an inch.

[@nickmann5822]

Did yours come with a meat probe? I can't find it anywhere

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Mine did not come with one, I had to order one online. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@MrRiverBeaver]

Hey Dan, whatever happened with the hopper fire?

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I emptied the hopper and cleaned everything out good, I've not had any problems since. From what I've read it only happens if you go from a high temperature straight to a low temperature, I now step it down in 50 degree increments. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@papajoecooking4425]

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[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

Lol never enough toys. Thank you very much for watching.

[@rossperrin2980]

Does your fan run at a constant speed or does it ramp up and down on the 225 setting?

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

The fan is constant, it's the auger speed that fluctuates to hold the temperature. Thank you very much for watching and commenting.

[@rossperrin2980]

@@Dansoutdoorcooking Thanks, I contacted pitboss and they told me it was a 2 speed fan as mine fluctuates on any setting other than smoke, or 350. I just got it so I'm sure there's something wrong, thanks again

[@afaw1967]

@@rossperrin2980 my fan does that at any temp but haven't tried the smore or high setting. When it is warming up it sounds normal. Then when it is maintaining temp it "surges" RRRRRrrrrrrrRRRRRRrrrrrrRRRRR. Contacted Pit boss, they wanted a video and told me it sounds normal. I got it at Christmas and don't remember doing that new. I have used it probably 10 times and have noticed it the last 3 times. I feel like Pit Boss just brushed me off.

[@rossperrin2980]

@@afaw1967 I contacted pit boss, their sending me anew control board and probe. They were great, will see if it changes anything

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I've used mine about 20 times and the fan still runs at a constant speed. The only problem I have had was burn back into the hopper.

[@truck1ooo]

Read the comments. Did I miss the remedy to the hopper smoke?

[@Dansoutdoorcooking]

I know that this was a long video, but at the end I shared some of the recommendations that I received from others in a pitboss group. The basic fix is that I decreased my temperature setting to rapidly, I need to make sure that the pellets are packed tight, and I should press the prime button if I see smoke coming from the hopper to get rid of any pellets that might be burning in the hopper. Since shooting this video I've not had any problems with the hopper smoking. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, I hope that this helps you.