Treager Grills - ditching the smoker and egg
05-08-2020, 06:32 AM
#41
Senior Member
Bought the Traeger 780 Pro.
Grilled some porterhouse steaks the other night. Turned out tender and juicy. Didn't care much for the sauce I used but that was part of the experiment.
Plan to cook some grouper filets this weekend.
Grilled some porterhouse steaks the other night. Turned out tender and juicy. Didn't care much for the sauce I used but that was part of the experiment.
Plan to cook some grouper filets this weekend.
03-30-2021, 08:30 AM
#43
Senior Member
Thread Starter
So I have had my Traeger for a few years now and it has been great but its time for a change. I picked up a Recteq Bullseye a few months ago and the ability to smoke and sear all the way up to 750 degrees is a game changer. I havent fired up the egg or the Wilmington in months.
With that said, I am going to sell the Traeger at the beach and get a Recteq 700 to replace it. It will apparently do an honest 500 degrees which will be ideal but the increased cooking area over the Bullseye is ideal.
I have been clearing out the auger tube on my Traeger since new to avoid the pellets swelling up and jamming. Apparently, it is more prone to happen with the Traeger brand pellets. Not having a door on the hopper to empty is not ideal but I am hoping that with different pellets, this will be remedied and I can leave it loaded.
With that said, I am going to sell the Traeger at the beach and get a Recteq 700 to replace it. It will apparently do an honest 500 degrees which will be ideal but the increased cooking area over the Bullseye is ideal.
I have been clearing out the auger tube on my Traeger since new to avoid the pellets swelling up and jamming. Apparently, it is more prone to happen with the Traeger brand pellets. Not having a door on the hopper to empty is not ideal but I am hoping that with different pellets, this will be remedied and I can leave it loaded.
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03-31-2021, 06:00 AM
#45
Admirals Club 
Originally Posted by ytmorris
So I have had my Traeger for a few years now and it has been great but its time for a change. I picked up a Recteq Bullseye a few months ago and the ability to smoke and sear all the way up to 750 degrees is a game changer. I havent fired up the egg or the Wilmington in months.
With that said, I am going to sell the Traeger at the beach and get a Recteq 700 to replace it. It will apparently do an honest 500 degrees which will be ideal but the increased cooking area over the Bullseye is ideal.
I have been clearing out the auger tube on my Traeger since new to avoid the pellets swelling up and jamming. Apparently, it is more prone to happen with the Traeger brand pellets. Not having a door on the hopper to empty is not ideal but I am hoping that with different pellets, this will be remedied and I can leave it loaded.
With that said, I am going to sell the Traeger at the beach and get a Recteq 700 to replace it. It will apparently do an honest 500 degrees which will be ideal but the increased cooking area over the Bullseye is ideal.
I have been clearing out the auger tube on my Traeger since new to avoid the pellets swelling up and jamming. Apparently, it is more prone to happen with the Traeger brand pellets. Not having a door on the hopper to empty is not ideal but I am hoping that with different pellets, this will be remedied and I can leave it loaded.
03-31-2021, 08:00 AM
#46
Senior Member
Originally Posted by ytmorris
So I have had my Traeger for a few years now and it has been great but its time for a change. I picked up a Recteq Bullseye a few months ago and the ability to smoke and sear all the way up to 750 degrees is a game changer. I havent fired up the egg or the Wilmington in months.
With that said, I am going to sell the Traeger at the beach and get a Recteq 700 to replace it. It will apparently do an honest 500 degrees which will be ideal but the increased cooking area over the Bullseye is ideal.
I have been clearing out the auger tube on my Traeger since new to avoid the pellets swelling up and jamming. Apparently, it is more prone to happen with the Traeger brand pellets. Not having a door on the hopper to empty is not ideal but I am hoping that with different pellets, this will be remedied and I can leave it loaded.
With that said, I am going to sell the Traeger at the beach and get a Recteq 700 to replace it. It will apparently do an honest 500 degrees which will be ideal but the increased cooking area over the Bullseye is ideal.
I have been clearing out the auger tube on my Traeger since new to avoid the pellets swelling up and jamming. Apparently, it is more prone to happen with the Traeger brand pellets. Not having a door on the hopper to empty is not ideal but I am hoping that with different pellets, this will be remedied and I can leave it loaded.
03-31-2021, 04:47 PM
#47
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by Tuna Colada
So aside from the Bullseye being smaller than some of the other Recteq grills, what is it lacking- just WiFi controls? Seems like this could replace a traditional grill and still be a great smoker. I think I would trade WiFi controls for high temp grilling capability.
I have been told it just isn’t quite as efficient as a smoker although it does well. I also don’t like the fact that there is no drip tray or collection, as in a bucket. It needs heat to burn off the drippings or you can run a pan under the food. Burgers on the Bullseye are rough. Caught mine on fire. That is the only thing that I have found that presents problems though.
I am ok without Wifi, but it will be nice to have.
I also want the size. When we get the entire family down, I need a lot of cooking surface.
03-31-2021, 05:34 PM
#49
Senior Member
ive been wanting a pellet grill to get rid of my vision but every time i use the vision i realize its not that bad. i can usualy set it and forget it but every once in a while it does go off in a differnt direction. thinking about getting the small green mountain but i would like the ability to smoke without having to worry about power. here are some ribs from last weekend the red is the chinese seasoning. pulled pork from the weekend before. the pellet grills are easier for sure but is the fishing product the same or better then the egg?
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04-05-2021, 12:27 PM
#50
Admirals Club
I'll go against the grain on that pellet grills are the best. Pellet grills are ok at smoking and ok at grilling but aren't great at either. The "smoke" flavor off of a pellet grill is weak IMO compared to charcoal and real wood chunks. I wish I had bought a Kamado Joe II or III with a I-Kammand controller instead of my pellet grill. Maybe one day I'll pony up the money for one.
04-07-2021, 05:30 AM
#51
Senior Member
Originally Posted by BST24351
ive been wanting a pellet grill to get rid of my vision but every time i use the vision i realize its not that bad. i can usualy set it and forget it but every once in a while it does go off in a differnt direction. thinking about getting the small green mountain but i would like the ability to smoke without having to worry about power. here are some ribs from last weekend the red is the chinese seasoning. pulled pork from the weekend before. the pellet grills are easier for sure but is the fishing product the same or better then the egg?
grab one of the pittboss table top pellet grills/smokers. we use the heck out of ours
I have an old school Big Steel Keg that we still use, but only for large cooks ( turkeys, lots of fish to smoke for smoked fish dip, several racks of ribs). the pit boss takes care of most our day-to-day grilling/smoking for a smaller family- last Friday did a large standing rib roast for the family and it was super easy on the pit boss.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Pit-Boss-Pi...ill/5001563921
