Traeger vs Oklahoma Joe - Steaks Head to Head!
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2020
- Break out the Steaks, its time to see if there is a clear winner, Traeger or Oklahoma Joe? I've done Traeger vs Weber steaks before, but now its time for the pellets smokers to have a go!
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Traeger Ironwood 885 - amzn.to/2SESgp6
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Traeger Vs Oklahoma Joe Playlist: ua-cam.com/play/PLlWEJETj_xqNQNVhU4HhBw0cqhL68anb2.html
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Great videos.. I just bought a Oklahoma joe deluxe because of its sear option.. would you recommend adding a smoke tube in the Joe to add more smoke flavor?? ....thank you sir.👍🏽
I’ve heard from a lot of people that they add smoke tubes for added flavor. It’s a little strange to think you need a smoke tube on a smoker, but I’ve only heard positive reviews?
Is it possible to adjust the chimney stacks on the Joe so the heat wouldn't rise so bad? Love watching videos. Gonna make a purchase very soon and I'm stuck between these 2 and a pit boss sportsman 820.
Heard from a lot of people that they called OK Joe customer service and got a new control panel, and that has really gotten it within 10-15 degrees. Glad you like them, I’m hopping to get a Pork Rib comparison done Friday before the weekend rain.
Are the stacks adjustable on the ok joe? If so does that help with high temp problems. I've seen a couple reviews and neither ran that hot
Stacks adjust, i've seen a couple videos play with them. I've talked to handful of other youtubers that have it, they have all had the same issue. Everyone still loves the smoker, you just have to account that you may have a big temp swing.
I keep seeing people mention that the OKJ runs hotter but no one seems to realize that it’s because their probe is right over the direct heat source. I’m in the process of watching reviews on the OKJs and I’d love to see someone figure out a way to either deflect the heat or at the very least take a truer ambient temp from the area to either side of the heat. And it seems that the second gen OKJs address the temp variance by adding a second sensor. In addition to the one near the heat zone, they also have one to the side.
Also I wonder if you could hold a much better smoking temp like 250, if you set the dial to 200 to compensate for the variance. Theoretically you wouldn’t have to worry about moving your protein to a side and could just continue to smoke over the center.
Thats a really good point. With regards to the running at the lower temp, this does really pump out a good bit of smoke. Its always 3 times the amount vs the traeger.
Great video. The Joe steak was obviously better with the sear, hands down. Yet, the biggest issue your bringing up is, how high the temp gets on the joe. I like your comparison, lots of info. 👍🏼
I really really wanted to lower the heat on the joe, to try and get more smoke rolling. However, i wanted to show people what's going to happen when they hit the dial onto a certain temperature! Thanks for watching Nicholas!
Great comparison! I was thinking that would be the outcome, just from the research I did before I got my pellet grill. Mike does not have the option you have with the OK Joe, but I am working on getting a great sear with my pellet! Video to come later, probably Sept. Cheers!
Looking forward to it, thanks for watching Craig!
Love the looks of the OKJ crust vs the Traeger
Yeah, it was a good flame going on!
I'm partial to my Traeger. But I do like the sear option on the Oklahoma. Definitely prefer a char on my steak. Great job bro!
Right on! I really wanted to have a clear winner, but this is just personal preference and everyone is different! Good to see you here Scott, I hope you are doing well!
Would the Okie steak have more smoke if it was placed on the side instead in the middle? Wouldn't that also slow down the cook time? I am just learning about my Oklahoma joe..thanks
It possibly could of. I just got the second version of this smoker, I'll have to give it a try.
If you’re doing a reverse sear. After you get the steak temp to where you want couldn’t you crank the heat on traegaer and put a cast iron pan in there to heat up and then get a nicer sear? Maybe?
That’s definitely an option, I would think people probably don’t do that because they don’t want another thing to clean. But sounds like a good plan.
Ugh, man after seeing this, I'm going to have to go with the Oklahoma Joe reason being I like my steak with crust and that beefy flavor.
I'm glad I could help, these are definitely important things to know going forward!
Good call!
I feel like comparing outdoor pellet ovens is like comparing any standard electric indoor oven.
There are some some big differences and with the price being that wildly different, its nice to know what you are signing up for. BUt i could see why you would think that.
Figured that would be the outcome. Other interesting thing about the OK Joe are those funky grill marks. :) It really is an unusual cooker, runs extremely hot for me, but the body seems built solid. Have a great one brother!
The real question, is how low have you been able to get the temp down? And have you ever been able to get a deep smoke rolling on it? As always, thanks for stopping by Charley!
Thanks for the video. Could it be that because of the better sear on the OJ, that it overpowers any smoke flavor the steak would have had? And that is why you don't taste as much smoke on it.
Normally the sear won’t dissipate the smoke flavor that much. It wasn’t until I set the Ok Joe on the lowest setting that the smoke really started pumping out of it.
I lean to the OK Joe. It looks better to me and like you say, that crisp is a key for me, even if it doesn't have as much smoke flavor. That grill is dynamite too. Love how those flames came through.
That is a crazy big flame for sure, pretty cool grill. The tech on Traeger, helps make up for the lack of sear. I’m a blessed man, to have this opportunity!
I’m guessing to get a better idea of the smoke on the Ok joe the heat would have had to dial down to where both your probes were the same. Pellet grills usually make better smoke at lower temps. If you know your particular grill runs hot or low, you can always compensate down. Great comparison.
I was going back and forth on whether to lower the ok joe, but ultimately decided on just keeping both grills on the “factory” 225F. I do plan on doing some cooks where I really lower the temp to see if I can get that deep smoker rolling from the pellets!
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Great comparison Kevin. Have u tried using grillgrates on the traeger? They get about 100° hotter and help develop a much better crust and char on steaks...
I’ve heard that from someone else, I might have to pull the trigger and give that a try. Thanks for reminding me about that! Appreciate you stopping by Ryan!
Comparison Cooking I think u might kinda love them. They are probably my single favorite grilling accessory!
Sounds like not all smokers are grills. I haven’t grilled on the Kingsford stockade yet, but I’m looking forward to it!
You are going to love grilling on the Kingsford 👍👊👊 thanks for watching Dan!
I love the series but I keep wondering if your temp sensor on the oklahoma joe is bad and that's why it runs so hot.
That could definitely be the case. I have two friends that have already replaced there whole panel. They said it still runs like 20-30 degrees hot.
I'm glad you are enjoying the series, should I go ribs or burgers next?
I'm thinking about buying the ok joe my buddy has one and his temps are only off by 15 degrees he tells me. You should do a Boston butt on both grills low and slow.
Two awesome smokers buddy! The Joe definitely has a better sear but that Traeger delivers a constant even temp with a whole lotta smoke. Both are winners in my book, just depends on whatcha got cookn👊
You got that right! Yeah I would agree with that, glad I'm showing it off like this. I'm leaning towards traeger because of Tech, but so many people are pumped about the OK Joe Sear.
If you want the smoke flavour on the Oklahoma Joe you could probably go low heat for a bit before you sear. I’ve been looking for a pellet grill forever that can sear a steak with a flame. I’ve been toying with GMG but the sales reps could never really answer me about a sear on a steak. I can see why now. Sold on the Oklahoma Joe. Love that open pit option
It hits inferno mode pretty quickly, make sure you don’t run it closed for too long. Have had friends crack their metal, that’s how hot it gets!
Great video. Steaks look amazing. Question though. Don't you think Oklahoma Joe should get their temps more accurate than what they are? If I want 225, I don't want 280 to 300. Thoughts.
I think they should get a lot more accurate! I don't want to cook with that much variance. This is their first go at a pellet smoker so I am not surprised there are some bugs. I will try and do a burn soon, just to see how low i can get the temp and how much smoke I can get rolling. Thank you for watching, commenting and subscribing!
I only wish you said how long you cooked the meat at each temp
Sorry, I'll make sure to include that in future videos.
@@ComparisonCooking no problem, would be very appreciated because I’d like to kinda copy your techniques. Love the videos brother, keep them up!
Lookin' good buddy!! Clearly you are winning!
Haha, thanks it was a tough burden to eat all that delicious steak, but i'm glad i made the sacrifice for everyone! hahah
@@ComparisonCooking Thank you for your commitment and sacrifice! 🤣
Yummy 😋 I love ❤️ 🥩 thanks for another awesome tutorial on grilling meat 🍖 correctly. 👁👁💯💯👍🏾
Thank you so much!
What grill was more Juicy and more tender?
Same juiciness level, Ok Joe had a more traditional bit to the meat as the traeger has a softer tenderness!
Looks very tasty my frnd, Thanks for sharing. Have a great rest of you day and stay safe out there. 👏👏👏😋
Thank you! You too!
I'm not a fan of smoked steak so I was with the Joe all the way. When you said you were gonna pull your steak at 120 I thought, "over cooked already" but they both looked fantastic. And when I saw the char on the Joe steak I thought winner all the way. Fantastic video brother.
Thank you! I was sweating bullets because the lighting in my house was making it look a little washed out on camera, definitely a nice medium rare! You are right though, pulling at 115F would have been nice also!
Why would you ever revers sear? Why loose all that juice? I don’t understand the benefit of reverse searing.
How thick are the steaks you are cooking? When I used to get 1 inch cuts, there was no reason to do a reverse sear. Once o started getting 2inch + steaks, to get the inside cooked without burning the outside, other methods need to be implemented like reverse sear, or sear then bring up to temp in indirect heat. With reverse sear you don’t lose juice and you can add some smoke element to your steaks.
Looks so delicious😋😋
Thank you 😋 So tasty!
Hey New guy again. Looking at the size of those "steaks"! Here those would be sold as roasts in our grocery store, and would be shared by 3-4 people with sides and a gravy
America, the land of the excessive cuts! We normally finish off half of these and save the rest for the following night tacos.
Depends where you're buying from Grant good quality butcher will sell it as you want it :)
👍🏻👍🏻 Good info thank you, and no silliness.
Glad I could help. To much round about extended videos on YT, we would all be better off if everyone got to the point!
I think the OKJ had less flavor because it was cooking hotter. Maybe I’m wrong but it kinda makes sense that if you are in smoke longer it will taste smokier.
I agree with that!
just a thought on the sear. Could you put a Lodge cast iron skillet in the Traeger and preheat it up while the steak is cooking, then put the steak on the Lodge skillet to sear?
That could definitely be a way to do it. I also have a propane stand for a turkey deep fryer, i'll sometimes throw a cast iron on that to get it scorching hot, and save my pellets for the next low smoke. Lots of different ways you can do it.
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Just bought Oklahoma 1200 g2 for $612 plus tax.
Niceee, should treat you well!
wow, OJ looks so good! and i like char on steak.
It gets the job done! 👍
Honestly I don't know how you managed to get the Traeger to sear that well. Whether a I'm cooking burgers or steaks I can't get a sear at all.
I would say its a 50 /50 shot of if its going to sear well. I've just kinda of resigned to the fact that its going to be what it is. It has a great flavor, just no pretty grill marks. A lot of my friends are starting to stop trying to get grill marks, they don't think it adds anything and prefer just the flavor profiles.
interesting, i think id rather cook on a OK Joe offset than a traeger pellet grill
That's what I asked for, but they sent me this instead. I just wanted a reverse flow, oh well it started the traeger vs pellet series. Thanks for watching!
Just caught your other comment thread, that made my day bro! Thank you, needed somebody in my corner!
I never hit the notifications button but after watching this video I just did..
Means a lot, thank you! I'm hoping to shot the video this week of which one i decide to keep. Thanks for subscribing and hitting the bell!
Cast iron skillet
For the win
Not a fair test as far as smoke flavor goes you should have lowered the temperature of the Oklahoma joe to match the treager
Yep
Oklahoma joe all the way baby!!!
Yeah, that beast of machine crushed it!
Currently I’m using a charcoal/smoker Oklahoma joe grill but for Christmas I’m gonna have to convince my wife to get me the Oklahoma joe pellet smoker lol
Wimpy traeger crust
Haha, yes