Understand the SMOKE setting on Z Grills wood pellet smoker grills
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- Опубліковано 14 бер 2020
- I have had many people ask about if you can cook on the Smoke setting. The answer is yes and no so watch this video to understand more clearly.
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You are clearly have the best z grill channel, providing the answers I cannot find any where else. Thanks man. 🇺🇸✊🏻🇦🇺
Thanks James - we are just getting started with lots more content planned this year. Cheers!
Thanks for the simple and concise explanation. Got my Z Grills a few days ago and did a rack of lamb & asparagus. Grill did great, cooks evenly.
Just got my grill yesterday! Set it up quickly and headache free. 💪😁 Did the initial start up, and today I'm gonna try chicken wings. This video was perfect because I was wondering about how to use the smoke setting. Thank you!
Glad you found it helpful.
Thanks!!! for the info!
Love mine!
Thanks I was just thinking about this ..just got one today..
Glad I could help mate - enjoy!
Hey I wanna do smoke some fish on my zgrill what temp should I be cooking it ?
I wish my new Z Grills smoker would stay below 200° for low and slow cooks, but even on the smoke setting with the vent closed it won’t...at least not in the summer weather.
Closing the vent will make the temp higher, not lower (as less air flow), so maybe trying opening that up more. The problem in hot weather is even with the smallest fire it is still putting out heat and so can be difficult to keep the temp low. But you can still get plenty of smoke at higher temps of 225oF and even 250oF
Helpful video and helpful replies. Thank you!
I smoked a pork shoulder on smoke setting for 6 hours is that too long? And is it dangerous to leave at a low temp for that long? Cooked it higher for a few hours after of course.
Can the smoke setting be used to smoke cheese?
Mine smokes for a minute but then the temp keeps climbing. Regardless of which setting I have it one. Within a few minutes it's above 230f
Ideas?
If it climbs and then eventually settles back down (after 10-15min) then may have too many pellets during startup. Just leave the lid open for couple of minutes after the big clouse of smoke, then close the lid (let some initial heat out). If keep climbing way higher (and didn't in the past) then may be controller hardware issue.
I just picked up a Zgrill and smoked my first tri-tip with it. I'm just confused about one thing. Is smoke still being produced on the other settings like if I set the grill temperature to 250° F? Or does this grill only produce smoke when it's on the smoke setting?
It'll produce smoke into the higher temperatures but understand that the higher the temperature the less smoke you'll have because all the energy/heat is going into making the unit hotter
What about adding a homemade cold smoker to the grill.
Of course you can if you wish mate. Ideally mount so the smoke is introduced under the grease tray so it mixes with the air from the Fire-pot for bettter smoke circulation around the drum.
@@zgrillsaustralia4541 I am adding one very soon DIY under $25
Can I use the smoke setting after I have seared the meat ? Or can smoke setting be only used when starting ?
The smoke setting can be used to start up the grill and then at anytime. It just operates with a set on/off timer for maximum smoke level.
Nice, i payed $650 for an outdoor oven. Put it on smoke setting and it smokes for about five minutes then cleans up. Is there a difference between pellet grill and pellet smoker?
A pellet grill is a pellet smoker that has higher temps. Its so expensive because you get smoke flavor without having to sit there for 8 hours manually tending the fire.
Does the fan run constantly on the smoke setting ?
Yes and it does, but just at a must lower speed when trying to maintain a low temperature setting.
Can I leave the lid closed during smoke setting ?
Yes mate 100% need to otherwise all the smoke blows away.
mine seems to hover around 180 or so in smoke mode....
Yeah that is fine... each grill will be a bit different based on the controller software and the heat loss characteristics... also impacted by outside temp, wind etc.
@@zgrillsaustralia4541 yeah it depends on the time of day... right now its cooler so its at about 168
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Are we talking about Celsius? I got excited about possibly using the smoke setting to smoke cheese if its that low and mine went right up to 225 on the smoke setting
Yeah mate °C. Smoke setting will sit between 75°C to 90°C, so 170°F to 195°F
@@zgrillsaustralia4541 Instead of typing "75-90oC" try 75°C to 90° C (alt-0176). Looks cleaner and more professional. Great video by the way!
@@beerbrewer7372 Great advice mate thanks - updated.. I am normally replying quickly, so not going to my symbol viewer, but I agree is clearer.
You don’t want maximum amount of smoke when slow cooking. You want a clean burn.
Correct, periodic batches of nice smoke is all you need which is what these do.
My smoke setting is producing absolutely no smoke. Really wish i would gave just bought an american smoker
Where are you located mate? If using the low temperature settings for the first hour or so of the cook you should get plenty of smoke.
Hey so how do sear on this grill? Remove the gease plate thing?
It looks like on traegars they have slots in the middle to push the box over the pellet repository thing out of the way
And thank you for actually relying... That's a rarity on UA-cam...
Check out this video ua-cam.com/video/tkaEL2jnGsI/v-deo.html
Just tried to smoke two try-tips. Smoked them for 5 hrs. Unfortunately no smoke taste. Guess I'll just stick to my offset smoker. Im so disappointed.
What temperature setting did you use? Also the smoke flavour will really enter the meat when cold and wet over the first hour or so of the cook, so important to use smoke (or low temp) setting for that period before increasing to the normal cook temp.
@@zgrillsaustralia4541 yeah I went 250 right from the get go . I will try it the way you're telling me. Thanks for the info.
@@gregmorrow8459 - choice of the brand of pellets can help too.
So is he saying 107
Or 170
107oC which is 225oF. Sorry us Aussies don't pronounce works too clearly. :)
Haha rite I should have known that thanks for the videos
Went to smoke setting and temps went up over 200° F
On the smoke setting the temp will cycle over a big range as much as 70oC / 160oF to 90oC / 195oF, but could spike up to 200oF for a short while.. just let it run and you should see it slowly cycle up and down. Also if you are starting up the grill, keep the lid open for about 10min to allow some of the initial pellets to burn off before shutting the lid, that will help prevent an initial temp spike too. Remember it is easy for the temp to go up quickly, hard for it to come down quickly, unless in very cold weather.
@@zgrillsaustralia4541 my smoke setting just rides at 260-265f. Not normal I bet right?
Have same issues 265 at 225 setting! What’s going on?
This MARINE is not a Dumb-Ass : I set the dial at 225F but my temperature reads 14F / thus the grill is running at 475 F + and inside the pellet box at 350F. I keep my grill tight and clean. By the way, i have all the equipment to test the temperture reading. FYI: I HAVE THE 700E MODEL
Just got my 700C. Not very impressed! Where is the smoke? Put's out a puff of smoke every 10 minutes. Think I got screwed.
What temp are you cooking on mate? For maximum smoke set to SMOKE, 180 or 225 - higher temps will burn clean with hardly any smoke. It should not be thick smoke just small amount released in batches.
On the Smoke setting my ZGrill creates some smoke for 30 seconds then goes to 300 degrees. And no more smoke, ever. I do not recommend ZGrill
Yeah the grill is shit. The pellet hopper is hanging off the side with no supports, out of level. It’s shit. Smoke at start up then none. Not a smoker.
This peice of shit grill smokes for about 2 minutes and then it stops. Regardless of what I do.
What model grill do you have? It will only release a big cloud of smoke upon startup, after that only small release of smoke. Check this video out: ua-cam.com/video/fsgMTOmim08/v-deo.html