Avoid making these 7 HUGE mistakes on a PELLET Smoker - Southern Backyard Cooking
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- In this video, we're going to talk about some of the most common mistakes people make when using a pellet smoker. By following these tips, you can avoid making these mistakes and cook the best barbecue ever!
Pellet smokers are a great way to cook barbecue, but they're not perfect. By learning about the mistakes people make and how to avoid them, you'll be able to enjoy your food even more! In this video, we'll cover the seven biggest mistakes people make when using a pellet smoker and how to avoid them.
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In this video, we will go over some of the biggest mistakes you can make when smoking on a pellet smoker. By the end of this video, you'll know how to avoid making these mistakes and have a successful smoking experience!
If you're new to pellet smoking and are wondering how to make the most of your smoking experience, this video is for you! We're going to go over some of the most common mistakes that smokers make and help you avoid them. By the end of this video, you'll have a better understanding of how pellet smokers work and be able to have a successful smoking experience!
Timestamps
00:00 Avoid Making These 7 Huge Mistakes on a PELLET Smoker
00:42 Mistake # 7 Not Storing Your Pellets in a Watertight Container
01:08 Mistake # 6 Not Wrapping the Drip Tray in Foil
01:52 Mistake # 5 Nor Cleaning the Grease Tracks
02:12 Mistake # 4 Not Cleaning the Ash Pot
03:29 Mistake # 3 Not Cleaning the Thermostat
04:02 Mistake # 2 Not Cooking Near the Edges
04:35 Mistake # 1 Not Cooking by Temperature
05:49 Pellet Smoking For Beginners
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I disagree on your #1…biggest mistake is not inviting me to the barbecue.
You are right, LOL. The next big BBQ is going to be on Labor Day, Come on over.
BAM!
Then you’re invited (BTOP - Bring Your Own Protein).
Another tip is to keep a dedicated small putty knife with your grill. Use it to scrap the drip tray and other parts. Fits perfect.
Mistake #1 should be not turning off the grill manually instead of letting the shutoff cycle do its thing. Unburned pellets sit in the fire pot if manually shutoff. On next use more pellets are dropped in the fire pot(adding more pellets to the already unburned ones in the fire pot) causing a bigger than expected fire or the exploding of pellet grills as seen on other videos. I learned the hard way. I almost lost my pellet grill!
I learned the hard way too
Excellent video. No comedy or silliness. Just straight to the point, logical advice.
Thanks, glad you liked it.
Holy Sht! You think you know something, then someone comes along and let's you know you don't know diddly. Awesome video!Thanks for the tips!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you sir! I know the video is free but time is not. We sure do appreciate you taking the time to educate us with your knowledge.
See I don't wrap my grease tray in aluminum foil I just left the drippings fall on it so it don't rust!!! I scraped it off every couple of cooks and has of rust yet after 5 years!!!
Just a constructive criticism: watch your wording. I had to rewatch #6 before I realized you WANT us to wrap it in aluminum foil. I thought that was a mistake people are making, like that was wrong. If you're going to word your video as "mistakes people make" instead of "suggestions/hacks to make it better", then you need to say "The sixth mistake people make is NOT wrapping their drip tray in foil for easy cleaning." And I know this may sound picky, but I was legit confused for a bit because of how you said it.
Great video, and thank you for making it. I just got a Traeger today.
Thanks
I had to replay it twice to confirm I heard correctly. Easy to fix. Thanks for the tips.
I had to go to the comments to get clarification. Thanks, guys!
Bought our first smoker an hour ago and soooo glad I found you, THANK YOU! Great tips!
So helpful!! I'm new to smoking and so needed this. Thanks so very much for doing this video.
Hey! Just bought my first Pellet Grill/smoker! I appreciate your tips.
Hope you enjoy
Great tips! I don't own a pellet smoker yet but this is going to help me out a lot when I finally get one. Thanks again!
All good tips! I store my pellets in sealed containers used for storing pet food. I have a few marked for different types of wood. Vacuuming between each cook also helps keep ash from flying around and landing on your food!
Thanks
Southern Backyard Cooking: Thanks for the video, your it is great basic help and tips. Have not received my Z Smoker, ordered about a week ago, but sure look forward to it and all it can do. Keep on Smokin!
Glad it was helpful!
Absolutely agree on all points. Some of it I had to learn by doing.
Thanks
Firstly, I like the LSU jacket. This was very informative and helpful. A lot of mistakes were not considered in my first cooks...so thank you.
Very helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you because this helped out a lot! Will listen for more tips.
Glad it was helpful!
Some great tips, thanks!!
Helpful indeed! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! Doing some research. Just bought one for this weekend!
Hope you enjoy it!
Nice video, No BS and straight to the point!
Thanks.
Thanks, at first I thought I was watching William Shatner!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow, thanks!
thank you! still learning..
Glad I could help you.
Great video. I didn’t think of a few of these. Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent information. I have been using a pellet grill for many years. Thanks for the refresher course.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank You for the tips! #3 is one I didn't really know about. I will go home after work and clean my temperature probe!
Glad it was helpful!
thanks for posing this - i shared it with my newbie friends
Awesome, thank you!
Comes down to:
1. Clean your grill consistently - don't forget the thermostat
2. Don't place your food over the gaps - keep it over the plate
3. Cook your meat to temperature
4. Drain and store your pellets in a water-tight place
No explanation is given for the pellet storage (I mean obviously you don't want them rained on but why drain and seal them away vs just put a waterproof cover on the grill?), but the rest seem like basic common sense. Always good to check you're not making simple mistakes though.
The reason you store your pellets in waterproof containers is so the humidity does not break them down.
Just bought my Traeger Pro 22 and your video helps alot. Thank you.
Glad it helped
Great vid mate! I just purchased a Pitt Boss and this info is very helpful. I have liked and subscribed.
Tremendous tips! Thanks, Gus.
Thanks!
New Traeger owner here and those first tips were genius thanks!
Great to hear!
Thanks for the tips!
You bet!
Well said
Wishing I could use mine everyday love the taste and smoking !! Looking forward to next use this weekend!!!
Thanks, i did some Armadillo Eggs last weekend. Video coming soon.
I am a complete novice to smoking my meat. I appreciate the friendly advice 🙏🏿
Mine is still in the box but all these mistakes videos are sure opening my eyes to the issues I may encounter. Thanks
Glad I could help.
One other thing, make sure you cover your smoker. If it gets wet, the pellets will turn rock hard and get your auger stuck
i enjoyed your tips , THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for your advice!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video, new to pellet grills and will use these tips.
Glad it was helpful!
Had completely forgotten about cleaning the ash pot as part of my pre smoke ritual. THANK YOU!
Happy to help!
Buy a Camp Chef and all you do is pull a rod to clean the ash pot, only takes seconds to do.
Those were great! Thank you Sir
Glad you like them!
Thank you for the tips.
You bet!
Great tips, thank you!
You are so welcome!
What a nice guy thanks for your tips
So nice of you. Thanks!
Literally just bought a "gently used" Z Grill that looks similar to yours. Its in good condition, only used a few times. Testing it as I speak with nothing in it. I think while transporting it in my trailer, a lot of pellets or dust got on the burners because it began smoking a LOT. Your video is perfect for me at the perfect time. Thanks!
I’ve got a RecTec grill and these are excellent tips for a new owner.
Good to hear!
Thank you for making such good kind video this was VERY helpful because I’ve made some them mistakes and been lucky thus far have a great day 😊
Thanks for watching!
I have the same wireless probe model but mine has 4 probes. I love it. Great tips
Cool, thanks
Liked, subbed, getting my first pellet smoker soon and these Arlene extremely helpful!
Been looking at buying a pellet grill for a couple weeks. I've looked at written reviews as well as video reviews and tips. Your video is pretty much the best I've seen for really good advice on pellet grills. I think your tips will work for any brand I decide on. Thanks for posting.
Glad I could help!
All great points didn’t no about the thermostat either thanks for that
Glad it helped
Thank you for your video and tips. I am actually looking at buying pellet grill and beginning that new adventure. I have never been a grill master but I am looking to expand my capabilities and experiences and all of your tips make sense.
Glad it was helpful!
All tips make sense. Thanks, from a new pellet smoker owner.
You bet!
Great video, right to the point!
Thanks for watching!
Great video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Just bought a Traeger pro 575 thanks for these tips!!
Glad I could hlep.
Well I made 3 out of 7 mistakes. Thanks for sharing that information
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching!
thank you for this info! Getting my Z Grill shipped this week and am getting all the info i could need! Thank you again!
Z grills kick ass! 🤘🏻☘️
Your so welcome!
I agree!
Thank you !!!!!!!
You're welcome!
Great idea with the drip tray.
Glad you like it!
Good video!! Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Great info thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video
You bet
Just got a Pit Boss. This saved me some time and trouble. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Just lost my Traeger to a fire. I made at least three mistakes got lazy and stopped cleaning the drip pan.
Glad I could help.
WOW... that's is scary.
I made almost every single one of these mistakes my first time. Lol. Thanks for the tips.
You are welcome. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the tips. I’m new to a pellet smoker. After doing my burn in, I did the vacuum of the ash pot and grill like you recommended. 👍🏽. I noticed that I couldn’t get all the tiny pellet dust that coated everything, I took my electric leaf blower as a 2nd step for a couple shots of compressed air and that cleared all fine dust/pellet ash particles out.
Glad I could help!
Nice tips. Thank you
So nice of you
Thanks good info 👍🏽
You bet
You sir earned a like today.
Appreciate it
Thanks for watching!
Thank the lord for this video. Just got a Traeger and decided to make a pork butt. I didn’t make sure the hot pot was clear of ash at the beginning. And at hour #5 it stopped working and temp was falling. Restarted it think it would be fine to heat back up. Grease pan was red hot with a fire all around it. Instantly turned it off
Glad I could help.
Nice video I am just getting into the smokers I will remember you advice thanks
Glad I could help
Good info
Thanks
Great video. I vacuum mine out about every three cooks and change the foil. I never thought about wiping out the grease trap or cleaning the temp probe. Thanks for that. Keep smoking
It helps prevent fires.
They have drip pans at Home Depot. I vaccum it each time I use it
Hmmm, never knew about cleaning the thermostat, I’m gonna have to start doing that, thanks!
Happy to help!
Thank you very good to know.
Your welcome, thanks for watching!
Great list. It kind of felt good going through this and thinking "check, check, check, check..."
Glad it was helpful!
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
I use a large pan with its own grate instead of foil over the deflector plate. Great video.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the vid. Great notes for me as I just bought my first pellet grill. A lot of these YT grillers don't talk about keeping the grill clean. Have you ever used something like Simple Green or Krud Cutter to clean the excess grease?
I have not. The main thing I do is once a month I turn it on the highest temp and burn all of the grease off. I do not like to use chemicals on any of my equipment, it is just too hard to get all of the residue off.
thank you!
You're welcome!
Good video and all easy stuff any owner should do as routine maintenance.
Very true!
All great tips!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Don. Some these suggestions seemed obvious, but I never considered cleaning the temp. Probe. I”ll do it every single time, now. Very good video. Geaux Tigers!
Thanks for watching and GEAUX TIGERS!!
Thank you
You're welcome
Thank you.
You're welcome.
buying my first home this Wednesday and hopefully my first pellet grill/smoker soon after. Super helpful video! Roll tide though :(
Hope you enjoy
Great tips!
Thanks
I am from Louisiana, born in Baton Rouge, and both my father and daughter graduated from LSU. Thanks for the info.
Thanks for watching!
Good video. Thanks.
Glad you liked it!
Great info! Keep it clean and operational to avoid problems!
Now cook us a feast and show off your favorite recipies!
Yes sir!
Sage advice!
Thanks
I found that the thermostat probe can be cleaned with Goof Off cleaner and a rag, or if it has a layer of baked on coating then use emery cloth(very fine grit).
Good video. The worst mistake I've seen/heard of us people using it to grill after using it as a smoker for several times. Smoking builds up fat everywhere in the grill, so trying to do high heat cooking afterwards is creating an environment for the smoker to catch on fire easily. I only use my smoker for smoking, no grilling. I use a grill for grilling.
I do the same, but there are a lot of people that never clean their pellet smoker out and wonder why they have problems.
Damn, I'm new to pellet grills. And apparently not so smart when it comes to them. Thank you, I now know what to do. This Vet Salutes you.
Glad I could help.
Good tips
Thanks
!! !! !!GREAT VIDEO !! !! !!
Thanks!!
Lord I'm glad I came here first, just fixing to buy a pellet grill and will be totally new to using one. Lots of great info Don!
I'm glad I could help>
Oh the joys you will experience