Originally Posted by notorious (Post 12948466)

****ing Traeger. I love this grill, and decided to replace the controller with a digital temp controller upgrade.

Mother ****er won't smoke, the temp just goes straight to 370. Time to swap the old one back in so I can perform basic cooking. ****.

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 12948434)

For me the reason I love the speed of the thermopen (and the .10 readout) is the ability to know exactly where your cool spot is.

I can just slowly push forward, watch that dial get colder and colder, then the instant the it goes from XXX.1 to XXX.2, I know I've found exactly where my center is and exactly what the coolest spot in the meat is (and thus my lowest temperature).

With a slower read, you can't do that. You're still kinda guessing on where your middle is. Sure, you can eyeball it, but that's not a real good method. The thermopen is pretty much real-time for that particular application and there's no real way to duplicate it that I've found.

It's the ability to get what amounts to a cutaway view of the meat that will ensure that I always have one.

Originally Posted by Inmem58 (Post 12948469)

I'm sorry bro, but Traegers are overrated. Everybody has their stories, but I know for a fact they're not worth the money. I have a couple of long stories, but I don't feel like typing it all out. Just know that the WSM or even a PBS is the better option.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 12948471)

Same here. On a big thick steak or loaf of bread or whatever, there can be pretty dramatic temperature variation from edge to center. Very easy with a Thermapen to slide in and out to find the range. That ensures that the coolest spot gets temp.

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 12948472)

The thing worked flawlessly until I thought I needed temp control. The controller is the problem.


It still sucks. 20 minutes later I am rolling again.

Originally Posted by Inmem58 (Post 12948474)

I know two guys personally who owns Traegers and both had issues with their ignition button. I don't like the fact you need to run it on an electrical source to use.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 12948390)

Thermapen isn't about the accuracy. Most thermometers are accurate enough. Thermapen is all about speed. They get an accurate temp in less than 3 seconds. Most others are 10+.

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 12948400)

I have an Ivation wireless temp monitor and a Thermopro wireless monitor.

Do you guys not trust the meat probe temps? Is that why you use thermopens?

Originally Posted by notorious (Post 12948490)

I don't think I've ever seen a Traeger with an ignition button.

Originally Posted by Inmem58 (Post 12948495)

Well it was some kind of start button or some shit. Don't have the exact terminology.

Originally Posted by Buehler445 (Post 12948494)

Agreed. Mom wanted me to cook like 40 burgers on her traeger (I don't have one) and had some garbage thermometer that took 15 seconds. I had to go get mine. I would have put out garbage without it.







I wouldn't use a probe on anything except slow cuts like brisket or prom buttt. I wouldn't do it on burgers or steak or chicken.

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy! (Post 12948508)

I probed prom butt, but not with a thermometer!

Originally Posted by Inmem58 (Post 12948503)

Bark on point

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Originally Posted by Inmem58 (Post 12948469)

I'm sorry bro, but Traegers are overrated. Everybody has their stories, but I know for a fact they're not worth the money. I have a couple of long stories, but I don't feel like typing it all out. Just know that the WSM or even a PBS is the better option.