Pit Boss® 3-Series Digital Vertical Smoker

If neither of these solutions solves the problem with your smoker grill food, it is best to contact the manufacturer of your smoker for further assistance. Meats such as chicken, beef, pork, and fish are all great options. You can use any type of cooking oil or coconut oil to cook your favorite food with an electric smoker. Another thing to keep in mind is the temperature of the smoker. As a general rule, the higher the temperature, the faster the meat will cook.

As far as I am concerned these two brands have nearly identical customer ratings. I do not think that there is a large enough data set to try to split hairs on these reviews. On average, about 70-75% pit boss electric smoker of owners really like this type of smoker and are pleased with the purchase. Here are the head to head customer reviews for the digitally controlled models (Pit Boss Silver vs Masterbuilt MES 130B).

If you’ve never had a pellet grill, you may have just shut the Pit Boss after your first cook without going through the burn-off procedure. Skipping the burn-off process once or twice won’t hurt the grill, but you should get into the habit of properly shutting down the Pit Boss. Now turn the temperature dial to the highest setting on your Pit Boss grill. This process is known as the burn-off procedure, which is required after every cook. Thanks for reading, I hope the above gave you a better understanding of how long it takes to get a pellet grill/smoker up to temperature. Therefore, if that’s the case, and someone is asking me which pellet grill is going to heat up really fast, its an easy one, I’ll say the Weber SmokeFire.

Sprinkle the chicken wings with the kosher salt or the dry rub. Your other option involves applying the whole dry rub (salt and all) to the chicken wings and then letting it sit for an hour or a bit longer. Explore the features that are the best match for how you intend to cook with the grill. If you are more of a smoker, you may want to focus on features that allow you to maintain a consistent temperature and have ways to easily control smoke flow.

The second-generation EX4 aced our grilling, smoking, and baking tests with consistent and even heating. The EX4 has excellent heat control and (more importantly) retention, thanks to its porcelain enamel finish. It can burn as hot as 600°F, and its large grilling area can accommodate about 13 burgers for high-heat grilling or three briskets for smoking. A dark, even bark formed around the pork shoulder we smoked for almost 10 hours. While these smokers get low ratings I don’t entirely blame Pit Boss. Many of these problems will be become magnified when the smoker has an analog control system that must be manually adjusted to adapt to different weather conditions.