DarienJim
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- Timberline 1300, Big Green Egg, Weber Genesis
Hey I’m new to the Traegar family and just purchased my first pellet smoker just before Christmas: Timberline 1300
I have been smoking for 3 years on a medium Big Green Egg which I kept but found the size limiting for bigger meats. I have 4 adult children and they often brings their girlfriends so the medium size was limiting.
I thought I would try a pellet smoker and got the 1300 so I could pretty much smoke anything. I recently bought a 24.5 Snake River Farm bone-in pork shoulder I’m going to try next weekend.
So far I’ve cooked tomahawk steak, brisket, duck, chicken, mac & cheese and a variety of different vegetables along with some queso cheese. Overall I’ve been happy with the convenience of the Traeger but I would say it is nowhere near the smokiness of the big green egg. i’ve also experimented with a variety of different pellets trying to find those that produce more smoke but so far I would say the differences between the pellets is relatively not noticeable.
So in conclusion, I am pretty happy with the purchase given the convenience of the pellet smoker but we should have a more smoky taste on the food. And yes, I’m using super smoke mode.
I have been smoking for 3 years on a medium Big Green Egg which I kept but found the size limiting for bigger meats. I have 4 adult children and they often brings their girlfriends so the medium size was limiting.
I thought I would try a pellet smoker and got the 1300 so I could pretty much smoke anything. I recently bought a 24.5 Snake River Farm bone-in pork shoulder I’m going to try next weekend.
So far I’ve cooked tomahawk steak, brisket, duck, chicken, mac & cheese and a variety of different vegetables along with some queso cheese. Overall I’ve been happy with the convenience of the Traeger but I would say it is nowhere near the smokiness of the big green egg. i’ve also experimented with a variety of different pellets trying to find those that produce more smoke but so far I would say the differences between the pellets is relatively not noticeable.
So in conclusion, I am pretty happy with the purchase given the convenience of the pellet smoker but we should have a more smoky taste on the food. And yes, I’m using super smoke mode.