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Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
I have often considered some type of pellet grill but something always stopped me.
Maybe the automated process, things to go wrong etc. HOWEVER if anyone is interested pellet smoked goodness can be had with a basic propane grill with the fold up upper grate.
Lay heavy duty aluminum foil on the bottom grate covered completely. Sprinkle a handful or two of pellets on the foil and turn the grill on LOW.
When the pellets begin to smoke put the meat on the upper grill and close the lid. A little experimentation may be needed with heat but with the setting on low it works very well and the pellets glowing add to the heat as well.
I can do chicken thighs, ribs, country style ribs, small pork shoulders etc. in about 1 - 1.5 hours and they come out excellent - tender and juicy and you would think they spent much more time in a smoker.
Is it perfect? No - but not a bad alternative to get a smoked flavor with a 'basic' LP grill on a budget!
This is a recent load of chicken and potatoes! YEP try smoke-baking your spuds this way! They come out great!
Maybe the automated process, things to go wrong etc. HOWEVER if anyone is interested pellet smoked goodness can be had with a basic propane grill with the fold up upper grate.
Lay heavy duty aluminum foil on the bottom grate covered completely. Sprinkle a handful or two of pellets on the foil and turn the grill on LOW.
When the pellets begin to smoke put the meat on the upper grill and close the lid. A little experimentation may be needed with heat but with the setting on low it works very well and the pellets glowing add to the heat as well.
I can do chicken thighs, ribs, country style ribs, small pork shoulders etc. in about 1 - 1.5 hours and they come out excellent - tender and juicy and you would think they spent much more time in a smoker.
Is it perfect? No - but not a bad alternative to get a smoked flavor with a 'basic' LP grill on a budget!
This is a recent load of chicken and potatoes! YEP try smoke-baking your spuds this way! They come out great!
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
most any grill can be upgraded by adding a Cold Smoke Generator ===> https://smokedaddyinc.com/product/8-inc ... generator/ .... we've used the one from Smoke Daddy on 3 different grills .... they really work well
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
the last time I used our new Traveler I noticed that the seal glued across the back to the bottom of the lid was coming loose .... because the grill is so ksonew I didn't figure it was a big deal and it would be worth my time to call the company to see if they would send me a replacement .... this morning I spoke to a very helpful lady named Amanda and told her about the seal .... she said this was the first time she'd spoken with anyone whose grill had this problem .... it do believe her because she spent several minutes looking for seal on the parts list on her computer .... no such seal is shown .. .. as it turned out, the seal is permanently attached at the factor and doesn't come as a separate part .... at her request I went out and took the pictures below and emailed them to her .... as quickly as she received and looked at them, she said she was going to send a replacement lid .... so we should have a new lid within a few days .... must say, to me that's pretty dang good customer service
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Steaks
we grilled Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Steaks on our Traveler this evening .... simple recipe given below that yielded really good eating .... followed the recipe to the letter but grilled them longer at a lower temperature ....
https://countrysmokers.com/recipes/baco ... loin-steak
we grilled Bacon Wrapped Sirloin Steaks on our Traveler this evening .... simple recipe given below that yielded really good eating .... followed the recipe to the letter but grilled them longer at a lower temperature ....
https://countrysmokers.com/recipes/baco ... loin-steak
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
I'm happy to report that the SHINESTAR Grill Cover ===> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07T5 ... UTF8&psc=1 we purchased to use with our Traveler passed its first test .... granted, the rain wasn't heavy but it was steady and fell most all night .... pulled the cover off the next morning and the grill was dry ...
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
Recycling
I much prefer the stainless diamond pattern of the cooking grate in our Holland Companion (first picture) .... one of the very few things I don't like about our Traveler is its cooking grate (second picture) .... our Traveler is a portable grill with a cooking grate that is smaller than the ones in home style grills .... while looking for a replacement diamond grate I was reminded that several different types of steamer type pans that are designed to be used with grills .... out of the Zenon Mist that fogs my mind, I remembered that decades ago we bought such a pan (rest of the pictures) but had no clue where it might be .... thankfully, my wife's memory is much better than mine .. .. its not exactly what I would buy today but I believe it will do and it was paid for a long time ago .... having it expands the types of foods we can grill/smoke and for us, that's a very good thing ..
I much prefer the stainless diamond pattern of the cooking grate in our Holland Companion (first picture) .... one of the very few things I don't like about our Traveler is its cooking grate (second picture) .... our Traveler is a portable grill with a cooking grate that is smaller than the ones in home style grills .... while looking for a replacement diamond grate I was reminded that several different types of steamer type pans that are designed to be used with grills .... out of the Zenon Mist that fogs my mind, I remembered that decades ago we bought such a pan (rest of the pictures) but had no clue where it might be .... thankfully, my wife's memory is much better than mine .. .. its not exactly what I would buy today but I believe it will do and it was paid for a long time ago .... having it expands the types of foods we can grill/smoke and for us, that's a very good thing ..
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
another 1st .... Calabash style oysters, shrimp and scallops on our Traveler ..
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
first Huli Huli Chicken (recipe in link below) cooked on our Traveler .... it turned out really good
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... li#p103589
http://henryrifleforums.com/viewtopic.p ... li#p103589
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Re: Country Smokers Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
in preparation for a storm that was forecasted to move through last night I decided to cut open a couple of large trash bags and use them to make a rain shield ... pictures 1 & 2 show outer cover before the rain .... pictures 3 & 4 were taken after the rain .... picture 5 shows the wet outer cover removed .... picture 6 shows a dry grill ... the rain protection worked .... not to ponder on if we should find a small plastic tarp or bigger trash bag ....
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