3/7/2024 0 Comments Meat log mountain game cgAlso of note, when I opened the grill at the end, less than a minute after the iGrill2 showed the temperature peak at 250, the oven thermometers on the grate still all read right around 225. While the average temp reading from the iGrill2 looks higher than desired (about 240), the CG reading was consistently about 10 degrees cooler. I’ll be interested to see what happens over the long run when I try this setting tonight over a long smoke. After the first few cycles, the peak temp dropped some, helping to minimize the fluctuations. Then, it would slowly cool back down over 3-4 auger cycles, producing nice smoke the majority of the time. The recovery time was very brief, and would typically get back up to its max temp within one auger cycle. It also seemed that, once it settled in, it tended to idle at a higher temp than other settings, with briefer periods below the target temp… Not what I’m looking to accomplish.Ģ25/P2 (CG manual’s recommended setting)-Obviously more temp variability, but much more smoke. For the most part, the only times it would put out visible smoke were the brief periods when the auger turned. I'm sure this chart would look more attractive had I let it run a bit longer and level out, but I didn't see the point in wasting pellets. ![]() If I want to grill, I have an actual searing grill for that. However, I cut this test run short simply because the CG just wasn’t putting out much smoke (At least not nearly enough for my taste), and I knew at that point I would never use this setting. Note: When looking at any of the below graphs, the times when there is a decent amount of visible smoke coming from it is during the temp declines (when the pellets have a chance to smolder).Ģ25/P0- As expected, the P0 setting was very consistent. ![]() So, take from that what you will, depending on what you trust more. Also of note, other than with the P0 setting (which was dead on), the reading on the iGrill2 was typically about 10 degrees higher that what the CG ( Chargriller) and oven thermometers read. If it’s too long, give it a rotation half way through. So, if you only have one brisket on, I suggest putting it in the middle and running it from front to back. I had a few oven thermometers on the grates to look for hot spots, and while reading about 10 degrees cooler than the iGrill, the heating in the smoker seemed pretty even from front to back of mid grill, but slightly higher on the right side of the grill, likely due to the slope of the drip pan. So, in hindsight, I recommend, regardless of what setting you go with, to let it run for about 45 mins before putting the meat on. ![]() This smoker always start off hot, but, after a few cycles, it will eventually settle down into a more desired range. When restarting to change p-settings, I turned it off for about 30 minutes with the lid open, cleared out the hot pot, relit it on “Smoke” until the pellets ignited, set it to the desired temp/p-setting, then shut the lid and started recording the temps after about 45 minutes. The below tests were using Lumberjack 100% Mesquite pellets (solely because that’s the one I use least often, so I didn’t want to waste the ones I use most of the time), and it ranged from 80-90 degrees out today (Houston, TX). I mean, much larger and half the price? What's not to love? So, I thought I would thoroughly post my findings from today with it. But, there have been a lot of questions on here regarding this smoker due to its great value vs the Traegers. First, my apologies for the length of this post. My goal is to find the best setting to get as much smoke as possible, with as little variation and temp swings as possible from 225. So, today, I’ve been playing with the different p-settings trying to find the optimal way to go. My Chargriller Pellet Grill came in yesterday, and I plan on starting a test brisket late tonight.
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