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[Bentley]

Fajitas cook posted!

[Bentley]

Will do a video of smoke output and mobility and a couple more cooks, but we are coming to the end of this Performance Test, so if there is something you want to see or wanted to and have not, let me know and we will see if we can do it.

[Bar-B-Lew]

It may have been mentioned somewhere, and I missed it.  I am still uncertain on this.  Does the lid need to be closed on the sear box when in use or kept open?

[Bentley]

Mobility Video posted.

[Polekitty]

It looks real mobile, but your a pretty big ole guy and could probably move a small car around that easy.   

[Bentley]

Sorry man, I just missed this!  Any way you want to cook with it!  Old pellet cooking lid down habits!

It may have been mentioned somewhere, and I missed it.  I am still uncertain on this.  Does the lid need to be closed on the sear box when in use or kept open?

[Bar-B-Lew]

Is there a range of temp on the sear box like a low/med/high or something or is it always on high?  Wondering if that sear box could be used for hot dogs, sausage, chicken breasts, etc.  I have a friend looking for a pellet grill and if the sear box is like a mini gas grill this may be the one for him.

[Bentley]

Yes, High, Med, Low...All those items you mentioned.  I did Brats on it!  I would be lying if I said it is not a convenient thing to have on the side of a pellet grill!

Is there a range of temp on the sear box like a low/med/high or something or is it always on high?  Wondering if that sear box could be used for hot dogs, sausage, chicken breasts, etc.  I have a friend looking for a pellet grill and if the sear box is like a mini gas grill this may be the one for him.

[Bar-B-Lew]

Thanks, looks like a great unit that is very versatile.

[LowSlowJoe]

I never thought the point of a biscuit test was to make perfect biscuits, but rather to have a visual of how even things cook...  Either way, the test showed me two things... ( or at least it and your commentary did...  )   First thing it showed me is the heat distribution isn't too bad...  The second thing I learned from it, is there is no 450F setting on the Camp Chef... 

I think doing the biscuit test at the closest setting you could get , and making note of it, is perfectly fine.

Now, as for not having a 450F setting in general... that's shame. I really don't hardly understand this day and age , why a wider range of temperature settings can't be put on a digital pellet grill control.   Surely to add ability to set in virtually any increment is  not that difficult to do.

[Bentley]

It is, it just seemed to me it was always a skewed test to go a put a biscuit on a part of a unit where you knew it was going to cook faster then the other parts!

Since the unit gets to over 500° on high, that is good for hardwood searing.

And to be honest with you, I cant think of one other thing I cook at 450° other then biscuits, so I guess that is not a game changer for me!  But I sure agree that a 1° increment controller seems in this digital age like it should be here by now...

I never thought the point of a biscuit test was to make perfect biscuits, but rather to have a visual of how even things cook...

[pdf256]

My Woodwind burning Pit Boss Comp Blend on max peaks at about 440.  I may try some other pellets to see if I can get it higher, but for most of my cooks I use high-smoke and if needed the sear box.

[Bentley]

Had a motor issue, the Manufacture has sent a new one, should be here Thursday.  Will do Smoke Output video and this will be a wrap!

[Bentley]

Motor arrived today, very simple to install, one plug and the shear pin.  Will try and do smoke video in next couple of days and we will be done!

[Polekitty]

Which motor failed and are you going to take some pics of the inside?