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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: SmokinHandyman on February 05, 2018, 01:56:47 PM

Title: Thinking About A New Pit
Post by: SmokinHandyman on February 05, 2018, 01:56:47 PM

Looked at a Traeger Pro 22 and a Louisiana LG 700.
Both the same price. I like them both, thinking about the Louisiana.
I now have a Traeger Jr Elite now.

Any thoughts or input would be helpful on my purchase.

Title: Re: Thinking About A New Pit
Post by: silverbullet on February 05, 2018, 06:32:02 PM

I had a traeger for my first pit. While it was nice & it cooked a lot of really fine meals. It lacked in features that are now offered in so many other pits. It was a GR8 basic pit! I've also owned a few GMG's & still have a GMG DC.

I was looking at the CS450 & found that they are no longer available in the U.S. So I was going to buy a LG700 which basically is the same pit. I called a dealer about 70 miles away, He also had an 800 series Elite for $100.00 more than the LG. Which as of last Saturday is now on My patio!

So far I'm liking what I see in the Louisiana, Grease drawer vs a bucket. I've already put an aluminum pan in it for easy cleaning, I haven't tried the flame zone on it yet, Looking forward to some reverse sear steaks. I also like the multi ports for the exhaust vs the stack.
https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=1779.0

https://pelletfan.com/index.php?topic=1760.msg20419#new

Title: Re: Thinking About A New Pit
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on February 05, 2018, 07:52:16 PM

Clean out the grease in those pans before cranking up the heat really high to cook.

Title: Re: Thinking About A New Pit
Post by: dshaffes on February 05, 2018, 08:52:38 PM

I own a Traeger Pro 22 and I love it!  It holds temp well, puts out sweet smoke and most importantly produces great food.  Any specific questions, I'll gladly answer.

Title: Re: Thinking About A New Pit
Post by: ZCZ on February 05, 2018, 10:25:09 PM

The Louisiana is somewhat of an older cousin to the Memphis.
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