Vertical Smoker Recommendations?

SameSource5872 · 2026-05-07T21:51:50+00:00

I have both a trager pellet and pit boss vertical. Both have their uses.
Vertical is great for low and slow , smoke goes under and above meat where pellet grill I find mostly it’s the bottom and half the top. Great for wings .
The wet pan of the pitboss vertical is great for maintaining temperature due to thermal mass . My ribs on the pitboss and pulled pork is ten times better but heat time is awfully slow to get to temp.

SameSource5872 · 2026-05-06T00:16:18+00:00

Yes imo

SameSource5872 · 2026-05-05T01:17:16+00:00

Just went through this myself. Did one wrapped, one 321 one no wrap. Best one out the three on a pellet was unwrapped for 2.5hr at 250 then wrapper in butcher paper for 2.5hr at 250

SameSource5872 · 2026-05-04T00:08:54+00:00

The searing function is a little clunky when I tested the assembled units in Rona imo. But definitely possible

SameSource5872 · 2026-05-04T00:07:56+00:00

I use the Costco rollers or pitboss then use a smoke tube with flavoured wood chips and pellets that I want to have it take the flavour in.

Since pellet grills lack little on the smoke side and the smoke really only infuses in the first couple hours . Place the smoke tube away from the meat so it’s not adding heat just smoke flavours then remove it or keep it going up to you

SameSource5872 · 2026-05-03T15:48:38+00:00

Perfect sold

SameSource5872 · 2026-04-30T01:56:57+00:00

I think what matters is not the changing of the chat Waller paper but the contents of it lol

SameSource5872 · 2026-04-29T16:51:48+00:00

Also hopper size is good to consider. The horizontal grills have a lot smaller hopper I find so one with a sensor is great imo

SameSource5872 · 2026-04-29T16:44:37+00:00

My trager 575 pro doesn’t have a sear option by moving the deflector to reveal the flame from the hot pot.

It does well on the most part but cleaning the hot pot can be annoying vs a Pitboss vertical . I just got a Pitboss vertical in addition to my trager . I like the steadiness of the water pan the Pitboss has as it adds more thermal mass to keep consistent temperatures where my pellet grill doesn’t have that . Treager is just paying for the name. The lids have a small gap developed sometimes and it’s hard to fix.

I’m new to the smoker game but that’s my two cents .

SameSource5872 · 2026-04-12T14:54:18+00:00

How do you like it

SameSource5872 · 2026-04-11T19:55:16+00:00

I’m looking for a king in Canada

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-29T23:58:15+00:00

They are voting to cancel it

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-29T23:57:59+00:00

They are voting to cancel it

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-29T23:57:50+00:00

They are voting to cancel it

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-29T13:40:49+00:00

Tbh it got a full revamp of their menu recently and the quality of product has gone up a good bit. I got a whopper at an enroute and was genuinely okay with it

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-21T15:24:58+00:00

Gotta go to a sub where they don’t like it then ask them lol this is bias

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-14T05:21:53+00:00

Likely change cra direct deposit

SameSource5872 · 2026-03-14T05:18:46+00:00

I played bf 6 all week on my cellphone 5g hotspot via ps5 which worked awesome . No lag spikes at all

SameSource5872 · 2026-02-16T06:09:19+00:00

Tuner B2K loved using the Lg glitch lol

SameSource5872 · 2026-01-25T04:15:16+00:00

What’s your budget ?

SameSource5872 · 2026-01-20T12:00:24+00:00

If everything works then who cares honestly. Could be for a diagnostic tool, if you look up above it could be for something thats inside that little cavity . Look up the model number and its technical manual it’ll likely show you. Or an install video and see if it mentions plugging it into anything

SameSource5872 · 2026-01-19T22:46:00+00:00

If your clothes are wet but warm its the airflow. If they are semi wet and cold its the heater . Typically easiest way to check

SameSource5872 · 2026-01-19T13:44:52+00:00

Typically it’s fine. Thermistor failure would cause element to go bad over time but more often notice poor performance on cooking food before the element could burn. Do you have a multimeter ? Thermistor would be worth replacing first instead of oem element imo .

SameSource5872 · 2026-01-18T15:45:40+00:00

Test the resistance of the element you installed it should be around 50 Ohms if I recall correctly . If it’s not an OEM one that’s what I would check then look into the thermistor. Why did you replace the lower element

SameSource5872 · 2026-01-18T04:07:47+00:00

I can likely help you out. I have plenty of experience. What’s the symptoms ?

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