Hi Guys!
I have an arsenal of cookers. I own two homes, so I have them in separate locations.
I have:
Pitboss Pro 800 grill/ smoker
Pitboss stand up smoker
Pitboss 36" griddle
Pitboss Laredo 1000 grill/smoker
I say this because I have a lot of experience with the Pitboss brand and equipment. I do however believe I have an issue with my Laredo 1000. It seems to take forever to get hot. I timed it this afternoon with the following times and temps. I did completely clean the grill today as well before I tested this.
I set the grill to High (500*)
47 minutes to get to 380*
59 minutes to get to 425*
1 hour 8 minutes to get to 500*
Does this seem like a crazy amount of time to reach these temps? My brother has the Traeger Timberline XL so that is my only comparison with a different brand that I personally can test with. I feel like I should not have to go out almost an hour early from cooking time to get the pellet grill going.
I have read a lot about Pitboss and issues they have, but still, my Pro 800 does not take nearly as long to get to high or even 350 to slow grill something. I am located in the south now, so the ambient temp was 80* while I was testing, so I know it was not the outside temp.
Should I ditch the Pitboss and go with the Timberline XL or something else like the new Camp Chef, or is the Pitboss temp/ time thing reasonable?