I've probably gotten thousands of PMs, and none of them were silly.
we'll see what they have to say when i start bombarding them with silly questions, as i am wont to do.
Bear
I've probably gotten thousands of PMs, and none of them were silly.
we'll see what they have to say when i start bombarding them with silly questions, as i am wont to do.
Thanks, Bear!
I've probably gotten thousands of PMs, and none of them were silly.
Bear
Well said, I send and get a ton of PM's
Remember also that when you find people whose advice you trust and respect, you can private message them and they will respond quickly. I do it all the time.
No it won't. The AMNPS is merely a smoke generator and where there's smoke there's hot, smouldering wood pellets. It's warm enough to melt cheese and ice but not hot enough to cook cuts of meat to even a safe internal temp, which is 140°. You're talking about trying to use an unplugged Traeger as a solar-powered oven with the AMNPS providing the smoke? You'll never get the thing up to a real cooking temp. I sure wouldn't try it. The Traeger is essentially an electric convection grill which has a motorized wood pellet feeder to also make it a smoker. I think using the AMNPS with a Traeger would be redundant. Just did some research and I don't think it can even be run on charcoal with it unplugged. It is what it is and that's what a lot of people buy it for.
I'm sorry but this is a long thread and I forget the main reason(s) why you're dissatisfied with your Traeger. You mentioned poor customer service and I can't recall if there's a problem with it. Basically, when it's plugged in and you turn it on, do the firepot, the pellet feeder, and the thermostat control all work?
that's what i was afraid of. thanks. i'll sell it but this isn't a great time to sell smokers.
meantime, i gotta make do.
if nothing else, i can cold smoke cheese in the traeger using the amnps, since it's just a vented barrel.
i hate it that i didn't find this site before buying.
That is really bad. Can you afford to buy another smoker without selling the Traeger first? I guess I should've asked that earlier unless you already stated it. If you're on a tight budget, it seems like you've got one working Traeger and, believe me, 225° is low and slow cooking. So is 250 and even up to 275. If your goal is cold smoking, I know you could lay the lit AMNPS lunder the cooking grill with the power off and that should work for cold smoking if you leave the lid closed.
yeah, i coersed them into sending a new control box. using parts from the old one, it's working fine.
it just won't do low temps. that's why it doesn't fit my needs.
note tho, i needed 2 traegers to make one working one. the new one they sent was missing a wire to the controller. so, 2 out of 2 were defective.
I just picked up a Gen1 MES40 from Amazon a week or two ago...$300....
Should be good bargains on the MES GEN1 smokers and don't overlook the CS smokers I posted about. Just one of each and I did not get prices. And I have no idea on their condition.
You're as crazy as the right of them. I don't smoke when it's in the 40s out there. I'm literally a fair weather smoker.
nah, i gotta sell this first. i spent $400 on this traeger in july. getting the amns plus some pellets was a stretch after xmas spending. that's coming tomorrpow as a prezzy for me.
i'm going out there to start the smoker. i'm as crazy as the rest of you. i'll be going out all night in temps in the 20s, with high winds, just to feed the smoker..
Susie, I'd suggest that you don't try for temps under 225. 225-250 is a popular temp range for smoking. At least you've got a nice ham.
thanks, rick.i didn't know about the 3 week waitingperiod. i'll play with it friday.
my amns got here today.. looks lke fun.
my ham got overcooked due to the unreliability of the traeger. it just won't hold temps below 225.
still, i have a nice xmas ham.