Love your no nonsense tell it like it is review Paul. One reason why I follow you. Too many people over analyze certain things which results in a less desired cooking experience. It’s not rocket science but some can’t help it. Glad your liking and keep on smokin’🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🍺
My kids just gave me one tonight. An early Father's Day gift because they figured I would want to use it on Father's Day this Sunday. They weren't wrong! lol. Can't wait to try it out.
Hey John, congrats on the early Father’s Day gift. This just might be the best Father’s Day gift you ever got. You’re going to love it. Happy Father’s Day to you
Thank-you for such a honest review. I am looking to buy one of these smokers. The part that hit me is when you said you used about 2000 lbs of pellets in 2 years of use. Here in Canada the bags go for 43$ tx in for 40 lbs which 2000 lbs comes to 50 bags at 43$= 2,150$ ! Wow much more expensive to use than I thought! Thanks again your great review!
Thank you Jean! You can buy pellets cheaper then that depending on where you buy the pellets. I’m in Ontario and I buy mostly at Walmart. The Pit Boss competition blend is what I normally buy is $33 and change tax in for a 40lbs bag. I’ve recently bought a 30lbs bag of Traeger pellets at Costco for $29 and change taxes in just to give you an idea. You probably won’t burn through as many pellets as I do unless you’re planning on using the grill almost everyday.
Hey Joshua, you are 100% correct about that. This grill is the ultimate replacement for a low end propane grill. The cost of pellets might be the same or cheaper then propane depending on one’s location
You’ll be impressed when you do a long low and slow how great they are on file consumption. I believe I show the pellets throughout my one brisket video if not I do remember it only used about 3/4 of the hopper that was full. Here’s the link to that video. The brisket itself was not the best one I’ve ever cooked but it was also my first brisket ever on this grill ruclips.net/video/sLZaX8txpAA/видео.html
I have a cuisinart vertical propane smoler that I like but this last Winter here in TN it was hard to find refill tanks and theyre $25US a pop. Since I use the tanks for my smoker, grill, patio heater and patio fire pit im thinking of going with a pellet smoker. In the long run not having to worry about runnin outta propane or changing the woodchips seems nice.. im getting lazier with smoking the older I get. I used to use a charcoal offset then went to the vertical propane and not looking at this pitboss 700. Seems to be a solid smoker and with it being Spring and Summer time coming up i may get it soon. Thanks for the video
i have this 700Fb, also got mine after you got yours and i love it. i also put on chimney but used bolts and some large washers on the back :) love this thing
I'll be getting a 440D2 Pit Boss for Father's Day. Good to see a positive review after 2 years, as I have heard some horror stories. Excited to get grilling! Glad you love your grill. Keep up the great vids.
Thank you David, I’m sure you’re gonna love the grill when you get it. I’ve heard some of the horror stories as well but everyone one I know who has a Pit Boss has had not one issue with them. The vertical ones have issues including the one I have but luckily it’s not a huge issue that mine has.
Thanks for the info. I just picked this one up at my local Wally-World on clearance fir $249. Look forward to putting it together and using it this weekend.
Love the videos! Been dabbling in BBQ sence I was 12 what 23 years ago now lol. Grew up on the classic 1980's kettle grill with my dad. Branched off sence, from gas to stick/kamado and barrel cookers and all the inbetweens. Now that I'm a father and have a family I think the pellet grills are a good in between. As the family doesn't like heavy smoke like I do. I'm sold! Thanks again
I like the ease of my gas grill to just flip it on, and add a couple hot dogs, burgers, or bbq chicken breasts, but I also have an upright smoker for ribs, pork butts, etc. I'm looking to consolidate to 1 unit to save space on my deck. Can you do quick meals like hot dogs, and burgers on the pellet smokers? I guess I don't see why not, just don't see many people using them that way.
Hey Derek, I use my grill for this all the time. I just don’t make videos on it. You could totally replace both your gas grill and vertical smoker with a pellet grill if you were to decide to. Just keep in mind you probably won’t get the same smoke flavor off a pellet grill that you get from your vertical now. Other then that I recommend this grill as it’s fast and easy to use for burgers, hot dogs, chicken etc.
Thanks for the video. I just got one for myself and it is going through the burn-out right now. My question for you is, what is the best brand for pellets? Do you have a favorite or did you find it didn't really mater? thank you
Enjoyed your video .I am very new on pellet smokers grilling.. I've always used charcoal but going to get away from charcoal . I have on order a new Pit Bull 700 FB , which i wont receive until Dec.28th ,,,sad.. but looking forward to it .happy.. Thanks for your reviews it helps .
Hey Al, glad to help you out. I’m sure you’re gonna love the grill once you get it. If you need any help with anything just send me an email and I’ll do my best to help you out
I love this grill. It’s probably the one I use most out of all my grills. Congrats on getting one you’ll love it even more after you use it a few more times
I've been looking to get one of these, quick question. How often do you use the sear feature? And when you do, is there a way to sear with the aluminium foil? I'm trying to figure out how to use the sear feature and use aluminium foil for easy cleaning. But haven't come up with any ideas since I don't have one of these yet. Thanks for the video.
fredo19 it would be difficult to use the sear function with foil. You have to actually slide it open and the flames come through slits in the plate. I don’t use that function often. To be honest, to me it’s more of a hassle to use then anything. When I want steaks on the grill, I normally turn to my trusty Webber.
Thank you TYRANUS for answering this question. I don’t use the sear zone much. You’ll have a hard time trying to use it with foil on. If you’re gonna be searing something you’re best to just leave the whole deflector plate not foil covered.
I use the sear when doing one steak. Burn pot is small. Only big enough for one steak. Never used foil. It's easy to use a scrapper on the deflector. It has to be removed when you vacuum out the ash from the pot. So while i have it off i scrape it.
Love your channel! I'm a PitBoss owner as well and love it. Definitely the bang for the buck and holds a temperature way better than my CampChef did. Have you smoked a turkey in your PitBoss? I apologize if there's a video for this I haven't been able to find. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I’ve smoked one turkey on it last Christmas. The day was a busy one for me so I didn’t have a chance to film it. I’m not a big fan of turkey but I might do a turkey video this year.
It's funny my dad was like the opposite of Hank hill, he has always used a kettle grill. When I started working I bought a budget gas grill he hated it when I first got it. But then started using it during winter and rainy days. When I moved out 12 years ago his house warming gift was an industrial gas grill $$$$ hahaha one for me one for him. Wonder how he will take me getting a pellet grill hahhahaha
Thanks for making the video. I've been debating for about a year if my next grill should be a pellet grill or not just because when I need the grill I need it cooking right away. I also have an electric red bullet smoker that just doesn't cut it. Finally decided to get one and decided on the Austin XL. I'm thinking I'll use the open flame and I don't have Traeger kind of money. This was actually on clearance so I went with it. Pretty humid here in the summers so I'll probably empty the pellets unless I plan to use it again in a day or two. So the smoke stack, is that a pit boss stack or what? The front shelf, home made?
The smoke stack I got from Smoke Daddy. It’s not a Pit Boss stack. The front shelf is a DIY add on. Here’s a link to the video on the front shelf. ruclips.net/video/GTrhvijwNSs/видео.html
I have a classic and I do love the product. But it seems that after a long smoke session the rod ignitor tends to give out. For no reason. I clean the grill on the regular. After about three or four uses. I called and emailed customer service and they have not replied. Their customer service is horrible. I have friends that have treagers and their customer service is on point. No questions asked. They get them what they need. Hopefully this helps someone make up their mind. You get what you pay for.
Glad to hear you love the product. I’ve heard a few people tell me the customer service isn’t up to par with Pit Boss. I can’t answer why that is, I’ve never had any issues that I’ve needed to deal with customer service. For the price I still feel it’s the best bang for the buck. I don’t know why your igniter rod goes out on you. After the initial startup of the grill the rod stops heating as it’s on a timer for lighting the grill only
The barrel under the grill area on mine has rusted horribly to the point of separating layers. It's always covered with a pit boss cover and kept under roof. How about you.
I’ve just got a little surface rust on the outside of the cooking barrel in the front but nothing that’s causing structural damage to the grill. I keep mine covered with a generic bbq cover one would use for a gas grill in the summer months where it just sits on my deck not cover by a roof, and I move it into my garage for the winter months so I can still use it without have to shovel a ton of snow every time to get to it. I’ve used the heck out of this grill in the 3 years I’ve had it now.
I've had my Classic for about a month and a half and my piteous heat shield is starting to get surface rust on it. I've kept it covered and tried to take care of it. Should I be concerned? Or is it pretty normal? I don't mind it turning brown, I just want it to last more than two or three years. Great content by the way!
Don’t worry about the rust. I noticed mine rusting after a few cooks. It’s all good as it’s just the rust color and is getting damaged. Just brush the rust dust off every time you clean out the fire pot. This grill should last you for a few years. Thanks for your comment
Hey Joe, I got the smoke stack from Smokedaddy here’s a link to my video you’ll find there link in the description of the video. ruclips.net/video/Gh_HDh_Pyf0/видео.html
Not sure why Pit Boss never put a stack on this model. The temperature isn’t affected in any way from me adding the stack and covering the original vent holes.
Thanks. I’m glad to have been a help for you in deciding to get a Pit Boss. Check out this link it’ll help you out once you assemble the grill ruclips.net/video/KTLGhCmobwk/видео.html
Paul’s Q thanks for the response. I appreciate that. Got a pit boss coming this week. I’m pretty pumped. Since I’m in Canada, the winter question is key. Would love to still be able to cook. I watched your video where you mentioned the one guy left it uncovered on the rain and the pellets got soggy and jammed the auger. Was curious at that point of snow would be an issue. But I suppose moisture is less of an issue while everting is hot and working
You won’t have any issues with Ryan. I live in Ontario so my grill has been through a few Canadian winters now. If you’re gonna be keeping it outside all year long just have a good bbq cover for it while it’s not being used. Mine stays outside in the backyard all summer long covered when not using and in the garage during the winter
Paul’s Q great thanks. Ontario myself (Newmarket). Will most likely be outside all winter. But it’s coming with a cover. So I will be sure to keep it looked after.
Love your no nonsense tell it like it is review Paul. One reason why I follow you. Too many people over analyze certain things which results in a less desired cooking experience. It’s not rocket science but some can’t help it. Glad your liking and keep on smokin’🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🥩🍺
Thank you Carl, I appreciate your loyalty. I’m just an average guy like yourself and do my best to keep it real for everyone.
“If you’re stupid you’re stupid”. I love it! Great review Paul.
Thank you Bryan. It is what it is lol
My kids just gave me one tonight. An early Father's Day gift because they figured I would want to use it on Father's Day this Sunday. They weren't wrong! lol. Can't wait to try it out.
Hey John, congrats on the early Father’s Day gift. This just might be the best Father’s Day gift you ever got. You’re going to love it. Happy Father’s Day to you
Nice job, no BS just the facts. Appreciate your comments
“If you’re stupid you’re stupid” is my favorite quote from the video. I wish more people thought like that.
Thank-you for such a honest review. I am looking to buy one of these smokers. The part that hit me is when you said you used about 2000 lbs of pellets in 2 years of use. Here in Canada the bags go for 43$ tx in for 40 lbs which 2000 lbs comes to 50 bags at 43$= 2,150$ ! Wow much more expensive to use than I thought! Thanks again your great review!
Thank you Jean! You can buy pellets cheaper then that depending on where you buy the pellets. I’m in Ontario and I buy mostly at Walmart. The Pit Boss competition blend is what I normally buy is $33 and change tax in for a 40lbs bag. I’ve recently bought a 30lbs bag of Traeger pellets at Costco for $29 and change taxes in just to give you an idea. You probably won’t burn through as many pellets as I do unless you’re planning on using the grill almost everyday.
@@paulsq_ Thank-you paul, very apreciated!
I got my classic 700 a year ago and just love it. Great review thanks for sharing this.
Thank you Randy I appreciate it. Glad to hear after one year you’re loving your grill as much as I love mine
Great review. 1 year and 3 months on mine. Still going strong😊.
Thanks TYRANUS, glad to hear your grill is doing great for you as well after having it for over a year.
Great to hear a real review thanks buddy just bought me a used one works great
Got mine last weekend and have cooked every dinner on it so far! Way better than a propane grill
Hey Joshua, you are 100% correct about that. This grill is the ultimate replacement for a low end propane grill. The cost of pellets might be the same or cheaper then propane depending on one’s location
Paul’s Q ya haven’t done a 10-12hr smoke on it but pellet usage seems to be quite low. Still on the first hopper fill with about half a hopper left
You’ll be impressed when you do a long low and slow how great they are on file consumption. I believe I show the pellets throughout my one brisket video if not I do remember it only used about 3/4 of the hopper that was full. Here’s the link to that video. The brisket itself was not the best one I’ve ever cooked but it was also my first brisket ever on this grill
ruclips.net/video/sLZaX8txpAA/видео.html
I have a cuisinart vertical propane smoler that I like but this last Winter here in TN it was hard to find refill tanks and theyre $25US a pop. Since I use the tanks for my smoker, grill, patio heater and patio fire pit im thinking of going with a pellet smoker.
In the long run not having to worry about runnin outta propane or changing the woodchips seems nice.. im getting lazier with smoking the older I get.
I used to use a charcoal offset then went to the vertical propane and not looking at this pitboss 700. Seems to be a solid smoker and with it being Spring and Summer time coming up i may get it soon. Thanks for the video
i have this 700Fb, also got mine after you got yours and i love it. i also put on chimney but used bolts and some large washers on the back :) love this thing
Thank you for your time 😁
I just got one of these all black tho. Can’t wait to use it! Idk what to smoke first!
I'll be getting a 440D2 Pit Boss for Father's Day. Good to see a positive review after 2 years, as I have heard some horror stories. Excited to get grilling! Glad you love your grill. Keep up the great vids.
Thank you David, I’m sure you’re gonna love the grill when you get it. I’ve heard some of the horror stories as well but everyone one I know who has a Pit Boss has had not one issue with them. The vertical ones have issues including the one I have but luckily it’s not a huge issue that mine has.
Thanks for the info. I just picked this one up at my local Wally-World on clearance fir $249. Look forward to putting it together and using it this weekend.
That’s a great score on your end. Hope you enjoy the grill and cook lots on it.
Good review Paul ! That pellet cooker has done very well for you ! Congrats on 3.5K !
Thank you Kent. This grill has done me very well. I’m totally pleased with purchasing it.
Notice any difference in temperature control or smoke retention with the exhaust stack you added? Or does the temp still seem to vary?
Because of you Paul I had to go out and buy me one of these bad boys thank you
Great job. Walmart has this one on sale right now so I was trying to decide. You helped me make my decision. Keep up the good work.
how'd you end up liking it.
Thanks Paul for your honesty I really appreciate that.
Thank you and you’re welcome Eric, I do my best to be honest and not mislead people.
Love the videos! Been dabbling in BBQ sence I was 12 what 23 years ago now lol. Grew up on the classic 1980's kettle grill with my dad. Branched off sence, from gas to stick/kamado and barrel cookers and all the inbetweens. Now that I'm a father and have a family I think the pellet grills are a good in between. As the family doesn't like heavy smoke like I do. I'm sold! Thanks again
I like the ease of my gas grill to just flip it on, and add a couple hot dogs, burgers, or bbq chicken breasts, but I also have an upright smoker for ribs, pork butts, etc. I'm looking to consolidate to 1 unit to save space on my deck. Can you do quick meals like hot dogs, and burgers on the pellet smokers? I guess I don't see why not, just don't see many people using them that way.
Hey Derek, I use my grill for this all the time. I just don’t make videos on it. You could totally replace both your gas grill and vertical smoker with a pellet grill if you were to decide to. Just keep in mind you probably won’t get the same smoke flavor off a pellet grill that you get from your vertical now. Other then that I recommend this grill as it’s fast and easy to use for burgers, hot dogs, chicken etc.
I just love your videos Paul you do a great job you're actually getting me into a pellet smoker I'm a little impressed
Thank you Don
Thanks for the video. I just got one for myself and it is going through the burn-out right now. My question for you is, what is the best brand for pellets? Do you have a favorite or did you find it didn't really mater? thank you
Enjoyed your video .I am very new on pellet smokers grilling.. I've always used charcoal but going to get away from charcoal . I have on order a new Pit Bull 700 FB , which i wont receive until Dec.28th ,,,sad.. but looking forward to it .happy.. Thanks for your reviews it helps .
Hey Al, glad to help you out. I’m sure you’re gonna love the grill once you get it. If you need any help with anything just send me an email and I’ll do my best to help you out
Glad to hear you still like it. I just got one yesterday. Made some great hot dogs for a quick first use using the seer zone.
Cheers
I love this grill. It’s probably the one I use most out of all my grills. Congrats on getting one you’ll love it even more after you use it a few more times
I've been looking to get one of these, quick question. How often do you use the sear feature? And when you do, is there a way to sear with the aluminium foil? I'm trying to figure out how to use the sear feature and use aluminium foil for easy cleaning. But haven't come up with any ideas since I don't have one of these yet. Thanks for the video.
fredo19 it would be difficult to use the sear function with foil. You have to actually slide it open and the flames come through slits in the plate. I don’t use that function often. To be honest, to me it’s more of a hassle to use then anything. When I want steaks on the grill, I normally turn to my trusty Webber.
Thank you TYRANUS for answering this question. I don’t use the sear zone much. You’ll have a hard time trying to use it with foil on. If you’re gonna be searing something you’re best to just leave the whole deflector plate not foil covered.
I use the sear when doing one steak. Burn pot is small. Only big enough for one steak. Never used foil. It's easy to use a scrapper on the deflector. It has to be removed when you vacuum out the ash from the pot. So while i have it off i scrape it.
you should be sponsored. I bought this grill because of your honest review of it and great cooks!
Love your channel! I'm a PitBoss owner as well and love it. Definitely the bang for the buck and holds a temperature way better than my CampChef did. Have you smoked a turkey in your PitBoss? I apologize if there's a video for this I haven't been able to find. Keep up the good work!
Thank you! I’ve smoked one turkey on it last Christmas. The day was a busy one for me so I didn’t have a chance to film it. I’m not a big fan of turkey but I might do a turkey video this year.
It's funny my dad was like the opposite of Hank hill, he has always used a kettle grill. When I started working I bought a budget gas grill he hated it when I first got it. But then started using it during winter and rainy days. When I moved out 12 years ago his house warming gift was an industrial gas grill $$$$ hahaha one for me one for him. Wonder how he will take me getting a pellet grill hahhahaha
Thanks for making the video. I've been debating for about a year if my next grill should be a pellet grill or not just because when I need the grill I need it cooking right away. I also have an electric red bullet smoker that just doesn't cut it. Finally decided to get one and decided on the Austin XL. I'm thinking I'll use the open flame and I don't have Traeger kind of money. This was actually on clearance so I went with it.
Pretty humid here in the summers so I'll probably empty the pellets unless I plan to use it again in a day or two.
So the smoke stack, is that a pit boss stack or what?
The front shelf, home made?
You’re welcome Kevin, the Austin XL is a great grill too. Thanks for watching
The smoke stack I got from Smoke Daddy. It’s not a Pit Boss stack. The front shelf is a DIY add on. Here’s a link to the video on the front shelf.
ruclips.net/video/GTrhvijwNSs/видео.html
I have a classic and I do love the product. But it seems that after a long smoke session the rod ignitor tends to give out. For no reason. I clean the grill on the regular. After about three or four uses. I called and emailed customer service and they have not replied. Their customer service is horrible. I have friends that have treagers and their customer service is on point. No questions asked. They get them what they need. Hopefully this helps someone make up their mind. You get what you pay for.
Glad to hear you love the product. I’ve heard a few people tell me the customer service isn’t up to par with Pit Boss. I can’t answer why that is, I’ve never had any issues that I’ve needed to deal with customer service. For the price I still feel it’s the best bang for the buck. I don’t know why your igniter rod goes out on you. After the initial startup of the grill the rod stops heating as it’s on a timer for lighting the grill only
The barrel under the grill area on mine has rusted horribly to the point of separating layers. It's always covered with a pit boss cover and kept under roof. How about you.
I’ve just got a little surface rust on the outside of the cooking barrel in the front but nothing that’s causing structural damage to the grill. I keep mine covered with a generic bbq cover one would use for a gas grill in the summer months where it just sits on my deck not cover by a roof, and I move it into my garage for the winter months so I can still use it without have to shovel a ton of snow every time to get to it. I’ve used the heck out of this grill in the 3 years I’ve had it now.
I've had my Classic for about a month and a half and my piteous heat shield is starting to get surface rust on it. I've kept it covered and tried to take care of it. Should I be concerned? Or is it pretty normal? I don't mind it turning brown, I just want it to last more than two or three years. Great content by the way!
Don’t worry about the rust. I noticed mine rusting after a few cooks. It’s all good as it’s just the rust color and is getting damaged. Just brush the rust dust off every time you clean out the fire pot. This grill should last you for a few years. Thanks for your comment
Paul, have you ever thought of gasket on the lid? On mine I’ve been seeing a lot of smoke around the lip of the lid.
Hey John! I’ve never thought of putting a gasket around the lid. I don’t have that much if any smoke leaking out of the lid
Paul’s Q sent 3 pics to your email
Where did you purchase the smoke stack to add on? I would like to get one on mine!
Hey Joe, I got the smoke stack from Smokedaddy here’s a link to my video you’ll find there link in the description of the video. ruclips.net/video/Gh_HDh_Pyf0/видео.html
all my pits sit out all winter in the weather uncovered. why isnt this 1 water tight.?
Love The Review. IF you are stupid. You're stupid. Nice to hear someone tell it like it is.
Was covering the vents and adding a stack affect your actual temperature reading ?
Just wondering why pit boss went with the holes instead of the stack
Gumbo Niggums the Austin XL has a stack like some of their other grills
Not sure why Pit Boss never put a stack on this model. The temperature isn’t affected in any way from me adding the stack and covering the original vent holes.
Great video Thanks Paul
After this review I’m getting one👍🏻
Thanks. I’m glad to have been a help for you in deciding to get a Pit Boss. Check out this link it’ll help you out once you assemble the grill
ruclips.net/video/KTLGhCmobwk/видео.html
You running this in the winter as well ?
I run this grill all year round. Check out these videos to see.
ruclips.net/video/_r5bXHIXfvc/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/3AW_sqHrkKU/видео.html
Paul’s Q thanks for the response. I appreciate that. Got a pit boss coming this week. I’m pretty pumped. Since I’m in Canada, the winter question is key. Would love to still be able to cook. I watched your video where you mentioned the one guy left it uncovered on the rain and the pellets got soggy and jammed the auger. Was curious at that point of snow would be an issue. But I suppose moisture is less of an issue while everting is hot and working
You won’t have any issues with Ryan. I live in Ontario so my grill has been through a few Canadian winters now. If you’re gonna be keeping it outside all year long just have a good bbq cover for it while it’s not being used. Mine stays outside in the backyard all summer long covered when not using and in the garage during the winter
Paul’s Q great thanks. Ontario myself (Newmarket). Will most likely be outside all winter. But it’s coming with a cover. So I will be sure to keep it looked after.
Sounds like you’re prepared for it. I’m in Innisfil, got tired of living in Toronto so up north I went lol
Should I remove the pellets after every use?
You could if you wanted to. I leave my pellets in all the time without ever emptying the hopper and I’ve had no issues with anything
Do you use the boss more or the SMW?
I use my Pit Boss the most out of all my grills, as it’s fast and easy to use. Great for after work dinners.
How often do yo have to refill pellets ?
That will all depend on how long your cooks are and what temps you’re cooking at.
Is there any larger cuts of meat like a whole turkey or brisket you found that this grill was to small for?
I’ve never had that problem. There’s a lot of grill space on this Pit Boss Classic. It’s large enough to feed my family of 5
@@paulsq_ awesome thanks Paul !
Daaa Bearss
I just got one a week ago
Congrats on your new Pit Boss Ivan
Lol, you’re stupid you’re stupid. Love it, great review!