Post a picture you took in the last week.

[Mallard_maniac]

Thanks stute, you answered probably my main questions.....

You could not do sear your backstraps on an indirect heat smoker. No way, no how.

I'm still having a tough time finding out which side of the fence a traeger falls on. It clearly isn't indirect like my offset, but I am sketptical I'd be able to sear meat or burgers on it also? Their website, although pretty colorful, doesn't contain alot of info on their grills themselves. Granted I only learned they existed last summer and only recently started looking hard into them.

I'm a novice smoker by all standards.... I've tampered mostly with novelty meats (jerky, smoked fish, etc...) and some ribs and feel like I can hold my own with charcoal but by no means am I an expert. I do like the thought of being able to set the temp and walking away...... my patience for smoking with offset has diminished greatly, although I still do love grilling with charcoal.

[Stute Slap]

I have other things to do and feel like I am wasting a lot of my limited energy on this but from what I can tell ALL traegers are indirect heat. It appears every one of their "grills" have a drip tray under the "grilling" rack which also acts as a heat blocking mechanism.

To answer your questions: from what I see - the treager falls on the side of a smoker/you will NOT be able to sear on it (unless you could remove the drip tray - again, I don't know much about Treager. They are a "budget" brand, which is fine.

If you want to grill, sear, or charbroil you need a direct heat source. There are companies that make grill/smokers and do both amazingly well. I have the FAST EDDy's pg500 and I can highly recommend their products.

Not sure what else I can tell you, take my advice or learn the hard way like I did.

[9manfan]

Like I said, I've never used one, just going by what he said, and he loves his, he's going to be here shortly to cut some glass out for me, I will quiz him on it.....

[h2ofwlr]

meanwhile, back to the original topic....

Strutting and then the 25 caused a traffic jam this morning.

[9manfan]

last message on the Traeger, he just told me he heats his Traeger to 425 (highest setting) and throws steak on, gets good searing and grille markings he says, best steak he's ever had he said.....

[maplelakeduckslayer]

meanwhile, back to the original topic....

Strutting and then the 25 caused a traffic jam this morning.

Nothing annoys me more than people stopping for animals. Slowly go through them they will move. I love tapped a Goose last year the look on the people's faces in other vehicles was priceless

[Guest]

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30" laker from the Denali hwy


Sent while partying

[kwackkillncrew]

30" laker from the Denali hwy


Sent while partying

[h2ofwlr]

^^^ A very nice photo! Well done!

[maplelakeduckslayer]