Junior pooper coming to the family

ghost9mm · May 18, 2011, 11:30:23 AM

I am following this thread because I am waiting on the controller, and if it gets to complicated I will be asking lots of questions, on how to...pictures would be good too...lol

grnhs · May 18, 2011, 02:32:28 PM

nice choice, waiting for pics

wyoduke · May 18, 2011, 03:01:00 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on May 18, 2011, 11:11:04 AM

Sorry Darq, I missed this last night.

I'd give your Traeger dealer a shout, but it sounds like they added a 'cool down' timer, based on the temperature of the RTD probe. Which is actually a very very good (and safe) idea...

The MAKs have them. My 1 Star keeps going (just the fan, the auger is shut off) for 20 minutes after I turn it 'off'.

My Green Mountain has it lasts ten minutes makes the burn pot nice and clean ;D

DarqMan · May 18, 2011, 07:05:28 PM

Took some pics tonight. Here's she sits on the stainless rolling table.

And here's a wider shot showing more of the table. I really like this setup a lot and most likely will be using it much more than my Texas grill.

Tonight I decided to put on a Schwann's fire baked pepperoni pizza. Here's a before and after. I cooked it too long so I've got some experimenting to do.

And, for those of you thinking DarqMan was smoking something other than food last night, here are two pics of the controller after I turned the knob completely off, to the left. I jiggled it and turned it as far left as it would go and it just would NOT turn off. You can clearly see it is still on and running.

I called Traeger today and I explained the behavior. Mike said that is definitely not normal and is sending a brand new controller shipped free of charge and a pre-paid return container. Their service reminds me a lot of Bradley's the one time I had to call them.

squirtthecat · May 18, 2011, 07:09:09 PM

467? Holy magma, batman..

Pizza looks great!

DarqMan · May 18, 2011, 07:10:02 PM

Quote from: ghost9mm on May 18, 2011, 11:30:23 AM
I am following this thread because I am waiting on the controller, and if it gets to complicated I will be asking lots of questions, on how to...pictures would be good too...lol

G9, it's probably not AS bad as I made it sound. I was just expecting it to be unscrew two screws, unplug and plug in. There's more to it than that but not THAT bad. If you want someone to talk you through it when it comes in, PM me and I'll send my number and talk you through it. My second on that comes in will be a breeze since I've done it once.

DarqMan · May 18, 2011, 07:12:10 PM

Thanks Pat, I like pizzas with "toasted" tops so bumped it up to high the last 5 minutes and it climbed pretty quick. It tasted good but the edges were a little crisp. I ended up eating the entire pie so it obviously wasn't that bad ;D

squirtthecat · May 18, 2011, 07:18:20 PM

I've never seen my 070 get that hot... Sounds like you have the perfect "personal size" wood fired pizza/baked ravioli/calzone oven!

grnhs · May 18, 2011, 07:19:15 PM

pizza looks great, I like crisp also

DarqMan · May 18, 2011, 07:28:38 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on May 18, 2011, 07:18:20 PM

I've never seen my 070 get that hot... Sounds like you have the perfect "personal size" wood fired pizza/baked ravioli/calzone oven!

That's what I like about the Junior. i wanted to do pizza on my Texas Traeger but always thought it was too big for a single pizza or pasta dish. Now that I have the Junior it makes a lot more sense. I'm also impressed with how few pellets it uses vs. what it takes to heat up the 075.

ghost9mm · May 19, 2011, 10:40:16 AM

Quote from: DarqMan on May 18, 2011, 07:10:02 PM
Quote from: ghost9mm on May 18, 2011, 11:30:23 AM
I am following this thread because I am waiting on the controller, and if it gets to complicated I will be asking lots of questions, on how to...pictures would be good too...lol

G9, it's probably not AS bad as I made it sound. I was just expecting it to be unscrew two screws, unplug and plug in. There's more to it than that but not THAT bad. If you want someone to talk you through it when it comes in, PM me and I'll send my number and talk you through it. My second on that comes in will be a breeze since I've done it once.

Thanks Partner... I thought the controller would be here today but nothing yet...I did get my new dehydrator though...
Sure glad to hear that traeger is out front with help..and if I run into problems I will surly let you know and thanks a bunch..
Oh!!! the pizza looks real good, but that temps on that controller...ouch...

rdevous · May 19, 2011, 11:10:16 AM

I bet that would do a great job on an Italian Fattie or two!!!

Ray

muebe · May 19, 2011, 11:31:37 AM

I too am glad that Traeger took care of you right away. Now I know if it does that for me than that is a problem. I got my junior coming tomorrow and hope everything works proper tomorrow night when I put it together ;D

DarqMan · May 19, 2011, 05:28:09 PM

Quote from: muebe on May 19, 2011, 11:31:37 AM
I too am glad that Traeger took care of you right away. Now I know if it does that for me than that is a problem. I got my junior coming tomorrow and hope everything works proper tomorrow night when I put it together ;D

Take pics and keep up posted. I'm anxious to hear how it goes.

ghost9mm · May 20, 2011, 05:51:38 PM

Got the controller and installed it this evening, temps seem to be dead on...Thanks guys..