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  1. spiffy

    Traeger Disasters

    Everytime I cook using my Traeger, the side facing down gets completely burnt. It doesn't matter how I cook the meat, it always gets burnt. Today I tried ribs (smoke for 2.5 hours and 325 for 1 hr 20 min) but it was burnt. I've tried brisket (smoke 6 hrs then 325 for 4 hrs) and by the time it...
  2. spiffy

    Cooking on Traeger - Need Help

    I need help from someone who uses a Traeger grill. I followed exactly someone's recipe who made perfect ribs (smoked for 2.5 hours, then 325 for 1 hr 20 minutes). The side down was burnt. Actually, no matter what I do, and no matter what I cook, the side that's down always gets burnt. I don't...
  3. spiffy

    CONFUSION OVER SMOKING CORNED BEEF

    I bought a nice corned beef that I wanted to cook on my smoker. I decided to check on line to see what kind of internal temperature I'd need. As I've been looking, I noticed that everyone has a different internal temperature. I've seen people tell me to cook to 165, 185 and 195. I've seen...
  4. spiffy

    Chicken Thighs

    Ok, this is going to seem like a silly question, but I need some help from someone who has a Traeger smoker. I keep destroying my chicken thighs.  I keep trying to bring it to an internal temperature of 165, but the top keeps getting over cooked. I don't want to use internal temperature anymore...
  5. spiffy

    New to Smoking World

    I like to BBQ, but it tends to be a hit or miss. I was at someone's house and they had a smoker and the meat came out terrific with such little interaction. I was hooked. After some research I bought a Traeger smoker. I love it. My problem is that I know nothing about smoking. I'm happy that I...
  6. spiffy

    How long to smoke a Pork Loin Roast

    Can someone please help me? I bought a 5 lb pork loin roast to use on my Traeger smoker. I've been searching to figure out how long to smoke it for, but I can't tell if its a pork loin or pork roast. I keep reading different sites and some say smoke to 145-150. Some say smoke to 195. Which is...
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