Interested in the 1050, am about to buy a primo xl but am hesitating, but after reading
amazon and other threads have some concerns about this unit.
Ribs and meats. Do they get bark? A bit of char like burnt ends? I'm reading some reviews and comments saying they don't. Is there a trick?
If you want bark, you'll get a nice bark. Briskets turn out like a stick burner. Burnt ends, no problem
I'm reading common issues with the switches, the lid switch having to be replaced, control board sometimes. Once replaced do they stay ok?
The switches are a PITA. But I understand why they're there. I bypassed the switches soon after purchase
If you just use the
fireboard can you cancel all switches and electronic failures and just go?
Fireboard bypasses ALL switches. You just go........
Flare up's, common theme is at 700 searing there are flare up's.
How do you deal with them? Whole thing is on fire what do you do? I plan on searing steaks regularly. I don't want to burn my house down.. Or scrape my grill every use.
You will get flareups on any grill running at 700. Whole thing on fire? Nearby garden hose. Done it once, You'll be more careful next time. Grill maintenance, like any other grill, requires scraping off the gunk every so often. Searing steaks not much of a problem. A large fatty cut like a brisket, will catch fire at 300 degrees when the fat starts rendering. I use a throwaway pan for that.
I like char on my burgers, I'm not planning on cooking them on a cast iron pan, or I'd just do that inside? Normally I would just grill them. Do you use a water pan and grill on 2nd rack? And they get done like a normal gas grill finish?
Some comment the top lid of loader bubbles and perhaps it's not paint but some other calcite or something that you just scrape off? That confirmed?
Anyone have photos of everything they wrapped in foil. And what's heavy foil? Like heavy duty aluminum foil labelled as such?
Thanks... I'm very interested in this solution, I'd pay 2x for quality and reliability though. I really just need it to work consistently and produce results like you'd get out of a bge or primo with pid/fan setup.