I will be receiving my Laredo 1000 tomorrow. I will post what my thoughts are. This is my first pellet grill and will be learning.
Just so we're clear, this has no probe that the PID uses to monitor and adjust temperature? I see nothing in the specs that would discredit this claim and everything I read says something about an algorithm guessing game of sorts? Can anyone extrapolate on this because it sounds terrible compared to the units I've used that have an actual physical probe that senses temperature to give a real time reading on what's going on. If this is the case with this unit, I'm out unless someone can convince me it's better somehow.
I was able to put a 16 pound pork shoulder on the bottom grate with room to spare. The bottom grate size is 19.5x 24.5 inches. Also, the app is not working for me at all now. The grill is not longer sending out a bluetooth signal to setup the grill. I have talk with the developer. I am sure they will get this working eventually. I think Covid hurt their development efforts on the app.One thing I wonder about is the overall size of the lower cooking grate. It looks like, to get to 1000, Pit Boss is using three racks instead of two used on the Austin XL.
Is the bottom rack big enough to take a packer brisket and maybe a pot of beans? Or is there enough space between each rack to set the brisket on the bottom and beans above?
Also, the built-in grilling light looks like a nice touch.
From the link:This is the Pit Boss LockHart Platinum Grills Owners Manual. It has the exact same PID Controller as the PB Laredo 1000 Platinum Grill. Hopefully, it’ll answer all your questions... and if in doubt, you can always reach out to there costumer service for clarity.
https://dj4htnsq11to6.cloudfront.net/catalog/manuel/10500_PB2180LK_manualUSA_EN_FR_ES.pdf
Pellet Pro Austin XL and a few more mods... In SoCal and Always... Semper Fi
Didn't seem to hurt them getting it to market though. I despise when companies make the customer the beta tester as it shows a significant gap in quality control in their business model. It's one thing to have little wrinkles to iron out that end-users discover but how a company ships devices that basically don't work is lazy.I was able to put a 16 pound pork shoulder on the bottom grate with room to spare. The bottom grate size is 19.5x 24.5 inches. Also, the app is not working for me at all now. The grill is not longer sending out a bluetooth signal to setup the grill. I have talk with the developer. I am sure they will get this working eventually. I think Covid hurt their development efforts on the app.
Tech support is sending me a new controller board to fix the app issue since not broadcasting bluetooth signal.Didn't seem to hurt them getting it to market though. I despise when companies make the customer the beta tester as it shows a significant gap in quality control in their business model. It's one thing to have little wrinkles to iron out that end-users discover but how a company ships devices that basically don't work is lazy.
Just so we're clear, this has no probe that the PID uses to monitor and adjust temperature? I see nothing in the specs that would discredit this claim and everything I read says something about an algorithm guessing game of sorts? Can anyone extrapolate on this because it sounds terrible compared to the units I've used that have an actual physical probe that senses temperature to give a real time reading on what's going on. If this is the case with this unit, I'm out unless someone can convince me it's better somehow.
I was confused because at the time I posted this there was no data or specifics on this particular unit and Pit Boss appears to make both styles. There literally wasn't a product page on the Pit Boss website for this model and the bullet points on Walmart were basic at best. So, if you are now confirming 100% that this model uses an actual temperature probe to monitor and adjust the smoker temperature then we're good to go on that question.You seem very confused. Right on the Pit Boss website it mentions PID temperature control on all of the newer models, both the Platinum line at Walmart and the Pro line at Lowes have the same new controller that is PID regulated.
I still have not received a new controller board. The tech support people can't get a status. I called the regular support, they are ordering another board for me. They are saying 4-6 weeks now. The original time estimate was 10 business days. 4-6 weeks is a long time.Not the exact same thing as the WM grill in question, but I purchased the Lowes exclusive Pro 1150 that I think is functionally the same. I’ve run it 5 times now (a burn in to clean up whatever factory oils were on it, another to sort of season it with some oil, a chicken and some steaks, a pork loin, and now a couple of chuck roasts). I have been happy so far, but today I have noticed I can’t get it to run at low temps (225-250º gets me into the 170-180º range). If I set it to 300º, it’ll run there just fine, but you might be able to appreciate that essentially not having an option between 180 and 300 is less than ideal. One item to note is that it’s not even remarkably cold today, about 40º.
Anyway, I’m not super concerned, but I did call and they’re sending me a new I think control board? I’m not sure what it is, exactly but the dude said 3-4 weeks. The grill is usable as is, but if there’s some way to make it better/more accurate, I’m interested in that.
Temp options from the app and grill are limited, which I think is BS. 225, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500. I think. There might be others, but the primary point is that you most certainly don’t get the option to dial in temps by 5º increments or anything like that.
UPDATETech support is sending me a new controller board to fix the app issue since not broadcasting bluetooth signal.
PitBoss actually sent me a new controller board. I installed it and now everything seems to be working alright. I am not going to assemble the new one from Walmart. I will just return it to the store when I get it.UPDATE
I called to check the status of my new controller board. They don't see where it was ordered and that a supervisor was trying to determine the correct part number. It has been 3 weeks since I the problem began. I still do not have and answer from PitBoss support. I have decided to order another Laredo from Walmart and return this one. Walmart waived the shipping fee on the new one. Only bad thing is that I now get to assemble another grill.