Traeger… cold weather start-up!

[stomp]

No problem firing up the Traeger this cold Feb. morning. Well, except that I switched from Rogers to Bell since my last cook and my home Wi-fi network name changed. I had to abort the start-up and reboot the grill in order to change over the wi-fi SSID and password. I don't have as much time today for a low and slow, so I'm going full-on Matt Pittman and starting at 275°. I think I'll be blowing through a good chunk of those cheap Costco pellets today!

 

[stomp]

Oh, and the Meater threw a warning about low battery, so it may not make it to the end. If you have a Meater, looks like a new battery might be needed annually?

MEATER

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[hvyhaul]

Yeah, you'll see a change in these temps and breeze, but it's still worth it.

 

[hvyhaul]

Oh, and the Meater threw a warning about low battery, so it may not make it to the end. If you have a Meater, looks like a new battery might be needed annually?

MEATER

cooks.cloud.meater.com

Yup, I had one of mine drop connection over anything. New "high quality" batteries cured it (them).

Never got a low battery warning that I noticed.

Surprised the original cheapies lasted as long as they did.

 

[Outdorman]

I'm sure the cold will take its toll on the meater sending unit until it warms up. Nothing lasts forever ..... other than a love of fishing.

 

[stomp]

Wrapped around noon, which was a surprise. Probe reading between 205° and 210° just after 2:00 which was a bigger surprise. Meat is off the grill and resting till dinnertime, which has been moved up an hour to 5:00.

 

[hvyhaul]

Trust there's another pleasant surprise when you dig into it.

 

[stomp]

Turned out pretty well! Still a smoke ring but maybe less pronounced. @hvyhaul , it did seem to have more fat/marbling than other briskets we’ve cooked.

 

[hvyhaul]

Damn, that's a good size flat.

Looks nice and relaxed, not tight. Smoke ring is defined.

Point probably really rich and soft. Yummy extra marbling in the higher grade cuts.