I purchased my Traeger Junior in Dec 2014 at a Costco Road show. It was an Impulse buy. I never enjoyed cooking on gas and my wife didn't like the mess of Charcoal. Wood pellets seemed a great compromise.
I never intended to cook anything but burgers, chicken legs, pork steaks or an occasional Ribeye. I have cooked so much more.
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I love the convenience of shopping from home. I dont enjoy getting in the car driving to the store and fighting thru the crowds. Don't get me started on those parking lot's. When It comes to BBQ Pellets I have found some of my best Prices Mail order. I recently posted about Sportsmans WareHouse having various brand pellets at 50 to 60 cents a pound mail order.
Lately I have noticed you can get great prices on Pellets at Walmart Just Click this link and look down the left side of the page for anything that says shipping pass. It has been my experience that anything that says shipping pass will offer free shipping on orders of $50 or more about 80 to 100 pounds of pellets. You would also have the option of free store pickup if you prefer or for just 1 bag. I have recently seen Trager pellets for less then $13 for 20 lbs as well as Pacific Gourmet Pellets for $11.76 a bag. Check the link often you are bound to find something you like,
When It comes to cleaning my Traeger I am not the best at cleaning the grill and making it all shiny and bright. I do vacuum out the fire-pot and change the foil on the drip pan often. Usually every 3 to 4 cooks unless I do a long smoke like Pulled Pork, 3-2-1 ribs etc then I usually do drip pan and firebox Maintenance and clean my grill before and after those cooks. I also clean my grill Grates before and after every cook. Below is a compilation of Videos I found on Youtube. They include 3 different ways to clean your grill grates naturally without harsh chemicals or wire brush.
The Following 3 Videos are different Methods to clean your Grill Grates. Followed by a short video on your Drip pan and Fire-Pot Maintenance,
A while back I stumbled across some videos when I was surfing the Web. It is put out by Weber but talks about cleaning the outside of your grill and Grease Buildup Inside your grill.
For the Weber Spring Cleaning your grill Video on how to do a deep grill cleaning Click Here
