BULLSEYE SMOKED BUTT?

[C. Keeper]

I'm going to brine a butt and thinking about trying my Bullseye for the smoke. Has anyone successfully used the Bullseye for a low and slow cook??

Frankenstein is on the standby if needed

As always, thank you for the assistance.

 

[Buckeye1]

Wow crickets.

 

[C. Keeper]

Yeah, this is the same response I got on the firmware. Poor underrated RT-380.

I have the Bullseye warming up and my brined pork butt getting close to room temperature. If the grill is stable I will attempt a 15 hour cook.

 

[Greg Jones]

I use my Bullseye almost every day, but I haven’t done any really long cooks on it-that’s what the Bull is for. The longest cooks I‘ve done have been chuck roasts, pork loin, whole chickens, etc. so my max time on the Bullseye for a single cook is probably 3.5 hours.

I don’t see any reason why the Bullseye won’t do just fine, but I‘d want to make sure I had a plan to keep pellets in it. For a 15-hour cook, I would expect it would need pellets added at least twice. It just doesn’t have the heat holding mass of the larger grills, and only a 15 pound hopper.

 

[C. Keeper]

I use my Bullseye almost every day, but I haven’t done any really long cooks on it-that’s what the Bull is for. The longest cooks I‘ve done have been chuck roasts, pork loin, whole chickens, etc. so my max time on the Bullseye for a single cook is probably 3.5 hours.

I don’t see any reason why the Bullseye won’t do just fine, but I‘d want to make sure I had a plan to keep pellets in it. For a 15-hour cook, I would expect it would need pellets added at least twice. It just doesn’t have the heat holding mass of the larger grills, and only a 15 pound hopper.

Hi Greg and thanks for the response.

I'm actually writing a post now and sad to say don't try a long, low and slow cook..... It's been a long night.

 

[Buckeye1]

Sorry to hear that. Like Greg, I only use it for fast cooks, stuff you would do on a gas grill. In my case my bullseye does not hold low temps well.

 

[C. Keeper]

Sorry to hear that. Like Greg, I only use it for fast cooks, stuff you would do on a gas grill. In my case my bullseye does not hold low temps well.

I absolutely unequivocally agree with the both of you

I was thinking of selling "Frankenstein" but the Bullseye may the next to go.

 

[Buckeye1]

If I could only have one grill and one grill only, it would be a trailblazer or stampede. My bullseye is more of a niche. But I do like the Bullseye for burgers and chicken.

 

[C. Keeper]

If I could only have one grill and one grill only, it would be a trailblazer or stampede. My bullseye is more of a niche. But I do like the Bullseye for burgers and chicken.

Yeah, I understand. Perhaps my expectations were a bit high for the Bullseye.

 

[Buckeye1]

Mine were also. But its better than gas grill by far.

 

[C. Keeper]

Mine were also. But its better than gas grill by far.

Fair enough....

 

[Buckeye1]

I made a joke on a thread a few weeks ago that RT bought reject Traeger controllers to put into the Bullseye . No one seemed to appreciate the poor attempt at humor.

I really think that to get to riot mode the auger is probably larger. Because of that it cannot react fast enough on temp swings. This really shows on lower temps. I think Charles does a lot of ribs and things on his. So he may have some advise. If you put a water pan under the grate would it help stabilize temps by acting as an insulator???

 

[C. Keeper]

I made a joke on a thread a few weeks ago that RT bought reject Traeger controllers to put into the Bullseye . No one seemed to appreciate the poor attempt at humor.

I really think that to get to riot mode the auger is probably larger. Because of that it cannot react fast enough on temp swings. This really shows on lower temps. I think Charles does a lot of ribs and things on his. So he may have some advise. If you put a water pan under the grate would it help stabilize temps by acting as an insulator???

Actually I was trying to find my Traeger controller picture to share with you and can't find it. I think it's on here somewhere. Found it:

The Traeger controller that I mention is burned from a electrical type fire. This happened while the grill was covered and un-attended. Lucky for me my son went out on the deck and smelled something burning and the auger running. That's is why I went with the Recteq controller.