Fast Eddy Grill

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Should be another 1 1/2 weeks for me. It is hard to wait. In the meantime enjoh

Wow! That was nice cooking on the new grill. Its differant,But it does put out a nice product!!

Mine will be here today.

Okay, you new guys with grills have to report, with photos on how it goes.

Who'll be the first to post a photo, I haven't seen ONE yet from a new CS owner (just the previous version).

...and the race is on...

assuming it gets delivered i will put a post and some pics out, suppose to be here around 5pm.

grill just showed up.

This is just like Christmas morning as we all sit around and wait to see what your new 'toy' looks like.

Photos are posted

Grill has arrived with PICS

new pics in . Ihave done chicken,brats sammon, and steaks. and the grill functions at a very high level.Its hard to think you can't get any better than this. Use the FEG BACK YARD, AND 3' grill for bigger gatherings.

is your grill new? how are the temp controls on it, are they pretty accurate? Mine is off.

jmeitz
Yes it is new, received the pellet grill on sept 24th.
Yes the temp in the lid / cooking chamber runs 100 to150 higher than what the one you set to control the fire.
But since have been putting it to the test sveral times.Am getting use to how to mark the product with sear marks, then put in on the indirect side of the grill and let it cook/bake so you don't get it burnt on the outside and cold/raw on the inside.
It then has a perfect smoke of what ever fruit flavor of your choice and not a burnt flavor , with the bar sear mark.
The recovery temp is really fast,( can't get that temp out of a charcoal grill, nor 600 degrees high).
( USE THE fepg for the back yard and the charbroiler for bigger ventures.
Earl

so then how do you smoke something if its 150 off. I like to smoke between 180 and 225. Even at 170 it shows 300. but Eddy had me adjust a few settings and that brought it within 20 degrees but less smoke.

jmeitz
To me the FEC100 IS for smoking the tougher cuts of meat to get broke down they let the Tempature be low, And the FEPG (FAST EDDY PELLET GRILL ) IS FOR grilling ,Barbecue. It lets the more expensive , more tender cuts of meat steaks, chicken that don't need the long time to become tinder.
Earl

i disagree with you on the point, the Fe1000 is suppose to grill and smoke like the other products out there. If i wanted just a grill i would have bought a charbroiler from cookshack. Will be waiting on cookshack to contact me on monday. Sure its going to be a simple fix though. New controller, thermo coupler or maybe some settings that are not right.

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Originally posted by earlbbq:
jmeitz
.. IS FOR grilling ,Barbecue. It lets the more expensive , more tender cuts of meat steaks, chicken that don't need the long time to become tinder. Earl

Sorry Earl, but I couldn't disagree more. The cut of meat makes zero difference so I'm not sure why you say that. And since it uses the exact same fire pot and pellets you can do plenty of just plain smoking on it.

I've done plenty of "little" smokes on my FEPC (FE Pellet Cooker) like a single brisket, two butts, two racks of ribs. In some ways I like the smoke better than my FE (has to do with the air flow difference).

Since you CAN smoke AND Grill, it's a pretty good compromise if you don't want to buy two separate units... that is if you don't mind the limited amount it can do.

Smokin,

How would you describe the longer smokes on the FEPC compared to using your FEC? I was wondering if the increased airflow in the FEPC's smoking chamber would effect the moisture of the meats. Have you had to do anything different while doing a longer smoke such as apply a mop or anything so it doesn't get too dry?

Thank You.

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Originally posted by JerinVA:
... I was wondering if the increased airflow in the FEPC's smoking chamber would effect the moisture of the meats.
Thank You.

I'm not sure the airflow IS increased. Looks like the same size fan on both and in fact, because the FEPC vent is small with a cap, it might actually be less. Someone would have to measure for sure.

It is a little easy if you HAVE to apply a most or something (easier to open, mop close) than the FEC.

OK, Thank You. I forgot the FEC used pellets for fuel as I was thinking about my SM040 and the delta between the two for a long cook. Guess I will just have to figure it out a ways down the line when I do purchase an FEPC.

after talking with FE he noted that for smoking food that i need to decrease both my LT and HT points on my controller to bring it closer to the controller temp. He suggested to try 5 and 40 or even 10 and 35 and just play around with it. The problem is the grill is so efficient that it doesnt let the heat out as quick and even a small fire increases the temperature.

getting closer on temp, off by 15-20 degrees which is acceptable. Here is what i did, first i noticed the smoke stack lid was all the way down trapping in the hot air, raised it about two inches, also the grease trap t bar or what ever you want to call it kinda blocks the stack, so i cut a opening into it so it wouldnt block as much air trying to escape. I have my settings currently at 5 on the low and 35 on the high and the lower indirect side is sitting 15-20 degrees higher than temp on the screen.

I have been reading this thread and there has been discussion regarding the FE grill and its ability to smoke as will as grill. CS and Smokie indicate that the grill can smoke. Others say they can't smoke because of high temps.

Why not set the digital temp at a smoke temp and let it go? Other thermometers usually never agree.

I can't understand what the issue is.

Also,Smokie would it be possible to see what Stuart says?

I know nothing more than what I seen of this grill at the American Royal, but have NO doubt that I can smoke with it and it just has to be excellent on chicken.Sure it would be a small learning curve, but so was my 020.

I know of a guy in Kansas who competes with 1 FE1000 and does really well in brisket, pork and ribs and even has placed a several times. I am doing either a brisket or pork butt this week sometime and will let you know how it turns out.

If i run my setting at 5 and 20 or 25 the temp is almost exact to my set points. basically i am not letting the fire get much hotter than the setpoint and adding enough pellets when its below to keep the fire from going out. Seems to work.