Pork Brand New Traeger Pro 34

[ryannuttall]

Hey y’all,

I went and picked up a brand new Traeger Pro 34 today from Home Depot for a Black Friday deal. I went to Costco and got 3 racks of ribs and decided to break in the Traeger with some rib smoking.

Here is my issue,
I followed a recipe from traeger’s app where it said to set the cooker to 250 and smoke for 5 hours or until internal temp reaches 203. Well I am currently stuck at 173 or lower for the 3 racks. I changed up the process a bit and decided to switch recipes since the internal temp is where it needs to be for the other recipe, and sauced up the ribs, then wrapped them in foil and set the cooker to 375 until it reaches 204 degrees.

I am just trying to figure out what I may be doing wrong. I did wrap the grease drip pan in aluminum foil to cover it and realized 4 hours in that it may have been blocking the airflow to the rack, but fixed that and the temp is still stuck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Phyllis]

Congrats on the new Traeger! The stall at 173°F is totally normal it’s called the stall and happens as the meat releases moisture. Wrapping the ribs in foil earlier (Texas crutch) helps push through it faster.

Also, double check your probe placement and make sure it’s in the thickest part of the meat. The foil on the drip pan might’ve slowed things down earlier but it sounds like you fixed that.

Bumping the temp to 375°F should help finish them off. Just keep them wrapped tight and you’ll hit 203°F soon. Let us know how they turn out!