Pro 575 noob question

[JC2458]

Okay. New here and new to Traeger! I just bought a grill used from a friend. It is one of the older Pro 575’s I believe. My question is how to smoke on it. The smoke mode is separate from the rest of the temps which is confusing to me. Most smokers I have used have a separate temp selection and smoke setting. When I turn the dial to smoke, the temperature starts dropping from my desired 225 degrees. Could someone please explain how to hold my temperature and maintain smoke? I am currently smoking and adjusting as needed but it is tiring

 

[RustyJake]

I don't have a 575 so I can't help with your question.
Maybe there is a manual available for it online?

https://www.traeger.com/manuals

 

[JC2458]

I don't have a 575 so I can't help with your question.
Maybe there is a manual available for it online?

https://www.traeger.com/manuals

Thanks! Ive tried to find the manual- but I believe mine is an older Traeger grill. I attached a picture of the dial in question for context!

 

[Timmy]

Okay. New here and new to Traeger! I just bought a grill used from a friend. It is one of the older Pro 575’s I believe. My question is how to smoke on it. The smoke mode is separate from the rest of the temps which is confusing to me. Most smokers I have used have a separate temp selection and smoke setting. When I turn the dial to smoke, the temperature starts dropping from my desired 225 degrees. Could someone please explain how to hold my temperature and maintain smoke? I am currently smoking and adjusting as needed but it is tiringView attachment 7554

It’s doing exactly what it should do, temp maybe even a little high. Your controller is a PID style. It like my Bronson 20. You get more smoke at lower temp which is what the controller is trying to do. Cook on smoke setting for an hour or two the turn up temp to what is desired. But you have to allow for the time difference. Hope this helps!

 

[JPSBBQ]

Definitely not a pro 575. That said, just turn to smoke at the first portion of your cook. Say a couple hours for a butt or brisket and maybe an hour for ribs if you like it more Smokey. Then I’d bump temp to 250 personally(225 in your case) to finish. Viola! If you want better temp control I’d buy something 5 years newer those older knob controlled units aren’t as steady as the newer stuff. That said, waaay too much mental energy worrying about certain temps. I get it that upyou want it a certain way, but it simply doesn’t matter that much.

 

[JPSBBQ]

Might be a pro 34 ?

 

[JC2458]

Might be a pro 34 ?

I actually think it could be the pro series 22? Not sure but doing research- it looks like it.

 

[Slimpicker]

Even tho Timmy is correct: My "smoke" setting never worked on my brand new pro22 when I had one (before I traded it for a 575)
My suggestion is to get a smoke tube and cook at what ever temp you want... the "smoke" setting isn't worth the time or trouble, a smoke tube is twice as good.

 

[midwest]

A lot of the Traeger model's don't have just a "smoke" setting. So you can use it or not. You will get more smoke from a Traeger at temps under 225. Like others have said set it at a lower temp if you truly want to "smoke" something. For example when I do a brisket I start it the night before on 190 degrees, then once it gets around 160 I crank the heat up a little to finish it off. Ribs I start them at 225 and do them the whole time at that temp.