THE BEST SMOKER GRILL FOR TRUCKERS/CAMPERS | Traeger Ranger
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OH-MY-GOD I love this guy. I love the use of the blower also lol:) Great personality. Also, this is the best real world review of this grill I have found, Great work and thank-you for sharing!
No bbq guys are cringing at this video. Awesome job dude. You make me want to buy a ranger. That damn kitchen in the truck is nicer than my house! Keep the videos coming 👍🏼
I have had my treager for about 10 years and let me tell you.. I love my Treager and everyone who eats off of it loves it also.
Something you might want to do. I learned on my treager to wrap the outside of grease bucket with aluminum foil then pull it off of outside and use it for liner inside. You won't have to haul a greasy bucket around.
I just bought a Ranger yesterday...always looking for hacks like this! Also, has anyone put handles on the side yet?
I see you have 2 happy meals on stand bye just in case the tri tip didn't turnout to good😉😉
😜 Our friend PJ came to say hi while we were there and brought those for the babies 🐶
You all are living the life! Found the way to combine work and fun together. Too cool!!
You two rock! My wife and I started the video hoping to learn about the Traeger, but were mesmerized by your joy and enthusiasm. A Traeger is in my future.
LOL thanks so much. Hope you enjoy it as much as us
Hey Jason! It’s your Grill and your Channel so you Cook it Exactly how you Like 👍 to Prepare it. Enjoy! 👍
I've been running Traegers for 20+ yrs. Might have to look into this one.👍
That is awesome. Do not worry about the internet critics. They did not get to enjoy such a treat.
I'm a bbq man and not cringing at all - you did perfect! - great job on the video!
I’ve been using a pellet grill for a couple years now. I think you did fine on the tri-tip. Looked delicious. I can see a new series coming. The Crafty Griller😊. Been a subscriber for about 8 months now. Love the videos.
Don’t wrap when you’re done it keeps cooking , leave it on the cutting board so it can cool down and rest for 10 minutes
I’d have to say you did good as a rookie pit master. I personally like to pull off at 120 internal then seat until it gets to 128-130
This IS the most in depth video for the Trager Ranger. Iv watch nearly every video of this cooker and have always decided to not buy one. This has made me decide to by one just because EVERYTHING is shown on how to use these and set them up. Well done mate
Truckin with a Traeger?😱 bro! That's next level 😎🙏 got one at home! But, the best cut of beef for a Traeger is a Tri Tip!!! Awesome video bro !!!🙌
Great video. I learned something watching a vide about a hybrid offset pellet smoker that helps. I tried it today with my vertical pellet smoker. If you take a handful or two of pellets and add them straight in the burn cup to cover the lighter probe it will start quicker and not have to prime as long.
Thanks from Australia! Going to go pick one up this week cheers!
I rarely comment on any video I watch and I really felt I needed to thank you for this video. I have been shopping for a table top smoker for the last year for myself, even though I bought my husband one a full size one for christmas last year. I wanted one for myself to use for smaller size meals or to put in camper. I ordered this exact one this morning and wasn't sure about it. you really gave the " how to use" and how big it was and it could be do-able for me who has never smoked anything in my life . thank you so much for this video. ps. I've never seen anybody on any other video's show that little button in the middle to check meat temp of the probe. never even thought of it until you pointed it out. I would have thought it was broken or user error hahaha
Lol glad it helped. We’ve had the grille a few years now and still love it. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do
hey if you haven't figured this out a lil silicone chalk to keep the rubber feet on. then you can still remove them if needed............... tip 2 and 3 put foil over the drip pan and the in the grease can to make cleanup way easier. thnx for the review. :D
I'm from the UK and only just found out about the Traeger Ranger grill and oh my god, what a wonderful invention!!!! That meat looks delicious too, thanks so much for great informative video, your passion for BBQ is infectious mate, keep up the great work!!!!!
Thank you so much. Hope you enjoy the grill as much as we do
What a jolly couple & happy dogs! You sold me! Just got one! Happy Trails.
Thank you so much
Also the difference between your Ranger and yhe Scout it the 2 inch metal hopper topper. Making it easier to let it run for longer without having to open and reload with pellets.
I think you did a great job! I just found your channel and I subbed - but realized you’re no longer filming 😢. We aren’t truckers, but we’re RV’ers and fellow grill/smokers so thank you for your content!
As a classically trained chef now an OOIDA member I’m a snob when it comes to food & or Cooking but I got to tell you that I love you zeal for finding something “BETTER” That what sets us apart from the run of the mill microwave road jockeys you see in truck stop parking lots across America! Good for you I am Now a Subscriber thanks for being better then the average Trucker!
Thank you very much
Congratulations on Reaching 40,000+ Subscribers. 👏 YEA! 👏 You two (2) are a Great Trucking Team. 👍
Thanks a bunch Ken!! 😃🥳
I use a 300 W pure sign inverter off of a lithium ion battery and it works perfect. Booney barbecue.
Great video! Thanks for sharing!
They do well with a brisket an or a pork shoulder.This stove is over the top with smoked Mac an cheese
I have the Asmoke AS 350 very similar and let me tell ya does a great job putting smoke rings in , use with vegetables as well.
I have a Jackery 500 battery pack. It runs my Silverback from Grila Grills. It would probably run your Traeger ranger. The longest I’ve ever run my silverback was 16 hours and still had leftover battery power.
Great review! As long as you like the food your cooking who cares how you "should" be grilling, looked great to me! Thank you for your service as a trucker and great videos.
Looks awesome great job what to you haul for work
Just use a gorilla glue you can find it anywhere and should work
That was a awesome video I’m a 25 year veteran of our driver off the road now but will be buying this for the beach thanks for the awesome video and wow u guys can cook
Keep grilling buddy, that’s how you learn.
Heather & Jason for the feet on the Grill permatex brand makes a high temp epoxy that you can use.Stay Safe
Thank you Jack :) We’ll have to look for that.
Glue Velcro in the rubber covers and then on the bottom of the legs and stick the covers back on and the Velcro should hold them together. Just a thought.
Great idea, thanks
I was raised on TriTip ( origin of the cut Santa Maria, CA) and there is no better all around cut of beef. This time of year it comes on sale for under 3.00lb quite often 1.99 on the Central Coast and SOCal. Use it for just about every meat dish -soups stews bbq etc. Also cut it into “baseball steaks” Traditionally cooked over Red Oak so if you get some Oak pellets you’ll be able to get the full “Santa Maria Style TriTip” taste. I catered for two decades on the Central Coast and dry rub is the only way to go with TriTip. I usually season mine when I buy it or 12 hours before. The Traeger just ups that game incredibly. Look forward to seeing what’s next!
Jason grew up on tritip too. Born and raised in Lompoc (just 30 min from Santa Maria) we tried a mustard rub then salt and pepper over the weekend and it turned out amazing. We will try the dry rub next times.
TheCraftyTrucker - oh my gosh what a small world. I’m sure I’m a few(or more😉) years older but remember a lot of the same places. I actually grew up in Arroyo Grande and once married we ended up raising our kids in SM. High School sports rivals forever with Lompoc. You two be safe out here and thank you for the amazing videos!
TheCraftyTrucker -how was the Traeger beef rub you used? I just bought that one, the coffee rub and prime rib rub for my son in law who got a traeger for Christmas.
Peace love and expediting. Poke her in the nose. 😂😂😂😂😂. Love it.
Just got me this Traeger for $100 open box. It looks like a cool little grill. I also have the Traeger 34 series in my backyard.
Wow, what an awesome video. You are such a humble human being. Thank you for keeping it real. I have been cooking on a traeger for almost 20 years and you are exactly right, anybody can be a grill master with a traeger. I am picking up a ranger this weekend for our camper van.God bless you and your puppies!
Thank you so very much. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do. We use it all the time. It has held up real good
The one thing you did wrong. The other drivers around you are going hey what’s that wonderful smell. Were is it coming from.
That WOULD be a great way to make friends ....
I hope the cars in the trailer next door don't end up smelling like they were at a rib burn off.
Traeger BBQ smoker was the best investment I have ever made. Paid $1,400 for mine and it's bad A**! Next time line your hot plate with aluminum foil that the grease fall on so that way you don't have to clean the grease plate. The grease bucket get a liner for your pale and save the time from having to clean it.
Thank you Chris!
Love you guys. Thank you for honest down to earth videos. Love seeing you happy together. From an admirer living on the Caribbean island of Curacao.
"Daddy's Barbecue" looks darn good to me! Ignore the naysayers and keep doing what you like. You can't do barbecue wrong, you can just learn to do it better next time. Thanks for an amazing down-to-earth video!
Like he said. We all start somewhere.
Very nice miss the road I'm an old Conway now driver
Excellent explanation of how to use the Traeger Ranger..I had never heard of this before..Good to know..Steak looked delicious..Making me very hungry..Lol..Thank you for the video..Stay safe..Have a blessed day..
Try motorcycle handlebar grip adhesive to keep the rubber feet on the bottom. Then a shot of gorilla tape around the outside for an added reinforcement.
If you get some heat shrink you can heat shrink the legs and it will be just like those rubber boots for the legs and just replace when they are worn out, I like the video good job 👍
I have the full size traeger and I love it. If yours cooks as good as mine you'll love it. I'm not anywhere near a cooking superstar but the traeger definitely helps. Set it and almost forget it. Thanks for the videos. Oh yeah I almost forgot, momma crafty, my wife has been cooking some of your recipes and we really enjoyed them. Thanks for that. Especially the one with the cheese, egg and almond flour. It's our replacement for bread and taco shells. 👍
Average Joe to awesome Pro!
I use a small can in my grease bucket for easy clean up 😜
Nice! I've been looking at smaller pellet grills. The one I have is 200 pounds and not easy to move around.
Really thinking about getting one of these. Thanks for the review. 👍
We’ve had it a few years now and still love it
I normally take red meat off at 120 then sear it. Then 130 for the final temp Rib eyes are ridiculous on there. Wish I had your sleeper! Roll safe out there!
Thank you so much for this video, I found out about this grill from this video and purchased for our rv, we have been using ours for a coulple weeks now and it's the best set it an forget it grill for the rv. It's like having our silverton with us on the road. I did sirloin cap roast last night, cooked for 6hrs and almost no work to monitor so I wanted to come back and tell you how much we love it and say thank you. Stay safe
That’s so awesome! Glad you are enjoying it!
Good job. Looks delicious. I have the Traeger scout. It’s terrible at maintaining temp. I’m going to return it and get this ranger. Yours seems to be superior to the scout in that regard. Nice video. Thank you for sharing.
It can still fluctuate at startup once you get to temp and add meat it has done really good at staying with in 10 degrees
Not sure if someone mentioned yet.. You should cover the heat deflector in foil.. Grease, etc will make for an easy cleanup and it will last longer..
You guys are the best!!DOWN TO EARTH!!
BBQ on Pecan Wood alone is Great. I also use Pecan Chips to Smoke Pork Steaks & Ribs. Yum! 👍
The ONLY thing I'd suggest is when you move to the sear faze you don't cover it.....put the meat on and don't put the lid down. You had the right plan, about 130 degrees internal then sear, but when you put the lid down it started to bake instead of sear and pushed your internal temp higher than you wanted. By leaving the lid open you stop the baking and instead just apply heat to the outside, which is what you want. Nice grill and keep learning and enjoy the results!
Thank you for that tip. Didn’t even consider that. Makes total sense though.
@@TheCraftyTrucker I normally stop at around 125 degrees when baking the meat, then sear each side until I reach 130 degrees. Pull it off, loosely cover with aluminum foil, and let rest around 10 mins. Perfection!
More grilling videos please ! Be safe out there, peacefrom510 .
I retired from driving otr in 97. Ran 15 hours a day, 7 days a week. Never had that much time to grill dinner. Things sure have changed.
Thanks for actually cooking on it. I just ordered one, I've got the Pro 780 a home.
I have the Asmoke one. Looks like it is easier to use then that. I have cooked an 8 lb pork butt. 7 lb brusket. Full size ribs. 4 big chicken quarters. 2 Big ribeyes. Clams and Mussels together. Works great and real easy to use. Ours was 209 with 2 20 lb bags of Apple pellets. Can't beat the grill. The taste is great.
Love the taste of pellet grilling
Just a side note , something we experienced traveling with a Tregar and having the pellets already loaded. The pellets from the vibration of driving packed in the auger and smoke began rolling out of the pellets bin. Just some info from what we experienced. Great video !
The Ranger and other AC models use 330 watts, Watt usage will drop to 45W-100W after reaching the desired temperature, based on fan and auger usage. You are running your generator when you could use a small inverter or battery pack. That's crazy.
We love our grill. We use the liners from traeger for easy cleanup. If you download their ap, they give recipes and cook times
I was wondering how the liners worked. We’ll have to pick some up thank you :)
I’m glad I found you all, you seem like really great people. Thanks for the video, I think I may order one !
I Commented before I watch the whole video
Nice grill table, heat resistant and fully adjustable too.
I’ve been looking at these but decided to go with the GMG Davy Crockett instead. 12volt/80watts instead of 110. Plugs right into my aux 12volt port, 1 meat probe and WiFi control with a free app. No grill included but that’s not a bad trade off for WiFi control.
The Fire Box is where the pellets ignite the flame
The cast steel you need to take it and put oil all over it and cook it at 500 degrees for a hour I know you have to wait till you get back home but it you do that it will last a long long time .
Love you guys allways Godbless y'all
Thank you Cliff ❤️
The grill is a handy size. It would fit in most area's of a RV or truck. Thanks for the video.
No doubt they the best grills but they also have some history of catching on fire be safe !
30 seconds in and I already love this guy
Lol thanks so much
Thank you for this video sir 👍👍🇺🇸 very helpful before buying it.
You’re very welcome. You will love it. We actually got a beautiful pork butt on the grill right now (wish we could share a pic here)
I have the Scout model, it is the same size grilling surface. The biggest difference is the size of the wood pellet hopper and the difference in the adjustability of the thermostat. The scout is 100 dollars less money. I use mine a lot and the only complaint I have is the small pellet hopper compared to the ranger.
Hi Ms. Heather and Jason, I know I said I am in the process of lease purchasing my own truck and lease it on with a company with my dad, but after watching another informational video, I might just hold off and come run with you two for a while!! Lol. Ttyl. Take care and be safe.
That grill is awesome! The tri-tip looked delicious. I've never cooked one before, so now I have to get one and grill it up! Thanks for sharing the grill and all the fun you guys get up to.
It’s kind of hard to find, may have to ask your butcher. If you do find it though you love it
Wow I was looking at pellet grills yesterday... Thanks for sharing today.... I have to get one for sure... Your babies really love the new grill...lol Take care and be safe
Wow 🤩 fantastic....you guys are one of my favorite CZcamsrs.....take care of yourselves stay safe
Thanks Bill!
Excellent and informative video! Tri-tips can be a pain because of the sizes, but oh so good! You can't beat them for the left overs sandwiches or street tacos! Thanks for sharing.......:)
We love this grill and use it every chance we get. I’ve made the best brisket and ribs ever! Steaks are amazing too! Heck I’ve even cooked hot dogs on it!
I still want to do bacon & eggs. Stay safe friend 😘
It's an excellent product. Banshee Moon does an excellent review on it as well, even though I get distracted for some odd reason while watching her reviews ....lol
I'll just go to a Texas Roadhouse and relax while waiting for the best "Fall off the bone" ribs....
Need some Rear Work Lights .. What time is dinner.? Oh Oh got to the part where you were Cutting into it. Hummmmm Not fair. Yum
Great video yall. I was in the market for an electric smoker and yall sold me on this one. Thanks for doing this.
Good Afternoon Crafty's. I apologize for my non watching full video yesterday ,I commented before watching whole video ,I do apologize however id like to add this comment /suggestion ,instead of searing tri tip after smoking ,try searing first to seal in flavor and juices then lower temp and smoke it thereafter that's how I do my steaks ,good luck safe travels and good eats ,if you decide to try that let me know. Thanks ,I promise it works 💪🏾💯👍🏽
Thanks Toby we sure will let ya know.
Loved the video. I do a ton of smoking my family loves it. This is probably way overkill but one thing I do is keep track with a spreadsheet of the weight of the food and internal and cooking temp of each smoke. Then record the result so we can futher tweak the next time.. By doing that I have been able to dial in the cooking , to get very consistent cooking each time. I too liked the height adjustable table on the back of your truck 😁.
Good video it showed a lot.Happy motoring & cooking.
Nice video. Good thing I already had supper or you would have made me hungry. Even Heather
got a taste test. Way to go gang.
Thank you Marvin :)
Great video! You explained how to use the unit really well. AND, you've inspired us to slow down during the cooking process (don't crank the temp up
so we can eat ASAP)! Thanks so much ... Be well ...
Very very cool Jason... Good eats are always hard to find, but you have mastered it..... Good loads and safe driving........
Thank you sir. I’m like a kid in the candy store with this thing lol. Be safe sir hope all is well
@@TheCraftyTrucker Calling me sir is like calling an outhouse a mansion LOL.... However, thanks Jason for your reply. You are welcome to call me Pete or really whatever you want,, I don't offend easy. I'm a small copy of you I think, I like the things you do too like, driving, working on my own stuff when I can, and having the right tools for the job, sleeping with the animals, etc. I think you'd love my garage, but you manage quite well to my surprise working outside and you have yet to make a bad "how to" video. I'm sure Heather enjoys you doing some cooking and the steak did look delicious. You both make a great team regardless what you are doing. I certainly gave you a thumbs up on your video, and wish you good luck with your grilling skills as practice makes perfect, but I have no remarks towards your cooking, other than I think it was a great idea to get that grill and you seem to use it well. Life can be short, so the money you spent on it is not very important as both you guys work hard and deserve treats and toys yourselves and, in this case you both benefit from it. As always, thanks for sharing and you, and Heather, & the babies stay safe is this unpredictable world right now.
Wow cool channel guys! Just subscribed & looking for more awesome content thanks!
we run ours (Ranger) of an inverter supplied by the dealer it is small and works perfectly I have also used it from the F350 inverter but that requires the engine running.
Good to know. We may try it
Definitely gonna get one for my truck
boy I hope you utilize them dripping as an ague sauce and when you bust into them pecan pellets trust me on this, toss that mac n cheese in there, I've smoked mac n cheese over pecan its incredible. I need one of these in my world bad!!
Do you put the drippings on the Mac n cheese or smoke them on the grill, Or both? Sorry I don't totally understand and want to try. Thank you!
A little rtv silicone will hold those boots on the feet of that grill ... 😄
Great review! FWIW, I've found that 110 internal temperature with a 2-3 minute sear works well for medium-rare tri-tip.
I am totally shocked! Of all the gadgets and doodads on your truck where is the 120-volt AC outlet at the back? Forget the extension cord, I was expecting an outlet to be on the back bumper.