Me and my Traeger Wood Pellet Grill .... This is just the beginning!!

Traeger Wood Pellet Grills are one of the most amazing culinary products I have ever come across. I have been a avid BBQ'er and meat smoking man, most of my life. I can remember as a little boy, cooking out with my dad by the pool over the summer. The most elusive item on the menu was always a brisket. It seemed like the brisket was either perfect or touch as leather, with nothing in  between. As a kid, my dad could never figure out what the mystical things where going on that changed the results from one cooking till the next. Always following directions and cook-times laid out. 

Fast forward a couple of decades, and now I am a 30 year old father of two with a wife of my own. My passion for grilling and smoking has continued on with me. I am just as passionate about grilling and smoking now as I have ever been. I am a regular Texan with 3 grills in my back yard, a charcoal grill, a propane grill, and a big long smoker with a fire box. 

I found that when we had family events I was always outside cooking on one, two or all three at the same time keeping the food assortment going. Each on of my grills had it's own thing it was well suited for. Propane, was just easy and cheap, great for burgers and dogs. Charcoal, lent me much better flavors for meaty items like steaks, but it was much more time consuming. Then, my old faithful smoker that was perfect for ribs, briskets, and the like. It just required long cook times and lots of baby sitting. I  thought that I was going to be outcast from the house for the rest of my life, chained to my smoker anytime I wanted to have great homemade BBQ. 

Then I came across, the Traeger Wood Pellet Grills. You can check them out at www.traegergrills.com for your self. They are amazing! Here is the one that I have. 

These are wood pellet grills. They use all natural wood auto-fed through an auger system. The dial on the left hand side is a thermometer control allows me to set the grill to 225* and walk away. No longer will I be tied to my smoker for hours on end while I try to create my succulent variations on ribs and brisket. The Traeger Wood Pellet Grill is amazing!! I cooked a 10 pound brisket by setting it on the grill and taking my family to the State fair of Texas for they day. All the grease fat and oil slides out through a drip pan and pours into the bucket on the right side, so the clean up is a snap. 

I am not the only one that feels thisway apparently. I found a well written article on Forbes magazine about the Traeger. You can check it out here.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2012/06/29/5-unique-grills-to-fire-up-your-backyard-this-summer/

I am looking forward to sharing my Traeger experience with everyone!