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Offline nukeofficer

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Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #-1 on: September 16, 2017, 01:01:21 PM »
Ok fellow grillers, I bought a Pit Boss pellet grill this past spring and I love it! I live in Eastern Oregon and want to continue using my Boss during the cooler months. We get temps as low as 0 degrees sometimes. Mostly though in the low teens to upper 20s.
Unfortunately Pitt Boss does not make an Insulated blanket for their grills so I have to improvise. Any suggestions or tips/tricks would be greatly appreciated!


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Get yourself a couple cheap welding blankets, they work great.   I use them on my pellet grills here in Central IL.  Similar winters to yours.

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Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2017, 02:08:22 PM »

Get yourself a couple cheap welding blankets, they work great.   I use them on my pellet grills here in Central IL.  Similar winters to yours.
Great idea. Do they come in different sizes?

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Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2017, 12:58:52 PM »

Get yourself a couple cheap welding blankets, they work great.   I use them on my pellet grills here in Central IL.  Similar winters to yours.
Great idea. Do they come in different sizes?

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Yep.   I've used some from Harbor Freight, or order from an Amazon store.   You don't need anything fancy or expensive.

I think mine were 6x6.   I doubled them up.

They will get funky looking, so you might want to find some place outside to store them.  (little Suncast cabinet, etc.)


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Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2017, 02:11:29 PM »


Small welding blanket
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Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2017, 08:18:11 PM »
I have cooked on mine here in Ohio for 6 winters now and tried most. I had fire bricks in the bottom but now don't use them. I think the welding blankets work about the best but I don't use anything now. I think wind is worse than the cold. Mine is on a covered deck and 3 walls are blocked in the winter so don't get much wind. Don
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Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2017, 03:57:11 PM »
Without a doubt the welding blanket helps a lot. But with these cold Illinois Winters I find a nice glass of Brandy keeps my temps up above freezing as well!

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Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2017, 12:27:00 PM »
Awesome! Really appreciate all the advice! Looks like I'm going to get a welding blanket.

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Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2017, 08:53:25 PM »
Water Heater Blanket from Home Depot?