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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Pellet Grills and Smokers => Topic started by: nukeofficer on September 16, 2017, 01:01:21 PM

Title: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: nukeofficer 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!


Thank you in advance

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Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: squirtthecat on September 16, 2017, 01:49:06 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.

Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: nukeofficer on September 16, 2017, 02:08:22 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on September 16, 2017, 01:49:06 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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Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: squirtthecat on September 17, 2017, 12:58:52 PM

Quote from: nukeofficer on September 16, 2017, 02:08:22 PM

Quote from: squirtthecat on September 16, 2017, 01:49:06 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.)

Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: squirtthecat on September 17, 2017, 01:00:01 PM

4x6'.   Pretty good price as well.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0057RJD0E/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: Old Dave on September 17, 2017, 02:11:29 PM

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/OldDave/Pellet%20Cookers/DSC01517.jpg)

Small welding blanket

Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: Smokin Don 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

Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: hikerman 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!

Title: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: nukeofficer 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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Title: Re: Need help / Suggestions on pellet grill cooking in the winter
Post by: Redapple on September 25, 2017, 08:53:25 PM

Water Heater Blanket from Home Depot?