Pit Boss Sportsman 1230 Pellet/Gas Combo Grill - Temperature Issues

millssixx · Nov 30, 2024

Hi All,

Did my first every smoke today (Pastrami from Brisket).

Recipe calls for smoking at 110 celcius (230 F) for six hours. I recenlty purchased a smoke thermometer from Thermoworks to check the accuracy of the Pit boss thermometer (and to have the remote functionality via app).

Whilst the pit boss meat thermomter was fairly accurate for measurng internal ambient smoker tempretures (the bit boss internal meat tempreture was out by 10 degrees celsius, which is significant).

However what was particulary concering was that the PIt boss smoke temperature was out by 100%. It would read what ever the tempreture dial was set out, however for me to get an actutal 110 C smoke tempreture, the Bit boss had to be cranked up to 205 celsius. Which is a bit of a joke! It maxed out at 180 to 220 C (356 to 428) without usisng the broiler.

I noticed on this forum that this is a typical issue with Pit Boss. Had I known this before my purchase, I would have gotten another brand such as Traeger. The reason I bought the Pit boss, was because of the dual function (gas and pellets).

Does anyone have any tips on how to get the tempreture closer to the readout on the LCD controller?

probak118 · Nov 30, 2024

Try reading about accessories such as the " smoke like a boss" fire pit cover that helps eliminate hot spot and distributes heat more evenly. Also the left side cover plate / shield if applicable ? It protects the internal temperature probe from reading direct heat rather than internal ambient average temp. Not sure of your model but just putting some ideas out there as I have the PB 1100 which looks very similar. Finally is the internal temperature probe clean, if covered with grease etc... it will read inaccurately ( lower ). I find I have to set the temperature higher to get it to setting , then turn it down to the desired temp once there. It will cook for hours and stick to that temp once set. The gas portion is a beast and burns hot, you will need to throttle it down and cook on low and not use all 3 of the burners. It will easily reach 500 F + so be mindful of that. Good Luck. hopefully someone with similar model can help you further.