The manual was beyond confusing. So glad I found this video!!! Very clear instructions! Thanks!

@madbackyard

Ай бұрын

Great to hear, thank you!

I’m following your video while using my grill for the first time. Excellent instructions. Thank you!

@madbackyard

3 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks!

Thank you for this. Just got my Z grill today for Father's day. Very informative.

@madbackyard

Жыл бұрын

Right on! Thanks for watching!

@jackykimes

11 ай бұрын

I'm still awaiting mine. Sam's Club sent it a few states away. :(

Very useful video, waiting for my grill to show up. Makes total sense now. Thank you

@madbackyard

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

Thank you for this. I've been voluntold to run the company bbq at a function this weekend and they have a z-grill - never used one before. This video was a life saver.

@madbackyard

8 ай бұрын

Awesome! Glad it helped and good luck with the BBQ!

This was fabulous. THANK YOU!

@madbackyard

2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I got a huge deal on this exact grill last year. Was down to $350 with another $100 rebate on top of that. It has been an excellent pellet grill and I was so happy I switched from gas. Quality is great and it came with a cover and 2 temp probes, none of which other brands usually come with and make you buy separately. Z grills used to make stuff for pitboss and traeger and then started making their own.

@madbackyard

11 ай бұрын

That is a GREAT deal! Yeah I’ve had no issues with mine either. Runs well. I also read it was some engineers from Traeger that started the company and the insides do very much resemble some traeger models. Thanks for watching!

@moosehedrick5255

10 ай бұрын

Kroger had one marked down to 110.00 I grabbed that grill quick

@i9smurfs69

8 ай бұрын

@@moosehedrick5255my dad just picked up the display model for me at his work for 50 bucks. Seems like a steal.

Goat for this video

@madbackyard

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alonzo!

Thank you really helped

@madbackyard

7 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!

This is a great explanation. The user manual that came with my version was not really clear to me.

@madbackyard

6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped, thanks!

Santa got me one per UPS.. Ive never tried one of these before. When you're done, i guess you just leave the leftover pellets in the hopper?

@madbackyard

6 ай бұрын

Great present and good question! If you live a very dry climate like Arizona it will be fine, otherwise they can absorb moisture from the air and be ruined. If you're not going to be cooking again for a week or longer, I would empty the hopper. Check out these videos for more info on how to empty and store pellets: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pa1sqbykh9e4faw.html. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6d-qsmyadzRXZs.html

Excellent tutorial on the startup. I understand that if you do not let the smoke dissipate before you close the lid, you could get a fire or explosion. Is that correct?

@madbackyard

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, it’s best to keep the lid open during startup so the pellets have an abundance of oxygen for initial ignition. There are videos of explosions from keeping the lid closed that people describe happens for all sorts of various reasons. I have not experienced or tested this out for myself. But I always keep the lid open to be safe and have had no issues. Thanks for watching!

Great way to instruct and direct. Awesome clarity. Now I feel more confident when using from start to finish.

@madbackyard

5 ай бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks!!

1st pellet smoker nothing mentioned about ash dump does it burn that clean? No ashes

@madbackyard

10 ай бұрын

Great question! Yes you will need to clean out the ash pot regularly. I usually do it after a long all day cook, or after 2 or 3 shorter weeknight cooks. No matter what type of pellet grill or pellets you use, there will always be ash left behind. On this particular model, it does not have a quick release to empty out the bottom so the easiest way to do it is to pop out the drip pan and heat baffle and use a mini shop vac. Check out our Pit Boss Deep Cleaning Video we recently put out. Most of what we show to do on a Pit Boss applies to all other pellet grills as well including Z Grills. Thanks for watching!

Can you use this without pellets? Is the fire just from the plugged-in electric?

@madbackyard

Жыл бұрын

No, you do need to use pellets to fuel the fire. There is a heating rod in the fire pot powered by electricity that will light the pellets, but it can’t heat your grill without them. You can check out our article on how a pellet grill works here if you are interested. www.madbackyard.com/how-do-pellet-grills-work/ Thanks for watching!

@TheRealTrucido

Жыл бұрын

@@madbackyard Thanks!

@madbackyard

Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

I just started my Z Grill. When I turned it from shut down cycle to smoke, I get Er 1 on the screen for the temp probe not being connected properly. This happens with or without the probes in the control board.

@madbackyard

11 ай бұрын

Hi Wyatt- Yes, it means its not getting a signal from the RTD internal temperature probe inside the Z Grill that constantly measures the air temperature inside the chamber (not to be confused with any optional meat probes that plug into the front of the control panel itself and are used for monitoring meat temperatures). If you have the manual, go back to the step where you mounted the hopper to the chamber (on the Z grills 700D3 it is step number 6). There is an instruction there to connect the RTD temp probe (you installed this temp probe in the previous step) plug in connector now coming out of the cooking chamber to the corresponding plug in connector coming out of the hopper. You will need to remove the hopper and check the connection and then reattach the hopper. Hopefully it's just not connected well and doing this solves the issue, otherwise you may need to contact Z grills for a new RTD temp probe or a new grill. Hope that helps, thanks for watching!

Do you need to remove the pellets after every use?

@madbackyard

2 ай бұрын

No, only if you aren’t going to be cooking for an extended time.

Are you suppose to open the cover half way through the burn off?

@madbackyard

10 ай бұрын

Nope- no need! Just run the burn off with the lid closed and then run through the shut down cycle. You can run a second burn off after applying a little cooking oil to the inside components to season if you want to as well. This will help prevent any rust from forming especially if you live in a humid area. Thanks for watching!

Hey man, I just picked up the 700D7 on sale for $480.00. I was so excited then I built it and was lost as to the proper way to break it in. Your video was well done, incredibly informative and made me more confident in starting it up. Thank you!

@madbackyard

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Thanks for watching!

Do I have to do this step every time I cook ??

@madbackyard

2 ай бұрын

Which step? You won't need to prime the auger every time you start once its filled with pellets. You just need to start it with the lid OPEN on the Smoke setting until you hear a fire roaring in the fire pot. Then you can shut the lid and set to whatever temperature you want.

I would prefer a second grade.

Don't buy one people.... Just don't... Quality control is terrible and the customer service is non existent... I feel so angry and filled with regret for giving them my money and what I ended up with is 100lbs of useless steel.

@gregg9448

8 ай бұрын

I was wondering about that. I had several issues with my Pit Boss over the last couple years but I’ll say customer service was always amazing. They always sent out replacement parts no questions asked. I just got tired of fixing it and finally tossed it yesterday. Now I’m looking for a new one and I like these but customer service is high on my list for something like this. Now I don’t know what to do.