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3.19 out of 5stars
(32 reviews)

Most helpful positive review

5.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
06/07/2023
Love it so far, but small charable area.
Its great. I love the coppery looking lid. Do a burn off, season, and get cooking. My first 5$ serloin on it was amazing using post oak. My chicken drumbsticks with Hickory was superb. Only issue is you can only cook a small portion over the actual flame. So if you want to get some char, you have to slide each burger over for a turn over the flame and the rest of the time they are just baking basically with the lid open as you move things so most of the heat is lost. But you can cook some good burgers, just slower if you want to char each side.
Mark

Most helpful negative review

1.00 out of 5 stars review
Verified Purchaser
07/27/2022
Arrived Damaged
As you can see grill came with a huge dent in the back. The box wasn't damaged so it was sent this way. Too much trouble to send back but disappointing to say the least.
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  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/07/2023
    Love it so far, but small charable area.
    Its great. I love the coppery looking lid. Do a burn off, season, and get cooking. My first 5$ serloin on it was amazing using post oak. My chicken drumbsticks with Hickory was superb. Only issue is you can only cook a small portion over the actual flame. So if you want to get some char, you have to slide each burger over for a turn over the flame and the rest of the time they are just baking basically with the lid open as you move things so most of the heat is lost. But you can cook some good burgers, just slower if you want to char each side.
    Mark
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/04/2023
    Put a pit boss smoker in your back yard
    Great buy for the money Works great for family cook outs
    Stephen
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/14/2023
    Was very excited to get this for the on sale price. Put it together nicely but was disappointed to find the main plate already has some rust on it, not sure why. Please do better Walmart...
    Roger
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/26/2023
    Great smoker for the cost.
    The smoker doesn't have all the bells and whistles of the more expensive pellet smokers. To flame grill you must slide the burner cover over manually and there is no ash clean out so you need to vacuum out ashes, but at half the cost of most units, it's a great grill for the cost. Temperature is dead on.
    Robert
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/21/2023
    Pit Boss does not stand behind their product.
    Surface rust on the main flame broiler which Pit Boss does not consider under warranty even when the item is brand new. Look for another brand.
    Nicholas
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/15/2023
    Rusted flame broiler main plate
    I received the flame broiler main plate today and it was rusted.
    Sandra
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/01/2023
    Pit Boss Poor Craftsmanship
    Great grill poor craftsmanship. Leaked grease from hopper side on seam at bottom of barrel. Contacted CS and was sent silicone to seal their poor work after owning 6 days!
    Justin
  • 3.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/23/2023
    Mine was not working out of the box. Ugh!!
    I like the grill, but it won't light with the glow rod, I have to take it apart and use a propane torch to use it. Very disappointing, I went to the Pitboss website and it said to contact your dealer for replacement parts. Not sure Walmart will be much help with that. So I might have to buy my own ignighter and install it to get it working, hopefully that fixes it. The Controller also seems to be acting up where it stops feeding pellets and wants to shut down, so one thing at a time but I am pretty disappointed that it wasn't working out of the box.
    Thomas
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    02/15/2023
    Pit Boss "The Lexington" model
    I love cooking on my Pit Boss I recently purchased from Walmart. I cooked my first meal consisting of a bacon wrapped pork tenderloin. I preheated my smoker to the desired temperature,placed meat inside and inserted the temperature probe then kicked back and relaxed while my smoker did the rest. I watched the temperature from time to time and st the specified time according to the recipe and the temperature probe took the meat out. It was cooked to perfection with absolutely no hassle. I immediately fell in love.
    Larry
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    11/02/2022
    DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
    This Pit Boss and Walmart Customer Service, garbage. The box arrived with a huge hole in it and it was ripped up. I put it together, did an initial burn, all went well it seemed. Fired up per instructions, set temp to 225, for ribs. The temp never registered over 225, however, apparently the pellets never stopped pushing out and the whole inside caught on fire, it got so hot the paint bubbled and peeled. I called Walmart, they gave a return label but then stated I needed to put the over 100lb grill back into the box to return it, as I stated above, the box was ripped, I told Walmart this and asked if I could just bring it back to the store, was told no, just dispute the charge on your visa in order to get your return. I disputed the charge (as suggested by Walmart's Customer Service Department) it took Walmart over two months to reply, mean time the cut off to return was long gone. Walmart denied the dispute. Now I am stuck with a non functional, pellet grill with peeled paint. Walmart is about as useful as this grill!!! Side note: Pit Boss does not warranty paint and they will not replace Walmart's grills but they will send out repair parts, now I get to try to repair a brand new grill, if that doesn't work I will just throw this NEW non functional grill on the garbage pile.
    BestMema
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    10/22/2022
    Love me some PitBoss
    Another company got me into pellet grills. The PitBoss puts it to shame. I use it at least 4 times a week and it has held up well all summer. If your new to pellet grills, this is a great one to learn on. First time you smoke a butt, you'll never go out and buy another pulled pork sandwich again!!
    Mcfrunkis
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    10/18/2022
    great little smoker
    this is the perfect size for a small family. 2 to 4 people. lots of good videos on youtube for beginners like me. I assembled it by myself but two people would have been easier. great smoker and pretty good grill. you'll love the set it and forget it. I cooked a pork butt for 23 hours and didn't run out of pellets.
    nitrofish
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    09/04/2022
    horrible experience
    i ordered grill w assembly 3 days in advance and when arrived was told no assembler on site and would be 2-5 more days. we are from out of town and were delivering as gift. took forever to refund as it said picked up but we never picked it up in box. they could not refund assembly had to call another company...after waiting on hold 16 mins i was told it would take 5 weeks to refund in a check. HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE
    angela
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    07/27/2022
    Arrived Damaged
    As you can see grill came with a huge dent in the back. The box wasn't damaged so it was sent this way. Too much trouble to send back but disappointing to say the least.
    Grill
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/25/2022
    Will arrive battered and/or nonfunctional
    Ordered twice -- first time the pellet auger stopped turning after about 5 seconds. Returned and bought a replacement. This one has dings and bent screws
    Katrina
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/11/2022
    Do Not Buy Pit Boss - Not repair friendly
    Spend a little extra on a different brand for this long term investment ****** Had this grill for about 1.5 years. Auger jammed and have spent more than 20 hours over last couple weeks to remove it. The metal is cheap and auger is impossible to repair as there is no way to take apart the auger box to identify and remove point of failure within the auger holding box… Not only has the auger not moved, but my Hands are full of cuts and metal splinters since it is hard to tell if clog still in the auger with gloves. Having to buy a whole new pellet grill…..
    JDenise
  • 5.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    06/01/2022
    Entry smoker with a small price tag
    Inexpensive smoker for someone looking to learn how to smoke. Not a huge investment but can still turn out delicious food! Checkout my channel on YouTube and see everything I made on it. Cooking with Manual Focus.
    CookingwMF
  • 2.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    05/29/2022
    Excellent grill but Walmart's S
    The grill itself is wonderful! Thus far we have used it to smoke and cook. Be sure to read all instructions carefully when charging up the grill and prepping it! We have done a roast (the recipe came from the instruction book inside the package so be sure to see those recipes) and it was the hit of the party. It is a heavy grill and made with quality material. I've never had a pellet grill, but I am sold. THE BAD- the only reason it is not a 4 star- we opened the box and all the nuts and bolts were loose in the box. I know we are missing some even after the grill is completed. It took some time to put together because of this! Also, the box arrived damaged with some tears and some crushed corners. The grill is difficult-cumbersome - to move because it is hard to grip at the end without wheels.
    Unknown
  • 4.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    04/20/2022
    Do-it-all Smoker!
    Had this one for almost 2yrs now. i really enjoy it but hard to keep the temp at 250. Any other temp and you're fine. Also, i wish the auger was better designed. You need to go out every once and a while and move the pellets towards the back of the feeder to get them into the auger. Other than that, I've made some really good food on it. Everything fromflame broiled burgers, pizza, nachos to ham, whole turkeys, chicken, brisket, pulled pork, salmon, etc. Does everything you want in a smoker!
    Johnny
  • 1.00 out of 5 stars review
    Verified Purchaser
    03/15/2022
    2 swings and both misses
    Ordered for curbside pickup, got it home and the whole pit was completely trashed like it fell off a forklift (pics attached). Okay round 2…I returned the next day and exchanged for another one. Great looking box I handpicked it my self. Got it home cranked it up and auger wouldn't spin. Very disappointed in pit boss and Walmart. Very poor quality control and shipping/ handling of packages. Do yourself a favor and choose another brand.
    travis