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Pelleted grilling is a fantastic experience, and learning how to make the most of the grill’s settings and capabilities will help you enjoy and make the most of your cooking time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The most important step in any cooking experience is mastering the temperature settings. After all, you can’t cook delicious steak if the temperature is too high or too low.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Knowing how to use a grill and having mastered the temperature settings on a grill is the best way to cook tastier foods and get greater flavor results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, we will be covering everything you need to know about the P function found on a lot of Pit Boss smoking and grilling products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one setting is able to control a whole variety of things when it comes to cooking but is especially useful for precise temperature control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is how to make use of the P function to make the best BBQ foods possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The P Function – What Is It?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The P function (also known as P SET) function on a Pit Boss allows you to fine-tune the grill’s temperature through the management of pellet feeding cycles. The P function is a pause button that stops the pellet feeding cycle for a brief period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This feature is helpful when cooking in cold weather, excessively humid environments, or windy conditions, as well as when using low-quality pellets or while the grill is in “smoking” mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, the P Set on your Pit Boss enables you to manually modify the frequency of auger feeding cycles and the number of pellets fed to the firebox to account for external influences affecting the grill’s firebox operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a Pit Boss Pellet barbecue, the P Set is equivalent to the fuel adjustment needles on a carburetor. You may change the frequency of pellet feeding by changing this setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Pit Boss Grills, the P function feature is accessed by pressing the P Set button with a pointed tool such as the tip of a pen, a thin screwdriver, or a toothpick. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are going to use a pen for this, we recommend using one with a ballpoint rather than one with a pointier tip, as this gives you a bit more control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoid pushing the button too hard, since this may result in the plastic splitting and the button becoming damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The P Set – How It Works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The P function is a manual override mechanism that enables you to alter the frequency of the auger system to fine-tune the heat output determined by the temperature dial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, in Smoke Mode, the P function may be utilized to alter the amount of smoke created. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the default setting for the smoke function on your Pit Boss is P4, you may use the P Set to raise the grill’s temperature in windy or chilly situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, suppose you put the grill on the lowest temperature setting to smoke some pork butt, but the outside weather is 30 degrees and a little windy, and the grill is struggling to maintain heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than increasing the grill’s temperature via the temperature dial and ruining the meat, you reduce the P function to P3, which activates the auger for 18 seconds and then turns off for 100 seconds, as opposed to P4, which activates the auger for 18 seconds and then turns off for a longer 155 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In general, the lower the P Set value, the more frequent or shorter the auger cycle pauses; the higher the P Set value, for example, 5 or 6, the longer and less frequent the auger pellet feeding cycle pauses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The P Setting Chart<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below we have the setting chart for you to take a look at. Later in the article, we will explain these different settings to help you understand them better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

P SET Setting<\/strong><\/td>Auger is On<\/strong> ( Cycle )<\/td>Auger is Off<\/strong> ( Cycle )<\/td><\/tr>
P0<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>55 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P1<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>70 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P2<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>85 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P3<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>100 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P4<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>115 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P5<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>130 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P6<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>140 seconds<\/td><\/tr>
P7<\/td>18 seconds<\/td>150 seconds<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now that we have taken a look at the chart, let’s move on and look at how you can use the P function!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Use The P Function When Smoking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On a Pit Boss Pellet grill, you may smoke meats, and the grill features preset settings for low cooking temperature and smoke output. Smoke also functions as the grill’s ignition cycling mode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Owners of Pit Boss grills and smokers can start their grills and smokers safely by utilizing the smoke created, which gives the correct settings and temperature to light the firepot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The smoke mode in Pit Boss grills converts the auger system to manual mode and resets the factory default value of the P Set to four. P4 cycles the auger pellets on and off for 18 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The P SET – Less Heat But More Smoke<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you want a stronger smoke flavor, you have to cook the meat longer in the smoke. This requires additional smoke while keeping a reasonable temperature to prevent the meat from overcooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This may be achieved by setting the grill to smoke mode but raising the P function, which results in a longer gap between pellet cycles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This helps to maintain a low temperature, a hot grill, and more smoke exposure on the meat. Increase the P function if the grill’s temperature suddenly drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In simple terms, by doing this you are extending the time between pellet feeding cycles, which helps maintain a low temperature and causes the meat to rest longer on the grill, absorbing more smoke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If temperature swings occur, this indicates that the P function on your smoker is set too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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