Pit Boss

Austin XL specs

Specs only. No invented smoke scores, no fake temperature graphs. If a number looks wrong for your exact SKU, trust the manual.

Pit Boss Austin XL 1000 Onyx Edition pellet grill, front view — Pit Boss product photo (Austin XL Onyx Edition) Current Austin XL Onyx Edition studio photo. Same 1000-class Austin XL body as the common listing.

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Brand: Pit Boss
Listed cooking area: 1,007 sq in
Listed hopper: 30 lb
WiFi: No
Sear: Yes
Sear notes: Flame Broiler slide for direct flame. WiFi depends on SKU. This row is the common non-app Austin XL / 1000-class listing.
Street price band: $500 to $800
Listed warranty: 5-year limited (typical current listing)
Listed temp range: 180 to 500
Listed max temp: 500 F manufacturer ceiling, not a chamber probe reading
Overnight run at 225 F: ~25.8 hr, mild weather. Listed hopper minus the 0.35 lb startup pad, divided by the PelletDeck 225 F burn assumption. Same formula the calculator runs, so a colder night or a hotter set point comes out shorter. Not a lab overnight test.
Listed weight: 169.7 lb
Controller: Digital / PID on later boards
Availability note: Current-line or commonly sold name
Spec source: Pit Boss listed specs for Austin XL / 1000-class. Hopper and WiFi vary by edition. Weight per the PB1000NX (Onyx Edition) owner's manual, 169.7 lb: https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/1846be74ef4d797ca945e7fb80e4381ede3475d1.pdf. The older PB1000XLW1 manual lists a heavier unit.
Calculator burn assumption: 1.15 lb/hr at 225 F. Planning number only. Not a lab test.

Hopper hours and pellets per cook

A 12 lb brisket at 225 F plans at about 16 hr 30 min, but in winter a full 30 lb hopper runs only about 12 hr 17 min, so an overnight brisket needs a refill around hour 12. In mild weather the same cook uses about 19.3 lb and finishes with about 10.7 lb left.

How long a full 30 lb hopper runs on the Pit Boss Austin XL, after the 0.35 lb startup pad. Burn starts at the 1.15 lb/hr assumption at 225 F and scales with set point and weather, the same math as the calculator.
Set point	Mild (about 60 to 80 F)	Winter / sub-freezing
225 F	25 hr 47 min at 1.15 lb/hr	12 hr 17 min at 2.42 lb/hr
250 F	22 hr 43 min at 1.30 lb/hr	10 hr 49 min at 2.74 lb/hr
275 F	20 hr 16 min at 1.46 lb/hr	9 hr 39 min at 3.07 lb/hr

Same 30 lb hopper elsewhere in our database: the Pit Boss Navigator 850 (about 29 hr 39 min), the Recteq Deck Boss 590 (about 42 hr 21 min), and the Recteq RT-590 Stampede (about 42 hr 21 min), counting a full hopper at 225 F in mild weather on each grill's own assumed burn rate.

Pounds of pellets for two common cooks on the Pit Boss Austin XL, startup pad included. Cook time is the calculator's planning estimate for the meat and set point.
Cook	Planned time	Mild (about 60 to 80 F)	Winter / sub-freezing
12 lb brisket at 225 F	16 hr 30 min	19.3 lb	40.2 lb (more than a full hopper)
8 lb pork butt at 250 F	10 hr 42 min	14.3 lb	29.7 lb

Those pounds include the startup pad and assume a full hopper at the start. For how meat, set point, and bag size change the total, see how many pounds of pellets a smoke really takes.

Each pellet figure opens that cook in the calculator with the Pit Boss Austin XL already picked, or run the winter brisket for this grill in the calculator and change the weight, temp, or weather yourself. Wind, wet pellets, and a leaky lid are not in the math, and they usually burn more.

Notes

Big grate, big hopper, thin price. Older pages said ~31 lb hopper or 1,000 sq in. Onyx and WiFi editions exist.

PelletDeck did not run this grill in a lab. The burn assumption exists so the calculator has a starting point. Override hopper size if your unit differs.