PelletDeckPit Boss
Competition Series 1600 specs
Specs only. No invented smoke scores, no fake temperature graphs. If a number looks wrong for your exact SKU, trust the manual.
- Brand
- Pit Boss
- Listed cooking area
- 1,578 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 26 lb
- WiFi
- Yes
- Sear
- Yes
- Sear notes
- Large three-tier cooking surface and Flame Broiler. Exact area is often rounded to 1,600.
- Street price band
- $800 to $1,200
- 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
- ~19 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.
- Controller
- Pit Boss app / digital
- Availability note
- Current-line or commonly sold name
- Spec source
- Pit Boss Competition Series 1600 product page: 1,578 sq in, 26 lb hopper, WiFi and Bluetooth, Flame Broiler: https://www.pitboss-grills.com/products/competition-series-1600-wood-pellet-grill. Older third-party listings quoted other numbers.
- Calculator burn assumption
- 1.35 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 26 lb hopper runs only about 9 hr 3 min, so an overnight brisket needs a refill around hour 9. In mild weather the same cook uses about 22.6 lb and finishes with only about 3.4 lb left, a margin thin enough that the calculator flags it.
| Set point | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|
| 225 F | 19 hr at 1.35 lb/hr | 9 hr 3 min at 2.84 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 16 hr 45 min at 1.53 lb/hr | 7 hr 58 min at 3.22 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 14 hr 56 min at 1.72 lb/hr | 7 hr 7 min at 3.61 lb/hr |
No other grill in our database lists a 26 lb hopper; the closest Pit Boss model is the Pit Boss Austin XL (about 25 hr 47 min) on a full 30 lb hopper at 225 F in mild weather.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 22.6 lb | 47.1 lb (more than a full hopper) |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 16.7 lb | 34.8 lb (more than a full hopper) |
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 Competition Series 1600 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
Huge cook space on a 26 lb hopper. A windy 225 F night on this barrel still burns real weight.
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.