PelletDeckPit Boss
Lexington 500 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
- 543 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 15 lb
- WiFi
- No
- Sear
- Yes
- Sear notes
- Entry Pit Boss with Flame Broiler. No app on the common SKU.
- Street price band
- Under $500
- 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
- ~19.5 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
- 90.4 lb
- Controller
- Digital
- Availability note
- Current-line or commonly sold name
- Spec source
- Pit Boss Onyx Edition product page and PB500NX manual: 543 sq in total (387.8 main grate plus 155.2 upper rack). The older PB500LXW1 manual lists 540.5. Hopper is 15 lb per the Pit Boss product page and owner's manuals. PB500NX owner's manual lists 90.4 lb: https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/ce5eb3539eb334cee929e3b2d90a7f85600a5e61.pdf
- Calculator burn assumption
- 0.75 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 15 lb hopper runs only about 9 hr 18 min, so an overnight brisket needs a refill around hour 9. In mild weather the same cook uses about 12.7 lb and finishes with only about 2.3 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 32 min at 0.75 lb/hr | 9 hr 18 min at 1.58 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 17 hr 13 min at 0.85 lb/hr | 8 hr 12 min at 1.79 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 15 hr 21 min at 0.95 lb/hr | 7 hr 19 min at 2.00 lb/hr |
Same 15 lb hopper elsewhere in our database: the Recteq RT-B380 Bullseye (about 24 hr 25 min), counting a full hopper at 225 F in mild weather on that grill's own assumed burn rate.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 12.7 lb | 26.3 lb (more than a full hopper) |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 9.5 lb | 19.5 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 Lexington 500 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
Small hopper. Fine for chicken and ribs. Overnight packer brisket in January is a stretch.
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.