PelletDeckPit Boss
Navigator 850 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
- 932 sq in
- Listed hopper
- 30 lb
- WiFi
- Yes
- Sear
- Yes
- Sear notes
- Flame Broiler plus app control on the Navigator WiFi boards.
- 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
- ~29.7 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
- 174.2 lb
- Controller
- Pit Boss app / digital
- Availability note
- Current-line or commonly sold name
- Spec source
- Pit Boss Navigator 850 Connected Grill (PB850M) product page: 932 sq in, 30 lb hopper, WiFi and Bluetooth, 180 to 500 F, Flame Broiler, 5 year warranty: https://www.pitboss-grills.com/products/navigator-850-grill-pb850m. PB850M owner's manual: 581.9 sq in main plus 350.4 upper rack, 932.3 total, 30 lb fuel capacity, 180 to 500 F, 174.2 lb, 5 year warranty on all parts and electrical components: https://images.salsify.com/image/upload/6b0e5c9ab55a56c5c69b9ceaf3f57dd7e218a3e9.pdf
- Calculator burn assumption
- 1.00 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 14 hr 7 min, so an overnight brisket needs a refill around hour 14. In mild weather the same cook uses about 16.9 lb and finishes with about 13.1 lb left.
| Set point | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|
| 225 F | 29 hr 39 min at 1.00 lb/hr | 14 hr 7 min at 2.10 lb/hr |
| 250 F | 26 hr 8 min at 1.13 lb/hr | 12 hr 27 min at 2.38 lb/hr |
| 275 F | 23 hr 18 min at 1.27 lb/hr | 11 hr 6 min at 2.67 lb/hr |
Same 30 lb hopper elsewhere in our database: the Pit Boss Austin XL (about 25 hr 47 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.
| Cook | Planned time | Mild (about 60 to 80 F) | Winter / sub-freezing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 lb brisket at 225 F | 16 hr 30 min | 16.9 lb | 35.0 lb (more than a full hopper) |
| 8 lb pork butt at 250 F | 10 hr 42 min | 12.5 lb | 25.8 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 Navigator 850 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
WiFi here is the Navigator app board, not a promise that every 850-class grill has it. Older third-party listings quoted a 21 lb hopper and 850 sq in.
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.