For all you grilling masters out there, what are your opinions and experience with the Traeger Grills? I have had weber propane and charcoal
grills in the past, but hear great things about the Traeger....Thanks in advance I plan to buy one this week.

I'm gonna watch this as I have been eyeing up the Traegers as well. I looked at them at the state fair last year and liked what I saw. I have a Weber gas now that's over 20 yrs old and still works great so I would use the Traeger mostly for smoking and keep the Weber for everything else. I liked the model that you could monitor with an app so I could control it from where ever so I wouldn't have to babysit it too much.

I bought the entry level Treager over a year ago and I love it. I have had all kinds of other smokers and this is by far the easiest to use and cleaning is a less than 5 minutes work. I have found over the many things I have used it for pot roast is my favorite meal to prepare and it's even better than Mom's roast beef. I have found that I don't like the Treager pellets as much as the ones I get at Lowes. I cant remember the name right now but the ones I like are called "competition blend".
Chicken wings are also AWESOME on the Treager. When I first got it I was using it about 4 times a week now that spring is here I will use it a lot more again.
Get a dual temp thermometer to monitor the grill temp and the food temp with an alarm in case your auger gets uncovered and the smoke stops.
You will have fun thinking of new recipes and finding out just how many things taste better in the Treager.
Gus

I know lot's of people love them..........in my humble opinion.............and I'm no chef.....

It won't sear a steak . The reverse sear method on pork chops is excellent. I don't care for it when using beef.

I am not a fan of the smoking portion of it either. I have an electric Bradley smoker that does a better job. Which is ironic because "electric" is taboo to a true smoker.

As an oven, it works well. Baking and roasting veggies is excellent with a slight wood smoke flavor. See post above for a roast....You can do a pizza in it but you won't get the results of a 600 degree wood fired pizza oven.

Summarized, I've found that it does a lot of things. But done of them particularly well.

A lot of these issues may be user error so take it with a grain of salt. The unit itself works perfectly and I had no issues with it mechanically or electrically. I think it just comes down for using the right tool for the job at hand.

I pulled the trigger on a Pro 575 this morning. Traeger is adding a cover and 2 bags of pellets and Ace added free setup and delivery plus an additional bag of pellets. So 3 bags of pellets,a cover,setup and delivery at no additional cost. I'll get it sometime next week......I'm pretty fired up. The wi-fi control should be cool. Talked with a guy my wife works with...said he loves his.
Stuck at home I might as well cook. Another hobby to go along with my B'cuda, RC cars,my drone and making beer! Wife said she's taking away my credit card...lol

Dean you better get to the butcher and place you order now. I went to get some meat to stock the freezer and my butcher told me it would take a few weeks to complete my bundle order because some of the major suppliers are close from the virus. So local meat markets are getting swamped with orders from some panic buyers. We're fortunate to live out in the country and chances are I drive past the cows in my bundle on the way to the store .
Oh yeah I forgot to mention Johnsonville brats are also awesome on the Treager

Gus