Why are the reviews of the Traeger so drastic? Either ppl love them or have issues.

They might love them until they start having issues.

I have had my Pro22 for 3-4 years and love it for what it does. It cooks up great smoked meat without having to tend the fire. There are heats you may need an extra source of smoke to add that extra flavor, but overall I have loved mine. It's a decent quality unit but there are better ones.

Does it do better than an offset or something like that? No

However, I have done plenty of pulled pork, ribs, turkey, chicken, and just did my best brisket that rival a many of the BBQ places or offset that I have had. You get better the more you use it and understand what you're doing.

Admittedly I have never hit some of the top joints like a Franklin's.

When I get my next pellet grill it will be bigger, can burn hotter, and better quality.

I will still do some offset and I am going to try barrel que

Also, there are other options similar to Traeger at a better price. Just understand what it is you are wanting to do and make sure you choose a unit that meets your expectations. Pellet grills in general help a lot of people that enjoy smoked meat an easy option to do that without great knowledge or requiring a lot of effort tending your fire which for me is also fun at times.

Look at warranties and learn how the companies help. I have heard Traeger has gone china and has lost some of the customer service they once had.

Biggest complaint I've seen with them is they don't get hot enough to use as just a regular grill. But seems to me that should have been known before purchase.

I hate pellet cookers in general. Not a knock on them, I just dont get near the results I get from an offset if smoking, or weber if grilling.

What is that exactly ao I can know what to search for?

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User error or product issue?

Looking at the Traeger Tailgater.

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It's an incredible premium for ease of use, while providing an inferior product.

Just got a traeger, smoke is nowhere near as good as a standard smoker, but not having to temperature watch is beneficial and ease of pellet use/wood types make it better.

Is it worth the money? No? Do I care though? No not really either. I am at work right now with a brisket going and should be close to good to go by the time I get off

A-MAZE-N Smoke Tray and Tube are the one’s shown

They moved production to China a few years back and it seems like the quality and specs went down.

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