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re: Are Traeger grills legit or overpriced?
Posted on 6/23/21 at 10:26 am to gumbo2176
Posted on 6/23/21 at 10:26 am to gumbo2176
You can buy an electric smoker or a propane smoker for a LOT less money if you don't want to deal with wood or charcoal.
You will never cook a hamburger or a steak as good on a Traeger as you can on charcoal IMHO. You will never smoke a butt or a chicken or a brisket on a Traeger as good as you would on a real smoker regardless of the heat source IMHO.
I own one and rarely use it. I use it when we need an extra oven. Like I put the Thankgiving turkey on it and I did cook a brisket on it the other day. The turkey was like it was cooked in the oven and brisket had a little smoke smoke flavor but it really was nothing close to what I do with wood or charcoal. Just my experiences.
You will never cook a hamburger or a steak as good on a Traeger as you can on charcoal IMHO. You will never smoke a butt or a chicken or a brisket on a Traeger as good as you would on a real smoker regardless of the heat source IMHO.
I own one and rarely use it. I use it when we need an extra oven. Like I put the Thankgiving turkey on it and I did cook a brisket on it the other day. The turkey was like it was cooked in the oven and brisket had a little smoke smoke flavor but it really was nothing close to what I do with wood or charcoal. Just my experiences.
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Posted on 6/23/21 at 11:12 am to greygoose
My problem with that is that I rarely clean my grill good enough. Ive caught my grill on fire a few times above 400 degrees.
Posted on 6/23/21 at 12:05 pm to Lonnie Utah
quote:
Treager is a UT company,
It's an Oregon company that was bought out and moved....so, I guess it's a Utah company.
Posted on 6/23/21 at 4:01 pm to SEClint
Treager is overpriced. They are the worst value in pellet grills.
Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro
Green Mountain
Pit Boss
Louisiana
Camp Chef
Reqtec
Gorilla
Z Grill
All better value than Traeger. All made in China. The Pellet Pro body is made in China the rest is made in the USA. Smoke Daddy Inc sells a hopper assembly to make your own pellet grill out of whatever you want. LINK It is made in the USA so they aint cheap
The only pellet grill I have seen professional bbq cooks use is Green Mountain Grills.
Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro
Green Mountain
Pit Boss
Louisiana
Camp Chef
Reqtec
Gorilla
Z Grill
All better value than Traeger. All made in China. The Pellet Pro body is made in China the rest is made in the USA. Smoke Daddy Inc sells a hopper assembly to make your own pellet grill out of whatever you want. LINK It is made in the USA so they aint cheap
The only pellet grill I have seen professional bbq cooks use is Green Mountain Grills.
Posted on 6/23/21 at 4:47 pm to mrcoon
Posted on 6/23/21 at 5:13 pm to mrcoon
quote:
Treager is overpriced. They are the worst value in pellet grills.
Smoke Daddy Pellet Pro
Green Mountain
Pit Boss
Louisiana
Camp Chef
Reqtec
Gorilla
Z Grill
All better value than Traeger. All made in China. The Pellet Pro body is made in China the rest is made in the USA. Smoke Daddy Inc sells a hopper assembly to make your own pellet grill out of whatever you want. LINK It is made in the USA so they aint cheap
The only pellet grill I have seen professional bbq cooks use is Green Mountain Grills.
I have a Green Mountain and like it a lot. I don't know how long the warranty is, but I've had mine for a few years and the heating element recently went out. They sent me a new one for free, no questions asked. If you have any questions or issues they'll respond within 24 hours. US-based customer service.
And the pizza attachment is awesome and makes great pizza. I've gotten that sucker up to 900 degrees, which I learned the hard way is too hot.
You can use that same attachment to wood sear steaks, but I have yet to do it. ETA a few pics pic of the setup and finished product for pizzas.
This post was edited on 6/23/21 at 5:32 pm
Posted on 6/23/21 at 5:19 pm to LSUintheNW
quote:
It's an Oregon company that was bought out and moved....so, I guess it's a Utah company.
I didn't know that. Ya learn something new everyday...
Posted on 6/24/21 at 1:37 pm to Lonnie Utah
The guys that started Treager work for Danson Group now. They make Louisiana Grills and Pit Boss. So Pit Boss grills essentially improved Tragers at at better price.
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