Traeger Grills Pro 34 Electric Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker, Bronze, 884 Square Inches Cook Area, 450 Degree Max Temperature, Meat Probe, 6 in 1 BBQ Grill

We moved across the country last year and had to leave our smoker behind as there was no way to bring it without making everything we owned smell like smoke. I love my new home, but I miss the food in Texas. It became pretty clear to me that I'd have to make it myself if I wanted anything with a little flavor. (We moved to central pennsylvania for those wondering)We previously owned a pit boss pellet smoker of the same size. I knew I wanted to stick with a pellet smoker for the ease of use, but sticking with pit boss was out of the question, as we had issues with it from day one.I am very happy we decided to spend a little more for the brand. I've cooked on it a couple of times and am already noticing how much better it is at staying within less than 10° of the set temperature, the lack of hot spots, how much more user friendly it is, the quality of the components such as the computer and auger, and most importantly, how much better my food tastes. I had to babysit my food on my last smoker due to the hot spots and poor temperature regulation. It was frustrating and time consuming, but we kept it because it got the job done.Also appreciate the cute illustrations inside the box. We taped over the staples, made a cutout for the door, and our son has been using it as his little hangout spot.I've not owned it long enough to comment on longevity.

This is a great smoker. It's a Traeger, and I had high expectations that it didn't disappoint. That said, this thing is giant; I did not need anything this big. I just wanted a quality smoker, found this at a good price, and jumped on it. As a recommendation for others, I would consider how much you intend to smoke at one time and purchase something more appropriately sized. I would guess my pellet consumption is far greater than it needs to be to heat this giant. I use a full bag of pellets in a 12-hour smoke.

This pellet smoker is awesome. I have used all kinds of smokers over the years. I used to go out in the woods and cut my own hickory trees down. I would cut them up into chunks and use them on a charcoal smoker just to get the smoke flavor. I would get out of bed every 3 hours in the middle of the night just to tend to the wood smoker. I’ve progressed from charcoal to gas smokers, to electric and everything in between even a few DIY builds along the way.. My Masterbuilt electric smoker died a while back and I bought this one. I was skeptical at first that I made the right choice however, after using it several times I have fallen in love. It works great, has a really good flavor, and it’s really easy to use. I know the diehard “pit bosses” will say anyone can use those and make good food. Well yea, that’s the point. I just want good food!! I don’t need bragging rights. I’ll let the food do the talking.I was skeptical that it was going to use a lot of pellets, but it doesn’t. It takes a little bit to bring it up at temperature but once it gets there, it just sips on pellets and hardly uses any at all. I have smoked for probably 100 hours at 225* and I’ve only used maybe 40 pounds of pellets $16/ 40lb bag at Lowe’s (Walmart is cheaper, but they don’t have a good selection and depending on the time of year all mine has is busted bags no one wants).I wouldn’t use this grill to cook burgers or a steak. Don’t get me wrong you can and I have done burgers. It’s not the best grill for that though. Like I said, it uses a fair amount of pellets to get up to temp. Running it at high heat for a short period of time is not super efficient. I’d opt for my charcoal grill for those tasks. IMHO.

Big grill surface! Love the sturdiness! Easy to put together! You really don't need two people. I assembled it myself! Worth the purchase!!!

Pros:Size (so many pork butts)Ease of use (flip switch, that's it)Smoking performance (low and stable)Temperature accuracy (see picture)Cons:Doesn't "grill" very well (but I have a gas grill for that)Long form:Quick background I've owned a different brand pellet grill for 8 years, I'm very familiar with how they work.#1 recommendation to every new user, DON'T use Traeger pellets, they are GARBAGE. Lumberjack if you can (supreme mix is great), Bear mountain is good, so are CookingPellets Perfect mix. You need a pellet with both a decent amount of a mild heat wood like oak, and 30%+ actual flavor wood. Traeger pellets are "flavored" alder, all around mediocre. 100% oak works well and provides heat well. For flavor go with a blend like a hickory (bacony), or apple (sweet), or mesquite for that Texas twang. Supreme mix and perfect mix are great all-around.I bought this for smoking, period. The barrel design, indirect heat, plus very low temperature stability (holds 150 or 180 great) is fantastic for smoking meat low and slow. This was an area my last grill was mediocre. My past efforts and my many future plans for this thing, none involve temps over 250.On the flip side this is NOT for high heat cooking. I can get it up to over 400 (see picture, note that was with good pellets), but my old pellet grill would do 550 with direct heat, and my gas grill almost 700. Not using this for steaks or burgers, so it doesn't bother me, but I hopefully save some people a headache.