Hi,
I'm Doug and I just joined the forum. I decided I wanted to get a smoker after spending a week in Dallas enjoying real, coal smoked meats - something that's hard to come by in SoCal. I settled on getting a pellet style as I have the time to smoke, but don't want to babysit the process all day as required with something like a Green Egg.
I picked up a Traeger Elite 34 at Costco today (Roadshow), but it's still in the box as I am unsure if I want to keep it. I know Traeger's run more expensive than other brands and am willing to pay more for ease of use and reliability, but when I wanted to the back of Costco, they had a Louisiana Grill (LG900CI) for the same price. It seemed to be the same size as the Pro 34, but also had a warm/cold smoker box attached to the side, slider to expose the flame, temp gauge on the outside of the cooking chamber, and a few other things like cover and temp probe. The LG900 also will go up to 600 degrees vs 4xx with the Traeger, unsure if that's important.
I spent some time on my phone in Costco trying to research the LG900 but decided that's easier done at home and here I am!
I'm Doug and I just joined the forum. I decided I wanted to get a smoker after spending a week in Dallas enjoying real, coal smoked meats - something that's hard to come by in SoCal. I settled on getting a pellet style as I have the time to smoke, but don't want to babysit the process all day as required with something like a Green Egg.
I picked up a Traeger Elite 34 at Costco today (Roadshow), but it's still in the box as I am unsure if I want to keep it. I know Traeger's run more expensive than other brands and am willing to pay more for ease of use and reliability, but when I wanted to the back of Costco, they had a Louisiana Grill (LG900CI) for the same price. It seemed to be the same size as the Pro 34, but also had a warm/cold smoker box attached to the side, slider to expose the flame, temp gauge on the outside of the cooking chamber, and a few other things like cover and temp probe. The LG900 also will go up to 600 degrees vs 4xx with the Traeger, unsure if that's important.
I spent some time on my phone in Costco trying to research the LG900 but decided that's easier done at home and here I am!
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