Very Disappointed In Traeger Pellet Grill/Smokers

[6GRILLZNTN]

Although I have been lucky with my RecTec Mini, I'm sure there are RecTec owner with different opinions. Same with Traeger grills. My good friend got a Traeger a while back and it was a disaster. Temps all over the place, and then it caught fire. If I had to do it all over again, I would change my name to 2GRILLZNTN and stick with a Weber WSM, and Kettle.

 

[family man smoker]

I have tried charcoal wood combos, gas and pellets really finding pellets convenient with incredible flavor as long as real wood pellets ate used not pieces of wood with flavor oils

I had an issue with my new Timberline 1300, Traeger requested a rep named Brandon contact me and he did. We did trouble shooting over the phone and Brandon sent me parts to replace. I sent in pictures and video showing the issues and Brandon and Traeger stood by the product since it was only about 3 months old and are sending me a replacement grill !!!

So happy I stuck with Traeger over the years, a lot of companies try to doge responsibility especially after they already have our money but Traeger is a solid stand up company

The smokes I did have on my 1300 were incredible, super smoke mode is incredible resulting in beautiful pink smoke rings throughout my briskets

Traeger is a stand up company, glad I stayed with them

 

[schlotz]

I would suggest checking out the MAK 2 Star.

 

[sandyut]

I live my Rec Tec RT-700 Bull. Has been flawless so far. base price is $1200 delivered.

 

[banderson7474]

I live my Rec Tec RT-700 Bull. Has been flawless so far. base price is $1200 delivered.

My friend has one and he loves it. I'm jealous of the set n forget ability it has.

 

[family man smoker]

I live my Rec Tec RT-700 Bull. Has been flawless so far. base price is $1200 delivered.

I had an issue with my new Timberline 1300, Traeger requested a rep named Brandon contact me and he did. We did trouble shooting over the phone and Brandon sent me parts to replace. I sent in pictures and video showing the issues and Brandon and Traeger stood by the product since it was only about 3 months old and are sending me a replacement grill !!!

So happy I stuck with Traeger over the years, a lot of companies try to doge responsibility especially after they already have our money but Traeger is a solid stand up company

The smokes I did have on my 1300 were incredible, super smoke mode is incredible resulting in beautiful pink smoke rings throughout my briskets

Traeger is a stand up company, glad I stayed with them

 

[retfr8flyr]

Have you checked out Balzin Grill Works? They sound like just what you are looking for. http://www.blazngrillworks.com/the-grid-iron/

 

[family man smoker]

Have you checked out Balzin Grill Works? They sound like just what you are looking for. http://www.blazngrillworks.com/the-grid-iron/

I have not tried this brand yet, I contacted Traeger, spoke with a really professional rep name Brandon who diagnosed over the phone, overnighted parts and the issue is something else

I'm sorry that this happened to you and looking at that plug, it could have been a disaster in the way of a fire hazard.

Seriously, I'm glad that it didn't burn your whole house down.

UPDATE*** Traeger requested a rep named Brandon contact me and he did. We did trouble shooting over the phone and Brandon sent me parts to replace. I sent in pictures and video showing the issues and Brandon and Traeger stood by the product since it was only about 3 months old and are sending me a replacement grill !!!

So happy I stuck with Traeger over the years, a lot of companies try to doge responsibility especially after they already have our money but Traeger is a solid stand up company

The smokes I did have on my 1300 were incredible, super smoke mode is incredible resulting in beautiful pink smoke rings throughout my briskets

Traeger is a stand up company, glad I stayed with them

 

[retfr8flyr]

Glad you got things worked out, I have really enjoyed my Timberline and haven't had any of the problems others have had.

 

[family man smoker]

Glad you got things worked out, I have really enjoyed my Timberline and haven't had any of the problems others have had.

I love the Timberline 1300, Traeger really surprised me with the great customer service and standing behind their products

Waiting for Traeger to produce a country boy version with huge wheels jacked up in the air with an American flag paint scheme

 

[sandyut]

I have been looking at pellet smokers for about two years. Was in Costco about four weeks ago and there was a Traeger booth set up with a Traeger rep. We talked about them and I end up buying the Select Pro and Junior Pro both for $1435.00. He even delivered to my house 50 miles away. Threw in covers for them and a bunch of chicken seasoning. Saturday morning put together my select pro and the back panel was damaged during shipment. Okay I straighten it and moved on. Put together the junior pro and it was damaged on the bottom pellet feed box almost crushing the fan in during shipment,finished putting it together. Emailed Traeger and no response. Did the require burnout in both of them. In the select pro did some brawts with the Traeger tri-blend wood pellets at 225F, temperature swing was +/- 30 F at least. No smoke in the brawts. The following Saturday went camping, threw a pork shoulder roast on it at 225F, grate temp was 190F with hickory pellets. Cooked for about five hours with temperature swing about +/- 30F. Then it got to 100 -/+ temperature swing. Temperature maxed out at 450F and couldn't control it. I had to shut it down and finish off in the oven. The reason why I bought these smokers was so I could set and forget it. Not the case. Contacted Traeger and they were not much help. Took both of them back to Costco and got my money back.

Late to the party, but I am not surprised. I spent months researching before buying a Rec Tec. It was clear the Tragers were not that good…. It’s sad because they are highly marketed and locally avail, but they just are not that good.