Pro 34

Have used it twice, both times it worked great and is wonderful that we don’t need to babysit it, just set and go. We made a New York strip roast following the Traeger recipe and it was perfect, pork chops came out juicy not dry and the flavor was amazing. We used the signature wood pellets. It took a lot of pellets to make the roast but it’s worth it.

Works great! Used it for its first smoke today after setting it up and doing the initial burn in over the weekend. I brined a turkey overnight Christmas Eve. Spatchcocked it and smoked it for approximately 7 hours. 4 hours at 225, 1.5 hours at 300, foil wrapped and another 1.5 hours at 350 after the temperature stalled at 150 degrees. I did use an accessory pellet tube for a stronger smoke flavor. Came out absolutely perfect. Even the breast was juicy, and I don’t like breast meat. All that to say the smoker performed flawlessly and I can’t wait to do even more meat. Highly recommended!

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.

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.

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.

I bought the Traeger 34 grill in May 2025 since that time I’ve had replaced the control panel twice the power cord once and now I’m waiting on another order from Traeger to replace the entire hopper and auger. I’ve spent more time fixing this grill than actually cooking on it (exaggerated but you ge the point). I think you would have easier conversations with a car dealership admitting they sold you a lemon than this company. I’ve spent hours on the phone with customer support troubleshooting. I’m now going to replace the entire grill except for the cooking hood. Fortunately they will send the parts but it’s your time to fix it. When it works, the grill is great. However, it has shut off three times midcook leaving me scrambling with guests And spending my weekends as a mechanical engineer part-time for Traeger. I wouldn’t buy this again or recommend it. It’s unfortunate because I was looking forward to this purchase for some time.

We love this! Smoked a large pork butt and a large brisket this past weekend for a get together. Turned out great. We did need to cut the pork butt in half and put one half in our electric smoker so that we could have room for our smoked baked beans. We weren't' able to use the top rack due to the thickness of the meats. Everyone said it was the best brisket we've made yet and we pride ourselves on making an awesome brisket. Tonight my husband made steak and asparagus in the smoker. He kind of overcooked the asparagus. The steak was better than any restaurant steak. I can't wait to smoke a chicken next! We found the temperature probe not to be accurate. We had a 2nd probe that was Pit Boss brand. It wasn't accurate at all. After putting the grill together (he couldn't wait for me to get home and put together in our living room) and taking outside, we found a dent on the side of it. However, this did not affect heat or smoke that we could see.

Bought this for my husband as a Father’s Day gift and he absolutely loved! As a first time smoker he found it easy to use and has had no issues. Fits perfectly in our garage when we aren’t using and it’s easy to move around when it’s time to cook. 10000/10 recommend