Tip: You’ll want to upgrade via the WiFire app as it “unlocks” a max temp of 500 degrees<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Upgrade Note<\/h5>\n\n\n\n An important note about the temperatures and the wifi app: The grill’s top temperature is 450 degrees out of the box. In order to “unlock” a wider range of temperatures, including a 500 degree max, you must upgrade the grill software, which is only possible via the app. We’re fairly certain that what you’re doing is downloading new fuel\/air mixture programs that open up higher and lower temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, despite our seeing some owners’ reports of spotty temperature performance, we found the Pro 575 to be fairly accurate. It was a bit hotter on the left of the grate, but not wildly so. And we found it to heat up and recover from lid openings faster than other grills. We rate the Traeger Pro 575 very good on temperature performance with a 8.0 score. We dinged it for the hotter left side, for not having a high smoke mode, and we can’t ignore the volume of customer complaints, though we didn’t experience problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traeger Ownership Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n Traeger has done a good job in creating an online community. Their website, their app, their social media is very slick and professionally designed. And they have a large community of owners. You definitely will feel a part of a group as a grill owner. Their customer relationship is a bit sterile, however, as they feel like a large company. Your relationship with other owners will be personal, but Traeger itself seems large and unreachable, sometimes literally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Customer Service<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Reports of poor customer service by owners played out for us. When we called for a simple service issue, we were greeted with a phone tree (press 1 for x, 2 for y) and about a 15 minute hold time. The person we spoke with seemed to be working in a phone bank and we didn’t get the impression that they knew anything about Traegers or pellet grills at all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We decided to give it another shot, this time to ask about shipping details for a new order. Our results were even worse: we were given a recording that no one was available to help and that they would call us back. We did get a return call…3 hours later. Worse, the person on the call wasn’t able to answer our simple question of how the grill would arrive via freight right away. We got our answer after about 15 minutes of several instances of being put on hold. We got the feeling the person we were speaking to was simply looking up answers on a computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We’re willing to accept that we had an outlier of a customer service experience, but service is service. And our experience seems to extend to others: we saw many online reports of long delays on replacement parts, unresolved issues, long hold times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ease of Ownership<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Ease of ownership comes from a combination of warranty support, customer service support, and online community support. Traeger covers its grills with a 3-year warranty, with no exclusion for finishes or corrosion like we often see with other warranties. That’s good. And their online community via Facebook groups, Reddit forums and Traeger social media is definitely robust. You will find answers from owners. Combine this with the built-in support via how-to’s on their WiFIRE app and website, and you should feel pretty good about being a Traeger owner, with hopes that you don’t need in-person help from the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With definite deductions for Traeger’s customer service, we gave the Pro 575 a 8.0\/10 rating for Ease of Ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dependability<\/h4>\n\n\n\n Material quality is pretty good, though we’d like to see more stainless steel. And the use of a one-piece auger with a brushless motor should improve the life of that vital component. Add to this the wide availability of replacement parts and how-to videos, plus a 3-year warranty, and you should feel fairly good about the dependability of your grill. There are many people out there who have bought used grills and been happy with them. Some refurbish older “trashed” grills with good results. The Traeger’s seem to last fairly well, and we’ve scored it accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Summary & Overall Rating of the Traeger Pro 575<\/h3>\n\n\n\n <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWe wouldn’t call the Pro 575 the best grill for the money. But we wouldn’t think poorly of someone who owns one, either. It’s a solid grill, with some really useful features. Though some consider it the “stripped-down” grill in the newer Traeger line, compared to similar grills it has many additional features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are larger grills available for the money. But they often come with more rudimentary temperature controls. And there are grills that use more stainless steel, but not everyone wants a grill that will last them a decade or more. In the end, the Pro 575 will undoubtedly cook good food for you and do it with above average consistency. While reliability seems suspect, we feel certain Traeger will correct any issues, though it may be frustrating getting to a solution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Traeger is the biggest and best-selling grill manufacturer. Some of that is due to availability–they’re in lots of stores. And people know the name and consider it a safe bet. It’s not the best, it’s not the worst. It’s a solid purchase. Yes, with some research, you can find a better grill for the money. But not everyone wants to put in research time. And some folks just want to control their grill with Alexa. Whatever your reasons for considering a Traeger, you’ll feel pretty good about owning one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Traeger Pro 575 is the smaller of the two Pro series, which is the least expensive of the main Traeger model lines. The main differences in Traeger’s three model lines: Traeger Pro series\u00a0\u2013 The baseline model Traeger grills come in two sizes and include WiFi connectivity Traeger Ironwood Series\u00a0\u2013 The Ironwood is an upgrade over the Pro series and gets you larger sizes plus new features: DownDraft Exhaust, TRU Convection, and Super Smoke mode Traeger Timberline series\u00a0\u2013 The top […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1051,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,34],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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