Traeger Grills Pro Series 780 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker with Alexa and WiFIRE Smart Home Technology, Bronze review and price compare 2025

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Brand	Traeger
Model Name	Pro Series 780
Power Source	Electric and Woodburning
Color	Bronze
Item Weight	145 Pounds
Item Dimensions LxWxH	48.7 x 26.7 x 54.4 inches
Fuel Type	Wood, Charcoal

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NEVER USE GAS OR CHARCOAL AGAIN: Traeger created the original wood-pellet grill as the ultimate way to achieve wood-fired taste; The Pro 780 takes it to the next level with precise temperature control
CONNECTED HOME TECHNOLOGY: WiFIRE technology connects your grill to home WiFi and the Traeger app allows the user to control the grill from anywhere; Alexa technology allows you to do it all by voice
VERSATILE BARBECUE COOKING: The Pro 780 pellet grill offers 6-in-1 versatility to grill, smoke, bake, roast, braise, and BBQ all on the same grill; The Porcelain grill grates makes clean up a breeze
THE MARKET LEADER IN PELLET GRILLS: The Traeger Pro Series is the best-selling pellet grill; The upgraded Pro 780 with D2 drivetrain starts quicker, heats up faster, and puts out better quality smoke
BUILT FOR LARGE FAMILY COOKING: 780 sq in of grilling space that can accommodate thirty four burgers, six rib racks, or six chickens effortlessly; The built-in meat probe allows you to cook to perfection

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The future of grilling has arrived with WiFIRE. Change temperatures, set timers and monitor your food anywhere at any time with the Traeger App and the WiFIRE enabled controller.	Get reliable results thanks to consistent temperatures every single time. Traeger makes mastering your BBQ easy and repeatable.	Traeger's aren't just for grilling, you can smoke, bake, roast, braise, and BBQ food too, from ribs to apple pie.


Traeger Grills are fueled by 100% all-natural hardwood pellets that infuse amazing wood-fired flavor into everything you cook.	Grill smarter with Alexa. Voice control lets you adjust temps, monitor food, set timers and create alerts on your WiFIRE-enabled grill with a simple command	Experience more power and more flavor every time you fire up the grill with the D2 Direct Drive drivetrain. This dynamic drivetrain is the catalyst for the next generation of Traeger’s wood-fired grills, created to take outdoor cooking to the next level.



Control Style	WiFIRE Controller	WiFIRE Controller	Digital Pro Controller	igital Pro Controller	WiFIRE Controller	WiFIRE Controller
Grilling Area	780 sq in	575 sq in	884 sq in	572 sq in	885 sq in	650 sq in
Hopper Capacity	18 lb	18 lb	18 lb	18 lb	20 lb	20 lb
Grill Size (HxWxD)	55x49x27 in	53x41x27 in	49x53x27 in	49x41x27 in	47x54x27 in	47x46x27 in
Weight	146 lb	128 lb	136 lb	103 lb	175 lb	149 lb
Works with Alexa	✓	✓			✓	✓
Hopper Cleanout	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Double Side-Wall Insulation					✓	✓
Traeger Downdraft Exhaust System					✓	✓
WiFIRE Enabled	✓	✓			✓	✓

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Color:Bronze | Style:Grill and Smoker

The Traeger Pro Series is the best-selling pellet grill in the world. The all-new Traeger Pro 575 & 780 grills just got better with an enhanced controller that uses WiFIRE technology. WiFIRE allows you to monitor and adjust your grill anytime, anywhere from the Traeger app on your smartphone. Plus, with the brand-new D2 drivetrain, the Pro Series wifi pellet grills now start quicker, heat up faster, and put out better smoke quality giving you consistent results infused with wood-fired flavor.

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Questions about Traeger Grills Pro Series 780 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker with Alexa and WiFIRE Smart Home Technology, Bronze

Will a 20 pound turkey fit in and get lid closed?

Answer: Yes. Easily

Where is it manufactured?

Answer: Traeger manufactured the grills in the company's Oregon facilities until 2010, but started outsourcing manufacturing in China. In 2013, 240 people worked for Traeger with 120 in its headquarters in Oregon.Sep 10, 2019

What is the max temperature??

Answer: 450°F is currently the max temperature this grill can reach.

How is the surface finished? Powder coated? Heat resistant paint? Any issues with rust after a couple years?

Answer: Traeger builds their grills from materials such as cold-rolled steel and cast iron, ensuring durability and reliability. If they're properly cleaned and maintained, it can last for years. Also the Paint is heat resistant to high temperature and for the rust issues we would recommend to use a cover to protect paint against the elements which could cause the rust issues.

Is this returnable

Answer: Yes, according to the guy who delivered it. But I love the thing so much I won’t return it.

Answer: No

Must you use Traeger pellets or can you use pellets from any manufacturer?

Answer: You can use any brand grill wood pellets with your Traeger, as long as they are "Food-Quality Pellets" and not "Home Heating Pellets".

Answer: You can use any brand of pellets

Answer: When I bought the Traeger, I went to get wood pellets and the store only carried Traeger pellets. So I haven’t used my grill enough to go through the original pellet purchase. I recently bought a bunch of bags of Brand X pellets b/c I know they will work just fine when I need that particular flavor of pellets.

Does this have a pellet clean out

Answer: Yes, the Pro 780 has a back door behind the hopper for easy pellet clean-out.

Is there any to Regulate the smoke

Answer: The controller has the capability to regulate smoke. You can set the temperature anywhere from 165 to 500 ℉ adjusting in 5 degrees increments. Smoking happens below 225 degrees (160-225 degrees to regulate smoke).

Does this have a way to clean out the ash that accumulates at the bottom?

Answer: The best way we recommend to clean the ash build up is by vacuuming it out when the grill is completely cooled down.

Answer: Barely any ash accumulates but just use a shop vac to clean

Answer: No but it is simple... After about every 20 hours of use you just pull out the grate and grease pan and take a shop vac and sweep it out.

Answer: So you can open it up and vacuum it out. That being said it doesn’t really have ask permission say. When the pellets burn it’s not like charcoal they are totally gone

My order has not shipped yet

How hot does it get?

Answer: The maximum temperature is 500° F.

Answer: Brett,

Answer: 500 is the highest setting,

Answer: Google says 450°

Answer: 500 degrees

How long is the cord?

Answer: 6 Feet Long.

What side is the box on?

Answer: The Hopper box for the Pro 780 will be on the right side of the barrel.

Answer: The pellet box? Looking at the front of the grill where the door opens, the pellet hopper box is on the right.

What side is the hopper on? I’ve seen it both ways.

Answer: For the Pro 780 The hopper is located on the right side of the grill.

Answer: The right side of my pro780

Answer: On the right side.

what's the difference between this and the Pro Series 34 at $699?

Answer: The Traeger Pro Series is the best-selling pellet grill in the world. However, the all-new Traeger Pro 780 grill just got better with an enhanced controller that uses WiFIRE® technology. WiFIRE® allows you to monitor and adjust your grill anytime, anywhere from the Traeger app on your smartphone. Plus, with the brand-new D2® drivetrain, the Pro Series Wi-Fi pellet grills now start quicker, heat up faster, and put out better smoke quality giving you consistent results infused with wood-fired flavor.

Can this grill run at 120°

Answer: The lowest setting on this model is 165° F, and the highest setting is 500° F.

Answer: No. I believe the lowest is 160° or 170°

Answer: Sure why not?

Can I cook when it’s below zero outside

Answer: Yes, if you live in a region that is reaching 35°F or colder, we recommend wrapping up your grill with an insulation blanket.

Is this returnable

Answer: Yes, according to the guy who delivered it. But I love the thing so much I won’t return it.

Answer: No

Does the Pro Series 780 have double walls or has anyone had experience with this smoker in cold weather?

Answer: It doesn't have double walls. If it is really cold or windy I would get an insulating blanket.

Can you cold smoke cheese with this smoker?

Answer: Yes. There is a guide for cold-smoked cheese to follow in the recipes on Traeger's app and website.

Will this fit two briskets?

Answer: Yes, but this will also depend on how heavy and big the briskets are. The total cooking space is 780 SQ.IN and the total weight that can be held is 150 LBS

Answer: Yes

How often do you have to add pellets?

Answer: Typically, Traeger burns about 1-3 pounds of pellets per hour, a 20 pound bag would roughly provide between 6-20 hours of cook time depending on the high or low heat and duration of cook.

Answer: 20 lbs bag lasted over 18 h of smoking/grilling

Who is the seller here? Does Traeger recognize the serial number etc for warranty purposes if purchased through amazon? How do i verify?

Answer: Sorry, I don’t the the answer. I purchased this as a gift for our son.

Does the 780 have a compatible thermal blanket?

Answer: Insulation blankets are available for the Pro 780 to help maintain temperature during colder weather conditions.

What are the measurements of the inside grill and shelf?

how do i get in touch with customer service, my order has not shipped for over a week.

Answer: It took several weeks to get ours delivered. Patience is required.

Do you have installation?

Answer: Hi there, here is the link of the grill assembly instruction video:

Answer: Yes ... but the components were well packaged and the directions were easy to follow. Standing the unit up once the 4 legs have been positioned requires 2 folks as it is awkward and heavy. Finished in 30 minutes.

Answer: I didn't know this when I ordered it but a few days after delivery I received an email from Amazon that I could purchase assembly of the grill. Ours was already together since my husband couldn't wait to get it together and use it. We love the grill.

Answer: You out it together yourself

What is the difference between this model and the Ironwood? No smoke stack on 885, why? Which one is better for cooking in cold/0 deg winters?

Answer:

If returning unopened will and in schedule pickup at home ?

Is there a cookbook for the 780?

Answer: We no longer include the cookbooks with our grills. We have all our recipes for free on our Traeger app.

Answer: Traeger has an app that’s really good. As long as the grill stays working

Answer: The recipes are in the app that you download

Can this be left outside in the winter?

Answer: Yes, as long it is kept covered and the electrical components are kept dry.

It says wifi controlled but what all does that include? What can you do with the wifi?And I know you can "control" it but what exactly can you control

Answer: You have wifi app. That helps you control your cooking temperature and give you detail on the level of wood pallets you still have. Awesome my dream grill????

Answer: You can control the temperature if you want it up or down and you can shut it down from your app. You cannot start it up from your app though.

Answer: You can change temperatures, monitor your food temps,check cooks,activate keep warm mode and add smoke on a Wi-Fi enabled Traeger wood pellet grill from anywhere, at any time, on your smartphone.

The 575 and the 780 only come with 1 meat probe, Will it handle more probes if additional probes are purchased?

Answer: The Controller can only have one meat probe plugged in at a time.

Is it compatible with google homes or minis?

Answer: No

Does this have meat thermometers as aprt of the system?

Answer: Yes

How many probes can this handle? How many probes does it come with?

Answer: The Controller can only have one meat probe plugged in at a time.

Answer: It comes with 1 and it handle one other then that it’s great download the app

Answer: Only one ! Best grill on the market . The rest are want a be’s

Does the lower grate adjust? Manual says “lower the bottom grate into a sear position for perfect grill marks” but it looks to only have 1 position

Answer: The manual must have a line from another grill. The 780 has a fixed grill height for main and upper rack. If you cook it at a temperature of 450-500 degrees it will give you grill marks.

Answer: No, the lower grate does not adjust.

Answer: No, it is a permanent fix but it really doesn't need to be adjusted.

Answer: No

Do you have to have wi-fi to operate this grill? We live in the country and Internet is not an option. Curious as to what the owners think here.

Answer: WiFIRE allows you to access your grill at anytime, anywhere and give you the ability to monitor your food temperatures and adjust accordingly, but if you do not have access to Wi-Fi that is fine. There is no obligation to use this feature while cooking, the grill will still everything as normal.

Answer: "What if I don't want to use WiFi with my grill? There's no obligation to use the WiFi within your grill. It will still cook everything with Traeger's signature wood-fired flavor. You just won't be taking advantage of your grill's full capabilities." Internet

Is the motor 110-220v 50-60 mHz?

Answer: The grill's AC-to-DC power supply works with 100-240v 50/60Hz. The motor uses DC power from the power supply.

With new firmware updates, will the 780 now reach 500 degrees F?

Answer: My 780 regularly reaches 500 degrees, without any problems.

Answer: Hopefully they can up date the temperature to a least 450 degrees.

Answer: Yes.

Does traeger make a pad to put underneath to protect my deck?

Answer: The grill does not come with a pad but the draining system does have replaceable drip trays that pour into a replaceable catch basket. A drip onto deck is highly unlikely.

Answer: Yes, you can find it on our website using product code BAC636.

Do you have to plug it into an outlet to use it? Or can you use it without electric?

Answer: Yes you will have to plug it into an outlet to use the grill. You cannot use it without electricity.

Answer: You have to plug it into an outlet.

Answer: Needs power to run the auger or won’t work

Can you use a griddle with this?

Answer: Yes. I use them a lot

What are the grate deminsions on the 780

Answer: The Pro 780 Grill Grate measures 29 ¾" x 19 ½"

Why do I have to be home when it is delivered? I work. Not gonna be home for 2 days waiting for a delivery.

Product reviews of Traeger Grills Pro Series 780 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker with Alexa and WiFIRE Smart Home Technology, Bronze

ACTS 2:4 : The Grill Arrived On Time and Without Any Physical Damage

Traeger Grills are absolutely the BEST product on the market If you like barbeque, you NEED a Traeger!

Angela T. : Awesome product

I purchased this in September 2020 currently March 2021. I have alway used a propane grill and a big real log smoker. This new Traeger grill does it all and more. Easy set up, easy to use, grill, bake, smoke. If you want more smoke just get you 1 o 2 extra canisters to place inside and your good to go.

Mike Nicholl : Enjoying Wood Fired Cooling

I have really enjoyed my Traeger wood fired grill. The product is well packaged and arrived without any damage. Instructions for assembly were straightforward and easy (although you need to likely have.a second person to help with lifting due to the size/weight). It has taken a bit of time to learn how to best cook without direct flame as this is quite a difference for traditional grilling using gas or charcoal. The grills ability to maintain the temperature desired by decreasing/increasing the pellet feed into the fire pot makes for some pretty accurate cooking, Learning the best temperature and time for beef, pork, chicken, etc. is a learning curve but their is a great app with a number of recipes and actual videos of experienced Traeger chefs doing their thing. I've now made complete meals in the grill including protein, potatoes and homemade cornbread without needing to return to the kitchen. Really terrific product that I will enjoy for years to come.

kenneth f dalton : Good grill

Very automated.

AmazonShopper : Perfect smoker/bbq

Early Christmas gift for my daughter and family. They have used is every day since it arrived!

karen264 : Holds temp perfect

Wonderful smoker just love it

Debbie Denno : Great grill... but could be better.

We received our grill on time, and the no-cost assembly was a nice touch (saved $99). The grill fires up quickly and heats things up pretty evenly. No complaints on that front. However, nothing is perfect, and that is true for this grill. One of the constant complaints about Traeger grills was how difficult it was to swap out pellets from one type to another (hickory for beef and applewood for the bacon!). Instead of putting in a system similar to what is in the Oklahoma Joe's grill where you can pull a level and the pellets will drop down below the auger, they created this cute little door in the back and say you can put a bucket behind it, open the door and the pellets will come right out. Yeahhhh, not so much. The design on the grill has the leg blocking where the bucket would need to go, so if you put a bucket behind or to the side of the leg, more than half of the pellets miss the bucket. This means if you want to empty the grill you have to hold the bucket up by the door. No problem, right? No big deal, right? Welllll, only a portion of the pellets actually exit through the door due to the poor design. This means you either have to have two people do the operation (one to hold the bucket and the other to scoop pellets out the door) or try to do both yourself (which isn't easy). Again, great grill, but this is something that a decent design could have easily addressed. If you're going to copy a great feature from another grill, do so properly... while you're at it, the Oklahoma Joe's removable ash tray (where you can simply unscrew it) is much better than pulling out all of the components and hitting it with a vacuum cleaner. All that being said, the Traeger grill is much better at actually grilling (which is what it's there for) than Oklahoma Joe's grill.

jose : Iphone or the grills/smokers

Super easy to assemble, I did all by my self in 40 mins. I can say is the Iphone of the grills, take out if the box and is almost good to go.

Works perfectly, quick to reach 500 degrees, app is amazing, flavor is superb. I wish I had found this years ago

Bean01 : Poor Product Support from Traeger

I purchased a 575 Pro from Fleet Plummer in Greensboro, NC in August 2020. It worked flawlessly and the WiFi connected the first time and every time when I had it on my AT&T Uverse router with 5G. I sold my 575 Pro and wanted a larger grill so I purchased a 780 Pro from the same store and have had it 8 days and still cannot connect to the WiFi.
I’ve contacted Traeger customer service several times which is horrible. They said it is because I have 5G instead of 2.4 which I call BS because my 575 Pro connected every time all the time. On day 7, I had AT&T set the router up on 2.4 for my 780 Pro and 5G for my Apple products and smart tv. The grill still cannot connect even with the grill inside my house 12 feet from the router with a booster the technician installed last night due to a “weak” signal error message on the Traeger app.
I’ve kept the grill on for 48 hours trying to update to the latest firmware and still hasn’t updated nor connected to WiFi . If Traeger cannot send me another controller with the updated firmware then I’m taking the grill back and getting my money back. This is ridiculous. I would have expected better product support from Traeger. I can’t imagine if something else goes out and I try to get parts from Traeger.
NOT HAPPY WITH TRAEGER

Angie : Top quality, looks fantastic

Assembly was very easy- really just consisted of putting the legs, handles and chimney on. Much easier than any other grills I have assembled. All tools necessary for assembly are supplied, instructions are ‘Ikea style' but clear and easy to follow. Even though it says it needs 2 people to assemble, this is possible for just 1 average strength person. It took about an hour to put together. There is a ton of packaging though all of the packaging is cardboard so it is recyclable, BIG PLUS FOR ME (no styrophone) and only a couple of plastic bags and straps. Many parts are stored inside the body of the grill so make sure you have located all the parts and separated them from the packaging. Be careful during assembly because some of the sheet metal parts have sharp edges. The grill is very sturdy and attractive, good quality, and well designed and well made. You have to season it but instructions are straight forward and it takes about an hour to do this.
We had issues connecting the app to the grill by WiFi and found this is a known issue with mesh systems. We were able to connect it in the end after some updates went through. We absolutely love this grill, so stylish, and it feels like it will outlive me.

michael reyna : ive turned into a traeger man.

contemplated for a month or so to go with the wifi version or not, glad I opted to go wifi, it is nice to be able to know what temp the grill is at, and lower or raise it from the app if need be without going to the grill. if you haven't tried pellet flavor yet, i suggest trying first before going all in, but it is super nice. home depot usually has 4 bags of traeger pellets or $60, which is a good deal at about $15 a bag.

Larry : WiFi doesn’t work

WiFi sucks (doesn’t work) and temperature range is very in accurate.
I have the EERO Wi-Fi system and after several weeks of dealing with tech-support they just said it’s EERO fault that it won’t connect to the Wi-Fi. Well I like my Eero better than I like this Treger so the end; took it back.

Amazon Customer : Total waste of money.. am returning

This grill/smoker does not ljve up to the hype. Truley an overpriced under performing smoker. Day one... tri-tip, tasted like the seasoning but no smoke flavor. Day two.... whole chicken not seasoned becuase I wanted nothing but smoke flavor. No smoke flavor was accomplished, no smoke ring on the chicken meat. We are currently smoking a unseasoned pork butt for almost 8 hours to give this Grill one last shot. I am not optimistic.

4th & Infinity : Greatly exceeded our expectations

This is our first pellet grill and we absolutely love using it. The grill ships packaged very well and wasn’t difficult to assemble. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and all hardware required for assembly is included. No extra tools are required. Assembly will almost certainly require two people. The grill is not only very heavy but cumbersome due to the dimensions and protruding hopper. Assembly is much, much easier with two people.

An accessible electrical outlet is required for the hopper and wifire system and the grill should be positioned within sufficient range of wifi. The grill can be controlled via a hardware control panel on the hopper or smartphone app. The control panel is simple and intuitive to operate. It has minimal buttons and a large clear LCD screen. The app was a little more difficult to setup and it took numerous attempts and even a restart of the grill before it successfully connected to wifi. It can also lose sync if the grill is unplugged. I found whenever the app acts up, even when it loses the account and/or grill info, a few full restarts of the app usually restores it.

Having never used a pellet grill before, I quickly found out that they aren’t as easy or efficient to use as gas or charcoal. First, the grill must be seasoned by priming the auger before first use. It’s a lengthy three step process that can easily take anywhere from 90-120 minutes to complete depending on how fast the grill heats. The instructions provide crystal clear steps on how to season the grill. If the grill is immediately connected to the app and wifi, a firmware update is a strong possibility as well. I suggest either seasoning the grill on a day you don’t plan to barbecue or doing so earlier in the day so it doesn’t delay cooking. Another difference is the pre-heat time. Unlike gas or charcoal, it takes a while for this grill to even ignite, let alone heat up. It heats more like a convention oven than an outdoor grill. Full pre-heat to 400 degrees usually takes about 20-30 minutes. That includes ignition and actual preheat time. Co

Cooking is where the biggest differences between this Traeger and my prior gas and charcoal grills were observed. This Traeger pellet grill cooks more like a traditional oven than a typical BBQ grill. It cooks slow and evenly using a closely regulated and maintained temperature. The pellets allow for very accurate temperature regulation during cooking. As a result, although it cooks slower than gas this grill requires far less attention and interaction during cooking than my previous gas grills. Rather than constantly flipping scorched meat, frequently adjusting burner temperatures and occasionally extinguishing grease fires, I just set it and forget it. I only monitor the food as part of the normal cooking process rather than to also prevent a grilling mishap.

I’ll admit, having never grilled on a pellet grill before, I was curious and even a little apprehensive about how our food would taste. That concern was quickly and definitively put to rest. Everything we cooked, which included ribs, hot dogs and burgers, tasted great. The slower cooking prevented some of the issues commonly found with gas and charcoal grills. There were no scorched or unevenly cooked foods. The burgers were all tender and juicy with no frozen or burnt portions. The ribs were also juicy and fell off the bone. Everything had a freshly grilled flavor. I see that there are different types of pellets that can enhance the flavor of food in different ways. I may experiment with different pellets down the road but for now we just use the Traeger signature blend pellets.

Shutdown is also different and more time consuming than a gas grill. Pushing the select knob for three seconds initiates the power down process. The power down takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete and the progress is shown on the LCD. The grill should remain connected to power during the process. It’s suggested that any remaining pellets in the hopper be cleared once the grill powers down. Cleanup is a breeze. The metal grease bucket includes two disposable foil inner buckets. These can either be emptied or replaced after use. Besides the bucket, I removed the two grills and the grease catcher for separate washing. The last task was to wipe any grease splatter from the interior. Cleanup is far easier and less messy than either gas or charcoal.

Overall, we like this Traeger. It’s easy and even fun to use as well as a breeze to clean. A 20-pound bag of pellets typically lasts us for three or four heavy uses. A grill cover is basically mandatory to protect the electronics. Speaking of which, I probably will store this grill indoors during the winter as an extra measure of protection from snow and ice but that likely is unnecessary. I tend to lean toward being overly cautious. There is a very slight learning curve for those like me who have never used a pellet grill before but nothing too difficult for most newbies to easily grasp.

Lets Talk : DON'T BUY TRAEGER!

If you want to feel serious buyers remorse, go ahead. Don't say I didn't try to warn you. Once you part with your hard earned dollars and find out its a "self service contract", in other words you fix it or fight to get someone and that they are junk from China and do not work, and you are out a thousand dollars, don't say I didn't warn you. I am that person, I have the most serious of serious buyer remorse. I'm out $1000 and I have no recourse. Bought this grill from ACE Hardware, don't go there either. They won't touch it, Traeger is not a good company any more. Don't be fooled by a name, there is no value in the Traeger, save yourself and heed the warning...don't, just don't buy it.

Darcie : Cooks amazing!

My husband is in love. And now he cooks ;:)

Carl H. : Super EZ to use.

I love this grill. It’s intuitive; one doesn’t need the manual handy just to turn it on. Maintains prescribed temp perfectly (it does cycle above set temp but only when stabilizing during warm-up). Assembly was easy all by my lonesome (just use the plethora of packing material to set the major pieces on and build it). Wish it had a shelf under the grill for pellets, BBQ tools, etc. but otherwise, LOVE IT.

Debbie Denno : Great grill... but could be better.

michael reyna : ive turned into a traeger man.

gjm : Great

Great product. My son enjoys it almost every weekend.

gjm : Great

Great product. My son enjoys it almost every weekend.

Steve in SR : Just an overpriced convection oven

Minimal smoke flavor. This grill lacks the “super smoke” setting and is more of an over priced convection oven. I was able to solve that by adding an auxiliary smoke generator but you shouldn’t have to on $1000 “smoker”. Also, the WiFi performance is terrible. I have spent hours trying to get it to connect talking with Traeger customer support. Their sage advice? Move your router or the grill within 15 feet of the grill!!! I don’t know about the rest of you, but I don’t have my grill sitting indoors. This is a poorly designed, poorly supported piece of Chinese garbage. Don’t waste your money.

Hervian Rose : WIFIRE not ready for prime time.

The grill was delivered by a shipping company, not UPS, and that went pretty smoothly given that we are in an area with confusing, non-official addresses that don't show up when you google them.
They delivered it to our front yard, then it started snowing so we decided to move it in the house, which was really not an easy task without a dolly. Make sure you have them deliver it to exactly where you want to assemble it. Once you have it assembled it rolls easily to wherever you want it.

It took about an hour to assemble it. The tools and hardware are in a bubble pack labeled very coherently, and there was the right amount of everything. Best in class.
You really do need two people to assemble it both of whom are moderately strong and have no back problems. You have to flip it twice and there aren't any good places to hold on.
Once you have it on its feet, everything goes quickly and easily.
You will need 18 inches of clearance from the sides of the grill and 40 inches above. It's ready to plug in.
The menu screen on the unit works fine. You can turn it on, set the temp, turn it off from there.
We seasoned the grill, and that went fine, using just a few pellets.
When we downloaded the Traegar app, that's where things got frustrating.
My husband was never even able to create an account using his phone (android 9.1), and was not allowed to log in to mine.
I had to download and delete several times before I could, then another couple before it would let me pair it. The grill is literally 4 feet from the router, through a window. Line of sight.
Navagation is incoherent.
After lots of trial and error I stumbled into the grill remote control (I still cannot figure out how I got there)
but I am not able to control anything from the phone. It says ''grill idle, try later' or "grill sleeping" and I can't do anything else. It did work as a timer, and told me what the temperature was but I couldn't change anything from my phone. It disconnected me a few times out of the blue and randomly switched to Celsius once when I didn't even touch it.
We have been messing with this for a week and are about ready to give it up. (WIFIRE, not the grill!) I am a tech failure but my husband is not at all, so I'm hoping they come up with some fixes soon.
I gave the grill 9/5 stars but took off 5 for the WIFI debacle.

AC : Came Damaged, but Customer Service was Great

This is one heavy item, and unfortunately, ours came badly damaged. Customer service was great, and after a while, we got a replacement and were able to have the damaged one picked up.

Overall, the Traeger is great, but there are a few things to be aware of:

--Assembly--
This does require a bit of assembly, and two people to lift. No way around that, you'll need a second person to help tilting the Traeger up once you've got it assembled, so plan on having someone help with that.

Remember to remove the protective cap over the temperature gauge. I almost forgot before using!

Match stickers on the same side of the legs, but also be aware of which side the bolts go on. I had to undo one where I wasn't paying attention to the direction. Nice to have them all match.

The grill tray has a big paper decal stuck to it. Literally stuck to it. I didn't like the glue that was left on the grates, and the glue did not come off. Traeger should fix that.

There is oil/grease on the drip tray, and fire pit cover. There should be a little note mentioning that's by design (I'm assuming it is). The instructions say to season the grill and to burn off some of the oils on it, but there was enough that it was dripping on the fire pit cover that I wondered if it was a mistake. It'll make your hands oily to touch so wash before you touch anything else on the traeger.

The nuts and bolts were well labeled, and although there were a lot of steps, assembly was fairly easy. Save the box parts to help lay the Traeger on its side so it doesn't get scratched.

The inside design of the box is cute. You'll see, and the little ones will enjoy.

-- Smokin Hot --

Cooking with the Traeger is lots of fun. The aroma of wood fire cooking is simply amazing. If you're looking at a smoker, then you're probably familiar with it, but it sure is fun to have it in your own back yard.

With how great it is, there are a few things to consider.

- You might need an extension cord. The included power cord (and yes, it does require power to run), isn't very long.

- This really needs a shelf. I'll go out to the Traeger with food on a plate, but there's no where to sit it. I could sit it on top of the hopper, but it's not designed for that, and I'd rather not get it dirty. They have shelves you can buy, but it seems like it should be part of the design.

- No storage. Our gas grill has a nice little storage area with doors that can open under the grill. The Traeger doesn't have this. Maybe they don't want you storing pellets below, so close to the barrel. However, you can buy a bottom rack/shelf that hooks on between the wheels, but it seems like for the price, it should come with that. Not a huge deal, but it's expensive if you want to buy the add-on wheel shelf.

- Can't use a metal grill scraper. Instructions on the website say not to use a metal scraper to clean the grating. Wish that was more prominent in the instructions. I guess it'll scrap the porcelain or enamel right off the grill. Use a nylon scrapper (when it's cold) or a wood scraper. Traeger sell a wood scraper, but it not compatible with this smoker, at least as of this writing, it doesn't list the 780. The wood scraper is made to fit between the grate bars, but apparently, it's not made for the 780.

- Ignition switch. The ignition button needs work. It's a button covered over by the panel material, and I can see the thin panel material breaking over that in time. The button cover really needs some work to make it feel more solid.

- Ignition time. It takes some time to get this puppy fired up, especially on first use. Don't worry, it'll get there.

- Cook times on ours seem to take longer than they should. Maybe that's just because it's not super hot out yet, but plan accordingly. We've tried meats and baked goods, pizza on a pizza stone, mac and cheese, mmmm. It does seem to take a little longer than it should and we found on the pizza that it doesn't brown up the crust, maybe we'll get better at it as we go.

- There is a shutdown cycle can take 25 minutes to complete.

- You'll need to fork out $70 if you want the Traeger cover. Seems like the cover should be included, but it's not. At $70, the cover better be able to super charge the thing or something. So be aware of the extra things you may need to get (nylon or wood scraper, cover, buckets to store pellets - the instructions say not to store pellets in their bag to keep moisture from seeping in).

-- Overall ---

Overall, it's a great smoker with a few quirks as mentioned, but the food tastes great out of it.

Matthew : Best Grill I ever bought!!

Love the ability to not have to worry about flame up and the use of indirect cooking. Being able to control and see what is going on with my phone is a huge plus because sometimes I'm preparing in the house or the weather is just working against me. Shutdown mode is a great help for finishing up too!!! Only negative to say is have an awning or protection from rain only time I can't grill but who usually does in the rain anyways lol

M. Shepherd : Keep it at 165-180 max for optimal smoke.

Getting lots of smoke hours on this thing. Worth getting the bigger one to make a long smoke worth it. Already done 18+ hour brisket on Mesquite smoke and it was perfect. Also many slabs of ribs and chickens on a variety of woods. Trick for optimal smoke is 165. Anything above 180 doesn’t produce smoke.

Vinnie : No flavor

I bought a Traeger for their “Hardwood fire flavor” and their is absolutely no smoke flavor to anything. The food tastes like it’s out of a propane grill. Big waste of $1060.00.

cookie : Easy to use.

Love the grill. Salmon comes out great on it. I did purchase a Traeger cookbook. Very helpful.

Parents of 3 young boys : Highest quality grill I’ve ever experienced!

The first obstacle in assembly was finding some parts that were damaged, but customer service was good at getting out replacement parts. Assembly was straightforward after that. The features are great - you can adjust grill and probe temperature right from the app - no need to even go outside! The app also has recipes etc. The grill cooks very well and evenly. When using recipes, the times and temperatures are spot-on, regardless if it’s vegetables or meat. You need pellets - a pack of pellets lasts a couple of cooks, although it is very dependent on cook-time (some cooktimes are short while others are long). The grill also looks pretty sharp! The only deduction I made was value - this grill is absolutely the highest quality I’ve ever experienced, but that said you could probably find something very nice for a couple hundred or so less. It just depends on whether you have $1000 to spend on a grill.

Larry : WiFi doesn’t work

Kolten Yamaguchi : Great Buy

I love this grill. Does everything as advertised. The only down side, if any, is that a lot of really helpful features/parts don’t come with the grill, e.g., front folding shelf, grill tool hooks, grill cover, etc. Other than that, an overall solid purchase.

Adam Allsup : Expensive piece of trash

First time trying to use a $1k grill and it has no power after the extension cord came unplugged while trying to ignite.

Will update after contacting the customer support in the morning.

Bahamasair : Not reliable

I used the grill 5 times and the fan failed. Used tech support and now have to wait 7 business days for them to process the replacement before they will even ship it. I had a bunch of plans to cook over Christmas but won’t be able to use this expensive pos.
Buy another grill! Things fail but good support is what makes a good company.

karen264 : Holds temp perfect

Wonderful smoker just love it

Kevin Trusty : Very nice smoker

This purchase was an upgrade for me. I originally purchased a tailgater model smoker about 3 years ago. The tail gater was a great unit but the 780 pro series is fantastic. It took me about an hour to assemble(by myself). I have had the smoker for 2 days and I have cooked in it twice. Great cooking experience

Michael L Manlove : Greatest Grill Made .

Best damn grill on the Market . I’ve had them all . Expensive but the best .

Parents of 3 young boys : Highest quality grill I’ve ever experienced!

Bob McKnight : To easy

Everything works as it should I love it

Bahamasair : Not reliable

J. D. Robinson : Excellent! Top of the Line!

What can I add to the many rave reviews of this grill? A Traeger pellet grill is absolutely the best! Many of my friends have bragged on these for years, and we've eaten plenty of great food they've cooked on their Traegers. So of course we were thrilled to be asked to try this new model and review it for Amazon. It arrived in great condition with no shipping problems. We found the assembly took about thirty minutes for 2 able and relatively handy adults.

You do need wood pellets to cook with this, which was a new concept to me, I've always had a gas or charcoal grill. The pellets do a better job of maintaining an even heat, so there aren't any surprises as far as things turning out over or under cooked. Because the temperature stays even with pellets (unlike with charcoal) you can also count on a juicier cut of meat being the end result.

Now this is more of a smoker than it is a traditional grill, which can be confusing to some folks. This was a new concept to me as well. This is for cooking things "low and slow" as the expression goes. You aren't necessarily going to run outside and fire this up to cook a couple of cheeseburgers real fast. This works well for smoking ribs, beer butt chicken, pork tenderloin, etc.

You can control this Traeger grill via wifi on your phone and this was easy enough to set up and I'm not a real tech savvy individual.

The grill itself is very sharp looking in its design and in the finish of the materials. Overall I would say it just looks smart and expensive. Which is a great look in my opinion. It's heavy and has a great durable quality, I have no doubt this will last for a very long time. I have friends who have had theirs for years and years and are still happy with theirs and have no problems either. Based on my experience with this grill as well as with the reputation of this company I would feel abundantly confident in giving this Traeger Grill my enthusiastic recommendation!

M. L. Asselin : Beautiful, Solidly-Built Grill that Takes a Bit of Effort to Assemble

The weather is only now starting to get nice in my area. So I haven’t yet tried out the Traeger TFB78GZE Pro Series 780 Pellet Bronze Grill and Smoker. This review will focus on the assembly, and I’ll return at a later date with any comments about the use of the grill.

I’m not a handyman, so any large box promising hours of fun assembling something is a task I’m likely to procrastinate on; I still have nightmares twenty years later about assembling my daughter’s crib. And this is a big, heavy box. Once I did open it up, I noticed how nicely organized all the parts were. The company put real thought into carefully packing this grill; it was an aesthetically pleasing start to the process. Of course, at this point, I was literally admiring the problem.

The box includes not just all the parts, but all the tools you will need. You don’t need to worry about sacrificing fingers freeing parts and tools from the packaging: everything is accessible through perforated cardboard backing. The instructions are IKEA-like clear, which is to say, not very clear at all, but the parts are well labeled. The time given for completing the work is depicted in illustrations as progress through a six-pack, which is cute if perhaps inadvisable to actually put into practice. Of all the parts and tools, the wrench is the least well made; you might want to use your own.

Assembling the grill is not difficult conceptually, even for this non-handyman. The legs require turning the grill over, and that is the only part of the process that requires two people. This is a really heavy instrument. Fixing the legs to the chassis takes a little more time and elbow grease than one might think. As you tighten one bolt, another loosens up, so you’re constantly going back-and-forth, and, as I noted above, the wrench leaves something to be desired.

The entire project took a little over two hours. The grill is sturdy and feels solid. The appearance is handsome and striking. I look forward to trying it out!

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