Rick Brown
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2025
Excellent quality. My 4th Traeger. Works perfectly
R. Lindemann
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2024
I put off purchasing a Traeger for years. This past summer I went to the county fair where they had a Traeger booth and I spent some time. They were pushing hard the newer Timberline and Ironwood XL. I wasn't ready to spend over $3,000 for one though. They did have the Ironwood 885 there also but because they wanted to sell the newer more expensive models, they acted like it was an unwanted step child and made you feel like a fool if you were to buy it. They did demonstrate all the grills well and did finally sell me on the idea of a pellet smoker though - so I came home and bought the Ironwood 885 on Amazon for $300 less than their "Best Price" at the fair! I have no regrets. Its been 6 months and I use it regularly. My favorite part is turning that bad boy on and the smell of smoke in the air. It is not real smokey - but it is like a campfire, it smokes the most when you first fire it up. It is like a convection oven and being able to set the temperature and let it maintain the temperature control and just sit back outside and drink a beer and smell the smoke in the air is GREAT! Anything you can cook in the oven you can cook on the Traeger and get a great smoke flavor in it. I cooked my first brisket over Labor Day weekend and all my guests loved it. Ran it almost 20 hours straight and refilled the hopper only twice. I am looking forward to doing a Turkey on it in a few weeks for Thanksgiving. I normally air fry my turkey, but going for a spatchcock turkey on the Traeger this year.If you're like me and been putting it off - just do it. I have a hard time making large $ purchases because I am a cheap butt! But Amazon made the impact easier with their 4 month no interest payment option which helped me get over my cheap attitude! :-)
Bob
Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2023
Great smoker easy to use to set up
orlando
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
OK, I received this on a Friday, the boxes were in good shape and it seems really well packaged, it was a very heavy box. Then on Saturday I was able to put it together following the assembly guide, probably it took me an hour or less. Assembly guide is really well documented and easy to follow.Following the user manual, I started with the steps for seasoning the grill, followed all the steps in the guide and I even used their brand pellets. After few mins of the "igniting" process the WiFIre system sent me a notification through the app that it could not complete the ignitions so to check the pellets. Long story short... after long conversation on chat with agent and two phone calls and video calls. I had to disassembly the auger motor under the hoper to take the auger out because it broke at the welding points. Agent said it was the first time she sees something like this and it will take few days (+10) to get the part. I ask her on the phone if at least they will send me a gift card or something for all the troubles. She responded that she asked internally but wasn't approved but that she could sent me a sticker :) (true story)... for $1400 smoker/grill not a good experience so far.Once I receive the part, I may be able to update about the cooking experience.Hope this helps and good luck.
DA Dahlman
Reviewed in Canada on November 11, 2022
Easy to assemble and great to use with the app. Holds heat well so pellet usage is better than older units The super smoke feature on low heat temperatures adds a lot for food flavour!
Jeromy
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2021
This Traeger is the Leonardo Da DaVinci and the “Ironwood 885” is the Mona Lisa of Grills/SMOKER! This is a machine that God himself is in complete Awe! This jaw dropping Product is so good!!!It’s got the ease of Propane with the flavor of Wood/Charcoal! It is absolutely SIMPLE to use!A friend brought a Tri Tip to thanksgiving and promised I would like the product. I tried an end Piece (my favorite) and Time Froze! Floating on cloud 9! I could feel the warmth and happiness in my empty stomach.I PURCHASED ONE THE NEXT DAY! Ironwood 885.Noted Observations,1. The product is HIGH Quality metal.2. Assembly was simple.3. They give you a cool Screwdriver and not that useless Garbage bits other Self assembly product give you.4. Very large grates and cooking space5. It’s operation is straight forward6. It’s operation is , Set Temp, warm up, add meat (or your Tofurkey), push the super Smoke button, set timer and come back when done!The assembly was Simple.I’ve used it every day since I got it.Day 1, Burgers and Tri TipDay 2, Tri Tip againDay 3, Home made sausage (*Drool*)Day 4, Roast BeefDay 5, Pork Spare Ribs (A must)Day 6, tonight, BEEF BACK RIBS!This one I put in the smoker around 12 noon and we sat down and ate at 6:45pm. A LOOOONG Low & Slow Heat & Smoke cook. The final Product was so SO GOOD! I could not imagine food the same way again.This is my first smoker but been with friend who use a different smoker. Nothing got me excited like this one!In fact, out of the thousands of Products I’ve purchased, this is one of a few I actually took the time to add a review. It’s that good!Ya, it’s 1500, but dollar for dollar, a stove is a 1500 dollar heat source. Traeger is a Machine of the Gods! Just look at those Ribs in the photo I added!I am new to the smoker world and this is what this machine has done for me, as a beginner! I cant wait until I fully understand the Art of Smoking!Brisket is next on the list for tomorrow, saved the best for last! Don’t be that person all sad in front of your stove dreaming of the Traeger Lisa machine! Just GET IT!!! Best purchase I ever made!God bless Traeger and be part of the Traegerhood! Get yours now!