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Originally Posted by UncleWede
When I looked, the idea that I could only use "approved Traeger pellets" steered me away.
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I'm not sure if this bothers me or not. Being able to buy from so many places online, I think I'd be okay with this. Point well taken though.
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Originally Posted by KenB925
Traegers are great for smoking.
Also check out green mountain.
I have 2 traegers, I wanted one at the cabin.
I would consider the Traeger as a 'hobby cooker' its not something that I really use much during the week, you could, its up to temp in 15 minutes or so, but where it really shines is on long lower temp cooks.
I have cooked on water smokers, and I do think you get slightly better quality out of them, but on the Traeger you are getting 90% of the quality with 10 to 20% of the effort, and it cooks much faster at the same temperature, because of the convection going on.
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Thanks for the insight...I have a charcoal Weber Performer for my every day cooking - this wouldn't be to replace that, it would be for the VWB which is getting a bit tired in its old age. I probably only smoke about 15 times a summer.