Green Mountain Grills Daniel Boone vs Traeger Pro 575

The paint is peeling off in some spots. I do own the (GMG-branded) pizza stone, which pushes the grill to high temperatures so it makes me wonder if the paint they used is rated as such. But you'd think that engineering would be sound. 2

This grill is quite heavy and having a handle on both ends makes it easy to maneuver and handle. 2) The steel drip tray needs a better design to guide the grease drippings directly into the external spout that the drip bucket hangs on. The steel drip tray on this Pro Series 575 deposits grease falling into a channel from front to back inside the grill with very little of the drippings going into the spout exiting the grill that the drip bucket hangs on. This creates high maintenance mess inside the grill making it harder to clean

I did 2 "burn ins" and went to do my first real food good. Clean grille completely (although I should not have had to do this). Fired it up.

Bought a Traeger Pro 575 in April. Loved it. Made a ton of good chow. Recommended to friends and family

It took me 6 weeks and several electrocutions to get them to replace it. Customer service was abhorrent. The replacement grill, now in it’s second season has a faulty fan for the pellet box. The temperature probe to monitor your cooking meat has been replaced 3 times and has yet to work on either grill

I’ve already replaced the thermocouple and controller and that hasn’t fixed anything. Traeger support said it’s a software issue, but they have no timeline for when it will get fixed. Anyone else experiencing the same issue?

If you live in an area that is extremely arid, this may be the grill for you, but if you have any form of humidity, unfortunately it’s not.

RESEARCH AND GOOGLE TRAEGER PRO 575 BEFORE BUYING This grill cannot maintain low temperatures. You want to use this thing for "low and slow" cooks. When you set it to low temps (below 300 in my experience), it rockets to temperatures much higher than you set the controller to. See pic

It quickly came in the mail with easy to install directions and I am now up and smoking again!

Considering the premium you’ll have to pay anyways getting it imported, I think the Timberline is a good value. Traegers are great easy to use grills, so you’re on the right track there.