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Have you tried any charcoal pellets? Just wondering since charcoal flavor is one of the reasons I haven’t pulled the trigger on a pellet smokerDon't have a Traeger but do have a pellet grill.
Pros are easily the convenience of setting and forgetting it without worrying of temp spikes. Set a temp and you're good and mines stays within 5 degrees of what I set it to
Maintenance upkeep is pretty easy. Shop Vac helps with cleaning up all the ash faster
Cons- Some ppl say they don't get as much smoke flavor as you would usually get from a traditional grill/smoker. It is sometimes more mild than ppl prefer but you can always get a smoke box or tube for that (but this adds a step to the convenience factor)
Lack of charcoal flavor is a con imo. While you still get great food I still prefer charcoal and wood on an offset/bge/weber/ect.
and unless it has a sear box that exposes the direct flame I personally don't like them for high temp grilling. Will be hard to get good sear with one