Traeger Pro 575 pellet grill review built on specs and owner reports, plus the cheaper Pro 22: how they hold heat, where they fall short, October 2026 prices.
Reviews are built from manufacturer specs, retailer listings and the pattern of owner reports. Our hands-on cooks and temperature tests are pending, and each page will say when one has happened and on what date.
Our take
The Pro 575 still holds temperature well and the app still works, but at $799.99 in October 2026 it loses to the $899.99 Woodridge on grate, hopper and warranty. It's a good buy under $600, and the Pro 22 is a good buy under $400.
Best for
First-time buyers who want Traeger's controller and app for the least money and are patient enough to wait for a sale.
Who should pass
Skip it at full price; $100 more buys the Traeger Woodridge, and a Pit Boss Sportsman 850 gives you a sear plate for less.
about $800 (Pro 22 about $550)
Price checked October 2026. Retail prices move.
Pros
Cons
Don’t pay $799.99 for a Traeger Pro 575. That was the October 2026 list price on traeger.com, and the same site sold the Woodridge for $899.99 with 285 more square inches, 6 more pounds of hopper and a warranty seven years longer. Wait for the Pro 575 to hit its usual sale price of $599.99, or buy the older Pro 22 (same grate and hopper, no Wi-Fi), which Home Depot sold for $389.99 in late summer 2026. At those numbers it’s the cheapest sensible way into a Traeger, and it’s the entry point in our pellet grill reviews.
Owner reports on the Pro series have been steady for years. The controller holds temperature, the app is good once it’s paired, and the smoke is on the light side. The complaints are as consistent. Owners miss Super Smoke, wish the 500°F ceiling could sear, grumble about the 3-year warranty, and describe Wi-Fi setups that ate an evening.
This review hasn’t had a hands-on cook yet. It’s assembled from Traeger’s spec sheet, dated retailer prices and owner reports, and it will carry our own results, with a date, once the test is done.
The Pro 575 fits a family cook who wants Traeger’s controller and support without paying for a bigger grill. The two-tier grate totals 575 square inches, enough for two racks of ribs or a 12 lb packer set on the diagonal. It weighs 124 lb, so it moves around a patio without a second person.
The Pro 22 is the same grate and hopper with a simpler controller (Traeger rates it at plus or minus 15°F), no Wi-Fi and a 450°F top end. Traeger lists it as a legacy grill now, which is why the price keeps falling. If you’d never open the app anyway, it’s the best value Traeger on the market when it’s under $400.
Look elsewhere if you sear often, cook two big cuts at once, or smoke through a windy winter. A Pit Boss has a flame broiler and more grate, and the Traeger Woodridge is the better Traeger for $100 more at list.
From traeger.com and Home Depot, October 2026:
| Pro 575 | Pro 22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $799.99 list | $549.99 list, $389.99 on sale |
| Cooking area | 575 sq in, two grates | 572 sq in (418 + 154) |
| Hopper | 18 lb | 18 lb |
| Temperature range | 165 to 500°F | Smoke to 450°F |
| Controller | D2 with WiFIRE | Digital Pro, plus or minus 15°F |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | No |
| Weight | 124 lb | about 103 lb |
| Warranty | 3 years | 3 years |
The Pro 575 ships with porcelain-coated steel grates and one wired meat probe. Traeger lists its power draw at 95 watts, which a small inverter can handle at a campsite. Neither grill has a sear plate; the fire pot sits closed under a deflector.
Holding temperature is what kept the Pro 575 on sale for seven years. Owners report 10 to 15°F of swing at 225°F in calm weather and a recovery of a few minutes after the lid opens. A minority see wider swings, and Traeger has swapped controllers under warranty when they went past 20°F. Owners of the Pro 22 say Traeger’s own plus or minus 15°F rating is an honest one.
Cold wind is where the Pro struggles. It’s single-wall steel with no lid gasket, and owners in open yards report a 20 to 30°F drop in a 15 mph wind at 40°F, with pellet use climbing to about 2 lb an hour. A welding blanket over the lid or a windbreak fixes most of that. If that’s your weather most weekends, buy an insulated grill instead.
The smoke is mild, and that’s the most repeated complaint on any Pro thread. Chicken and pork loin come out well; brisket people tend to want more. Without Super Smoke, owners either start the cook on the Smoke setting at 165°F for the first hour or run a smoke tube alongside the meat. Above 300°F there’s next to no smoke.
There’s no sear in the usual sense. With a 20-minute preheat at 500°F and a cast iron pan on the grate, burgers and thin steaks get a passable crust. On the bare grate you get marks.
Pit tip: The fastest way to get more flavor from a Pro is time on the Smoke setting before you turn it up. An hour at 165°F on wings or ribs does more than switching pellet brands.
Owners report about 1 to 1.5 lb an hour at 225°F, so the 18 lb hopper covers 12 to 16 hours. That’s most of a brisket in mild weather and not quite enough on a cold night, so top it off before bed. With bags at roughly $0.50 to $1 a pound in October 2026 (see our pellet guide), a 10-hour pork butt costs $5 to $15 in fuel, more when it’s windy. The pellet calculator handles the details.
This is Traeger’s lightest full-size build, and owners notice. The usual reports are lid flex, a hopper lid that lets rain in, and paint wearing at the chimney after two seasons. The two complaints that come up most are the grease pail, which hangs on a hook that’s easy to bump, and a small hopper cleanout door. Porcelain-coated steel grates rust if they’re left wet.
The app is the reason to choose the 575 over the 22. Owners say it’s reliable once connected, with probe alarms, remote set-point changes and shutdown from the phone. Getting connected is the sore spot. It needs a 2.4 GHz network, and plenty of owners report several attempts or a router setting change before it paired.
Watch out: At 3 years, the Pro’s warranty is shorter than a Pit Boss (5) or a Woodridge (10). If you’re buying used or on clearance, check the purchase date before you count on coverage.
Owners do praise Traeger support for shipping controllers and igniters quickly, which softens the short term somewhat.
The Pro 575 was $799.99 on traeger.com in October 2026 and has been $599.99 on sale at least twice a year since 2024. That’s the price I’d wait for. The Pro 22 listed at $549.99 and sold at Home Depot for $389.99 through early September 2026, with clearance outlets going lower.
The Woodridge at $899.99 beats a list-price Pro 575 on every number that matters, and I’d take it every time at those prices. Outside Traeger, the Pit Boss Sportsman 850 at $749.99 has 849 sq in, a sear plate and a 5-year warranty, with a looser controller; the brands are compared in Traeger vs Pit Boss, and the closest Pit Boss model is in the 700FB1 review. Against a sale-priced Pro 22, compare a Z Grills.
The Pro series appears on the best budget pellet smokers, the best pellet grill for beginners, the best small pellet grills and our pellet grill deals page, which is where to watch for that $599.99 price. The rest of the lineup is in the Traeger review.
Buy the Pro 575 if you find it at $600 or less and you want the app. Buy the Pro 22 under $400 if you don’t. At list price, put the money toward a Woodridge, and in either case add a smoke tube to the cart if you like a heavier smoke than Traeger gives you out of the box.
Smoke the wings at 225°F on hickory pellets for 30 minutes, then turn the grill to 400°F and cook 25 to 35 minutes more, about 75 minutes in all for 4 lb. They're done at 175°F in the thickest drum.
Smoke a 4 lb boneless loin fat side up at 225°F on straight apple pellets for about 2 hours 45 minutes, and pull at 140°F in the thickest part. Rest 15 minutes to 145°F; total time is a little over 3 hours.
Set the grill to 300°F with cherry and pecan pellets and plan on about 3 hours 15 minutes for a brined 14 lb turkey. Pull when the breast reads 162°F and the thigh 175°F, then rest it 30 minutes.