Traeger Ironwood XL Wood Pellet Smoker Grill, 924 Sq In Cooking Area, WiFIRE Smart Temperature Control, Up to 500 Degrees, Super Smoke Mode, 6 in 1 Outdoor BBQ Electric Smoker and Grill

Many of the reviews here are NOT for the Ironwood XL. They are for the 885 or 575. These are NOT the same as the NEW Ironwood and Ironwood XL. This is VERY confusing. The Ironwood XL is amazing. My third Traeger grill and by a long margin the best by far. The XL is BIG. Lots of grill space. The controller is very comprehensive and work perfectly with the app. Controlling by WiFi and bluetooth is seamless. Look au a Traeger recipe on the app and push the button to start that recipe on the grill. The only caveat is that you MUST turn the grill on at the grill before controlling with the app so you can't do it from your chair UNTIL you hit the switch on the front of the grill on a cold, asleep grill. Not a problem, but a thing to know. The pellet sensor is amazing accurate and changing out the pellets is as simple as placing a bun, pulling the handle on the Shute, dumping the pellets (which you will need to push the remains out. Think paint stir stick) and refilling the hopper with different pellets. A real game changer over previous models that require a shop vac to empty the hopper. Super smoke mode is excellent, BUT it only works up to 225 degrees. Smoke has not been a problem so far, unlike a lot of the reviews that claim no smoke. I have not found that to be true. With the add on front shelf and pop and lock bin and towel/paper roll holder this is more grill than most will ever need. So far I could not be more pleased. Don't be fooled by the negative reviews. MOST of them are NOT for the NEW Ironwood series. I would buy this grill again, despite the price and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a premium pellet grill.

Considering the investment I would be making in the smoker I wanted (this one) and I thought, "It has to go on sale sometime." Nope. Valentine's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day, Labor Day, nada, no price reduction. Then FINALLY for Black Friday the price went down on both the regular new Ironwood, and the XL version which was only $200 more. I really had angst over which model to get. I opted for the extra $200, and days later a huge, and I mean HUGE box was delivered. The instructions suggested two people to put it together, but, I managed to get this beast together in my living room by myself (prior to the back patio move). I loved how the written instructions stated including downing a six pack as part of the build. This machine was gorgeous. Finally to the outside, connected to our home network, went through the seasoning program (btw, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth user interfaces on the smoker and the Traeger app are very well done), and wondered what I would cook first. Half a dozen chicken breasts were first, then on to a pork shoulder for pulled port, smoked cream cheese blocks, and it hasn't stopped since. I'm probably still in the honeymoon phase of ownership, but I love this beast. OH, and though there are only two of us, the extra pellets the XL version uses are negligible. I read too many stories of folks buying the smaller version and then regretting that decision, wishing they had gone larger. I beat that kind of buyer's remorse. The one piece, which *I* think was very cool, where others might find a bit creepy, but a couple hours after my first internet connected smoke, I received a text message from Traeger asking how my first smoke went. I'm fine with my data going to them (will help if I ever have problems, in assisting them in troubleshooting). That is how enhancements are made -- seeing how people are actually using their equipment. The other piece was how many people out there use smokers! I found at work that literally half the folks use smokers at home -- I had no idea. Loved the lunchtime discussions about whether the roast going in is fat cap down or up, and which rub they like the best. I was at a holiday party at my brother's over the weekend and brought smoked cream cheese and crackers. "You smoked this? It's delicious!" and "What kind of smoker do you have?... Traeger? NICE..!" Who knew there was a "hidden" community out there? Now the only issue is how I'm going to keep my weight down. LOVING this machine and what comes out of it. I do not regret the spend at all. Thanks, Traeger, may this honeymoon continue for many years to come...

Got the smoker night before Thanksgiving. My initial impression was the cook surface was small and I was not impressed with the build. Had difficulty setting up wifi, but got that worked out. Seasoned it the same night. Started the initial cook Thanksgiving morning. Ran it for 2hrs at 225f with super smoke on before I started putting food on. Loaded 4 slabs of ribs no problems. 1 hour later loaded my turkey. Came back an hour later and the temp had dropped inside the 80s. It was still smoking and still loading pellets. Couldn't get it to bring the temp up. Finally did a full shutdown cycle. Restarted and then 20 min after the restart the temp came up. The temp then blew past 225 into the 400s and the unit then caught fire both inside both inside and underneath. I shut the whole unit down. Fire went out quickly. Now the unit's control panel won't turn on. I can only guess the auger malfunctioned and kept pumping in too many pellets. The pellets were brand new, shiny, and in good condition, so pellet quality was not the issue. This was a brand new unit on its first cook, so no build up. Thankfully I had enough time left to salvage Thanksgiving dinner. This Traeger was not my first choice due to cost, but I took a chance with the hope the unit would be amazing. It was not. I can't send it back fast enough.

I’m unsure i could find enough praise for this smoker. Easy to use - set it and forget it. Controls are easy, love two temp probes. My only issue has been the wifi and keeping it connected all the time. I’m working with Traeger on it as we speak.