One should never grant veracity to commentary on a competitor's product from manufacturer other than that product. But - because I work for NO manufacturer - I will give you my unfettered opinion on BOTH product lines:
The both work.....and can produce a fine meal..... Having said that, I DO think think there are many better built products in the marketplace. At a greater cost. Traeger legitimately invented the pellet grill. But - they did not attempt to improve, or keep up with innovations on the basic pellet grill until very, very recently. And- Green Mtn. came along and made some improvements over the original Treager design.
*BUT BOTH* are:
1. Thinner metal as compared to some others.
2. Built in China - it that is important to you.
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And....very competitively priced....with large user/support groups. ALL choices are a form of "intra-cranial" compromise
. There are always pros and cons in any choice. ( e.g.- I want to drive a Ferrari...but I also want to live indoors...so I chose a Ford and a house
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