Pro 575 Not Achieving Temperatures

[Johnmil2000]

So, while I try patiently to wait for Traeger to do a firmware fix.... I haven’t been overly impressed with the smoke taste. I use ambients to help me dial in temps. I bought a smoke tube. I like the fact that I see thin smoke consistently during a cook. I did a london broil using the smoke tube and 225. Finished it off (seared) on my Weber. Came out great. When my 575 is running truly at 225 there doesn’t seem to be the smoke taste I’m used to. Oh, I’m using mesquite pellets in the tube and the traeger.

with a pellet smoker you are not going to get that smokey taste you get from a stick burner. its very subtle. try smoking in the 180 to 200 range. it might help.

 

[Johnmil2000]

Yes, but my issue is I want to be able to reverse sear some steaks. I agree, for the low temp cooks I have options, but the higher temperature cooks are now basically impossible. ?

fire up the weber kettle to get the sear or use a gas grill. i wouldnt try searing steaks in a pellet smoker.

 

[Dave1972]

with a pellet smoker you are not going to get that smokey taste you get from a stick burner. its very subtle. try smoking in the 180 to 200 range. it might help.

I understand that. The smoke tube helped quiet a bit. But pellets are pellets. On days that I don’t have time to tend a fire it works out.

 

[Dave1972]

Firmware update got pushed last night. Trying it out today to see.

 

[JordanK]

Firmware update got pushed last night. Trying it out today to see. View attachment 153

Please let us know your observations! There is nothing on the firmware change log section of their website yet: https://www.traegergrills.com/wifire-controller-change-log.

Easiest test is to set the grill on 180F and see if it holds at that temp.

 

[Dave1972]

It’s pretty much holding within 5 degrees.

 

[Dave1972]

For whatever reason my screenshot of the ap is too large to upload.

 

[JordanK]

For whatever reason my screenshot of the ap is too large to upload.

So holds at 180F? Try going to 400F.

Jordan

 

[Dave1972]

So holds at 180F? Try going to 400F.

Jordan

It’s holding at 165. I have jerky in there. I will ramp up the temps after I finish the jerky.

 

[Dave1972]

I put the jerky on before I knew they pushed an update.

 

[JordanK]

I put the jerky on before I knew they pushed an update.

Just to confirm, this is without the tin foil wrap too?

 

[Dave1972]

Just to confirm, this is without the tin foil wrap too?

Yes. No tricking the system.

 

[Johnmil2000]

Firmware update got pushed last night. Trying it out today to see. View attachment 153

Which model do you have

 

[Dave1972]

Which model do you have

Pro 575

 

[Brbeck13]

I also received the update for my 575. Went out and fired it up to see if it made any difference. I noticed that it seemed to be holding lower temps better and also accurate within a few degrees of my secondary ambient probe. Ramped it up to 225 and it held steady, but my second probe was still reading 200ish. Ramped up again to 450. Traeger showed right at 450, but my second probe would not get above 400..... UGH!!!! Is anyone else seeing anything different?? Was really hoping this would be the solution....