driva13
New member
Hi all - very excited Traeger newbie here - just got a 575 as a wedding gift and its by far the best gift we've received, already cooked the best ribeye of my life with minimal effort on my first cook.
One thing I've noticed with the grill is some strange behavior during preheating. The grill will slowly climb towards the set temperature during preheating, then start to drop rapidly (sometimes 200 degrees) before reaching the set temp. Then the grill gives off a ton of smoke for about ten seconds and starts to climb back up extremely quickly. It makes the preheating process take much longer than its supposed to. Traeger support said they're 90% sure its a pellet issue, but the pellets are Traeger brand and brand new so I'm skeptical.
Anyone have any ideas what might be going on? Or is this normal behavior for the grill? Really appreciate any thoughts.
One thing I've noticed with the grill is some strange behavior during preheating. The grill will slowly climb towards the set temperature during preheating, then start to drop rapidly (sometimes 200 degrees) before reaching the set temp. Then the grill gives off a ton of smoke for about ten seconds and starts to climb back up extremely quickly. It makes the preheating process take much longer than its supposed to. Traeger support said they're 90% sure its a pellet issue, but the pellets are Traeger brand and brand new so I'm skeptical.
Anyone have any ideas what might be going on? Or is this normal behavior for the grill? Really appreciate any thoughts.