Spent 3 weekends researching, comparing reviews, and annoying my wife with endless questions. Ended up going with a Traeger Timberline 850. Set it up last Saturday and made some ribs that literally had my 7yo asking for seconds. SECONDS! This kid usually survives on chicken nuggets and goldfish. Worth every penny honestly. Anyone else have a grill conversion story?
Traeger owner here too - the Timberline line is seriously next level. Those ribs must've been 🔥 - the WiFi integration is kind of silly but also I'm not gonna lie, monitoring temp from inside during a lightning storm was clutch
The Traeger obsession is real lol. I respect the research phase though—grills are an investment. How much did the Timberline run you?
Ribs that good on first use is a win. I've been thinking about upgrading from my old smoker—is the pellet situation easy to maintain or is it annoying?
This is the kind of dad-win post I come here for. Backyard setup complete, ribs are perfect, wife is probably already planning what you grill next
lmao 'annoying my wife with endless questions' - I felt this in my soul. Mine finally just told me to pick one and stop spiraling. Best decision I made was just committing instead of analysis paralysis forever
How's the fuel situation? Pellet grills always seemed expensive to run but people swear by them
3 weekends is actually reasonable for that decision lol. I spent a month researching and came home with the cheapest option possible. Your wife's patience is real.
Yeah pellets aren't cheap but one bag lasts a surprising amount of cooks. I run it like 1-2 times a week minimum now so it's working out. Way less charcoal mess than my old setup too
3 weekends of research for a grill is peak dad energy and I'm here for it. Those ribs sound incredible, is the 850 worth the price bump over the cheaper models?
lol the "annoying wife with endless questions" phase before a big purchase is universal. Glad it paid off and you got a beast of a grill
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literally dream-grilling right there. I'm still using my dad's old Weber from 1998 and somehow the ribs still hit. Maybe it's time to upgrade