Traeger wood pellet grills pack big hardwood flavor, from sweet cherry, to savory mesquite, into everything you grill, smoke, bake, roast, braise, & BBQ. Traeger’s wood pellets are made with 100% pure, natural hardwood giving you authentic flavor and nothing else. Grilling has never been easier—just set it and forget it and let the Traeger work its wood-fired magic.

The origins of pellet grills (also called pellet smokers) trace back to the 1970’s oil crisis and the demand for an affordable heat source. One alternative was wood pellets, small hardwood capsules made by compressing sawdust. By 1982, Joe Traeger, whose family owned an Oregon heating company, began experimenting with a pellet-burning furnace.

Pellet stoves enjoyed popularity in the Northwest and Northeast, but the Traeger name would ultimately become synonymous with a different product. During a Fourth of July barbecue in 1985, Joe stepped away from cooking chicken, only to return and find the grill engulfed in flames. Kicking it over in frustration, he began a quest to build a better grill, one that burned wood pellets.