Traeger Pro 22

Traeger Pro 22 review: this pellet grill is the best value Traeger you can buy in 2026, landing third of nine in our pellet grill ranking at $549.99. The Pro 22 is a wood pellet smoker and grill combo with 572 square inches of cooking area, so it fits up to 24 burgers, 5 racks of ribs or 4 whole chickens. Behind that sits a Digital Pro Controller that ranges from 180°F to 450°F and holds temperature within plus or minus 15 degrees, plus a 4.5 star average across 2,472 Amazon ratings. In short, this is a grill for backyard cooks who want wood-fired flavor and steady temperatures without spending four figures. Buyers who need a hard sear should keep reading.

Day to day, the Pro 22 works like a pellet oven with a lid. Fill the 18 pound hopper with Traeger wood pellets, dial in a temperature, and the controller feeds pellets to hold that setting, which means you can smoke a brisket at 225°F overnight or run hot and fast near 450°F without babysitting a fire. Two wired meat probes read internal temperatures, so you check doneness without lifting the lid and losing heat. In practice, the 6-in-1 design covers grilling, smoking, baking, roasting, braising and BBQ, which is a lot of cooking for one 572 square inch chamber. On top of that, the powder-coated steel body, porcelain-coated grates and clean-out door make cleanup and flavor swaps between hickory and applewood simple, and the sawhorse chassis, side lift bar and large wheels let one person roll it across a patio.

Value is where the Pro 22 earns its label. At $549.99 it costs less than the bigger Traeger Woodridge and the Pit Boss 850 Navigator, and it carries a deeper review base than anything else in our top nine: 2,472 Amazon ratings at 4.5 stars. However, the 450°F ceiling is a real limit for steak lovers, because the Pit Boss 700 FB2 in this guide reaches 1,000°F over a direct flame for a hard sear. The 572 square inch chamber is also modest for a crowd, so families feeding eight or more should step up. That said, few grills at this price combine smoke, bake, roast, braise and BBQ with a controller this steady. If you want proven reliability and wood-fired flavor without spending four figures, the Traeger Pro 22 is the one to buy.