Traeger’s New Pellet Grill Line is full of smart food at a lower price

Traeger has been making pellets and smokers for nearly 40 years, and while its products are always of high quality, they often cost thousands. On Thursday, the company announced a new range of grills to meet growing demand for affordable smokers. Called the Woodridge series, these grills offer the latest in smart technology and Traeger quality without the bigger price tag.

There are three entries in the series, Woodridge ($799), Woodridge Pro ($999) and Woodridge Elite ($1,599). The Woodridge series uses Traeger’s WiFire technology to connect to your phone so you can monitor the temperature inside your grill as well as the level of your pellet hopper. Meanwhile, the app has recipes to help you decide what to draw.

Each offers the same basic design, with the Pro and Elite offering more cooking space and the Elite having a closed bottom section to store grill accessories. All three use Traeger’s PAL accessory system so you can mix and match your accessories from other Traeger grills.

It has the same size smoking area as the Woodridge Elite Pro — 970 square inches — but also has an additional 1,100-watt infrared burner on the side that can be used to add charcoal to your meats, cook beans, or reheat. Oil for frying, it is full of the most properties for it.

A few Traeger grills made it to ours the best grills list over the years with high prices for quality and construction. “When we began developing the Woodridge series, our goal was to bring as much quality and innovation as possible to price points that are accessible to every outdoor chef,” Traeger CEO Jeremy Andrus said in a statement.

Woodridge and Woodridge Pro are now available here The Woodridge Elite will arrive later “in the spring,” the company said.