I waited to write this review. I am happy to say that after nearly 6 months my Traeger Ironwood 650 is all I expected. It is easy to use, it is easy to clean, and the app to operate it is fun to use.

Houma Louisiana

I am a Traeger fan (their grills not so much their pellets). I already have a Pro 22 but wanted to upgrade to the Ironwood 650 due to the direct drive motor and the improved way it circulates the smoke. I’m very happy with my purchase. My first cook was a bone in pork shoulder and I utilized the super smoke function for the first several hours. Excellent results. Tonight I did a reverse sear on a thick T-bone steak. After the steak reached 110 internally (which was easy to track using the supplied probe and the WiFire app) I kicked the Traeger up to 500 to finish the steak. Got some nice grill marks and steak was nice and juicy. Delivery from Amazon was great. A two man team unloaded the package and placed it in my garage for me. Although free set up was offered I declined it because I wanted to make sure it was done right. Set up was easy and took about an hour. Only help I needed was to stand the grill upright after the legs and leg braces were attached. The Ironwood holds temperatures much more consistently
Than my Pro 22 and the time it takes to recover a temp after having the lid open is also a great improvement. I use Cookin Pellets brand of pellets and they performed perfectly and really give a nice smokey flavor.
Update:
I have read reviews that complain there isn’t enough visible smoke emanating from this Traeger, well that is true and that’s a good thing. The 650 is designed to circulate the smoke and keep it in the chamber longer. I burn the same pellets in my Pro 22 and smoke pours out of the chimney rather than staying in the chamber with the protein producing excellent results. Is the final BBQ product as smokey tasting as a wood burning offset smoker? Nope, however it is much easier to use, and with the right pellets produces an excellent result.

Literally received and assembled this today, and had a GREAT shipping experience from Amazon. Two techs, lift gate, right on time. Coming from decades of charcoal only smoking, finally made the move to a pellet smoker. Lots of research proved there is probably NOT a perfect one for everyone, but I settled on the Ironwood 650 from Traeger. Assembled in 20 minutes, and only needed help standing it upright. Seasoned the grill for 30 minutes at 300 degrees, then 20 minutes more at 500. Because I was smart enough to split my WIFI networks, hooking it to the 2.4 band was simple. Traeger states it only works on the 2.4 band WIFI, so if you have Self Organizing Networks enabled, you may have to “split” your networks, but may not.

Priming the auger was the next step, and easily done via the control panel on the unit, and it started a 2 minute countdown clock. I was getting nervous nearing the end of the countdown as no pellets had fallen into the firebox yet, but right as the clock reached zero, sure enough, a couple plinked in there. Started it up, and let it come up to temp, and was curious about the “Super Smoke” option, and decided on a few racks of ribs @ 225 degrees to test it out. Be advised “Super Smoke” will NOT work above 225 degrees. Grill came up to temp, enabled the Super Smoke from the app, and the fan started to cycle accordingly. Making adjustments, changing temps, even setting timers was just too damned simple on the app. Got reminders when timers expired. Onto the 1.5 hour phase of my 3-1.5-1 rib smoke, and thus far, just can’t complain about anything.

Will update this review if anything changes, but thus far, the grill, packaging, assembly, app, and use have been without issue. Also, if you’re in need of a good mobile pellet storage container, this one has worked out great.

https://www.amazon.com/IRIS-Premium-Airtight-Container-22-Pounds/dp/B005GQPK4Y/

Easy setup and clear instructions for use.