Love my Traeger!!! Game changer, so good. I agree not for quick smokie or burger but for most things amazing. I don't find it hard on pellets, definitely worth it, I stock up at Costco.
5 yrs for our trig, only prob was wife left in rain and all damm pellets swelled up in auger and jamb up, easy way to fix. Don't let them touch them, lol