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Meater Plus vs Traeger Pro 575: what real owners say

Real owners rate these about evenly: 53% of 155 Meater Plus owners recommend it, vs 57% of 127 for the Traeger Pro 575.

Verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube owner comments — affiliate reviews excluded. Sample sizes differ; judge accordingly. How we score

Meater Plus

53%of 155 owners recommend
53% recommend · 13% neutral · 34% don't
Owners praise
  • Often accurate internal temp readings
  • Fully wireless, no trailing probe wires
  • Good app with cook graphs
Owners complain about
  • Frequent connectivity drops
  • Limited wireless range
  • Ambient temp readings often off
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Traeger Pro 575

57%of 127 owners recommend
57% recommend · 13% neutral · 30% don't
Owners praise
  • Extremely easy to use, almost set-and-forget like an oven
  • WiFi and companion app make monitoring and control convenient
  • Produces great-tasting, juicy food with consistent results
Owners complain about
  • Weak, mild smoke flavor compared to stick burners or charcoal
  • Can't sear, tops out around 500F
  • Inaccurate built-in temperature probe, often reads off by 10-45 degrees
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Which should you buy?

Get the Meater Plus if
  • ✓Oven and rotisserie cooks who keep the base close
  • ✓Data-loving cooks who want per-cook graphs
  • ✓Grillers who stay within short range of the cooker
Skip it if
  • Anyone needing long, reliable wireless range
  • Cooks working with thin cuts of meat
Get the Traeger Pro 575 if
  • ✓Beginners wanting easy, set-and-forget pellet cooking
  • ✓Owners who like WiFi app monitoring from their phone
  • ✓Low-and-slow smokers doing pork butts and brisket
  • ✓Small households cooking for a few people
Skip it if
  • Anyone wanting a hard sear or high-heat grilling
  • Heavy smoke-flavor chasers, since it burns clean

What Meater Plus owners say

“The only thing g that counts is the center temperature which you can accurately measure with a meat thermometer. I use a Meater plus”
— winehaze on Reddit
“The MEATER really is a great tool. It does what is says which is everything.”
— @jonathanrobertson3406 on YouTube
“Constant trouble with this thing. Says not close enough when phone, probe, and dock are all right next to each other. Getting ready to just throw this thing out!”
— @cassandratheisen6865 on YouTube

What Traeger Pro 575 owners say

“BEST STEAK EVER!!!”
— @Onix.556 on YouTube
“IT IS AWESOME!! absolutely awesome.”
— @francescodox78 on YouTube
“I traded in my Traeger Pro 575 for a Jim non wifi. Much much happier and works like it should ( surprising, right).”
— xxdibxx on Reddit

Meater Plus vs Traeger Pro 575: frequently asked questions

Is the Meater Plus or the Traeger Pro 575 better?

Real owners rate these about evenly: 53% of 155 Meater Plus owners recommend it, vs 57% of 127 for the Traeger Pro 575.

Who should get the Meater Plus?

Owners point the Meater Plus at oven and rotisserie cooks who keep the base close, and data-loving cooks who want per-cook graphs.

Who should get the Traeger Pro 575?

Owners point the Traeger Pro 575 at beginners wanting easy, set-and-forget pellet cooking, and owners who like WiFi app monitoring from their phone.

What do owners complain about?

The most-cited downside of the Meater Plus is frequent connectivity drops. For the Traeger Pro 575, it's weak, mild smoke flavor compared to stick burners or charcoal.