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Your cart is empty.The Traeger Tailgater 20 Portable Electric Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker brings the authentic wood-fired flavor Traeger is known for to your next tailgate, camping trip, or backyard gathering. With its compact size, foldable legs, and versatile pellet smoker design, this grill is perfect for on-the-go grilling. Fueled by wood pellets, you’ll never need to use gas or charcoal again, making it the ultimate solution for flavorful outdoor cooking. Equipped with a Digital Arc Controller, the Tailgater 20 maintains precise temperature control within 15°F of your set point, ensuring perfectly cooked meals every time. The temperature range of 180-450°F lets you smoke, roast, bake, grill, or sear, offering maximum versatility for every dish. With a 300 sq. in. cooking space, you can grill up to 12 burgers, 3 racks of ribs, or 2 whole chickens at once, making it ideal for tailgating or camping with family and friends. The 8 lbs. pellet hopper ensures consistent cooking, while the porcelain-coated grill grates are easy to clean, saving you time after the BBQ. With a 120V AC power cord, setting up your grill is as simple as plugging it in. Despite its compact size, the Tailgater delivers the same quality you expect from a full-sized pellet grill. Whether you’re looking for a portable pellet grill for camping or a reliable tailgate smoker, the Traeger Tailgater 20 is the perfect companion for all your outdoor adventures.
Jeff O.
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
Yes, I like this grill so much that I bought 2. Big enough for 40 wings or 6 steaks! Small enough to remove the legs and take it camping with you.Buy yours now with my link below and enjoy all the smoke flavor that will change the way you cook!https://amzn.to/3Db7ZXO
Aidan alaniz
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2025
My dad LOVES TNIS THING,I got it for him for Christmas, first of all I wanna compliment the delivery driverThey did it so fast and got it less than a week,
W from GP
Reviewed in Canada on September 6, 2024
Has all the functionality and performance of the bigger models. Very compact and portable. Easy to assemble.
klotzkm
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2024
I wanted to inexpensively try a Pellet Smoker and chose this. Upon initial trial, the temperature controls did not do well, and the digital control panel can be a bit mis-understood. After doing some temp testing, apparently something changed and the second time I actually cooked with it , the thermostat control worked pretty well. Since, I am comfortable, yet I did acquire a secondary wireless meat thermomotor with two probes, one for the meat, the other to monitor the grill/smoker maintaining temp set point.
Scott Rickert
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2024
I wanted to keep on smoking while I was camping so I got one of these and a Jackery 1000. My Eastwood 34 is great but it's big and sits on the roof deck. I took the legs off this and set it on my tailgate with a washing station and a big cutting board. I smoked for two days; 2 chickens, 2 tritips, sausages, and a rack of beef ribs. I even got the griddle for the suitcase version and made french toast for breakfast. Highly recommend.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024
We had a little difficulty putting it together due to very meager instructions. we have only had it a week and are still in the learning curve but are very pleased with the results so far. We have cooked beef ribs, pork ribs and chicken. Even the chicken breast was tender and juicy. I highly recommend this smoker.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
This is small but definitely gets the job done. Smoked a brisket on it and it worked flawlessly. Very simple to assemble. Always wanted to try a Traeger and this is probably the cheapest way to do so.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on May 12, 2024
This unit was all I needed. I think the only thing I am seeing now that made me wish I had purchaed the Pit Boss I had my eye on, is this doesn't have room for a second rack. So you'll need to really get good at smoking/cooking your sessions with that in mind. If you're strategic about it and find creative ways at getting extra smoke flavour in there (lookup how to safely use wood chunks in pellet grills), this thing truly is great. I managed to fit the rib rack in this thing and cooked burgers and hot dogs on my gas grill for the ultimate backyard bbq. I managed to fit a 15 lb brisket inside this thing no problem, and again if you get creative this thing can handle food for 8-10 people no problem, but don't expect to feed the neighbourhood with it.Final Thoughts: it was exactly what I wanted. Not outlandishly expensive. Small form-factor, so it also can be folded up for easy transport! I am really pumped to take this thing camping. It also produces incredibly reliable results and it's not too big which was fine by me, since I'm only ever making food for 10 people at most.Recommendations:- get a ThermoPro or equivalent with the wireless or App function (the ultimate set and forget experience)- get a smoker box that can handle 2" wood chunks, a few pieces of charcoal in there with parafin wax burners underneath to keep it hot enough for added rich smoke flavour.- BBQ gloves that can handle hot heat for 10 seconds to move things around in there.- Cheap aluminum drip trays have worked well enough for me to keep the main pan from becoming gummed up.- a headlamp for checking in overnight really helps.- a spritzing bottle that has wide spread has been really great for basting in intervals.- a small outdoor cart to store everything into air tight bins for easy access, storage, and protection from weather. It also has helped act as a prep station when I need to tend to things initially and during sessions.- keep a "quick-start" sheet nearby to always follow for both startup, shutdown, and maintenance steps to protect yourself and the equipment from misuse.
Doug Christie
Reviewed in Canada on November 21, 2024
I liked the product so much that I bought a larger one. Very well built, functioned like it should. Good unit.
Jake in San Diego
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2024
This is my second Traeger. I got really good at charcoal just for fun, or bragging rights.. but this delivers a better quality cook without any of the effort. The first Traeger I had was the Junior Elite which I don’t think is available anymore but that’s ok. Compared to that one, the Tailgater is easy to transport, there’s an optional inverter if you don’t have one, cool down time is actually calculated instead of estimated, the control panel is more robust yet equally simple and easy to use. You will not regret buying this grill, it was good back then and it’s actually a lot better now
nancy
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024
A friend has this tailgater and loves it so we decided to try it for ourselves . we love it perfect size and easy to use . cooks in the time and heat that it suggested. i would recommend it to anyone
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2024
Temp control works good. Excellent performance at 20 F outside temp, sheltered from wind. Enough grill room area for anything I want to smoke, pork butts, brisket, meatloaves, beans. Smaller hopper still gives me 3-4 hour burn time even at slightly below freezing temps.Easy to assemble. Not as portable as one may want but easily handled by 2 people. It’s not a small unit.
Francisco Luna
Reviewed in Mexico on January 9, 2023
Llego con el tornillo del motor quebrado, tuve que repararlo por mi cuenta.
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