Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator vs Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
What separates them
These two differ on 2 recorded specifications. The Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker is $300.99 dearer. They are different kinds of product — portable generator against pellet grill — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator vs Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
Generac
Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
$499.00
An open-frame generator at half the price of an inverter unit, and the difference is the waveform: this runs tools, pumps and lights and should not run a laptop directly.
Full details →Traeger
Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker
$799.99
575 square inches is the total of both racks, and the lower rack is the only one with usable heat for searing -- plan on about 400 square inches of real cooking area.
Full details →Who the Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator is for
Buy it if: Job sites and outages running tools, pumps and lighting rather than electronics.
Avoid it if: Anyone powering computers or modern appliances directly, who needs inverter output.
Who the Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker is for
Buy it if: Anyone who wants set-and-forget smoking with real wood rather than gas.
Avoid it if: Steak-first cooks chasing a hard sear, and anyone without power at the cooking spot.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator | Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $499.00 | $799.99 |
| Fuel type | Gasoline | Hardwood pellets |
| Warranty | 3-year limited residential warranty | 3-year limited warranty |
| Connectivity | not published | WiFIRE app control |
| Cooking area | not published | 575 sq in total across two racks |
| Engine displacement | 212 cc Generac OHV | not published |
| Fuel capacity | 4.0 gal | not published |
| Hopper capacity | not published | 18 lb of pellets |
| Noise level | About 75 dBA | not published |
| Outlets | 2 x 120 V 20 A, 1 x 120 V 30 A locking | not published |
| Output type | Conventional AVR, not inverter | not published |
| Power requirement | not published | 120 V outlet, about 300 W at ignition |
| Rated power | not published | About 50 W running, 300 W at startup |
| Running watts | 3,000 W | not published |
| Runtime | About 11 hours at 50 per cent load | not published |
| Starting | Recoil | not published |
| Starting watts | 3,600 W | not published |
| Temperature control | not published | D2 controller, holds within about 15 degrees F |
| Temperature range | not published | 180 to 450 degrees F |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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