Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker vs Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
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 — pellet grill against portable generator — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker vs Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator
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 →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 →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.
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.
Specifications, side by side
2 of 18 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Traeger Pro 575 Wood Pellet Grill and Smoker | Generac GP3600 3600-Watt Portable Generator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $799.99 | $499.00 |
| Fuel type | Hardwood pellets | Gasoline |
| Warranty | 3-year limited warranty | 3-year limited residential warranty |
| Connectivity | WiFIRE app control | not published |
| Cooking area | 575 sq in total across two racks | not published |
| Engine displacement | not published | 212 cc Generac OHV |
| Fuel capacity | not published | 4.0 gal |
| Hopper capacity | 18 lb of pellets | not published |
| Noise level | not published | About 75 dBA |
| Outlets | not published | 2 x 120 V 20 A, 1 x 120 V 30 A locking |
| Output type | not published | Conventional AVR, not inverter |
| Power requirement | 120 V outlet, about 300 W at ignition | not published |
| Rated power | About 50 W running, 300 W at startup | not published |
| Running watts | not published | 3,000 W |
| Runtime | not published | About 11 hours at 50 per cent load |
| Starting | not published | Recoil |
| Starting watts | not published | 3,600 W |
| Temperature control | D2 controller, holds within about 15 degrees F | not published |
| Temperature range | 180 to 450 degrees F | not published |
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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