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Key Features
- The simple grease drain management system draws all of your excess liquids into a bucket underneath
- EZ-Fold legs fold up and let you wheel the grill onto your tailgate for game day
- Features a Keep Warm Mode that ensures the food will still be hot coming off the grill
- Large capacity hopper allows you to hold up to 8 lbs of pellets at once
Traeger Tailgater: Convenient, Compact, and Full of Flavor
The Tailgater by Traeger offers the convenience and rich flavor of a wood burning pellet grill in a more compact size. With a smaller footprint and legs that fold flat, the Tailgater black 20-inch pellet grill is perfect for apartment balconies, tailgating, or anywhere else you want to bring the wood-fired flavor.
Designed for Portability, Built to Last
This grill is constructed of a powder coated steel and boasts 19,500 BTUs of cooking power. The 300 square inches of porcelain coated grilling surface produces excellent sear marks, while being easy to clean. Features EZ-Fold legs that offer maximum portability, letting you quickly place the grill in the bed of your truck, the back of your SUV, or the trunk of your car and be on your way.
Low and Slow or Searing Hot: This Traeger Does It All
The versatility of this pellet grill allows you to smoke at temperatures as low as 180 degrees and then crank it up to 450 degrees to sear to perfection. The Digital Arc Controller displays the temperature inside the grill on the bright orange LED panel and is monitored by a resistance temperature detector probe which keeps the preset temperature in 5-degree increments. Keep Warm Mode maintins the hot temperature of the food for when it comes off the grill.
Easy to Start, Safe to Use
Traeger grills feature an auto-start system that is simple and safe to use. The natural airflow inside of the grill allows for convection cooking, so you can bake a pizza right on your grill or slow smoke a large brisket. Turning and flipping different kinds of meat will be necessary at high temperatures.
Efficient Pellet Consumption
When you turn on the grill, the auger begins to feed pellets into the firepot while the draft induction fan feeds air into it. The igniter rod is activated and glows red hot for the first four minutes to ignite the pellets in the firepot. These cost-effective pellets burn at a rate of only 2 lbs per hour on high heat, 1 lb per hour on medium heat, and only 1/2 lb per hour when smoking.
Traeger Tailgater FAQ
Can you smoke with a Traeger Tailgater?
Yes, indeed! The Tailgater can maintain temperatures as low as 180 degrees, so low-and-slow is no problem.
Can you fit a brisket on a Tailgater?
The cooking grid dimensions are 20-in x 15-in, so all but the largest briskets should fit with no problem. Note that you do need to keep an inch or two free on each side to allow for air circulation.
Can you cook a steak on a Traeger Tailgater?
The Tailgater can cook as hot as 450 degrees, which is the sweet spot for grilling and searing a steak, so yes!
Does the Tailgater have WiFi?
The Tailgater doesn't have WiFi. It's meant for portable use, where there often isn't available WiFi. We recommend using a wireless Bluetooth meat thermometer if you feel the need to wander while your cook is ongoing.
Is the Traeger Tailgater electric?
The Tailgater does require a standard 120 volt AC current and has a 3-prong plug.
How long can you cook on a Tailgater without reloading the pellets?
The hopper has an 8 lb. capacity, so you should be able to go for 4 hours on high heat, 8 hours on medium heat, and about 16 hours when smoking.
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120 reviews
Crestview FL
Aug 17, 2020
The legs could be stronger. But a great compact grill for loading into a camper.
2 users found this review helpful
undisclosed
Jul 22, 2020
Great grill, enjoy taking it camping. Just the right size.
2 users found this review helpful
Yorktown, VA
Jul 19, 2020
I have had this grill for a couple of years now. The temperature fluctuations are ridiculous especially at the lower temperatures. I try to smoke a pork shoulder at 225 and the temp goes down to 225 and then up to 325. Way too much fluctuation. It is getting worse as it cooks. I have to constantly monitor the temperature. I am very disappointed.
6 users found this review helpful
Fishers, IN
Jul 14, 2020
This model grill (Tailgater) is fine at high temperatures (250+ degrees), but will not maintain low smoking temps - 180 degrees or less. The lowest temp I could achieve was 220 degrees and could not get the "warm" function - 165 degrees - to work.
11 users found this review helpful
Kill Devil Hills, NC
Jul 8, 2020
My children bought this for me as a gift. I followed the instructions and used Traeger wood pellets. With the temperature set at 180 or 250, the grill temperature would go up to 300, 400 degrees and then shut off. When that happens you have to take your meat out of the barbeque, dissasemble the inside of the grill, clear the combustion pot and start over. I used this grill approximately 6 times, every time the grill temperature fluctuated wildly and would shut down about 6 times in about a 6 hour period. I always had to finish cooking my meat in the oven in our house. This is a poorly designed and engineered product. I read many other reviews on barbeque web sites by other consummers who had the same problems, yet Traeger keeps selling these POSs. You would think that they would recall them they have had so many compaints. One of the times it overheated it bubbled the paint on the side on the side of the smoker before I noticed and we were lucky there wasn't a fire. Total junk. I can't return it because it was a gift. I'm giving it back to my son. I feel bad because my kids were trying to buy me something nice and this was an expensive gift. Don't waste your money on this junk.
Portland, OR
Jul 1, 2020
My wife got me a TFB30LUB for Christmas as I've got a Texas and love it but its a little large for when its the two of us. Put it together and cooked prime rib. It started fine, and I followed the directions to the "T" and had brand new pellets. When I switched to smoke the temp slowly went down and I got an error "LER". The unit seems to work fine on heats but it can't hold "SMOKE" for more than 10 minutes before the temp starts to plummet. I've been on with support and they ran me through the usual trouble shooting. It seems to be a design flaw, if I open the Traeger up and raise the temp, the fire restarts and its fine again but only for few minutes. It's started fires from overflowing pellets into the basin when left on and seems to be poorly thought out. RUN AWAY from this unit! SUPER DISAPPOINTED.
10 users found this review helpful
Texas
Jun 22, 2020
I received this grill a little over a year ago as a gift and was very excited about it until it began to no longer work how it used to. The Traeger will get to temp slolwy but surely, and then pellet box will begin to smoke as soon as I place something on the grill which will then ruin my food because the traeger will not keep temp. I have to turn off the traeger, completely empty the grill and pellet box and use the traeger de-greaser to clean hoping this helps, it doesn't. Sad to see what I thought was going to be my favorite grill go to the trash.
8 users found this review helpful
Eagle Point Oregon
Jun 19, 2020
My son bought this as a Christmas present for us. It is the tailgator model as we travel south to AZ for the winter in our RV. when I tried to smoke or set temp at 180 it climbed up over 350 degrees, Tried everything including talking with Tech support. They have mailed a new probe, hope it works.
6 users found this review helpful
Chino Hils Ca
Jun 19, 2020
Perfect size and the quality. Everything comes out perfect
1 user found this review helpful
Georgia
Jun 7, 2020
Love it! Easy to haul around and still cooks a lot of food to be a tailgating version. Most of all you get the same great Traeger taste on the road!
1 user found this review helpful
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Size | Small (0 - 26") | Small (0 - 26") | Small (0 - 26") | Small (0 - 26") |
Primary Color | Black | Black | Black | Gray |
Made In USA | No | No | No | No |
Configuration | Portable | Portable | Portable | Portable |
Exterior Material | Powder Coated Steel | Powder Coated Steel | Powder Coated Steel | Powder Coated Steel |
Burger Count | 12 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
Fuel Type | Pellets | Pellets | Pellets | Pellets |
Collection | Portable | Prime 2.0 | Portable | Emberwood |
Hopper Capacity | 8 Pounds | 9 Pounds | 8 Pounds | 8 Pounds |
Quick Ship | Yes | No | -- | Yes |
Total Cooking Capacity | 300 Sq. Inches | 344 Sq. Inches | 184 Sq. Inches | 282 Sq. Inches |
Controller Type | Digital | SmartPhone App | Digital | Analog |
Max Temperature | 450 F | 550 F | 450 F | 500 F |
Cart Assembly | Some Assembly Required | Some Assembly Required | -- | -- |
Side Shelves | No | No | No | No |
WiFi/Bluetooth Enabled | None | WiFi & Bluetooth | None | None |
Cooking Grid Dimensions | 20 X 15" | 17 3/4 X 12 4/5" | 15 X 12" | 14 4/5 X 15" |
Side Burner | None | None | None | -- |
Grill Lights | None | None | None | None |
Spring Assisted Hood | No | No | No | No |
On Wheels | Yes | No | No | No |
Series | Tailgater | Trek | Ranger | 15" |
Cooking Grate Material | Porcelain Coated Steel | Stainless Steel | Porcelain Coated Steel | Cast Aluminum |
Commercial-Grade Multi-User | No | No | No | No |
Marine Grade | No | No | No | No |
Width | 37" | 34.25" | 21" | 26.7" |
Height | 36" | 24" | 13" | 15.7" |
Depth | 18" | 18" | 20" | 22.7" |
Weight | 60 lbs | 64 lbs | 60 lbs | 47 lbs |
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