Traeger Westwood
Best budget — 653 sq in · 450°F · WiFIRE app · 7-year body warranty
Contender — The Best Pellet Grills of 2026, Pound-for-Pound — and What the Testers Actually Measured
🏆 Winner in the Lightweight division — Traeger Westwood vs Pit Boss Navigator 850: The Lightweight Pellet Grill Showdown (2026)
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Sold and shipped by Amazon · 30-day refund / replacement · read 2026-10-14
Specs
| Model | TFB65YLJU |
| Max temp | 450°F |
| Cook area | 653 sq in |
| Hopper | 18 lb |
| WiFi app | Yes (WiFIRE) |
| Warranty | 7 years body, legs and shelf (rust-through); 3 years controller, auger, fan, grates and casters; 1 year igniter, sensors and meat probe; authorized seller only; parts only, labor and freight at the owner's expense |
Pros
- Tested hands-on: Bon Appétit's budget pick held its set temperature through a 3-hour smoke at 250°F
- 7-year body warranty, with 3 years on the controller, auger and fan
- WiFIRE app control and Traeger's P.A.L. rail accessories
- Sold and shipped by Amazon
Cons
- 450°F maximum, so it will not sear a steak
- No independent owner record yet: its Amazon listing launched in October 2026 and 9 of the first 10 reviews were free-product (Vine) reviews
- Smaller cook area: 653 sq in, 424 of it on the main grate
- Two testers found the controls unintuitive at first; keep the manual handy
Pro review “During a 3-hour smoke at 250℉, it held temperatures very steady.”— Noah Kaufman, Bon Appétit
FAQ
Who is the Traeger Westwood for?
You mostly smoke and want the budget grill a tester actually cooked on — Bon Appétit's budget pick, with a 7-year body warranty; it tops out at 450°F, so it will not sear, and it has no independent owner record yet.
What do owners say about the Traeger Westwood?
4.9★ across 20 owner ratings (Amazon, read 2026-10-25 · early data · incentivised base).
Who sells the Traeger Westwood on Amazon, and can it be returned?
Sold and shipped by Amazon, when we read the listing on 2026-10-14. Amazon's returns line read: 30-day refund / replacement. Sellers and return terms can change, so check both on the listing before you buy.
What is the warranty on the Traeger Westwood?
7 years body, legs and shelf (rust-through); 3 years controller, auger, fan, grates and casters; 1 year igniter, sensors and meat probe; authorized seller only; parts only, labor and freight at the owner's expense
Record
- — Added as the Lightweight pellet grill crown. Its Amazon rating was not counted: 15 ratings in the listing's first two weeks, nine of the first ten from Amazon's free-product program. The belt rests on two hands-on tests and the warranty.
Warranty
7 years body, legs and shelf (rust-through); 3 years controller, auger, fan, grates and casters; 1 year igniter, sensors and meat probe; authorized seller only; parts only, labor and freight at the owner's expense · you are buying this direct from Traeger
Traeger's warranty is only available if you purchased from an Authorized Seller
Traeger’s own warranty document · read
Read it yourself: Traeger warranty document · we read it . Terms change without announcement, so treat this as a dated snapshot. How warranty works by buy path →
✓ Safety: no active recall — No active CPSC recall for the Westwood (checked 2026-10-14). Traeger's two recalls are other products: its 2018 wood pellet grill recall (#18230) predates the Westwood, which launched in 2026, and its December 2023 recall (#24061) is the Flatrock flat-top propane griddle. As with any grill, run it outdoors with clearance from walls and keep grease cleaned up.
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Data last verified: 2026-10-25. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.