This blog post is sponsored by Ace Hardware.
From the wedding to our honeymoon and a destination wedding, AJ and I have had a crazy busy summer. Our most recent adventure is our new lot that we purchased! We will be building our dream home and we are just starting the process, but I’ll save that for another day to go over. Today we are here to talk all about Traeger!
I have partnered with Ace Hardware on this mighty grill to bring to you all! AJ and I have been experimenting with different meats on the grill and seeing how they turn out. The main thing we have learned is HOW different a Traeger cooks compared to your normal grill, but this was expected. Since it’s a smoker and not your typical grill, meats cook a little longer and have a more savory flavor. Out of all of the meats we have cooked, I will definitely say the flank steak was BOMB!
Learning how to cook on the Traeger is a task that I gave AJ, because I do all of the other cooking in our house. The first thing he cooked was his deer steak; however, I did not try this cause it’s a little too gamey for me. Second we made some burgers. They took way longer than we thought, but when they were done they were juicy and tasty.
I’m a huge fan of adding in peppers, onions and cilantro, so that’s where all the colorfulness is coming into those burgers [insert heart eyes]. Yes, I do make the burgers because my dad taught me long ago how to make a great burger. On a sidetone, it took me awhile and a few utter fails. Basically I made the tiniest burgers and we had to sub the hamburger buns for hot dog buns lol. No my family will never let me live that one down.
Something that is super cool with this Traeger is the fact that it has WiFi! We can basically set it and forget it with the meats, and we get notified on our phone. This comes in handy because then you don’t have to keep opening the grill to check on the meat.
When Ace had reached out to me, I knew right away that I would want to partner on a Traeger. I love that Ace is carrying brands like Traeger, and they even had other brands of grills that are all top notch. To me, this shows me that Ace is choosing to put great brands in their storefronts (and online) cause they want their customers to have the best. And Traeger is definitely one of the best!
Another amazing thing about Traeger…they are such beautiful grills! Haha you probably all think I’m crazy but to me this is another selling point. Every detail of a Traeger is so well thought out, and it has so much character. The exact Traeger we got is called the Traeger Pro 575 Bronze Wood Pellet Grill. Take a look at all these details!
And now, it would be Farmhouse Flare Designs without styling this beautiful grill up with some patio decor! I actually changed out our cushions because the other ones were old and worn. Now we have a bright and beautiful patio space!
And of course, Abu is also enjoying sitting out back while we grill. So far this month it was a bit rainy and then just incredibly hot outside, so I’m excited to continue to get to use this as much as we can before those winter months join us! Grilled food is some of my favorite food and the Traeger adds so much flavor with the wood pellets. Ace Hardware sent us some, and we’ve tried a couple flavors already. They are all so amazing and I don’t think I could recommend just one! My suggestion is to check out the Traeger pellets and see what Traeger actually recommends for the type of meat you are cooking.
Lastly, Ace sent us some great accessories that should go with every Traeger! I don’t think our grill would have been complete without them. We received the Traeger Stainless Steel Grill Tool Set, and they have held up so great! Normally in the past the grilling tools we used just got so old so fast. These have been holding up perfect so far! We also got the grill cover for this Traeger size, which I highly recommend to help keep your Traeger clean and free of scratches!
Now for the remaining styled shots because I’m so excited about our new grill and about the many family meals we are going to cook on this beauty from Ace!
I hope you enjoyed this post and I highly recommend y’all head over to your local Ace Hardware to get your very own! Drop some of your favorite recipes below if you are currently a Traeger owner too!