Traeger Ironwood 885 vs Woodridge
Around $1,008 for the insulated Ironwood 885 against $899.99 for the base Woodridge — which reserves Super Smoke for the models above it.
We pick the Traeger Ironwood 885 Pellet Grill
For $108 more the Ironwood 885 adds the feature the base Woodridge is missing. The Woodridge gives 860 sq in across two racks, 520 of it on the main rack, an RTD sensor and a 500 F ceiling for $899.99 — but Super Smoke Mode is reserved for the Pro, and starts at $1,149.99 in that line. The Ironwood 885 brings 885 sq in, insulated construction and Super Smoke from 165 F at around $1,008. The trade is warranty and currency: three years against ten on rust-through, and Legacy status against a current model.
What actually differs
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Super Smoke, or paying $1,149.99 for it
The base Woodridge cannot do heavy smoke on a setting. Traeger sells that feature one rung up the Woodridge ladder for $1,149.99, which makes the $1,008 Ironwood the cheapest route to it.
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Insulation against none
The Ironwood has double-walled construction; the Woodridge review notes no added insulation. In cold weather and on long overnight cooks that shows up as pellet consumption and stability.
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What the Woodridge does better
Ten years against rust-through, a current-line grill with live support, a 24 lb hopper with a clean-out door, and a grease and ash keg our review singles out as answering the chores owners resent.
The scorecard, side by side
Both reviews are scored on the same six weighted categories, each bar on the same 0–10 scale, and every cell carries the reason that review gave. A row is marked won only where the two differ by a tenth or more. How we score →
Super Smoke opens at 165 F where the current $1,399.99 Woodridge Pro Plus waits until 185 F, behind insulated side walls.
An RTD sensor and a 500 F ceiling serve patient cooking, but Super Smoke Mode is reserved for the Pro.
Three years is Traeger's shortest term, the brand states it two ways for this grill, and resale kills it outright.
The headline ten years protects sheet metal from rusting through, and nothing else on the grill is covered past three.
Porcelain coated steel grates, a stainless shelf and double-walled construction, on a barrel whose steel Traeger still declines to name.
138 lbs reads as settled, but Traeger names no grate or body material and prints no size anywhere.
A pellet sensor, a cleanout trapdoor and 5 F steps from a phone remove the two chores cheaper Traegers keep.
A full-color display, WiFIRE control and a wired probe in the box, with nothing else to buy before the first cook.
Around $1,008 buys insulation and a 500 F ceiling that Traeger's own $1,399.99 Woodridge Pro Plus does not list.
$899.99 buys 860 sq in, but the ten years guards against rust and the smoke feature still costs $1,149.99.
The hopper empties without tools, but Traeger's own chart marks it absent for the EZ-Clean grease and ash keg.
The grease and ash keg, hopper clean-out and staging hooks each answer a chore owners actually resent.
Published figures that differ
Quoted from each maker's own specifications, as each review records them. Figures the two products publish identically are left out — only the differences are listed.
Which one is for you
You want insulation and Super Smoke at the lowest price and accept Legacy status.
Check price →You want a current Traeger with the longer rust cover and will smoke at ordinary temperatures.
Check price →More head-to-heads
Every score and figure on this page comes from our own reviews of these two products, linked above. We have not tested them side by side in one place; the comparison is between two full reviews, each built from the maker's published specifications and documentation. Prices move, and the ones quoted are the ones each review checked on its own date.