I was planning on the pro 22, after getting to HD and not finding the one they supposedly had in stock, I went with the 575. A little more than I wanted to pay, and the thinking is wifi was just not something I needed. Glad I got it. Nice smoker, easy to use and the WiFi is fantastic. Smoked a brisket the other day. Ran errands, checked temp and adjusted while out and about. I will add I have a strong WiFi signal to my pro, so I have had zero connection problems. Others, I’ve read haven’t been as fortunate, so factor that into your decision. The 34, a dear friend has and loves. No WiFi. If your choice is WiFi or size, you have to ask yourself how much cooking, for how many people? I did a 12 pound brisket, a 5 pound pork butt, and could have put on a rack of ribs on the upper rack all at the same time. It’s my wife and I (son still at home). So it’s plenty of space for me. If you have a large family or want to smoke a lot at a time, then maybe size is what you need to consider. For me it came down to did I want to pay extra for the 575 and WiFi or keep looking for a 22. So I just pulled the trigger on it. The ironwood line really is appealing, but yeah, that’s a sizable jump in price. And I wasn’t sure it was worth that much of a jump. But, thats what I thought about WiFi too. Lol. I’m happy with my pro 575, the size and the features. Good luck on your choice, I suspect you’ll be happy either way.
Neither one, Look at the Silverton from Costco and you will get the storage cabinet, shelves, D2 Controller, WiFi and pay $200 less for the whole thing. They even throw in a cover for free. IMO, yes the WiFi is worth having, I use it EVERY time I cook with the grill by checking the grill temp and internal meat temp. Now we even have 500* top temp for searing. Link to the Silverton below.
I was going to add, get the front shelf, the Silverton has one. So I have to agree with Dzacco. Definitely worth exploring.
It’s really a feature that I didn’t think I’d care for one way of the other, but then when you have it, it really is nice. I like sitting in the house and just checking my phone. The weekend after I purchased, ran to Lowe’s for some plumbing stuff. Told my bride to watch brisket when gone. She said ok, but I thought you could do that from the phone. Lol, and I did. Right there at Lowe’s, chamber temp, meat probe temp. Bumped down the heat a little to slow it down. I am not comfortable leaving it going without someone being home..... but it’s nice I can monitor it remotely. Very nice feature.
If either come with WiFire I would purchase the one that DOES NOT have that feature. Although some have been able to get it to work I have not. The support team is great but try as we may we could not get it working. I have a 2.4GHz router, it's no more than 8 feet from the smoker, and when it finally tried to connect we got to the end of the process where I give my smoker a name and then it just closes without connecting. The application has real problems and if you look at the feedback on the Google app store you can see there are more 1-start ratings than anything.
Look, the wifi is great, but if you don’t need it, save the $$. I bought an ironwood 650, shoulda just bought the Pro and added a shelf.
You know what, yes I do like the extra height. Maybe with that and wifi it is worth it.
