So you’ve just unpacked your brand new electric smoker. This allows them to use a shorter, inclined auger which is aimed at reducing pellet jams. I’m told there is going to be a front shelf accessory sold in the future which is a joke. I can understand if some people might find the design a little “tame” though, and the tiny coster wheels and lack of storage space or side tables is disappointing for a grill at this price point. Each section tended to vary by how much cooler they were and which side would actually be the coolest. Searing Capability: Yes, it will sear! More importantly, Weber has made good use of their stainless steel flavorizer bars (used on their gas grills) to help direct heat from the firepot to the cooking grate. In that time Weber has made a number of improvements. Weber refers to this feature “Bucket-free grease & ash removal” which is a reference to the grease bucket commonly seen on pellet grills. Weber recently made a social media post hinting at the newest product they have intentions on unveiling soon, which they dubbed, “Smoke Fire”. It’s clear that Weber are looking to compete with Traeger who is currently dominating the pellet grill market. From a user standpoint, this grill isn’t a radical departure. I am told there will be more functionality added to the App later. Thanks for subscribing! With the Weber Smoke Fire EX6 pellet grill, there is 1,008 square inches of cooking surface, or about 3 Weber 22-inch kettle grills. It didn’t help that Weber only let a handful of people test the grill out behind closed doors, in controlled conditions on tested prototypes. In the photo above it looks like the ash and grease are separate, but it will be interesting to see if this is actually the case or if it ends up making more mess. I should point out that I don’t have anything against Baby Back Maniac, which is a fantastic YouTube channel which you should definitely check out. It says to close the lid as soon as you start to see smoke. January 21, 2021 December 9, 2020 by Nick. I have heard that part of the problem can be the size of the pellets, but these pellets work just fine in all the other pellet grills/smokers that I have tested. I had already heard of a lot of folks having issues with “pellet bridging”. When trying to sear food at 600°F, it is a bit of a pellet hog and you will tear through some pellets. I got confused about how the flame tamer/middle heat hood mounting brackets installed into the interior of the grill so I had to study the pictures and instructions for a bit. Free shipping & returns on returns $50+ (restrictions apply). You can brush all the dust and debris down into the grease tray and then empty it out. In short, the Weber SmokeFire is the only grill in the company’s lineup that’s made entirely in the US. The pellet consumption while smoking is very reasonable and efficient. Before launch, the SmokeFire was hyped up to insane levels, Straight after launch, there was a rush of people uploading videos and bad reviews saying the product had serious design flaws and issues. The consistency is conditional though. Besides some slick marketing from Weber, we didn’t really know what to expect. This is a very minor issue, but annoying. The Smoke Fire goes on sale February 10, 2020. It has its flavorizer bars to retain heat for a better "sear." This was one of the most frustrating problems when this occurred. The pellet hopper is fairly narrow and pouring into the hopper is a bit awkward, especially if the grill is put up against a deck rail or wall. We’re happy to see you can open the hopper at the bottom to remove unused pellets or if you want to swap to a different type. Some other barbecue “influencers” like Harry So from SlapYoDaddyBBQ also posted more positive videos that didn’t run into any dangerous grease fires. When the grill setting was a low temp, the internal temp would tend to be about 30-40° hotter than the temp on the display. I still love experimenting with new recipes and methods. This grill has none. Cleaning up grease and ash has always been a major problem for pellet smoker owners. However, while the Weber pellet grill can excel when it comes to grilling/searing, the current design of the EX4/EX6 is not ideal when it comes to smoking (going low and slow). The App appears to be much improved. But it’s not quite there yet. Introduction To Traeger vs Weber Pellet Grills/Smokers . Example: I set grill to 210°F. That’s a lot of issues for a brand new grill. It’s been over six months since I first published my experience using the SmokeFire. Pellet bridging is where the pellets bunch together and form a void where they normally enter into the auger shoot. I had multiple problems during startup mode where either the pellets would smolder and begin to heat up but the fire went out, or the pellets never got hot to begin with. Average consumption rate @ 250°F: ~1.25-1.5 lb per hour, Average consumption rate @ 600°F: ~4-4.5 lb per hour. but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to like about it. There were very little temp swings or drops which is exactly what you need for great low and slow cooking. I was able to confirm the grill can hit these ranges, although I had some struggles on both ends of the temp range. I’ve been cooking on the Weber SmokeFire EX6 for over a month now. The searing capability looks like the killer feature that will make this grill stand out from the competition. This is NOT what the manual says in their instructions. As far as grill storage goes, you can go ahead and forget about that. I believe the cause is the finger guard that is fastened over the auger shoot. If you are willing to go on that ride, then go for it. Traeger offers six grills to Weber's two pellet grills from $799-$1,999. If you have used a pellet grill before, you won’t notice much of a difference in how it works. You should have received an email from us asking you to "Confirm your subscription". After I installed the free ramp slide accessory and removed the finger guard, I have had no more bridging issues with pellets. Get BBQ guides, recipes, gear reviews and great deals sent straight to your inbox. This just means that the pellets stop sliding down into the auger which can result in the temperature dropping, even though you still have pellets in the hopper. Assembly was fairly easy with some simple tools. Technology: The Smokefire comes WIFI and Bluetooth capable and communicates with an app on your smartphone. The stainless steel grates are nothing to write home about, but seem to be holding up well. The shelf area to sit plates or get food ready on the SmokeFire is pitiful. When aiming for 240-250°F,  I would have to set the grill to 205-210°F. I plan to call Weber and get it replaced to see if that is the issue). But I was not able to trust the grill’s display for my actual firebox temps. Very little, if any, actually makes its way into the grease tray. Now that it’s been out for a few months and the dust has started to settle the conclusion seems to be that the SmokeFire is a promising product, with some serious flaws. And are any of them still manufactured in the US? If you were wondering why the box on the side was so small, it’s because Weber has placed the 22-pound pellet hopper at the back of the grill. I found 2 or 3 small places where paint has flaked off of the grill body when I unpackaged it. The angled flavorizer bars and heat deflector channel ash and grease separately through the center of the grill, before it is divereted into a removable pan that slides out from the front. From low and slow smoking to high heat BBQ, the pellet adapter has 10 temperature settings to easily control your Weber Kettle. The users themselves seem satisfied and pleased with their decision to buy a Weber pellet grill.. With so much controversy I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the SmokeFire to put it to the test. Make sure you click the button in that email so you can start receiving emails from us. Grill internal temp would be about 240-250°. To my disappointment, during my initial burn off, “pellet bridging” did occur. At first glance, the design of this grill looks similar to the Traeger Ironwood series. Though the Weber pellet grill can also achieve higher temperatures at the cooking grate as it does provide a form of direct-flame access. In this review, I found myself focusing on a lot of the issues with this grill (and there are plenty of them!) Rumors have been floating around about this new grill for a while now so we were excited to finally get some details from Weber. I really like the looks of the Smokefire. You’re probably already salivating thinking about what you’re going to cook first. Any grease from food ends up in the bottom of the grill barrel. Popular Topics A. Temperature range: The grill is capable of 200-600°F. Are you sure you want to remove the following product from the cart? Weber has a new pellet grill in the works, the SmokeFire. Weber 23510201 SmokeFire EX6 (2nd Gen) Wood Fired Pellet Grill, Black Weber 22510201 SmokeFire EX4 (2nd Gen) Wood Fired Pellet Grill, Black Camp Chef PG24MZG SmokePro Slide Smoker with Fold Down Front Shelf Wood Pellet Grill, Pack of 1, Black How often do grills get moved? SmokeFire grills are made in the U.S., incorporating globally sourced parts. I found this to be a welcome addition. Since I have been using this method, I have not had another “fire went out” issue. Temp Control: The grill is capable of 200-600°F. The grill is starting easier than it did before. We Did review the best pellet smoker by Weber up there in our best picks. Finally a pellet grill with built-in searing capability, Pellet hopper and auger design reduces jams. Weber Seasoned grill maker Weber has a new smoker in the works, and it burns wood pellets. Easily save as PDF or print for future use. While this isn’t strictly part of our review, I wanted to include a section that covered some of the details behind the product launch to help you understand why you get such strong emotions on both sides when it comes to this grill. Joined Mar 2, 2020 Messages 732 Reaction score 1,162 Points 93 Location Phoenix,Az Grill EX6, 2, 22” kettles, and a e310 gasser The whole grill temp was stabilizing at that point. Being a techy kinda guy, I also enjoy trying new gadgets that aid in the overall experience. The implicit promise is that the grill works properly and as advertised. They also promised very even heat, that grease would drain completely out of the grill, and that the vast majority of ash would fall into the ash catcher below the grill. It’s actually not too bad to clean up, but it’s not as easy as Weber claims. Growing up in a bbq'ing family in the backwoods of Tennessee, we approached our food with passion! Maybe you’ve had good luck with gas grills in the past, and are hesitant to rock the boat. None of this sounds revolutionary, with all current-generation Traeger grills offering similar capabilities. It can also be used to set the cook to temp for the included meat temp probe. There’s no other way to describe Weber’s design here than a complete failure. It ends up in the bottom of the grill, typically all around the holes where the grease is supposed to drain. I  typically never move my grills once they hit the back deck. While I’m not thrilled with how many pellets the EX6 uses, I also understand that this is a big grill. After unboxing and unwrapping everything, assembly took about 32 minutes. Opening up the box, you could tell that a lot of thought was put into proper packaging for these grills. You’ve probably already perused other reviews of Weber’s SmokeFire pellet grill, which hit stores early this year. I believe some of this is due to the large size of the grill and the fact that all of the heat is coming from 1 single source, unlike a gas grill that would have multiple burners. So, these spots occurred at the factory and not during grill operation or shipping. Not all of the complaints were valid, but this is definitely a flawed product. I should say that most of the time shutdown mode works as expected, and takes around 15 minutes to flush out existing pellets. Lots of people were also complaining about the design of the pellet hopper not being steep enough, resulting in pellets not dropping down into the auger. Get your free 6 Steps to Perfect Brisket checklist: Before we can send you your free brisket checklist, you need to confirm your email. The grill will connect to your WiFi and then you’ll be able to control it through the Weber Connect App. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, selected Dreaded pellet jams seem impossible if you use Weber-branded pellets, and should one happen, it would be easy to remedy. I tested the grill internal temps using the highly reliable Thermoworks Signals with 3 ambient temp probes. (It’s possible the grill temp probe is defective. With that said, unless you have cooked or smoked something super fatty, It’s actually pretty easy to clean out the grill with a metal scraper and a cheap paint brush. I also believe that the App will evolve into something more useful. This is a great feature as many pellet grills require a shop vac to clean out old pellets. Step-by-step grilling assistance. I believe that Weber will get all these issues ironed out, and the grill will eventually become one of the best pellet grills on the market. We wanted to create a product that brings all of the benefits of pellet grilling to America's favorite kettle grill, but also had the flexibility for the user to quickly and easily convert back to charcoal grilling. And I would say at least 50% or more of the pellet dust does not end up in the dust tray below the firepot. In fact, Weber is the only major competitor to Traeger. It displays the temperature that you set the grill to as well as the grill’s current temp. I can understand some people might find the design a little “boring” especially compared to something like the REC TEC RT-700. Fits any Weber 22" Kettle Grill. Should you buy the new Weber Smokefire? At smoking temps, like say 225°, there was very little to no temp differences. Are you looking for the product "Weber SmokeFire EX4 GBS Pellet Grill"?We offer this product in our garden centre in Cornamagh, Ireland. With a pellet feed problem, a startup problem, a searing problem, and a temperature readout problem, it seems to me that they jumped the gun on the product launch of the Smokefire. I chose two pellet grills that each represent the top of their respective manufacturer's game. Traeger Wood Pellet Grill . At first glance, the design of this grill looks similar to the Traeger Ironwood series. The Smoke Fire gets around this design flaw in two ways. After several years covering the barbecue industry, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a product launch with more controversy. In order to grill a juicy burger or perfectly seared steak, you need a grill that quickly reaches 600°. They also added a “smoke boost” function in the App that drops the temperature in the smoker to around 160-200°F and creates a high smoke environment. They sent me out a new glow plug and glow plug holder. Overall, the Weber SmokeFire EX4 offers a bigger cooking space and hopper capacity, and a more extended warranty. The consumption while cooking with high heat is pretty significant though. The SmokeFire has a few nifty looking innovations that look to help solve these problems. “Burn back”, when the pellets in the auger catch on fire, is impossible. Threads 846 Messages 11,868 Members 738 Latest member Dsanders. Example: I set grill to 450°. More on this below. When the grill finally started shipping in February 2020, excitement turned to confusion and disappointment as initial reviews started to come in. It always annoyed us that Traeger reserve some features for their more expensive models. Why should people have to pay more for basic functionality when you are already paying a premium price point? The deflector over the firepot helps ash from getting in the cooking chamber, The bottom of the firepot has perforations to allow ash to drop down into the pan. I have tested other pellet grills and not had the same hassles loading pellets and losing so many. If this happens, you have no choice but to put the grill into shutdown mode and wait 15 minutes for it to shut down before you try to startup again. You'll be the first to know when we publish a new grill or smoker recipe & we'll also send you our best meat smoking tips for free! Weber’s SmokeFire pellet grill promises to resolve this issue with a unique design that allows it to smoke at low temperatures and sear at high temps. Only a handful of people got to cook on the product before it’s launch, which led to a lot of hype and high expectations. The SmokeFire offers a few features that look to set it apart from the rest of the competition. In one corner of the ring is the Traeger Timberline 850. Weber has partnered with smart cooking technology company June to offer an app with temperature doneness reports and ETA on when food will be done based on food and grill temperature. SmokedBBQSource is supported by its readers. Weber SmokeFire – Weber’s first entry into the pellet grill market . If I were assembling it again, I think the assembly time would be a little shorter. The impact of these temperature issues will vary based on how you are using the grill: This is the easiest and most consistent way to use the Smokefire. One feature that caught our eye was “flip notifications”. After years of development and months of hype, the Weber SmokeFire Pellet Grill has arrived. When I wasn't at school, I was working at the family restaurant smoking meats, searing steaks, and grilling burgers. Even bumping the temp up by 5° could actually change the temp by another 20-30°, and I don’t mean just temporarily. Or maybe you’d like to give pellet grilling … Weber offers a more reasonably priced full-featured product. It also takes several minutes to get the heat building back up again. We’ve always objected to the name “pellet grill” as these cookers make far better smokers / outdoor ovens. Since I have removed this finger guard, I have not had a pellet bridging problem with any brand pellets. Weber pellet grill. Weber has clearly played to their strengths here, and by partnering with a food technology company the Weber Connect features look to be at least as good as the best smart grill offerings from other brands. Although the quality of the parts looks good, unfortunately, I noticed a few defects. Simply put, most pellet grills we’ve looked at struggle to properly sear a steak. Unfortunately, my review was delayed when Amazon somehow lost my grill (how can you misplace a grill? Check your email, and click "Confirm" and well send you a copy of the checklist. You can cook or smoke a lot of food at one time. I experienced two common problems with pellet feeding: pellets not sliding down the ramp and pellet bridging. This grill has great potential, but it currently comes with almost as many negatives as positives. We promise not to spam you. The auger includes a sensor to let the companion app know when pellets drop below a certain level. To make matters worse, the companion app was clearly rushed and didn’t function correctly when the grill first shipped. I smoked a Boston Butt for 18 hours with the meat sitting directly over the middle grate, and a grease fire never occurred. I monitored left, middle, and right sides of the grill during testing. A fully automated pellet adapter that converts your Weber Kettle Grill in to a pellet grill. After spending a full week cooking on the SmokeFire, we can say with certainty that it’s capable of producing incredible tasting food. 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