expiredidk_then | Staff posted Jul 16, 2024 07:02 AM
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expiredidk_then | Staff posted Jul 16, 2024 07:02 AM
Prime Members: Weber SmokeFire EX4 Wood Fired Pellet Smart Grill (Gen 2, Black)
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"Weber states, "We are transitioning our pellet offering to Searwood in the US and will not manufacture new SmokeFire grills for the North American market. The SmokeFire pellet grill will continue to delight cooks worldwide. We are committed to supporting every SmokeFire grill owner's enjoyment of this unique cooker — assisting them with their needs, answering questions, and providing ongoing cooking inspiration."
Electrical components - 3 years
Cooking grates, pellet slide, burn pot, heat baffle, pellet grate, controller bezel - 3 years
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1. Weber has an outstanding customer service approach and has always been there if I have issues with this grill. I had a couple minor ones and they fixed it right away.
2. The WiFi is a game changer. If I am driving home and decide that I want to grill, I can fire up the grill remotely. Then I can stop at the butcher shop and by the time I get home, I can start grilling immediately.
3. I love the color and the fit/finish.
The only con is that your cooking will vary greatly based on the type of pellets you use. Some may not like the smoky flavor and it does have a learning curve.
All in all, I would recommend.
1. Weber has an outstanding customer service approach and has always been there if I have issues with this grill. I had a couple minor ones and they fixed it right away.
2. The WiFi is a game changer. If I am driving home and decide that I want to grill, I can fire up the grill remotely. Then I can stop at the butcher shop and by the time I get home, I can start grilling immediately.
3. I love the color and the fit/finish.
The only con is that your cooking will vary greatly based on the type of pellets you use. Some may not like the smoky flavor and it does have a learning curve.
All in all, I would recommend.
Preorder delivery delayed by days weeks. Was suppose to get it before SuperBowl of what 2020? Came in late, lots of damaged parts. Some due to shipping others due to Weber packaging quality control. Was on the phone with support for several months sorting parts and issues out. At one point, they had sent me so many replacement parts i had 80% of a second grill. But good luck getting other parts to complete the second one, Weber was not selling parts to the grills at the time since they needed them, and they were replacing them under warranty.
Pellet issues. Several issues due to pellets burning out of control, but the biggest one is flameouts. Took all the precautionary steps to avoid them, using right pellets, proper storage, clean, removing pellet hopper finger guards, pellet hopper grill cover etc. Only after Weber has sent me a new motor and auger did my flameouts stopped. By this time it was well over a year of ownership. Sad part was you could never predict when this would happen and the dreaded shut down cycle of 15 minutes alway pushed dinner/lunch into late territorry.
Part failutes, motors, control boards, fan, firepot, grates supports. Worst ones was right outside of warranty period the support for flavor bars burned/rusted through. I'm in a no humidity area and grill lives under the cover, that was not covered under warranty neither was the little pellet grill grate, oh and it's on indefinite back order.
Grilling. While i enjoy grilling on the Smokefire, it's very inconsistent, Right side runs extremely hot, while the left side is cold. Not a big deal since i use the ares for direct and indirect areas. Becomes a disadvantage when you are cooking for a group and theres not enough room on the grill to constantly be shuffling cold and burnt food around. Or there's too much of food to do so.
While the outside looks like it's brand new when cleaned off, it's going up on marketplace before another part fails and i have to shell out $150 for parts just to make this work again. And the replacement will be a pellet grill just not from Weber.
If you are looking for another brand in the same price range, I've had my Camp Chef for 8+ years with no issues. My dad purchased the newer version Camp Chef about 4 years ago and has had the same luck.
So if you are handy and don't mind a bit of a challenge every once in a while, this is a great deal. The features are excellent but be prepared for some babysitting.
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1. Weber has an outstanding customer service approach and has always been there if I have issues with this grill. I had a couple minor ones and they fixed it right away.
2. The WiFi is a game changer. If I am driving home and decide that I want to grill, I can fire up the grill remotely. Then I can stop at the butcher shop and by the time I get home, I can start grilling immediately.
3. I love the color and the fit/finish.
The only con is that your cooking will vary greatly based on the type of pellets you use. Some may not like the smoky flavor and it does have a learning curve.
All in all, I would recommend.
If you are worried about hacker getting into your smokefire and starting up the grill remotely, you have bigger issues to worry about. Because someone with enough skill has either hacked your WIFI and now has access to all your smart devices in the home. Or they hacked Webers app which is a different problem altogether.
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