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Weber SmokeFire Pellet Grill Pulled Pork over nighter | Grease Fire
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- Опубліковано 16 лют 2020
- Weber SmokeFire Pellet Grill pulled pork over night cook. This is a long video where we experience and evaluate the cooker together. Everything actually worked really well until it didn't. The Weber pellet grill had a grease fire at the end. I managed to save the pork butts.
Weber SmokeFire Pellet Grill
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If you drink the Kool-Aid you weren't affected by it, you are stand up guy and you gave us an honest review. If you would have been affected by the Kool-Aid you could have very easily never shown us the grease fire, thank you very much for an honest review and not being a sell-out.
It appears from the picture that the flavorizer bar is missing over the fire. On all of their grills, they prevent a grease fire?
Really sorry to see you frustrated brother! We all appreciate your honesty, and it’s a real treat to watch your videos (even your longer ones). Also, kudos on the humility around being sold the hype around the SmokeFire.
Hope it all works out for you (and Weber and their SmokeFire customers) because we’re all better off when barbecuing works better.
This is why I follow your channel and value your opinion. You care about your viewers, and even the employees at Weber. Your honesty really shows!
Brother I have a newfound respect for youI I was Already big fan but now I’m a bigger fan . thank you so much for keeping it real thank you again be blessed Pit-Master
Thanks, T.
Don’t be ashamed for getting excited about the grill. Weber has a great track record, it was reasonable to expect a quality product.
Their product quality has gone to shit in the last few years. Top of the line Weber Summit grills rusting to nothing in a couple years, because they use cheap ass painted steel side panels on a $3,000 grill (not even galvanized). Would it have killed you to step up and use stainless, or at least galvanized steel? For this pellet grill, they tried re-using the flavorizer bars, rather than do like every other tried and proven pellet grills that cover the entire cooking surface with a flame guard / heat diffuser. No self-respecting dealer will recommend them over a Traeger, Rec Tec, or other quality pellet grill. I wish I would have kept all my old Weber products when I moved, including a Genesis C Gold grill, WSM smoker, and old school 22" kettle grill. At least I still have my 15 year old Baby Q that works like the day it was made.
Justin, hey were are all human ! From what I’ve seen in the past is that you’ve had a great working relationship with Weber! I can understand why you accepted what they said ! You are a better man and YTer for admitting errors even though it was the Kool Aids fault ! Very nice review, open and honest ! Great job and much respect ! 👍👍👍
Daddy Dutch BBQ thx, buddy. Appreciate it
The transparency and honesty you showed throughout this whole process is what makes this one of my favorite videos. You are an inspiration, Sir! 🙌
I returned my smoke fire grill, just lost confidence in all the reviews and now watching your video. I'm glad I did. Thanks for the video
I watched your video when you where in Chicago and you seem to like the cooker, also so glad you are an honest man it was probably hard as weber treated you wright when you visited them. I will always value your opinion on any product you review after watching this review you are a very honest man good on you. Thumbs Up
Huge respect to you Justin for literally confirming everything that I've seen over the last 72hrs, from people who bought this pellet grill.
I almost bought the grill after what I saw with you and Harry Soo in Chicago, but the price in Canada is $2000 can dollars and that stopped me, otherwise I would have the smokefire in my possession now.
After your confirmation and others, I'm out from buying this grill.
Thanks again for your honesty...
Was really looking forward to your review in particular and glad I waited until you put it out. Thanks for all the great info and don't feel too bad man. It's a Weber, we were all expecting great things.
Thank you for the review and taking the time to share it with everyone.
Hey Justin, You saved me a ton trouble. My EX6 has been sitting in my garage unopened for a couple of weeks due to weather and illness. I was going to pull it out in the morning and give it the inaugural go. Luckily, I saw your video first. Grease fire! Geez. Weber offered no apologies when I called. No inquiries about further details, only verified the information, refunded my money, said the shipping company would be in contact for the pickup, thanks and goodbye. Don't sweat getting caught up in the hype. I'm a Weber diehard and can't believe it myself. Sure I expected some glitches. But nothing like this from Weber. Thanks again for saving me the trouble!
lol He used it 4 times before and this was a longggg cook with 2 butts. Keep it clean and you won't have an issue. FYI It's grillin. The same thing happens with charcoal and gas grills.
You sir, are the man. Thank you very much. I have been waiting for a video from you on this and you delivered on every level. I've seen the other videos about what you mentioned(known issues) which caused me to go a different route(Rec Tec), but what reassures me is the grease fire issue. I was hoping Weber would live up to their name, but on this it sounds like they pushed to market too quickly. Thank you, thank you!!
You my friend are a breath of fresh air! Thank you for your honesty and transparency. Nothing but respect :)
Anyone that can give an honest review of any product and not worry about any backlash, has got me trusting him for everything he reviews. This is exactly what the consumer needs to see. It’ll also make manufacturers fully test their products in real world conditions before release. Sometimes, bad press can be a benefit to both the consumer and manufacturer. Thanks for keeping it real.
Tons of info there buddy. I hope Weber does the right thing and takes care of their loyal customers. Something tells me that there will be a price to pay for the folks in Chicago for years to come. There is no excuse... Rushing to get a product out there that wasn't ready. Unsat! Thanks for posting this buddy.
My EX6 is now at destination ready for delivery. I have emailed Weber over the weekend to let them know I will not be taking receipt of it. So disappointing. I knew there would be issues but... all of this? I do feel for the people on the Weber end. They are not going to have a good few months to say the least.
Justin, thanks for being the “guinea pig” for us. Appreciate your work, keep it up.
Unbiased, honest reviews are priceless! Thanks, Justin you are doing a good thing by posting these videos.
Can’t tell you how much we all appreciate the legit review and HONESTY. We all thought and honestly were hoping this would be the unicorn. Totally not your fault at all. Thanks for the vids!
That clicking sound was gnarly!
Thanks so much for your honest review!! Sad to see a the issues come to fruition on the production model. Hopefully they will address this!
Justin, keep making the videos mate. We get excited every time we see one posted. We’ve all bought a storey before that doesn’t live up to expectations. You and all the guys being critical of this cooker will be the reason that the issues get fixed. Keep doing what you are doing.
Kudos to you. Your genuine concern is obvious as is your disappointment. Your honesty completely overrides your initial early thoughts and excitement. Good on you.
Being a self proclaimed Weber fan boy for years this is very disappointing. I’ve had many Weber products and was stoked to see them come forward with a pellet grille.
I’m hopeful they are able to make the necessary adjustments / corrections so I can buy one with confidence.
Thanks for your unbiased review. I’ll stay tuned for more information.
Most of us get excited about a new piece of kit. We hope for improvement and success of products that we love to use so I wouldn't be too hard on yourself for willing this smoker to be a winner. As a successful UA-cam creator, you have put yourself in a position where you get invited to "influencer" events for big brands and it can be a balancing act to be respectful to the brand and also genuine to your supporters - I personally think you have done that well. I agree with your wife and reckon you should use this opportunity to not just "alert" others about buying this product but also help to improve it (if Weber is kind and smart enough to listen) rather than return it directly. All the best 👍
Self Sufficient Me love your channel mate. If you bbq would love to see you have ago being a fellow Aussie
For some reason I never saw this comment. I appreciate you taking the time to leave it. Yeah, I didn't talk about it in videos but I bent over backwards trying to help Weber. Behind the scenes I was sending pictures and videos and basically begging them to show me if I had done anything wrong.
They offered to send an engineer to my house to fix my grill. I told them that would be fine as long as there were solutions for my viewers via customer service if they had the same issues. (The last thing I wanted was to have the only grill in the country that was working because I hand an engineer come over). They didn't talk to me after that.
I took a lot of crap over this grill...from people who don't realize I was looking out for them. I probably should have talked about it more.
Well reviewed. Unbiased. I can’t believe I just watched a video this long but for some reason, I hung in there and was glad I did.
I absolutely LOVE your honesty! Thank you Justin!!!
Daddy Cooks thx brother. Appreciate it
Like Kevin below said, I'm glad to see Weber getting into the pellet game, but back to the lab to sort out some things. Other makers have already crossed those bridges. Thanks for keeping it honest. Oh, in spite of all that, nice pork butts.
I appreciate your honesty, really. I had my Weber SmokeFire still on the box, haven't opened it yet. But Im returning it for refund just going with the RecTec RT-700 instead. I need something that I can count on for my cooks and not deal with all the hassle. Thanks again Baby Back Maniac.
Good choice. I didn’t go through with my Smokefire preorder and I am now seriously considering a rec tec. For the same price point the build quality and fit and finish are way better and they just seem to work with no problems. I haven’t really seen any complaints. Sure it may not sear as well (or maybe it does?), but I can definitely live with that.
@@pitis2flie Yeap, these are the same reasons why I chose the Rec Tec BULL. The company does offer a Sear Kit for the RT700, so you have that option. But to be honest, I'll just use my Weber 22" Kettle with Fogo Lump Charcoal for searing my steaks. I love it this way anyway.
We appreciate all of you guys making these videos. I actually returned mine that I pre-ordered on Dec 2 yesterday. I never even un-boxed it after all the videos on UA-cam.
A lot of people seem to be having these issues thank you for being upfront and honest because I was going to buy this also but I was hesitant because I know it's so new there will be bugs. I appreciate your honesty
Dude you don't need to apologize! You make a great DIY BBQ channel. I think you do a great job, I've learned a lot about grilling from your videos. You stuck your neck out and got burned by the weber name, if I was in your position I'd have the same opinion. I was ready to buy a smoke fire on Weber's name alone...your video made me reconsider not mad at weber just understanding that the pellet game is new to them...can't wait for more info.
My favorite part is when Weber claims they couldn't recreate a grease fire and your first cook, you got one. Great video.
wasnt his first cook. he admitted he done 4 cooks before this 1. keep it clean no fires
All grills flare and have grease fires if you don't clean them or the meat is fatty. Ever cooked on charcoal or gas?
@@nedhill1242 he didn't clean it before doing the butts
@@ScottysBackYardBBQ
Exactly.
And after seeing multiple videos on the Webber, it’s obvious that the people have these problems because they’re not cleaning it. They’re letting the ash build up which creates a little greaseballs that catch on fire.
It’s like people expect these things to work and work and work and never clean them. I think lazy people buy the pellet grills because they don’t wanna have to do the things you do with a charcoal grill or even a gas grill. They need maintenance and cleaning. Just like any other grill. It’s ridiculous!
I see people complaining about the power mode, the shutdown mode and resetting, etc. People saying I’d never buy one because of that. Simple fix. Go to Office Depot and but a UPC. Everyone should have these for their flatscreen TV and stereo and you can use one for the grill. Power goes out no problem.
These things cook better because Weber did Good something very different but it’s still uses pellets. Comparing it to other pellet grills is ridiculous because it’s not like other pellet grills.
I always have to remind myself. That common sense isn’t common and average intelligence isn’t actually very intelligent.
People want to work like other pellet grills and have the simplicity of other pellet grills, but don’t understand this is not that that’s why you get far better flavor on this which is much closer to a traditional grill or an offset grill. If flavor is important to you. This is the grill to get but understand it’s gonna take a little bit more cleaning. I literally shake my head, reading all the comments on these Weber reviews and the whining and the complaining.
@@nedhill1242 for sure. my smokefire works excellent to problems at all. over 500 cooks
Dont be discouraged bro. You are not perfect and glad to see that even experts can make mistakes. You owned it and thats what matters. Thank you for being real.
Your honesty is GOLDEN!!
I watched the entire video! Thank you so much for posting this Justin! A quick fix is a drip pan like the owners manual states for long cooks. Keep us posted on what Weber says. I bought my EX4 today and haven't assembled it yet so I'm really waiting for now.
The manual really says to put a drip pan down there under the flavorizer bars for long cooks???
No, they recommend a water pan (not a drip pan) in the cook chamber (not specifically under your food). This is a common recommendation to keep humidity high, there's no indication Weber intended that line in the manual as a mandatory step to prevent grease fires.
I find it really hard to believe that the instructions say to add a drip pan. And if it does then that is Weber admitting there’s a grease fire issue.
Don’t beat yourself up man. Thanks, I will stick to my old faithful PitBoss LOL!
Thanks for your honesty and for posting this. Glad I waited for you to review it so I appreciate this!
Wow! Thanks again for an awesome review Justin. You're absolutely right about us trusting you. I've been waiting on your reviews before pulling the trigger on this smoker. I'm glad I did! It's strictly a want, not a need. I already have a Camp Chef pellet smoker that I love, and a Bradley digital, and Masterbuilt Pro XL, and Weber Kettle Performer. I'll be in the sidelines waiting for the hopper feed issue and grease fire issues to be addressed and resolved before spending a pile of cash on this one. I appreciate you brother!👍👍👍....and I'd like to add, the fact that you turned down an expensive cooker and bought it yourself speaks volumes of the integrity you have. You're the best!!!
I preordered in December. I love my Weber Genesis II and had really high hopes for this as my first pellet grill. I’m sorry to say this is a hard NO. Cancelling my order first thing in the morning. Very disappointed.
Thanks for the honest review Justin.
I just canceled mine while at lunch lol
Wow, what a big disappointment you must be feeling. I appreciate your complete honesty when you do any product review. You always say what is not right about things you review and even little things that bug you. If it bugs you, it will probably bug everyone that owns the product. I remember you showing how the Big Joe Kamado leaked creosote out of the exhaust and it dripped onto your concrete. I experience the same problem and was already expecting it from your review. I ended up getting rid of mine, mainly because I hated that split fire box compared to the one piece they use to use on their classic model. Removal for easy clean up was easy, but not anymore. Any how, thanks for taking us on this journey. Anxious to see future cooks on it. No one should have to resort to smoking meat in a pan to prevent grease fires!
I would rather have longevity vs ease of cleaning. The amp firebox allows it to constantly expand due to the increase of heat versus always cracking.
@@MelloHubb The original KJ firebox had an expansion joint to allow for expansion, but yet it was all one piece. I had the KJ classic for over 5 years and never had one crack. It was used quite often as well.
Thank you so much for your review and the time you’ve taken. I’m experiencing the pellets bridging in the hopper issue. No software issues, did a 4 hour pastrami cook and pretty happy with how it works so far.
Brother Justin, you are a man of honer and you tell it like it is... that is a rare thing these days my friend! Thanks for being so transparent. I think you wife gave you good advice, and I don't blame you for being frustrated.
I’m standing by! Waiting to hear what your feedback from Weber says...
I have had a very good customer experience with Weber. I am glad you are making this video. Version 2 will be on the way because of you and in the meantime they will recall all these and retrofit them free of charge. If you can't send it back they will come directly to your house and fix them right then and there before barbecue season kicks off. In the meantime Lowes will be offloading these at $99 a pop by March 15th. until the floor is cleared out. Then will then beg Pit Boss for forgiveness for even putting these Weber's out on the floor.
Thank you for the honest review. I originally preordered one then canceled my order to wait and see how they turned out. So glad I did.
Thank you for your transparency and honest review. I think I might sit out on the first round of these and see what happens. Thank you sir!
I believed Weber also although I don’t necessarily want a pellet cooker at this time. Sad to see these big flaws. I love my 5 Weber kettles though.
I was looking to buy this Weber grill but I went with the RecTec and I am sooo grateful.. I don't know if you have ever used a RecTec but I think you would really love it I have a RecTec RT-2500 BFG. I would love to see you cook on and review one... Love watching your videos keep them coming. Thank You, Rick
Rec Tec for the win brother !
rnblase have you had any temperature issues with your BFG 2500? I’ve read where other people have. Thanks!
Got the Rec Tec 590. It’s killer. Plus they support Delta Waterfowl and have the best customer service I’ve ever witnessed
Very proud of your honest review.
Thank you for this review! Your belly is belittled by your honesty and honor.
Thanks so much for the honesty. I was planning on selling my Silverbac, Genesis, and some others to replace with this but I’ll hold off now. Let’s just see what Weber has to say about this. If I were you, I’d take it back and try another one. See if it is a one off problem unit. Maybe poorly addressed by Lowe’s? Try getting one in a box and put it together yourself to rule out the possibility. Just my $0.02.
Francesco, what's your opinion on the Silverbac? I'm considering one while Weber sorts this out.
Stuart Crabbe it is a tank. Mark and the folks at Grilla are top notch. I know there were issues in their early production versions but I think they have those issues worked out and it is a solid machine. It lacks the WiFi but is it really necessary? The materials are high quality and will last forever. I’ve stuff 8 pork butts in there (75 lbs) multiple times and cooked overnight with no problems. Food comes out fantastic every time. I was only considering selling was the promise of this evolution in design. I’m keeping old reliable until it is really proven to work.
@@francescocampisano2226 I have a Green Mountain Grill with wifi, meh. Not necessary for me at least. Only benefit I can think of for wifi is to get an alarm during the middle of the night for a loss of temperature.
Great job on the review. I have had questions from the beginning about the grease fire potential....that is unfortunate.
Jus' Piddlin BBQ I did too but they convinced me otherwise...honestly though, I think they themselves were convinced.
Yep this was my exact fear. I was hoping it wouldn’t happen but with its design being so different I was leery....this was the type of review I was waiting on prior to making my first pellet grill purchase. I wanted it to work so bad because the searing capabilities are nice....
Thanks for the review and for telling about the issues you experienced..
I am looking to get me one, but I'll out it on ice until the problem is resolved.
Cheers from Norway!
Videos like this help the next guy that is doing research on his next pellet grill purchase. I was VERY skeptical when I saw the initial videos of this grill/smoker, on the quality and performance. 2 things I knew right away without even seeing one in person was the lack of drip shield and horrible pellet hopper design. I LITERALLY did a years worth of research and reading reviews before I purchased the REC TEC RT-700. I have not had ONE issue with this grill (over 100 cooks) and the quality and craftsmanship is undeniably the best I saw!!! I recommend the REC TEC to anyone looking to purchase a pellet grill, but I also tell people, do your own research. Compare build quality, functions, customer satisfaction, read reviews. I know i'm glad I did.
Remember I told you I was gonna re-shoot my summary? Well, I did and it went much like yours unfortunately. I'm uploading a 28 minute video now. It is what it is. I care more about the honest, working mans hard earned money than I do Weber's reputation. I was as nice as you would expect but I'm horribly disappointed. Blessings, brother. We will talk tomorrow.. or today actually lol.
You look extremely let down and frustrated. Brother, we all persevere. Sorry to see your frustration, but tomorrow will bring new light!
And I have you to thank Rob for not getting a SmokeFire so soon! lol
Thanks for your honest thoughts and for buying it off the shelf to give an unbiased opinion. And dont worry so much about your thoughts while at Weber. They were doing their job and now you're doing yours. Also, as a pellet grill owner from Canada the cold can wreak havoc with a cooker. It's an adventure every time. Keep up the good work!
The integrity and honesty is commendable. You are a great human.
Thank you for the honest view. I was sipping the kool-aid but suspicious there was a special additive in it. I went looking for one on Saturday but the local Ace Hardware sold it earlier in the day. Guess I'll buy the RecTec BFG.
the BFG was on sale this weekend!
Production unit testing. That should be standard. It clearly wasn't here. Great video :)
Cooking With Ry exactly. Definitely a sign this was rushed. I hate this for the employees who worked so hard on the preproduction stuff and had nothing to do with the decision to take preorders on an unfinished product.
PVT is what we call it in consumer tech industry :)
@Pooch4209 Thats what is keeping me up at night.
@@BabyBackManiac im guessing when they said they put truck loads of pellets through it, they probably never let the pellet loads drop. was probably constantly topped up.
I’ve been wondering why Louisiana founders series was slated to come out on black Friday or fall of 2019. My thought is they have been waiting for Weber to stumble? Now after all these problems being addressed on utube with Smoke Fire... just maybe they are reading and ready for their release?
Great job Justin! You are handling this the right way. Keep us posted .
Totally appreciate the 100% honest review.
Never been more glad buying my RT-700... I was debating on waiting for the Weber grill to come out... Glad I didn't
Psyghtt same here everything has worked great on mine
A thought came to mind about this video: if this was the “free demo unit” would we be seeing the same video? I guess yes. I’m with the majority here, I had high hopes based on the rave at the Chicago headquarters with all the guru’s including you. Now I’m Waiting for the recall and V 2.0. Thanks for all your hard work and info.
Thank you for the honest review! Much appreciated.
Thanks for the honest review! I’m glad your wife was able to talk you into keeping the cooker. I hope you continue to cook on it and really put it through some more tests for all of us to see. Also don’t get down on yourself about the hype. It seems many of us believed and pre-ordered expecting the next best thing since sliced bread in the pellet cooker world!
I had a grease fire with a brisket I smoked Saturday night with my EX6. The ash/grease collection design in these grills is a joke for anyone doing long smokes.
Have you tried it with a drip pan under it? I wonder does that affect the smoke level ?
Wow, honestly my biggest concern with their design was the cleanup ramifications. Right now I have a GMG with a slanted drip tray that I just place a layer of foil over each cook. Cleanup is a snap. I didn't even think about grease fires :-/ Thanks for the insight good sir :)
Yep on the GMG. Wife was not so sure when I bought, loves it now, win-win.
Just like you, I am a HUGE Weber fan...rocking Weber (kettles and gas grills) that are older than me with ZERO issues. I had pre-ordered the SmokeFire as soon as I could, but after thinking about it, I turned it down. This is version 1, and while I would trust Weber to do a ton of R+D, it's going to have issues to work on for version 2...3...ect...So I don't mind throwing down $1,200 on a smoker / grill. But will do so after a few versions and improvements made. Thank you for your honesty and transparency in this video. Cheers Justin!
Thank you for watching.
One of the most honest youtuber I have ever seen. You rock my friend! Congratulations from Italy
Wonder if Weber continues to have these issues will they have a nation wide recall.
You don't know how difficult this is for me to watch...if it was mine, I'd return it. They really need more work on this. I really wish you would try a Rec Tec Bull...it's the same money for a 1000% better product. I love that Weber is entering the market, but I think the design is fundamentally flawed in a few ways (grease capture, pellet hopper, etc.).
Kevin Taylor I have the RT 700 it’s a beast. Never had a problem with it.
Does the rec tec give you as much smoke flavor as the Weber?
Thnx for your honest review, based on your earlier videos I was gonna buy this grill, and now I decided to wait and see.
Thanks for being honest before some of us dropped $1,000 bucks on this pellet smoker. I watched the other videos of Weber’s Chicago show and was sold on it. I’m so glad you did this review.
Truly appreciate the review. I really thought personally that those flavorizer bars spacing would eventually lead to grease fires on the them and the bottom of grill. So sorry to see this happen on an early cook, but to be fair two pork butts render a lot of fat. So for me, the appeal of pellet cooker is the ability to set it, and walk away and even go to bed while it cooked through the night. But there's no way I'd feel comfortable doing that after what you dealt with. That pellet cooker probably does a better a job with grilling than most of the other do based on design. But your integrity in sharing this video can't be overstated. Thank you.
Agreed Zues but it is not unreasonable to want to cook two or more butts at one time. That's what these things are supposed be able to do.
@@ericcioffi7309 I hear you 100% and completely concur. It usually takes some neglected build-up of grease to get a grease fire rolling. I started to wonder what else would be an issue on that cooker, and chicken wings and/or beer can chickens would likely lead to grease fires as well. I have another brand of pellet cooker but like this channel and was curious about this unit.
Dude, you're banging yourself up over nothing, You liked the product and the company, a lot of us do, but you bought the unit yourself, tested it and reported honestly what you saw. That is all good, yeah you hyped the grill a little but nobody is buying a thousand dollar grill without waiting a little bit for reviews. Thank you for this video, I was seriously considering this grill over my current goto Camp Chef. But I will now wait and see what Weber does to address these issues. Thanks again, your channel rocks.
Michael Faria thx man
@@BabyBackManiac Thank you, I like to learn and eat.
That review took, not balls, but just honesty. Don't beat yourself up you reported what you saw, and experienced, in all the videos! I appreciate you for your work, candor, and caring.
A real honest video with tons of humility. You’re an excellent You Tuber and Weber is better because of you. Keep the honesty going and remember we all mistakes - it’s admitting when we’re wrong that counts ...and you certainly proved it today. John
don’t beat yourself up, I would have believed them also, it’s Weber. And they believed it too!!
I'm also in IT and Never in my life thought I'd hear the following " I have installed the firmware on my grill then rebooted it"
Great Video brother I appreciate your honesty and your love for the community. Keep cooking I'll keep watching.
I’m glad I follow your channel, because I gave serious thought to upgrading from my Pellet Pro 1100 to the new Smoke/grease fire. I guess I had a better grill the whole time. Thanks for saving us all some $$& now it will go towards a custom stick burner.
Why haven't they realised that the easiest way to keep pellets moving would be a small vibrator. It could vibrate for 30 seconds every hour and you'd never have this issue of pellets getting bunched together.
Rob Varley just get a Traeger
Yes, but not on this hopper. Too spread out. (disclaimer: just from I have seen on utube.)
@@kilowaa I have a traeger timberline.
@@RobVarley traeger has a reputation of it being difficult to keep clean. Do you find that to be true?
My thoughts 💯 wouldn't take minute
Damn. As kids would say these days. This grill is an "epic fail" thanks for being honest.
Respect for the honest review, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the honest review video.
Soooo glad I did not wait and buy one of these.
Quality of pellet makes a huge difference in flavor, auger jams... that is my experience
Carmelo Joseph Rizza also ash content
More than 1 deal breaker. That’s unfortunate, had some really high hopes for this. Curious to see what weber has to say.
We clobbered this smoker last year, it still has not been improved I see...
toordog You have a video up on it?
Mile High V - Justin B. As much as I’ve seen, Weber’s only response has been posting “how to clean” videos on their YT. Purely by dumb luck I happened to hop on here two weeks ago and stumbled on an early review or two and didn’t submit payment on one. I won’t until another iteration comes out, if one does. Weber tends to release product and its there for years
Thanks for the honest reporting. I was planning on buying one these this spring. Gonna hold off now to see how Weber deals with these issues. Thanks again.
Thank you Justin. I’ve followed you for sometime. I always enjoy your work. You showed a lot of integrity in this one. I’ve been waiting to buy one of theses. Thanks to you, I’ll wait and hope they get these issues fixed. I have 5 Weber’s, I would have trusted them too.
Weber needed way more R+D on this imho
The Barely casters are an embarrassment
I believe the casters on the Summit were also pretty puny. Apparently, it's a Weber thing. The casters on their gas grills aren't the greatest either.
Weber’s casters are always really cheap....at least all the ones I have seen and had!
Agree on both R&D and the casters comment. For the money the "Weber" name adds to the price the casters should be industry leaders. Not everyone is always going to only keep it on concrete. My Green Mountain gets rolled out into the yard at times for cleaning or reduced smoke under the carport, just saying. I had high hopes for this endeavor given the Weber name, alas it turns out it is not always true that you get what you pay for.
Nice review buddy, might I suggest two possible solutions:
1. Shim the left side of the cooker up about .25" inch or so and maybe that would allow a cleaner pellet feed?
2. Drill a hole on the bottom left side and let that baby drain out the grease!
Cheers!
Why should he have to do that after paying all that money for it?
For the price I wouldn’t adjust anything return it
Others have tried that with no difference, some guys are claiming to have good luck with splaying the hopper slope with food grade silicone spray.
Tony Ngo’s video shows the ash buildup prevents the grease from draining. Makes sense, seeing that the fan is blowing ash up into the grill.
GreenhornBBQbeer great suggestions but after dishing out over $1200 for a “cooker” the owner’s shouldn’t have to a damn thing except enjoy his new toy ,or return it because there are many other pellet grills on the market that are worthy of our money
Don't beat yourself up, mate. We all were looking forward to this grill. It's a shame it doesn't live up to the Weber reputation but i appreciate your honest feedback. It's hard to admit when you've gotten caught up in the hype. Keep up the great work
Great video Justin! I truly love your channel! I'm a die hard Weber charcoal cooker fan (don't believe in gas grills, personal choice), and I love all of my Weber cookers! You're absolutely right to feel frustrated and somewhat call them out on this! The complications you're experiencing are not acceptable and the grease fire situation is just simply not safe! You're an experienced pit master and your words/opinion hold a lot of weight! Thanks again, and I trust Weber will make this right..
There is a "Caution" note in the Weber Owner's Manual (page 14): "When grilling or smoking over a longer period of time, WEBER encourages the use of a water pan inside the cookbox". Is that their way to say "otherwise you get grease fires"?!
Thanks for the great videos and looking forward how things progress.
What about the pellet feeder
no its to help the temperature fluctuation
This sounds like a typical "don't get ver 1.0! Wait until they come out with updates!"
This isn't version 1, we had the last year version that had the same issues.
toordog Last year? Isn’t this the first model for sale?
Mad respect for buying this unit and really testing it out Justin! Thank you for this video. I've been sharing it already with my BBQ peeps. I really wanted to believe that this first iteration was magic, but hopefully they get it sorted asap.
I'm a life long Weber fan as well. I had just bought a Traeger a few days before this was announced, and I was a little bummed about it. I really appreciate that you decided to keep it, and will report your real experience with it. Keep up the great work Justin.