Broil King Regal 400 Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Controlled 26-Inch Pellet Grill - 495051

I bought my Regal 500 pellet grill about a month ago. I have since grilled New York strips, bone in rib steaks, baby back ribs and hamburgers, the cook was spot on and the flavor was amazing. I will never go back to gas or charcoal.

I purchased this smoker because I had heard such good things about it especially about how well it held its temperature. It turns out the exact opposite is true. It does not seem to matter how many times I set the temperature at 280F the temperature drops down drastically. Also there seems to be very little smoke.

Over the past 20 years I have had 17 different smokers (horizon stick burners, G eggs, Weber Summit charcoal, BK Keg, etc. )between my home and lake properties. This was the 3rd pellet grill I've bought now (first two were GMG models). I bought the BK regal 500 because of the cooking size and the heavy lid for extra insulation and smoke leakage protection. The assemble was easy and the product is definitly built with quality. I normally cook over full wood and charcoal but at the cottage nothing is more convenient then a set it and forget it smoker. I could not have been more excited about this pellet smoker but it has some "issues". It takes very long to get to smoking temp. - almost 30 minutes before it settled into a zone (twice as long as my old GMG Bowie) the second thing is the heat distribution. It was wierd because the coolest part of the grill was right above the firebox. The left and right sides are actually hotter (with no water pan) For the good, once you learn the hot and cool spots, you can really cook well on this product. The ash removal system, double food temp probes, reversible cast iron grills....all great features. In the first 7 days I did a full packer brisket (prime), reverse sear tomahawk (605 for the final sear), chicken on the rotisserie, pork shoulder (pulled pork), etc. PICS ATTACHED...every thing turned out amazing for a pellet smoker. I actually think most pellet grills are never "great" because of the heat retention and lack of smoke depth but the average person could do a really great job with a little practice....Don't follow BK's rib temps though...bad. This is one of the best pellet smokers in this price range for sure but it still needs some tweaking. If you have never had a pellet smoker before, this is a great unit to start with

Bought this smoker end of May. Overall the quality is excellent. Love the cast iron grates and the thickness of the actual housing. However, having issues with the welds on the legs. some of seams are missing solder. I was also experiencing huge temperature swings but it seems to be a working better now. Sent in warranty claim on June 8th still waiting to hear back . I would give this smoker 5 stars if only the issues were resolved. ill update my review after more testing...

I have had this just under a month and have already been producing some EXCELLENT smoked meals. From Rotisserie Smoked Chicken to Smoked Turkey and Ribs, the pellet smoker is easy to use and has fantastic results! Love using it and practicing more!

Great smoker, well built, app/wifi works great, temperature on probes and smoker are far off all the time.

I bought the Broil King pellet grill a year ago. Since the beginning, I had controller problems and it had to be replaced 3 times. The last time was in the late fall last year when Broil King finally sent me one. I had it installed and turned it on. After about an hour it seemed to settle in to the temperature I set. So, I shut it off, and stored it for the winter. This spring I started it up. The screen on the controller stayed blank for several minutes. After tapping the screen several times, it finally came on. I wanted to roast a pork loin. After one hour and twenty minutes, I finally gave up and turned it off and did the pork loin on my Imperial 590. I am replacing this pellet grill with a competitors product. Too bad, Broil King, I thought you would have a great product. I was wrong. Granted, it is built like a tank, but, your software stinks.

3 users found this review helpful

I love it! Works great, great temp controls great taste. The cast iron grill is fantastic.

Purchased a month ago. Excellent temp control. Super high quality materials. Love this grill.

I've had great results with the cook so far. App works well I periodically get a notification to close my lid when it is closed. I have noticed there is some paint chipping on the legs and on the cover of the rotisserie hole.