Weber SmokeFire Sear+ ELX4 24-Inch Wood Fired Pellet Grill - 22722001

Product use so far: Slow cooked brisket (smoke boost mode) Steaks Burgers Dogs Sausage Brats Corn Zucchini Chicken breast Chicken thighs Hot wings What works great The app Temp probes Recipe search Steady temps Ease of cleaning Flavor Sear plate - this is amazing The addictive aroma Absolutely loved the packaging because it used no polystyrene (Styrofoam) What does not work great Issue 1 The grill shut down for some reason during my first slow cook. After it went through the shutdown, the grill was restarted. Then the temp climbed uncontrolled and started a grease fire. This was the very 1st time using the grill for food. It had been seasoned according to instructions. The fire reach greater than 800 degrees F. This not only ruined the brisket but was a major safety concern. If the grill was not being closely monitored, it could have easily lead to a uncontrollable yard fire. Must stress the root cause of the uncontrollable temperature climb is still unknown but might have something to do with pellets continuing to being fed after the flame went out. I observed this 2 days later while grilling hot wings. The flame went out, pellets continued to feed, and after restarting it led to uncontrollable temperature climb. Fortunately the wings were mostly done and I cut the power. This issue has yet to occur again and every cook since has been fantastic. Issue 2 This involves software behavior when there is a power loss. A sprinkler tripped the GFCI the grill was plugged into. After resetting the GFCI, the software required full shut down sequence completion in the middle of another slow cook. This takes 15-20 minutes and brings the grill temp to nearly ambient temperature. There should be an option to bypass the shut down requirement after power loss.

This grill replaces a 2nd gen LX4 which had continuous problems which Weber tried to remedy and helped me get into the Sear +. It's performed flawlessly, you can hear the fan react differently to different conditions such as opening lid to changing temps. The sear plate works great and the internal light is a must for evening grills.

I received my SmokeFire earlier this month. It was easy to assemble. I have made cube steak, grilled burgers, smoked baby back ribs, smoked beef jerky (using smoke boost) and grilled brats on the SmokeFire so far. It has all turned out really good. I did have one instance when I went to use my SmokeFire, I set the temperature and after a couple of minutes it started smoking so I went into the house to prepare the meat. I was following the preheat process on my phone and noticed that the internal grill tempature was not increasing. After a few minutes, I went out to check on the SmokeFire and it was no longer smoking and no heat was being produced. I shutdown the SmokeFire and cooked the meat another way. Hopefully this was just a one-off fluke. This is my first pellet grill so I was surprised at the number of pellets it goes through. The grill is easy to clean.

While I have only used this grill one time so far, it was amazing on that cook. Holds temperature perfectly!

After smoking on a WSM for 20yrs I made the switch to a Smokefire ELX4 after months of research. It arrived 2 weeks ago and assembly was actually fun with just my wife and I. I still like to smoke with water and this is possible without using grate space on the Smokefire. So far I've done burgers (smoked as well as grilled), ribs, and a 2" bone-in ribeye. All have turned out amazingly well! As a KCBS judge, I am pretty familiar with quality BBQ. I used Smokeboost for the burgers but not the rest as I'm trying to do a head-to- head comparison with my WSM but the Smokboost definitely can add more smokey flavor than my WSM. So far it's a breeze to use! I tried using drip/water pans without the wet smoke kit but found it's much easier to just get the kit and avoid spills. I am meticulous with cleaning and found the Smokefire isn't that hard to clean. I am looking forward to trying new and bigger recipes because of how easy it is to use. The app works great and Weber videos on Youtube are also extremely helpful. Also, the smoker arrived already registered with Weber- nice bonus. Thanks to Weber for doing it again. I know it's early but i can tell how well this will work. To my WSM- rest in peace. You did well.

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The grill surpasses our expectations. The steak we cooked as well as the turkey turned out super good. The flavor of the pellets gives meat a wonderful taste, very mild but there...

We puchased the WeberSmokefire grill with the intention of replacing our charcoal grill, gas grill and electric smoker with one unit. The Weber smokefire has made this intention a reality!The grill is fantastic and does everything extremely well. The two grills it replaces are also Webers and have served us well.

My grill came damaged and inoperable. It took quite a while to get a "smoke fire" expert to call me back and it took a very long time to receive replacement parts. Once I got it all together I must say they finally worked the kinks out that plagued the previous models. It works great for everything it advertises to do. That being said the pellet drop still is big opportunity, that will require a re-engineering. Overall great performance, though.

Smoke and Sear are functioning as promised. 8 hour smoke for pork ribs, 6 hour smoke for beef ribs and sear for a tomahawk and some burgers. Smoker and app all functioning well.

At 87, I asked my son to get something foolproof and easy. It also had to meet his exacting standard.Weber SmokeFire does all the above. Of course it provides perfectly smoked meat. If you use a great recipe it is also delicious.