I'm 4 weeks in with my EX-6. Have noticed very long recovery times after opening the lid to flip something on high heat cooks. Last night I tried doing something I normally do on my kettle...fried rice in the weber wok. What a disaster. The temps kept dropping after an initial set point of 450 and just wouldn't recover. I didn't time it but it took long enough for me to punt and move into the house and electric burner to finish cooking.
Granted, this is an outlier use case, and probably not appropriate for the EX-6. However, I have noticed similar things with long recovery times when I tried burgers, steaks. I don't think this is a good high heat device. I can live with using it only as a low and slow cooker. I love my kettle and have been cooking on them for 30+ years, so it is second nature. The kettle isn't going anywhere.
I have read on other forums that folks are seeing similar issues after upgrading to firmware 4008. What are your experiences with the SmokeFire at high heat? New auger arrived today but I doubt it will change anything.
Granted, this is an outlier use case, and probably not appropriate for the EX-6. However, I have noticed similar things with long recovery times when I tried burgers, steaks. I don't think this is a good high heat device. I can live with using it only as a low and slow cooker. I love my kettle and have been cooking on them for 30+ years, so it is second nature. The kettle isn't going anywhere.
I have read on other forums that folks are seeing similar issues after upgrading to firmware 4008. What are your experiences with the SmokeFire at high heat? New auger arrived today but I doubt it will change anything.
