Lazy Old Weber Guy Here - Thinking of the Searwood: What's all the fuss over Grill Marks?

[Jim C in Denver]

I honestly think for a reasonably priced pellet grill the Searwood really has it all going

I agree.

I'm pretty happy with my current two grill quiver. WSM (for infrequent long smokes and occasional charcoal grilling) and Genesis gasser (daily driver grill).

If I wanted to get it down to just one cooker, I'd definitely go pellet grill. Pretty easy to address the oft-cited pellet grill weaknesses (if you experience those after using it). Smoke tube if you want more smokiness. Griddle or GG insert to boost searing. Done!

 

[Paul M]

My two penneth, can't comment on Searwood, but my experience with a Broil King pellet grill, which can reach a temp of 600* has been disappointing for searing steaks or even burgers. It nukes them before they get a nice colour.

I've decided to move on after two years. I was looking at the SW and read it gets some good reviews for searing. I see it sort of does have naked flames aspect, and I was thinking of it to replace my BK, as I've always been a Weber fan. But I've decided to go back to charcoal. I might get a SW in a few years time, to replace my BK (its already rusting) for low & slow. I've a SM, but I've just got lazy and prefer a pellet grill for that.

If you want just one grill, then a highly rated pellet grill fits all bases, but not searing, in my experience.