And that is what they should have been doing from day one........They want to get the old parts back to test them.
And that is what they should have been doing from day one........They want to get the old parts back to test them.
Glad I stuck it out, I was pretty concerned when Baby Back Maniac was pouting and the press was terrible. I had some issues in the beginning, but once they started cranking out updates and sent everyone a welded auger I have had NO issues.I still remember Bruno going through the emotional roller coaster you're on. That was about 18 months ago. I felt for him then and I sure feel for you now. I know how good the food can taste but the frustration when it acts up is maddening. It's a tough decision and you're being pulled in both directions. Good luck.
Totally agree with you on that. First trying they blamed it on the controller, second time the blamed it on the motherboard. This time I asked for a new one of each and they'll be replaced at the same timeAnd that is what they should have been doing from day one........
Bruno,Glad I stuck it out, I was pretty concerned when Baby Back Maniac was pouting and the press was terrible. I had some issues in the beginning, but once they started cranking out updates and sent everyone a welded auger I have had NO issues.
I did remove the finger guard for the hell of it, but I am still on my first glow plug. Maybe I got lucky?
I do remember when the welded auger came out and just like that OG mother ship kettle copy Harry Soo has, at the time he was the only one with the auger, one phone call and that was on its way.
Shame Weber didn’t wait to get that one part right before release, I feel like it would have been way better off. If Weber had waited for the welded augers and shipped a couple pans for greasy cooks and didn’t hype up the all in one grease and ash pan. They might have sold 3-5 times more Smokefire’s.
I really think that BBM really overreacted. Heck, he was almost in tears over a grill. It was almost as if he was looking for something to find that was wrong, and sent it back right away, instead of at least trying it out for a while. Not saying that the release was perfect, and there were certainly legitimate problems, including some of BBM's, but the self-proclaimed Youtube "stars" made it much worse than it needed to be, when they could have helped to calm the mob a bit.Glad I stuck it out, I was pretty concerned when Baby Back Maniac was pouting and the press was terrible. I had some issues in the beginning, but once they started cranking out updates and sent everyone a welded auger I have had NO issues.
I did remove the finger guard for the hell of it, but I am still on my first glow plug. Maybe I got lucky?
I do remember when the welded auger came out and just like that OG mother ship kettle copy Harry Soo has, at the time he was the only one with the auger, one phone call and that was on its way.
Shame Weber didn’t wait to get that one part right before release, I feel like it would have been way better off. If Weber had waited for the welded augers and shipped a couple pans for greasy cooks and didn’t hype up the all in one grease and ash pan. They might have sold 3-5 times more Smokefire’s.
Why do you think Harry is chilling with the OG replica and BBM is hawking Slow N Sears.I really think that BBM really overreacted. Heck, he was almost in tears over a grill. It was almost as if he was looking for something to find that was wrong, and sent it back right away, instead of at least trying it out for a while. Not saying that the release was perfect, and there were certainly legitimate problems, including some of BBM's, but the self-proclaimed Youtube "stars" made it much worse than it needed to be, when they could have helped to calm the mob a bit.
I really think that BBM really overreacted. Heck, he was almost in tears over a grill. It was almost as if he was looking for something to find that was wrong, and sent it back right away, instead of at least trying it out for a while. Not saying that the release was perfect, and there were certainly legitimate problems, including some of BBM's, but the self-proclaimed Youtube "stars" made it much worse than it needed to be, when they could have helped to calm the mob a bit.
Yeah, but his "grease fire" was nothing more than a very small issue, no more than any grill or smoker has from time to time (at least on the video that I watched.) I get just as much on my flavorizer bars on my gasser. Close the lid, it'll go out. I personally thought that he overdid it quite a bit. Don't get me wrong, I don't have a personal issue with BBM, and though he's a little goofy time to time, there has been a few of his videos that I've enjoyed. I just think that he was acting quite the drama queen when it came to the Smokefire.Well, in defense of BBM, he did state that grease fires are absolutely something that he cannot put up with. He also went on to say that the grill was clean. It was his first cook and cannot possibly be any cleaner.
But we all know a lot more now since then... using several drip pans under the food seems to be a solution to the grease fires.
Will the drip pans negatively effect the airflow? Dunno.
Grease fires and flare ups are two very different things. I do not recall Justin having a grease fire, and recall the VAST MAJORITY of early reviews on Smokefire were mere flare ups, nothing more. I’m struggling to recall any grease fires actually....it seemed like lots of folks had a bone to pick about Smokefire and tried real hard to slam it for anything while talking up anything else that does basically the same things. Why that is, I’ll never know. Maybe folks wanted the charcoal kings to fail??
I barely watch him any more, just too.....I don’t know. Someone gives him something and it’s the greatest thing ever. He was heavy on Weber’s, then heavy on that carbon copy one, and now seems heavy on LSG. Which that Santa Maria looks like a beauty but....I watched for Weber content.
I would put Justin in the shill category for sure. I’m not there to watch an ad.
Why would you call him a shill he has alot of good videos and is good friends with Harry they have done videos together so I don't think Harry thinks he is a shill. Unlike alot of reviewers he buys his own stuff including the SmokeFire maybe not all the time but generally. If you watch the video and I beleive he was early on to do a slow cook he states the food came out good but he had a grease fire you can call it a flare up or whatever but its on the video. He was not wrong about the pellet feed either remember Weber made a change yes he was a bit dramatic flicking the pellets at the end but I think he was just pissed and maybe for a good reason.I would put Justin in the shill category for sure. I’m not there to watch an ad.
I had a grease fire in my Rec Tec soon after I got it. User error. The entire interior of the grill was on fire. That video also shows a grease fire that I have never been able to reproduce on my EX6 and I've tried. I can burn off built up grease by cranking it up to 600 and watch it billow copious amounts of smoke and there's a fair amount of flame inside. His reaction was emotional and what is there to get emotional about doing a product review. In his defense I feel that Weber mislead everyone about how to operate the Smokefire. Weber made everyone believe that they were buying a well behaved Thoroughbred and instead we got a half broke Mustang that likes to buck. I guess you can get emotional when mislead.Start at the 29 minute 48 second mark. Clearly a grease fire.
You must be new at grilling....again, this is nothing relegated to Smokefire. My gas and charcoal grills all do this. But neither have EVER been blasted for it.Start at the 29 minute 48 second mark. Clearly a grease fire.
Have you watched any of Justin’s latest vids? Watch his stuff over the last year or two; like I said, he was heavy Weber, got sponsored by what’s his name at SNS and started pimping his kettle copycat, and now he’s gotten sponsored by Chris at LSG and guess what he’s pushing now?Why would you call him a shill he has alot of good videos and is good friends with Harry they have done videos together so I don't think Harry thinks he is a shill. Unlike alot of reviewers he buys his own stuff including the SmokeFire maybe not all the time but generally. If you watch the video and I beleive he was early on to do a slow cook he states the food came out good but he had a grease fire you can call it a flare up or whatever but its on the video. He was not wrong about the pellet feed either remember Weber made a change yes he was a bit dramatic flicking the pellets at the end but I think he was just pissed and maybe for a good reason.
I think for him and he states it in the video those influencers were led to believe that the grease system required no grease pans which of course turned out to be not true, they were also told pallets of pellets were run thru them so all good which that was also not true and they made a change actually Lew might have had the best idea with the tape. My take is that he felt mislead or whatever you want to call it and he kind of says that, he has a reputation which again he states he will never puff a product up and by the way he was not the only one to do that on the SmokeFire before they actually cooked on one.
What I think he could have done IMO is nothing wrong with the video is to contact Weber get some assistance maybe some suggestions then cooked on it again see if that fixed things. I am quessing he did not do that his wife had suggestedd he keep it and test more but it probably went back to Lowes.
That was back in 2020 so don't shoot the messenger at that time Bruno, Lew and guessing Tim rode it out and are happy and I am sure others are also.
You must be new at grilling....again, this is nothing relegated to Smokefire. My gas and charcoal grills all do this. But neither have EVER been blasted for it.
That’s about the least of ones worries when cooking.