LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
First thing I modded on both mine
New Searwood pic.
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JimK
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Interesting prices - could they be in Canadian or AUS dollars and therefore the '.62' is due to conversion?
Good catch on that roti cutout, @LMichaels
Good catch on that roti cutout, @LMichaels
BFletcher
TVWBB Honor Circle
Maybe Chris should sell Zig Ziglar books on this site
. Although, in this case, Barb would see it. And this post. And would make you block me 
Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
I think that is a real possibility. I will say that I personally like that feature on my Landmann pellet kettle.
LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
John, that type you have is a WAY better option than what you might see on say Pit Boss or Char Griller. Those open only a small area but with WAY too large of slats. Now you have grease falling through, co-mingling in the fire pot and bottom of the oven. They make an awful mess. What you have should allow the heat without the huge influx of grease into the fire chamber.
Greg Ross-MN
TVWBB Fan
Well it does say it still has Flavorizer bars.
Hunter Butler
TVWBB Fan
I’m hoping they have a revamped griddle, not replacing my smokefire till it dies.
Greg Ross-MN
TVWBB Fan
Looks like lots of new/updated grills coming.
Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Well, soon enough we will know the full story. I am very interested in what the SearWood will turn out to be, and I am also looking forward to a long overdue new Summit gas grill. I just hope that Weber backtracks on a new Summit away from bigger and bulkier with cheap metal. Instead, I hope Weber goes back to its roots with some of the positives from the 1st generation Summit and the Platinum 2nd generation Summit.
Greg Ross-MN
TVWBB Fan
I saw the exploded parts view. One large flavorizer bar running from left to right with a vented diffuser. A grease management system similar to the gas grills. Bottom of the cook chamber is open and you pull out the tray to scrap off with a grease catch at the very bottom.
Darian Hofer
TVWBB Pro
At least we can talk about the new grill on this forum. Thanks Chris
Brian B Atlanta
TVWBB Gold Member
Give it 6 months or so to see the reviews no need to be an early adopter especially after the last go around. I look forward to seeing it myself.
Bruno
TVWBB Hall of Fame
As one of the first with a SmokeFire I will definitely be waiting this one out.
I won’t be making a purchase for another year or so. Long story but we are in a rental while the house gets a lot of work done. As a gift to the family I may add something fun like a SearWood or S6 when we get home. Personally I’m a fan of the tech aspect and have plenty of charcoal grills so a highly upgraded SF intrigues me.
Lew Newby
R.I.P. 1/26/2024
.Me too Bruno. If I like the design I'll be on my knees with the boss.
LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
I would not be surprised if that one large flavorizer is perhaps sort of like an inverted V shaped grease deflector with perhaps raised "lips" on the sides to channel grease to a grease collection area leaving the front and rear parts of the oven more "open" than a traditional designed pellet grill so there is some open flame effect. And helping keep the co-mingling of grease and ash to a minimum for easier cleanout, less chance of grease fire and still have that more open fire effect.