The Day She Came Into My Life

[JimK]

She arrived this morning. Assembled after work and now performing the burn-in. Startup to 450F in about ten minutes. No Weber pellets at Lowes, so I grabbed 20lbs of Bear Mountain Red, White and Blue for $12.97. I think there's a Cabela's or Costco run going on the calendar for this weekend.

 

[ChuckO]

Congrats Jim, you're going to love your SF grill

 

[Brett-EDH]

Excited to see what you turn out. Happy early Dad’s Day!

 

[LMichaels]

You will love seeing the new way of cooking

 

[Mark Silver]

Welcome to the dark side!

 

[Bob Erdman]

She's a beaut Jim! Happy days ahead. What are you going to SmokeFire first?

 

[JimK]

She's a beaut Jim! Happy days ahead. What are you going to SmokeFire first?

Still deciding, but probably something simple like burgers.

Everything went very smoothly with set up and burn in. One thing I noticed is that the lid is very 'tight', for lack of a better term. It takes quite a bit of effort to open - my wife needed to use both hands. Is this normal? Could it just be that the nuts were over tightened? It came that way, so it wasn't an over tightening by me.

 

[Bob Erdman]

The lid will get easier to open after you use it for a bit. Mine was the same way until it got a good seasoning.

 

[BFletcher]

Congratulations! If memory serves, I had to crack loose my lid bolts, possibly something like 1/10'th of a turn.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

Costco deal is on now, like $13 a 40# bag

 

[LMichaels]

Costco deal is on now, like $13 a 40# bag

Great pellets. So great my Costco was out of them last week

 

[TimA]

Congrats and enjoy. They’re great cookers!

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

That is a beauty, and looks great on your deck too.
So is the sear a new model or name? I am still learning about smoke fires.

 

[TimA]

That is a beauty, and looks great on your deck too.
So is the sear a new model or name? I am still learning about smoke fires.

Sear+ is black trim and the Weber Crafted Grates. Oh and an internal light

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

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Sear+ is black trim and the Weber Crafted Grates. Oh and an internal light

Is this a EX4? Because it is a nice size to me. I have not seen one up close in a couple years

 

[Darryl - swazies]

Good luck with the new bbq........nice yeti btw........

 

[JimK]

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Is this a EX4? Because it is a nice size to me. I have not seen one up close in a couple years

Yes, it's the 4. I debated going large, but ultimately decided that having my Genesis for any needed additional capacity should be sufficient.

Sear+ is basically the newest model. It adds the blacked out finishes, grate upgrades, side shelf and the internal light (which I'm sure will be covered in soot and useless after a handful of cooks). Never understood the inclusion of lights inside a grill. And I noticed a grill for sale at Lowes that had a huge 'window'. Another feature I figure will be useless after a few cooks.

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

Yes, it's the 4. I debated going large, but ultimately decided that having my Genesis for any needed additional capacity should be sufficient.

Sear+ is basically the newest model. It adds the blacked out finishes, grate upgrades, side shelf and the internal light (which I'm sure will be covered in soot and useless after a handful of cooks). Never understood the inclusion of lights inside a grill. And I noticed a grill for sale at Lowes that had a huge 'window'. Another feature I figure will be useless after a few cooks.

Looks to me a very good size, yeah I don't understand the light part but the rest is cool. Only needs a front self and some food to cook up.
So what's on the menue???

 

[ChuckO]

Time to BBQ Jim. Don't let things like work and whatnot get in the way

 

[John K BBQ]

ChuckO is spot on..... Getting intimate with the new smoker is top priority...