Weber SmokeFire Sear EXL4 Outdoor 24 Inch Stainless Steel Wood Fired Pellet Smart Barbecue Smoker Grill with Swivel Casters, Black

Very disappointed with the overall quality, especially for the high cost. Internal parts of the grill became rusted within one year of purchase. Replacement parts were provided but fasteners were already rusted in place.

A nice looking grill, takes a few times to get used to the start up procedure. Unfortunately, I can't get the temperature up past 485°, I bought this grill because it is supposed to get up to 600°, what a letdown! I am impressed with the quality of the grill, compared to the competition, it wins hands down. It's a solid, built in the USA grill. (Not built in China)

I have smoked ribs and brisket on the grill. Everything had good flavor. The steaks that I have grilled came out perfect. The down side is the glow plug the first one right out of the box was no good. The spare one you get lasted just shy of a month. The feature that needs work is the hopper design. You have to keep an eye on the pellets they don’t always feed down

This grill replaces a 2nd gen LX4 which had continuous problems which Weber tried to remedy and helped me get into the Sear +. It’s performed flawlessly, you can hear the fan react differently to different conditions such as opening lid to changing temps. The sear plate works great and the internal light is a must for evening grills.

I bought my SmokeFire Sear+ ELX4 less than a year ago and this has not been a good value. I had been happy with weber grills in the past and decided to buy a "nice" smoker from Weber. So, I spent Weber money on a very poorly made and unreliable smoker. The sheet metal body, and all the brackets you mount heat spreaders and grates on are all extremely thin and flimsy. The grates are VERY nice. They are the nicest part of this grill. When it works, it does get to temperature very quickly. However, the glow plug situation has led me to flameouts and ruined food. The glow plug mount is so flimsy and cheap it's no wonder why everyone has problems with glow plugs. It is made of plastic with super light gauge wire and does not securely hold the plug hence lack of heat and flame. The plug is where high current flows to generate the heat to light the pellets. This connection is VERY flimsy and unreliable. The service is OK. They will offer to replace parts. But coincidentally, there are no glow plugs and no glow plug brackets available. So, I now have a VERY expensive paper weight as grilling season is coming. After spending Weber money on a grill, you should NOT ever be in this position of a paperweight due to cheap components. I had another brand in the past and it worked flawlessly for 3 years without having to do anything to it. It just didn't hit the temperatures the SmokeFire does for grilling. I wish I didn't get rid of my old smoker and just gotten a cheap gas grill for high temp and saved a TON of money. I also purchased the weber because it was made in the USA thinking I was getting quality. I was wrong.

I received my SmokeFire earlier this month. It was easy to assemble. I have made cube steak, grilled burgers, smoked baby back ribs, smoked beef jerky (using smoke boost) and grilled brats on the SmokeFire so far. It has all turned out really good. I did have one instance when I went to use my SmokeFire, I set the temperature and after a couple of minutes it started smoking so I went into the house to prepare the meat. I was following the preheat process on my phone and noticed that the internal grill tempature was not increasing. After a few minutes, I went out to check on the SmokeFire and it was no longer smoking and no heat was being produced. I shutdown the SmokeFire and cooked the meat another way. Hopefully this was just a one-off fluke. This is my first pellet grill so I was surprised at the number of pellets it goes through. The grill is easy to clean.

This is my first pellet grill/smoker purchase. I have a Weber Genesis gas grill that has been awesome for many years. I’ve been using this grill for about 2 months now and have 2 concerns. The first is how flimsy the legs feel. I do not have the luxury of a paved driveway so every time I want to use the grill, I have to roll it out of the pole barn across asphalt millings and I’m nervous that a leg might break. I wish that they would’ve beefed up the legs a little bit for the price of the grill. My second concern is that I wish I was able to use any brand of pellets with it. I noticed that the Weber brand pellets are quite a bit smaller in diameter than other brands and my grill would actually plug up while using the off brand pellets. Apart from that, the grill has produced some very tasty food and actually holds heat quite well in cold temperatures. I’m excited to see how it holds up.

I really wanted to like this smoker, but after having it for over a month I've had nothing but issues with it. The fire goes out, never starts, or overflows with pellets creating a dangerous amount of white smoke that sometimes explodes the lid open. As a long time Weber customer, I'm very disappointed by the SmokeFire and the time I've wasted on it.

While I have only used this grill one time so far, it was amazing on that cook. Holds temperature perfectly!

After smoking on a WSM for 20yrs I made the switch to a Smokefire ELX4 after months of research. It arrived 2 weeks ago and assembly was actually fun with just my wife and I. I still like to smoke with water and this is possible without using grate space on the Smokefire. So far I've done burgers (smoked as well as grilled), ribs, and a 2" bone-in ribeye. All have turned out amazingly well! As a KCBS judge, I am pretty familiar with quality BBQ. I used Smokeboost for the burgers but not the rest as I'm trying to do a head-to- head comparison with my WSM but the Smokboost definitely can add more smokey flavor than my WSM. So far it's a breeze to use! I tried using drip/water pans without the wet smoke kit but found it's much easier to just get the kit and avoid spills. I am meticulous with cleaning and found the Smokefire isn't that hard to clean. I am looking forward to trying new and bigger recipes because of how easy it is to use. The app works great and Weber videos on Youtube are also extremely helpful. Also, the smoker arrived already registered with Weber- nice bonus. Thanks to Weber for doing it again. I know it's early but i can tell how well this will work. To my WSM- rest in peace. You did well.

I am a lifetime gas-griller, but wanted to try smoking. Generally, this grill delivers, with caveats. Upsides: the grill produces moist, smokey, delicious meats. It's pretty easy to use. Downsides: the grill consumes huge amounts of pellets, but maybe most smokers do. More significantly, the app kept losing connection during a long brisket cook. The app was almost as much of a hinderance as a help. Furthermore, the grill did not start one time in the cold and displayed a jammed auger message. The pellets were new and it was bone-dry outside. After the unit shut down I unplugged it and it worked as normal. Still, troubling. I bought the grill in large part b/c of Weber's generous 100-day return policy. It remains to be seen if I'll keep it but I'm definitely hooked on pellet grilling!

So far worked well hope it continues this is my third one hope improvements was the answer to the problem I have had with flame out and large fires in the grill

I hope that this was going to turn out fantastic BBQ, I tried to use the smoke for my Thanksgiving turkeyboost, I started up and I got it running about an hour into I came out to spray some stuff on the turkey and my surprise I was so surprised that because of the amount of smoke was on my deck. I was terrified not sure what was going on until I open the barbecue and found it was on on fire. Turkey didn't have anything to do with the turkey was in a pan. I was able to get the turkey and pan out but it was covered with soot so much for that turkey. I closed the barbecue because it was still burningit finally burned itself out. Am pretty sure that electrical had something to do with it you could smell it I. I I think the controller'

The grill surpasses our expectations. The steak we cooked as well as the turkey turned out super good. The flavor of the pellets gives meat a wonderful taste, very mild but there...

Been using mine about 4 months now, a couple times a week. So easy to use - truly set it and forget it. Have done butts, ribs, burgers, chicken, etc, all with great results.

We puchased the WeberSmokefire grill with the intention of replacing our charcoal grill, gas grill and electric smoker with one unit. The Weber smokefire has made this intention a reality!The grill is fantastic and does everything extremely well. The two grills it replaces are also Webers and have served us well.

My grill came damaged and inoperable. It took quite a while to get a “smoke fire” expert to call me back and it took a very long time to receive replacement parts. Once I got it all together I must say they finally worked the kinks out that plagued the previous models. It works great for everything it advertises to do. That being said the pellet drop still is big opportunity, that will require a re-engineering. Overall great performance, though.

Smoke and Sear are functioning as promised. 8 hour smoke for pork ribs, 6 hour smoke for beef ribs and sear for a tomahawk and some burgers. Smoker and app all functioning well.

At 87, I asked my son to get something foolproof and easy. It also had to meet his exacting standard.Weber SmokeFire does all the above. Of course it provides perfectly smoked meat. If you use a great recipe it is also delicious.

I purchased each gens of the smokefire, if I can give this zero dtatrs I would, used the sear plus a few times and it stopped working after a few cooks.