Customer Reviews for Z GRILLS - Flame Expert 572 sq. in. Pellet Grill and Smoker with Direct Flame Searing - Bronze
Customer Rating
5
Pleased
on December 13, 2022
Posted by: JohnD
from United States
I smoked two briskets that turned out amazing. I also reverse seared a porterhouse over the daisy wheel. It was delicious! I am so far pleased with the grill and look forward to trying out other recipes.
Shipping to house impressive Instructions- needs help, video Needs help- did not realize I'd have to put most of it together- I have had 3 Traegers, and 1Green Mt so I have put all together- Z Grills are the hardest- Was disappointed how I can't touch my grill even handle while cooking without a heat mit. Too hot to handle- I hope the heat baffle holds up since I see the warranty doesn't include heat baffle. I did cook steaks last night and they were perfect. Hope my grill lasts more than 3 years- My Traeger was great but the heat baffle- had to be replaced a lot, My Green Mt was heavy metal the the insides, heating element went out, then the fans. Hopefully Z Grills will out shine them. Respectfully Tudor Bennatts
I’m happy to have made the right decision and got a Zgrill. Just on time for my birthday and got nothing but complements and on the barbecue. Great taste… so happy
My 6002b lasted about one year. It made phenomenal turkeys, pork shoulder, tuna steaks, and turkey burgers.
Then the fire rod stopped getting hot. They sent me a new one, I had to swap it out. That didn't work, so they had me do some diagnostics and send a video. They sent me a replacement controller. I swapped it out. Now it gives me heat errors after I turn it on following the startup procedure in the manual. It also does not maintain temperature.
They're sending me a new hopper assembly, which I get to install when it gets here and hopefully that fixes it. If it doesn't fix it, I'll probably buy a Traeger.
If it works it's great, but don't expect more than a year out of it, and get ready to watch videos of grill repairs... kind of like this one.
This past weekend I trialed my new Z Grill with the smoked rib recipe provided via email. Ribs were smoked for 3 hours at 225 degrees using Mesquite pellets. The grill held the temperature within 5 degrees despite variable winds (5-20mph). I then foil wrapped the ribs with the Z Grills secret sauce and put them back on the grill at 275 for another 2 hours. One final hour out of foil with my favorite BBQ sauce followed by 15 min rest period. The meat fell off the bone and tasted fantastic! This affordable and versatile grill is now my favorite way to smoke meats!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’m very new to the grilling scene but man was this a great purchase. I’m outdoing my brothers already thanks to this baby.