Recently purchased the SmokeFire EX6 and have grilled steaks and chicken and smoke ribs and brisket. It has been very easy to use and regulates the temperature very well. During the brisket smoke th system "froze" and though everything was reading the set temperature, they smoker was actually shut down. Could not get any of the controls to work. After powering off, and back on, everything worked fine and the brisket came out great. Though the 2nd Gen has improved the pellet feed, the pellets still seem to not flow freely down tooth auger. Just had to make sure that I kept pushing the pellets to fill the void every three to four hours. These seem to be minor issues and I am very happy with the performance of the SmokeFire. Makes grill and smoking very simple. The phone app is very handy and if you use the cook programs it take most of the guess work out of cooking. So far I am very happy with the investment I made in this smoker. looking forward to grill and smoking many more items.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from weber.comBy Weber grills, Weber grills , June 5, 2021
Hi James! Congratulations on your new SmokeFire EX6, and thank you for taking the time to share your feedback! We are glad to hear that your new grill makes grilling and smoking easy, and that you are enjoying the benefits of the cook programs! We are very sorry to hear that your grill froze and shut down during smoking a brisket. That is not normal and we have passed your feedback along to our support team. We have reached out to you via email to discuss this further and to make sure your grill is working as expected. For some great SmokeFire recipes please click here: https://www.weber.com/US/en/recipes/all-recipes/weber-2014542.html?fuelType=woodpellet. Thanks!
Fantastic grill! I use mine at least 4 days a week cooking everything from breakfast, dinner and desert dishes. Would really like to see a cook/recipe book strictly for the SmokeFire.
Just bought the grill. First time use was perfect cooked a rack of ribs.
2nd time we used the grill with brisket the grill temp had huge temp fluctuations. Ruined dinner for our families
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from weber.comBy Weber Grills, Customer Service, May 31, 2021
Hi, we are glad to hear your ribs turned out perfect on your new SmokeFire EX6! It is very unfortunate to hear of the issues while trying to smoke a brisket. While some temp fluctuation is normal, a huge fluctuation would not. We have reached out to you via email to discuss this further and to see what else we can do to help. Thanks!
SmokeFire stands up to its Weber brand and finally I can cook for my family of 7 with having to cook twice. Everything fits, the meat on the bottom and the veggies on top.
I had never owned a pellet smoker before and couldn't imagine how it could possibly compete with my pit smoker. I figured it out after seeing it in action. A friend of mine has an EX6 Gen2 and gave me some food he made on it. I was impressed. He raved about it and showed me how easy the SmokeFire was to use and I was sold.
It was easy to use right from the start and it has performed impressively since I got it. I have made pork buts, brisket, pork chops, venison, steaks and fajitas using the SmokeFire and they have all literally been the best I have made and some of the best I have ever tasted. All that with only minimal interaction with while it was cooking. It is incredibly easy to make fantastic BBQ with the SmokeFire.