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Old 01-28-2020, 09:59 AM   #31
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Question for y'all. I have been reading the pellet thread and have seen everyone talking about having to clean by vacuuming out ash. This sounds like a lot of work. Didn't I hear that Weber did something with the smokefire so this won't be necessary? Did I imagine this? Thanks.


The bottom of their fire pot is slotted to allow approx 70% of the ash to fall through into a catch pan. Great idea if it works :)
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Old 01-28-2020, 10:13 AM   #32
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The bottom of their fire pot is slotted to allow approx 70% of the ash to fall through into a catch pan. Great idea if it works :)
I can tell from all your posts I've read that you are knowledgeable about pellet grills, is this something you are skeptical about for a particular reason? Or just taking a wait and see approach?
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Old 01-28-2020, 10:49 AM   #33
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I can tell from all your posts I've read that you are knowledgeable about pellet grills, is this something you are skeptical about for a particular reason? Or just taking a wait and see approach?
In theory, the idea is brilliant. I do know that MAK Grills has tried this in testing and found it not to work, thus the feature has never been released into production by MAK Grills. Pellet ash is kind of like snow as the fan blows it around... in the sense that it falls and sticks, and then starts to accumulate. As it starts to sticks to the "slats" at the bottom of the fire pot, it quickly builds to the point that it blocks the openings. MAK Grills even tried welding round bars to the bottom of the fire pot to see if perhaps the ash would slide off. Made no difference. After multiple attempts they decided that although it's a great idea, it just doesn't seem to work. Perhaps Weber has found the secret to getting ash to not stick... and if so, kudos to them as that would be an awesome feature. I'd love to see it work and then see other pellet grill manufacturers follow suit :)
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Old 01-28-2020, 11:03 AM   #34
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Question for y'all. I have been reading the pellet thread and have seen everyone talking about having to clean by vacuuming out ash. This sounds like a lot of work.
Its not ideal, but its not terrible. The only thing that makes it bad is having to handle the often dirty/greasy heat deflector. But once that is out its a quick vacuum then done.

Like my previous reply, my biggest gripe about pellet cookers is cleaning. All the convenience of easy cooking is almost overshadowed by having to deep clean it fairly often. I like keeping my cookers tip top, so maybe I'm a little picky on the matter.
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Its not ideal, but its not terrible. The only thing that makes it bad is having to handle the often dirty/greasy heat deflector. But once that is out its a quick vacuum then done.

Like my previous reply, my biggest gripe about pellet cookers is cleaning. All the convenience of easy cooking is almost overshadowed by having to deep clean it fairly often. I like keeping my cookers tip top, so maybe I'm a little picky on the matter.
So do you think the smokefire will be easier to clean than current pellet grills? Which pellet grills now are the easiest to clean?
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So do you think the smokefire will be easier to clean than current pellet grills? Which pellet grills now are the easiest to clean?


I know the question wasn’t addressed to me, but I’ll offer my 2 cents anyway... lol. There is no such thing as a self-cleaning pellet grill. They all require a bit of effort to keep tidy inside. If your definition of clean is shiny metal, a pellet grill will drive you bonkers. If a good quick scrape down and dumping of ashes is good, then I think you’ll be fine once you get a cleaning rhythm down. For me, one of the things I love about MAK is how easily things break down and also that the fire pot is removable (remove/dump/replace). Any pellet grill that doesn’t require a shop vac is a plus IMO :)

Regarding the Weber Smokefire, I look at it much like the Genesis I used to have. You still need to break things down and give it a good scrape down on a regular basis if you want to keep things working/tasting right... and not have a grease fire.
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Old 01-28-2020, 11:33 AM   #37
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I know the question wasn’t addressed to me, but I’ll offer my 2 cents anyway... lol. There is no such thing as a self-cleaning pellet grill. They all require a bit of effort to keep tidy inside. If your definition of clean is shiny metal, a pellet grill will drive you bonkers. If a good quick scrape down and dumping of ashes is good, then I think you’ll be fine once you get a cleaning rhythm down. For me, one of the things I love about MAK is how easily things break down and also that the fire pot is removable (remove/dump/replace). Any pellet grill that doesn’t require a shop vac is a plus IMO :)

Regarding the Weber Smokefire, I look at it much like the Genesis I used to have. You still need to break things down and give it a good scrape down on a regular basis if you want to keep things working/tasting right... and not have a grease fire.


The only grill type that I have ever had that I rarely had to clean was the ceramic kamados. They are pretty much self-cleaning. I loved that about them. That said, there was more I didn’t like so the self-cleaning advantage was kind of overshadowed :(
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Old 01-29-2020, 02:50 PM   #38
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Well you folks have spent more of my money again (or actually Weber gets most of the credit).

Order placed today on the EX6 . Guy said shipping 1st week of Feb and they'll call to confirm the actual shipping date/arrival which is nice to make sure I'll know when to be home and have my squirrels/pig heads/cow head/whole donkey ready to throw on and season it with
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Well you folks have spent more of my money again (or actually Weber gets most of the credit).

Order placed today on the EX6 . Guy said shipping 1st week of Feb and they'll call to confirm the actual shipping date/arrival which is nice to make sure I'll know when to be home and have my squirrels/pig heads/cow head/whole donkey ready to throw on and season it with


Many of us have the “sickness”... but you my friend should seriously be in the intensive care unit with a whole-lotta tubes coming and going from you... lol [emoji15][emoji12]

What I meant to say was CONGRATS and can’t wait to see and hear more from you [emoji1306]
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Just a heads up to everybody looking at pre-ordering a smokefire. If you get on bbqguys.com and talk to one of their chat representatives they will likely hook you up with a package deal if you ask for it. I asked for a quote on a smokefire with a cover and two bags of pellets and they changed the price to make the cover and pellets free.
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Many of us have the “sickness”... but you my friend should seriously be in the intensive care unit with a whole-lotta tubes coming and going from you... lol [emoji15][emoji12]

What I meant to say was CONGRATS and can’t wait to see and hear more from you [emoji1306]
Having the truth pointed out to me directly makes me uncomfortable..........

My initial plan is to doing the first run big and possibly a direct cook against my Shirley just for giggles . Run the main meats and see what happens

Harry Soo mentioned having true stick burner flavor on a brisket and that is hard to believe, but maybe Webers design is different.
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Congrats Jason. I'll be watching your posts like a hawk!
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Harry Soo mentioned having true stick burner flavor on a brisket and that is hard to believe, but maybe Webers design is different.
No disrespect to Harry Soo but I believe he has a vested interest in Weber and Weber has a vested interest in Harry Soo.
Not sure if the product truly sucked or it was just so so Harry Soo would be too forthcoming?
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No disrespect to Harry Soo but I believe he has a vested interest in Weber and Weber has a vested interest in Harry Soo.
Not sure if the product truly sucked or it was just so so Harry Soo would be too forthcoming?
Very good point. I love Weber products and hope this is 100% the case, but I may have to get the word from another source to confirm.
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Well only having eaten food from 2 pellet smokers and both were same brand I don't know how the smoke flavor would change if using same pellets same temps, now the grilling part sounds great and maybe cut down on needing another grill be it gas or charcoal. Time will tell the story when they have been out awhile. The pitboss is still running great so looking at the MBLT 560 next lol.
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