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[Bar-B-Lew]

From the picture in your kitchen, it looks like that side shelf might be able to hold a full size pan.

[okie smokie]

Ace didn't have them either.  Doesn't look like they are ready to change over to their Spring display set yet.  I'm guessing at least another month or so before they are certain winter is over.

I suspect Weber is first going to catch up with all the orders they received before they can stock the dealers.?

[Goosehunter51]

Just ordered the EX6, will have it next Friday.

Are you keeping the MAK?

I am not sure yet, probably after a couple of weeks of using the Weber.

[Goosehunter51]

Just ordered the EX6, will have it next Friday.

GH51 - I'll be interested in how you view "missing" some of the other features of the MAK.  The Weber does not have a left side shelf (the pellet hopper side on the MAK), nor a front shelf option, nor a bottom shelf option.  These are very useful in my cooking - obviously the cost differential between the two mitigate these "lacks", especially if you have other work surfaces and storage close by.

Also, would you miss the warming box?  I never use mine for that, but the shelf itself is very useful on the MAK.

I think I will miss the left side shelf as I use it every time I cook.  That being said I will set up a small table next to the grill, get a camp chair, ice chest, heck no reason to even go in the house. LOL

I will not miss the warming box as I never used it and very seldom did I use it as a shelf. 

All great questions that got me to thinking.  Thanks.

[Bar-B-Lew]

I never used the MAK warmer but I bought the big cold smoker attachment years ago and keep it on there.  I use it for cheese.

Looking forward to your review of the Weber too.

[glitchy]

For cleaning, I’d say a little easier than the Memphis just cause there were so many places to scrape down. No easier really than any other pellet grill though. Pics are after 1.5-2 bags of pellets and mostly the cooks I posted.

[glitchy]

Checked probe calibration and get her ready to cook brisket overnight. Calibration pic gives you an idea of shelf size.

[Bar-B-Lew]

I can see now how some pellets are falling into the bin below.  I like the fire pot design from the standpoint of there doesn't look like a way ash build up can cover up the air flow in the pot and snuff out the fire like most grills.  I think if they put a finer mesh type metal in that fire pot it would limit the pellet embers from falling through.

I appreciate all of the pics and notes you are sharing.  Good learning here for me at least.

[glitchy]

The honeymoon is definitely over. I was busy running around yesterday so didn’t add all the commentary I should have, but wanted to share those pics. The reason I shared was to show the grease build up, you can see the channels feeding the drawer were completely filled with a grease and ash mixture, keeping much from getting to the drawer and how pronounced they were after cleaning. Seeing some You Tube videos this morning of people with grease fires.

Started my brisket at 9:00 PM last night, set to 200, my Fireboard alarm kept going off as it hit 174 a few times. I started ignoring it knowing I was going to bump the temp to 225 and fill the hopper before going to sleep. I was up too late and went to fill the hopper at 12:30 or 1:00 and when I started pushing the pellets over to the auger side, they collapsed, looked at the controller and grill was 75 degrees, it had sucked a hole underneath and gone out. Tried to restart grill and it said an improper shutdown had taken place and went into shutdown mode. Had to let it run it’s course before I could fire it back up. Wish I had gotten a pic, but didn’t realize there was a problem under the pellets fell.

This morning at 8:30, went to check on it again and opened the hopper to see the pic below, I was probably 10 mins from going out again. This time visible though. Last pic is what? Where did this come from?

[ylr]

Re: the last pic, is that soot? Maybe a grease fire during the night?

[glitchy]

Re: the last pic, is that soot? Maybe a grease fire during the night?

It does kinda look like it, but no spikes on Fireboard hot enough to indicate one and no charring on brisket.

[pbison]

You know, I just assumed Weber fully tested this design but I'm starting to wonder.  It's hard to believe there are so many issues.  I saw on YouTube that you're not the only one having significant problems. I hope they are able to resolve them because the performance is really attractive.

[glitchy]

You know, I just assumed Weber fully tested this design but I'm starting to wonder.  It's hard to believe there are so many issues.  I saw on YouTube that you're not the only one having significant problems. I hope they are able to resolve them because the performance is really attractive.

Honestly, only serious ssue I’ve really had is a flame out. Rest is just worries of fires. I actually have an idea for bridging issue that if I can develop I might try to patent and think it could be used in lots of pellet grills. For now, I know to check it every few hours and rustle the bin. Weber will probably need to consider an auto relight to counter it too. Grease buildup wasn’t bad with a 13lb packer, but most of it was in the water pan. It was the first time I ever tried that on a pellet grill and the absolute best brisket I’ve ever made.

It sounds like there is a batch that has controller problems, but I’m sure Weber will remedy that quick. The app sucks, but they’ll make it better over time. Temp fluctuations are terrible, but will probably get narrowed with updates. I’m just really nervous about fires seeing the videos.

[pbison]

YouTuber Baby Back Maniac did his first cook, pulled pork, which resulted in a grease fire.  This guy was an early cheerleader of this cooker.  In hindsight it seems like an obvious concern when the grease drains right next to the firepot.  Lots of issues being reported out there.

My intent is not to disparage this cooker, I was actually pretty interested in it, but it seems to have serious design flaws that everybody considering it should be aware of.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js1yUaXOa_o

[Bar-B-Lew]

It's unfortunate because the grill seemed to have a lot of promise and a large brand name backing it.  I hope they resolve the issues quickly for those that bought them and for the industry.