Weber Searwood Xl 600 Pellet Grill

Been a weber user for 10 years. Felt it was time to upgrade and considering it was my birthday so why not, my family wanted to gift me something special. To manage room better under our covered patio I decided to get rid of my smoker and weber gas grill. The Searwood XL being advertised as a smoker that can also be used as a grill that reaches 600 degrees! I was excited and with my past experience with weber products I figured id pay the extra money for the brand, for the quality, the support, etc. Boy was I wrong!!!!! So I got my grill along with other extras that I ordered. Performed the initial update through my phone and start up procedure as instructed. This was met with multiple error codes. I thought, maybe its just new, had to take time for the pellets to feed through and this was reason for error. Eventually was able to perform the start up procedure to 450 degrees. That evening decided to grill some steaks. Set the controller to 600 degrees. After 40 minutes, can't get it above 450 degrees. Was met with multiple e18 error codes. Lid being closed throughout all my cooks. Anyways, steaks ruined! This was on a brand new bag of bear mount pellets from the store. I thought, maybe I got a bad bag. The next day, I went and bout a different brand of pellets, could not get the grill above 500 after multiple attempts. Anyways to keep it short. Ive followed every troubleshooting guide. Cleaned multiple times. I have tried multiple brands of pellets at this point. The only ones I've been able to get remotely close to 600 degrees was with a brand that offers hardwood charcoal pellets or lumberj pellets. Even then I cant get it to hit 600 consistently. Sometimes id be in the middle of a cook, say around 500, only for it to drop to 200 degees out of the blue and not fire up again. I have contacted support days after receiving the grill. Support said someone would contact me within 24hrs. NOTHING, SILENCE! DAYS WENT BY. I decided to call and went through the generic troubleshooting guide which I've already done numerous times. Lady said someone would call me from the pellets grill division within 3 days. I asked her nicely if someone can call me that day. The grill was brand new and has not worked as advertised. She said ok, I will have someone reach out that day. Guess what! NOTHING! nobody called me. So its been a little over a month. Grill cant reach 600 degrees as advertised no matter what brand pellets I use, absolutely no support from weber. Also, telling someone to wait 3 days to get support on a brand new grill is absolutely disappointing. I expected so much more from you weber. You should be ashamed at this level of support. It almost leads me to believe that weber must have so much issues with this grill that the support center must be overwhelmed with calls. So if you want to spend 1300+ on something to not operate as designed and be left in the wind, this is the product for you. This review is my last attempt at having the pellet grill support to actually call me before I file a complaint with the BBB. Hope this works!

I have owned this grill for a couple of months now. This might be the best grill I have ever owned. So far I have done a brisket, chicken wings, cheeseburgers, pork steak, chicken breast and ribs. All turned out better than expected. I have had previous pellet grills, pellet smokers, Stick burners, eggs, Weber gas and charcoal. This is the best all around grill I have had. Look, you are never going to find a grill that will give you the Great smoke flavor of an actual stick burner smoker, Ease of use grill like gas and superior flame like charcoal all in one. But this will get you pretty darn close. It is easy to use. Puts out a good smoke flavor, and you can get a nice char on things. The only thing I have not tried is steaks. I have always been a Weber fan, but honestly not many grills on the market can do what the Searwood can do, and do well. Its at a higher price point, but in my opinion it is well worth the money.

The grill is good but Weber should include a front shelf. Also I had to call support on day one over an issue and was told it would be 2 DAYS before I could get any help. I was very upset with that response from support and asked to speak with a supervisor and I was put on hold and she never came back on the line.

This is a good grill when it works which isn't very often. It seems very common for this grill to have faulty parts right out of the box. I bought the Searwood and used it twice in the first week, it's been broken and parts have been back order for the better part of 2 months. They also diagnose issues via pictures you send in an email and I'm about 99% the part I'm currently waiting another 2 weeks for isn't going to resolve my issue and they'll have to send me a different part. So bought a Searwood and got rid of my old propane grill and the end result was no grill for the entire spring. Hooray.

I love the size, reliability and versatility of the Searwood XL. Being able to monitor, adjust and maintain the grill environment without having to open the lid is a game changer.

This grill does it all. Is it a smoker? Hell yes. Is it a grill? Hell yes! Can you rotisserie? Hell yes. I have the rotisserie crisping basket and the kebab option too. All of these items work very well. The app is amazing to control the temp, or boost the smoke at low temps. The two wire thermometers are ok but I prefer using my wireless ones. They are key especially if you rotisserie a thick cut of meat or a whole bird. However, I use the Chef iQ.brand and have 4 probes. Those are top notch for checking temps at different lengths of the or probes. Perhaps Weber down the road will develop their own wireless probes to integrate the unit itself, yet this is highly sophisticated because you can connect it via Bluetooth or WiFi. Perhaps the main module could be upgradeable?. Nonetheless this is very advanced unit especially when you can start a long smoke and check on it wirelessly away from home and control it. The only thing you can’t do is turn it on remotely. Safety first! Finally I just want you to know I love my Searwood XL 600.

this pellet grill is user-friendly, low maintenance and high-performance. This grill is replacing a “high-performance” pellet grill. Pass pellet grills just needed constant cleaning and maintenance, this one you just make sure you fill the pellets and let her go. The app is user-friendly. The probes are super helpful 10 out of 10.

I love this smoker / grill. I have used it several times, and every experience has been amazing. The only gripe is that I wish it came with better wheels along with the alternative to place a set of wheels in place of the 2 legs. It's a beast to move.

The product is overall very good. Good comes out excellent. Recipes I have tried so far from the app are spot on. Only issue I have with it is on two longer cooks so far it will all of a sudden start losing temperature. I have had to shut down and clean out the burner area each time, which is quite frustrating. I am using quality pellets.

I love this grill! The only reason I would give it a 4 is the flat-top insert. I really just feel like I can't get it to proper temp even with the manual mode. Excited to try to smoke a brisket or something similar. The grilling function is “chef's kiss.” So much space, perfect for hosting parties! Easy to use overall. The connected phone app makes managing it nicely. It holds heat nicely, just be careful around the edges if you pack the grill (you may burn the meat you're grilling).