r/searwood

Obviously its always good to cover your grill, but I feel like with traditional charcoal abd propane grills, which dont have electronics, you can kind of get by leaving them uncovered for the warm seasons. Heck I think my mom left our Weber grill uncovered all year lol.

Should I cover my Searwood when not in use?

Do you move it someplace safer if youre getting a lot of rain coming? And how important is it to not let rain hit it at all with the electrical components (not sure if they are designed to be more protected)?

Can you leave it plugged in between cooks or do you unplug it every time?

My grill is gonna be on the outside portion of my deck with the power cord running along a step down, tucked away. Probably 15 feet from outlet to grill. Live in the northeast so ill keep it covered for the winter, but hoping to maybe do Christmas Prime Rib on it.

Is it safe to hang the hot top grill grate (180F) to the back of the searwood?. Will it ruin the coating? What about higher temps?

Hi. Birthday is coming up and time for a pellet grill upgrade. Currently using a Pit Boss 850 and like it. Just taking it to my camp. Grill there died. I purchased this one used 3 years ago and fell in love with the pellet grill experience and flavor. I use it as a grill pretty much weekly. Sometimes twice a week and it does a good job. I smoke once or twice a month and it does ok.

So I am looking for something similar size. Great at grilling and better at smoking than my pit boss.

I have it narrowed to Recteq Deck Boss, Camp Chef and Weber Searwood.

After watching YT reviews it appears is should go with the Searwood. (Reviews rave for this)
A few negatives from my point of view
Sizing. Standard is too small, XL is too big. It averages 3 of us I cook for
It comes without shelves, sooo I have to spend a couple extra hundred dollars on shelves that should be there.

Important for me is a sear(my PB is acceptable with the sliding grate), reliability, holding temp, winter use.

So do any of you have similar use patterns and recommendations.

Thank you

After scouring through this sub I finally pulled trigger on a Searwood XL and am not trying to figure out which accessories are the best/ worth it?

Front shelf seems like a non-negotiable.

Is the CRAFTED kit worth it for the searing grate? Doesn't really seem like it's worth it for the pizza stone when you can buy a pizza stone on Amazon for the fraction of the price.

For those who have gone the griddle route, full griddle or the CRAFTED half? Primarly thinking for breakfasts and smash burgers.

Also would love to hear any Amazon alternatives that have been put through the paces, this stuff adds up quickly!

When I try to “sear” my cooks are OK, but I’m still struggling with keeping temp with the griddle. I’ve tried setting it at 600. I’ve tried going manual at 10. Letting it heat up for 20+ min. But whenever I try cooking with an open lid the temperatures go dramatically down, and the smash burgers aren’t as crispy. The compromise is being quick with smashing and flips, and leaving the lid closed. This is not as advertised, which is disappointing, because I think the smoking aspect of the Searwood is top notch. Just wished the searing capabilities were consistent.

Any thoughts on what I’m doing wrong? First couple cooks I used competition blend, but tonight I used charcoal pellets.

Anything that people would recommend besides the seemingly very expensive Weber cover? For the XL

Got a new searwood that doesn't update the software. Connects to the app but no update despite trouble shooting and trying different methods online. I came across a suggestion to reset the control panel. It's now stuck on the reset mode with it loading even if you press the menu button, turn it off, keep holding the button and turn it back on. If I do that, it asks me if I want to reset and even if I say no, it goes into reset mode and gets stuck loading there so can't even use the BBQ. Tried disconnecting the panel from the BBQ and disconnecting the BBQ from the power source but it persists.

Any suggestions or someone had a similar issue?. I'm aware of weber support but thought I'd check if there was an easy fix first.

I’ve been waiting and waiting for this day! My local ace has had the XL in stock and assembled, but they wouldn’t drop the price. I woke up this morning and checked my cart and it showed a sale price of $1199. Needless to say, it’s purchased, and I am awaiting delivery!

Looks like Weber lowered the price overnight for a sale through Memorial Day, so Ace followed suit as well. Just wanted to let everybody know in case there’s anyone else like me that’s been waiting for it to go back to the $1199 price.

The griddle insert has also dropped in price to $169 if anybody has been watching that. It’s normally $220.

How is the build quality of the searwood compared to the smokefire. I have had an ex6 since the first came out gen1. I have had to replace many of the internals multiple times due to rusting out. Has weber increased the quality of the diffuser and burn pot. The just sent me a new motor and auger due to mine dying. Luckily I got it free. Not looking to replace any more on the ex6. So when it goes out again I'll just upgrade. Just seeing if the searwood improved on these areas.

Sale price $1449 at Amazon and Home Depot. Get it while it's hot LOL.

So just for fun, hypothetically speaking… if customer service determines the USB-C cord is the issue but the replacement is backordered until after Memorial Day, is there another USB-C cord this person could safely use so they can actually have a grill/smoker for the holiday weekend? If not, this hypothetical person may be buying a kettle grill as a backup plan.

Any benefit to buying a searwood directly from Weber or in store from a retailer? I assume warranty/return issues are easier in store.

Got the go ahead to buy since it's on sale in Canada, just gotta decide from where