All new from Weber for 2024 is the Searwood pellet grill smoker. Replacing the Smokefire in the Weber lineup, this all new smoker is a complete redesign giving many enhancements over the previous model.
From my experience with other grills, I will say that I believe it will use slightly more pellets but that fuel consumption is impacted more by the temperature you are cooking at, the weather, and the amount and types of food you are cooking.
The Searwood is the replacement for the Smokefire. Both have 600 degree high temps and both can sear very well. Performance is similar between the two. The side hoper on the Searwood is easier to fill than the rear hopper on the Smokefire. The Searwood also adds the ability to add a rotisserie as well as a manual mode for open lid cooking including a couple of griddle options. The Searwood is also easier to clean with the entire bottom pan being removable. The pellet sensor on the Searwood 600 XL also is an improvement over the Smokefire as it gives your percentage of full remaining as opposed to just a low pellet alert. The only thing I don’t like is the two cart wheels and two fixed legs the Searwood is awkward to maneuver. If you move your pit around much, that is something you may want to consider.
Yes, both the Searwood 600 and the 600 XL have WiFi and Bluetooth with Weber Connect App integration so you are able to monitor your cooks and control grill functions from your phone or other connected device. The only difference functionally between the two is the XL does include a pellet level sensor and the regular 600 does not.
The Searwood will use the Spirit Crafted Rack and can also use the Sprit full griddle insert. The Searwood 600 is thr same grill size as the Spirit of 3 burner grills. The Searwood 600XL is the same depth as the Spirit but the width of the Genesis 4 burner, so if you add a rotisserie the XL model will utilize the 4 burner rotisserie. If you use the Spirit full griddle insert, you will have 3/4 griddle and 1/4 grill grate. Fortunately the XL comes with 3 different size grill grate pieces so you can fill in around the crafted accessories, the full Spirit Griddle, ext.
