Why YOU Should Buy a SearWood!! 2 Month Ownership Review 

Dude, your film cut-scenes are CLASSIC!!!

One thing I did that I absolutely love is I drilled two holes equally distant apart on the lid and installed two external thermometers. Now I actually have three temperatures that I can read from two thermometers and the temperature probe inside. I don’t have to wonder anymore what the temperatures are across the grill

Sambo, great video! I'm LOVING my Searwood 600 and have really appreciated your videos. I've been really impressed with what Weber did with this grill.

Great review! The movie cut scenes are awesome.... I love my searwood. I have several different types of grills (Weber Spirit Gas, Weber Smokey Mountain, and a Santa Maria) What makes the Searwood special is its flexibility and reliability. My Smokefire, which I returned, would have a grease fire or meltdown of some sort any time I tried pushing it over 400 degrees. There are so many cooking options when you combine the Weber Crafted System and a rotisserie. I just did kabobs last night with the rotisserie kabob attachment and it was awesome. As you know, the cleaning is night and day compared to the SF and I am glad I don't have to break out the shop vac anymore.

Appreciate the breakdown and feedback on this. Been looking to upgrade from my tiny electric smoker for some time. Ordered the XL last week. Looking forward to putting it to the test.

Wow great video on this searwood grill, thanks for showing us on the different accessories you use with this grill 👍👍

Thank you for an excellent review including all the pluses and minuses of the SearWood. Versatility appears to be it's biggest selling point. Build quality could be better but it's not bad. Your suggestions to Weber to make improvements should be taken seriously by Weber. Overall I take this to be a positive review. Considering all it can do I tend to agree.

Sambo…. You just fixed my biggest frustration with my searwood. I had just accepted the fact that I had to grab the handle in the middle to open. Thank you sir

Again - great video! My XL 600 is about 1-1/2 months old now. I have the rotisserie, front & side tables, cover, HF magnets, crafted frame kit ... I love this grill so far. For the cover I use a mini handi clamp to fasten it to the shelf. Has worked for a week now. I had the crafted wok already and found the wok rests on the flavorizer bar even with the reducer ring provided with the wok. It wobbles a little but works fine. Now for the griddle, I need to make 6 double smash burgers. I had a 28" Weber griddle and it just fit the burgers so I was sad to see the griddle you have that is recommended by Weber has less area than my 28" griddle. Then I looked at the Crafted griddle. Guess what? Two crafted griddles have a little more area than my 28" griddle. I have used these a few times now and they heat up very quickly. I have found two heat up faster and maintain temperature better than one.

I wrapped my Traeger handle with some leather, about 1” wide, wrapped like a tennis racquet handle. Takes care of the hot handle!

I would also recommend some GrillGrate sections for searing. I have a separate Weber 28 inch griddle that I purchased last year and keep my griddle tools on the shelf there. This allows the front shelf I previously mentioned and I love the extra space it provides.

Thanks , Was about to purchase smokefire ext4, but will hold out for Searwood to show up here down under .. the local weber sales rep so edgey when I ask when is new model coming 😂.

I'm thinking of getting the crafted grates and the smaller griddle that goes on that crafted rack seems like a nice option than having to take the big one in and out to use the crafted stuff. Also my pid controller is not starting up correctly I have to unplug and plug it back in almost every time.

Great review! Still waiting for some local spots to get stock. I see it in stock at Weber, but leary of shipping damage.

Hey, I’ve been watching a few of your videos today while researching things to do with my new Searwood xl 😂 so, really appreciating the deep dives! One maybe silly question that I might have missed - how do you have the top cook grating and tools hanging on the front of yours? I feel like there isn’t enough room.. so you have some kind of hook accessories?

Great video again. I have a couple questions for you. What’s the difference between manual mode and 10 versus automatic mode on 600°? Also have you considered converting all the stainless steel grates to cast-iron grates?

Thank you for all your advice. I just ordered one from Weber. Look forward to more cooks and advice. Have you used the thermometer probe and does it work well? Any recommendations on pellets?

You had the ex6 I have the ex4 which is awesome and does all the things Weber said it could do without fault, it’s awesome , with that said have you seen the smaller unit if so have had the opportunity two compare the two?

I wish they had the front shelf in stock. Been a month and still out of stock. I installed work bench raised casters on the front so it’s easier to move around. You press them down and it lifts the legs so you can move it. And unlock it and it lowers the legs back on to the ground. Thinking a drilling couple holes to be able to run the probs inside without having the lid sit on the wires. Love this smoker. Better than my ironwood 885 I had.

The bolts on the smokefire stealt handle are 76,5 cm appart.

Not related to the video: WHY would Weber announce the covers are back in stock KNOWING how many SearWoods are out here and run out AGAIN before Father’s Day??? WHY???!!! I absolutely love my front table - side table is among the last things I would get. Just me.

I'm not 100 percent on the side shelf recommendation. I got the front shelf and it is more than enough room to work. i also like having the handle to move the grill a bit to clean my deck every now and again.

Great video. I currently own a Smokefire and I would like to exchange it for SearWood. How did you do it? Thanks

Would it be a big deal to leave the sear grate insert in all the time?

Can you tell if the grates are nickel plated or stainless.

@sambosplace where did you get your wood handled griddle tools?

When you use it for smoking, does the food come out with a more smoky flavor or is it just like any other pellet smoker? By the way love your videos

Do you think it’s possible to rotisserie a turkey on the Searwood?

Can you try charcoal pellets with your griddle to see how it performs?

You should of talked over the examples instead of the audio cut and small video with no sound. If you upped your editing and audio and back drops your channel could do much better

Honestly, the Searwood is $1200 and there definitely as good or arguably better pellet grills out there for less.