Don’t want to rub it in (pun intended) but I love my EX6

[DutchieCooks]

Happened to me too before I realized i had to push them down haha

 

[CEd4jets]

Yeah I was disappointed with what I thought was a bad design until I went back for another look at the instructions which were clear. I just missed it. I have owned enough Weber grills to know better.

 

[JASONKENNEDY]

Awesome write up and photos! How are you cooking the corn? I have yet to master that on a pellet grill?

You can grill them with the husks in tact or I just put them directly on the grill - came out great

 

[abmet]

You can grill them with the husks in tact or I just put them directly on the grill - came out great

when I've done corn directly on my gasser it always turned out chewy. Maybe I overcooked it. Need to try again.

 

[JASONKENNEDY]

"Only gripe I have with assembly are the flame shield “flavorizer bars” - the two pieces that hold them all up can easily slip off."

Jason, I had the same issue, but then looked more carefully at the instructions and saw that the frame pieces are supposed to be pushed down between the little tab that yours are probably sitting on and the cooker itself. The pic shows red down arrows indicating push down. Fixed it for me. Hope this helps.

You know what, you're right - I totally missed that part. I feel like a lot of the issues (not all, but a lot) are caused by error in assembly. I went back and checked to see if I installed it properly and I did end up pushing the frame pieces down in initial installation - thanks for pointing that out!

 

[JASONKENNEDY]

when I've done corn directly on my gasser it always turned out chewy. Maybe I overcooked it. Need to try again.

Hmm

when I've done corn directly on my gasser it always turned out chewy. Maybe I overcooked it. Need to try again.

Try it with your Smokefire instead. I rubbed the corn down with Olive Oil, season with some rub, then place directly on the grill at 400 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes - turning just once, maybe twice.

 

[JASONKENNEDY]

I’ve been fortunate too. I had some trouble getting to temp (maxed @ 570) for the first burn in. Second attempt it worked. Have several cooks on it so far, including ribs, fish, pizza, and even a hot and fast seared steak. So far the grill has been everything I’d hoped. Yes, the hopper is an issue, but admittedly I’m used to that from my Traeger. The app worked well, just too limited at this point, but that will improve with time as they add more to it.

Oh yeah, looks awesome! I need to try pizza soon - been reverse searing a bunch of steaks that always come out perfect.

After reaching out to Weber (leaving review on their product page) they reached back out to me via E-Mail regarding the hopper. They are sending a complimentary ramp accessory to improved the angle of the feed. Make sure you reach out to the after registering your product.

Also with the app, they did admit to the lack of features and did tell me updates are coming (as expected)

 

[abmet]

Hmm

Try it with your Smokefire instead. I rubbed the corn down with Olive Oil, season with some rub, then place directly on the grill at 400 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes - turning just once, maybe twice.

Thinks I’ll give this a shot!

 

[DanaM]

Really sucks to hear all the negative responses from some of you, I totally feel for you. I’d be crushed to have issues like those after the excitement of waiting, assembling and getting your first cook to be a disappointment. Bummer. Really hope it works out, cause this grill (for me so far) has been exactly as advertised.

Received the grill on Friday (2/14 happy Valentines Day for me) woke up early the next day and assembled the grill. Some of the instructions were a little vague and I can see some potential mistakes that can easily be made, but took my time and got it done. Only gripe I have with assembly are the flame shield “flavorizer bars” - the two pieces that hold them all up can easily slip off. Anyway, got through the updates, pairing with phone, and first initial burn at 600 degrees on Saturday - and I got to say...the smell of wood burning paired nicely with my morning coffee/cigar. Also wanted to note that for me, I was able to reach 600 degrees in about 20 minutes - gotta love those California winters

Prepped for the first cook which I’ve planned in advance the week of - menu consisted of:

- St. Louis Ribs (3 racks)
- Elotes (Mexican Corn)
- Green beans
- French Fries
- Sea Salt Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everything came out if interested, you can check out some clips I’ve posted on my Instagram story: @yellowshepherd
DM me if you have any comments, questions, suggestions, tips or to send a emoji

ribs cooked for 4.5 hours total @275 degrees - bone side down for 2.5 hours and then foil wrapped meat side down for 2 hours. Probably could have taken them out a little sooner cause meat was falling off the bones while cutting. I like my rib meat in tact, juicy and with some bite, but that’s me.

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I’ve cooked corn before on charcoal and gas, but this was by far better - Corn had an extra touch of flavor with that nice hickory smoky flavor.

green beans I just wrapped in the foil that was used to cook the ribs (brown sugar, butter, honey, seasoning) and it was amazing. Don’t think I can eat pan fried green beans on the stove again. Probably will though cause its quicker and I can save some pellets, but I’ll smoke em any chance I get.

The chocolate chip cookies with a pinch of sea salt was the biggest shocker to me. Didn’t think cookies baked in smoke could be so damn good. Added a complexity in the taste, with the smoke, sea salt and sweet chocolate chip - it was savory sweet.

ok some minor things I noticed during my first cook:

- heat is hotter center of grill than on the sides (some of you are rolling your eyes and saying “duh”) but I thought with convection, the heat would be evenly distributed providing even heat to all 3 racks of ribs

- a bit of spark and ash fly around at hotter temps (500+)

- found some ash in the grease pan, and some on and around the grill. A little concerning with the chance of grease fires.

and finally my one complaint...pellets were depleted after only one cooked meal. Need to buy another bag of Grillmaster pellets but Weber seems to be sold out and there’s no where else to pick it up. I’m hoping they get it on Amazon so I can prime the shipping, but I’m starting to look at other pellet brands (traeger) as replacement.

other than that, the grill is a success. Was contemplating getting Traeger for a year until I heard rumors of Weber coming out with a pellet grill and after owning a kettle for as long as I did, I knew Weber would deliver a quality product. Also after seeing that they had an answer to all my quarrels with the Traeger (not able to sear, has a little table included with grill where you don’t have to pay extra for - so lame btw, pellet feed is conveniently on the back, 22lbs capacity for pellets, pellet auger construction, etc.) the Weber doesn’t disappoint...so far

next cook will be reverse seared NY strip steaks to test the sear capability...will keep you all posted.

In the meantime...grill on bros!

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[DanaM]

Looking good! On those shelves that hold up the flavorizer bars, I missed this the first go around too, they actually slip down into small clips in front and back of the grill. They are probably just sitting on top of those clips allowing them to easily fall.. Push them down snug, you’ll feel them sort of snap/slip in, then they won’t fall out of place.

 

[Dadhastoomanygrills]

Oh yeah, looks awesome! I need to try pizza soon - been reverse searing a bunch of steaks that always come out perfect.

After reaching out to Weber (leaving review on their product page) they reached back out to me via E-Mail regarding the hopper. They are sending a complimentary ramp accessory to improved the angle of the feed. Make sure you reach out to the after registering your product.

Also with the app, they did admit to the lack of features and did tell me updates are coming (as expected)

Good to know! I’ve been in contact with them through email, and they appear genuine in their desire to make everything right. My grill failed to light this past weekend, and the fire pot was full of pellets. I also found pellets behind the ramp and on top of the fire pot , not sure how that happens. I used the app this weekend on my low and slow pork butt cook and it worked fine, just really limited right now. Hope to receive an update on the hopper ramp soon.

 

[Rickyjk619]

Oh yeah, looks awesome! I need to try pizza soon - been reverse searing a bunch of steaks that always come out perfect.

After reaching out to Weber (leaving review on their product page) they reached back out to me via E-Mail regarding the hopper. They are sending a complimentary ramp accessory to improved the angle of the feed. Make sure you reach out to the after registering your product.

Also with the app, they did admit to the lack of features and did tell me updates are coming (as expected)

I just received my shipping notice and tracking number on my hopper ramp. It says it will be delivered by 8pm tomorrow

 

[CEd4jets]

Lamb chops. Came out perfect. I usually do them reverse sear on my kettle. This was a success.