Weber EX4 pellet grill

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I am impressed with the color on those cooks, are you using a tube or tray to augment smoke?
I like the gravity smokers . I'm full up now though .
That patio can be enlarged. I know you can do form work :emoji_wink:
In keeping with the Weber theme, you're just waiting for them to come out with a gravity feed:emoji_laughing:
 
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I am impressed with the color on those cooks, are you using a tube or tray to augment smoke?
Nope . B&B pellets or Weber pellets in the hopper . The Weber pellets are smaller in diameter , and feed better . I think that was something they did to help feed issues , but the other brands work just fine .
 
Love the SF EX6
Yup . When I was researching I saw your thread about you getting yours . So I looked up some of your cooks , and that was a deciding factor in getting mine .
The upgraded larger wheels are really nice . I think they were $70 , but worth every penny .
 
Too bad these weren't available 8 years ago. I would have picked up the larger one. Judging by the output there's little doubt, as to why you like it.
Thanks . Yeah that EX6 is sweet . I was really surprised by the food it cooks .
Took be a couple cooks to account for the convection effect from the fan .

Good review and great looking eats!
Thanks Bill .

I wish I had done the same thing when they were on sale.With my circumstances being different now I'm kicking myself in the back side for not doing it when I could.
Yeah , the price drop and the extras sold me . At that time I wouldn't have spent 1k for the 4 . I'm into it just over 1K , with the wheels , cover , front shelf , 4 probes and 4 glow plugs .

And I agree with your thoughts on aesthetics,this also important in the world of painting.Bad cut lines drive me nuts.
Exactly . I have a floor register in the kitchen that's not parallel with the wall .
Gonna put me in the loony bin .
 
Wow Rich!! That is an amazing array of food you've turned out. Very well done sir. I can completely relate to your enthusiasm for this thing. I was the exact same way when I got my Rec Tec RT700. Still love all my other cookers but the pellet grills certainly have their place, at least in my arsenal. Great post!!

Robert
 
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Great post, amazing meals! I fell into the Traeger at a vulnerable moment and when money was a little less tight. It works fine and isn’t a regret, but I would have liked to pay less for a pellet grill and done a bit more research. That being said, a pellet smoker is definitely convenient if life isn’t allowing more time to focus on heat management.
 
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Boy howdy Rich, you've produced a slew of Grade A+ cooks off that baby! Almost temps me, tho another smoker wouldn't be overly popular.
Lol , yup , but be good for that hot weather . Control from the house .

That patio can be enlarged.
It's already 24 x 42 . 24 x 8 covered .
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That’s some good looking food there Chop. Glad that grill is working for you. The pellet grills are handy cookers.
 
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Good looking cooks on this thread. Nice to see the Weber in work. Some day I will add a pellet grill back to the inventory. An EX4 is right at the top of my list.
 
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Forgot to mention great looking cooks on the Weber (all of them).
I don't go to Lowes so not sure if (former) local store had them on display.
I'll make a trip to check them out.
Nope . B&B pellets or Weber pellets in the hopper . The Weber pellets are smaller in diameter , and feed better . I think that was something they did to help feed issues , but the other brands work just fine .
I have a Masterbuilt which is Traeger clone in the heat shield and drip pan design, but has a cheap analog controller. I either need to replace the entire unit with another brand or spend more on a new controller than I paid for the MB pooper.
Anyway
I had a bridge once in the hopper. Since that time, I started mashing my pellets in a bucket before dumping them in the hopper. Some of the pellets are very long pieces and that caused my bridging. I have a T handle masher. A 5 gallon bucket paint mixer should do the same mashing.
 
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Forgot to mention great looking cooks on the Weber (all of them).
I don't go to Lowes so not sure if (former) local store had them on display.
I'll make a trip to check them out.
Thanks . I think when it was the Gen 1 , Weber recalled them from the retailers .
Replaced with the Gen 2 , put with all the negative ( uninformed ) opinions , sales were slow . Once they sold what they had , they didn't restock .
 
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