Weber Searwood review: Second time’s the charm
When Weber launched a smart grilling platform, a connected grilling hub and its first pellet grill in 2020, the company’s new era hit a few speedbumps. The Weber Connect technology was a solid foundation for aspiring outdoor cooks at any skill level, but the SmokeFire grill suffered from big temperature fluctuations, pellet feeding issues and was prone to grease fires. Those problems led to inconsistent performance for a lot of people. <br /> In 2024, the company debuted an all-new model as it sought to move past the troubles of its first. The Searwood ($899 and up) offers a new design with a reworked internal construction for a more direct auger path for those pellets. It’s still a smart grill, so Weber Connect is onboard once again. But the biggest changes are a lower price and [...]
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