VELPO
Member
Hey Guys,
Like you all, I have been 'patiently' waiting to get my SmokeFire. I pre-ordered back in January on Amazon. Obviously there was the first delay that pushed the release date back to February 10th. When that date finally came, I got an update that said my grill would be delivered late March. I was bummed, but it then updated 24 hours later and said late February. 24 hours after that, it said it would be delivered February 14-19. What a roller coaster of emotions! Needless to say, it was delivered on Valentine's Day. Due to obligations with my wife, I did not get around to putting it together until this morning, February 15th. I was under the impression that the grill would come with a bag of pellets. I was wrong. I spent an hour putting it together (while watching 'Seared and Smoked' videos on YouTube), which was fairly disheartening if you have not yet seen the videos. I went to my BBQ store and purchased some GMG Applewood pellets which I am currently using for my initial burn. It took EXACTLY 15 minutes for my grill to hit 600. As I write this, I'm about 20 minutes into my first burn. I will say, all of the reviews I've seen so far are with people in cold temps and snow on the ground. I'm in Southern California where it is a cool 72 degrees on this Saturday.
Anyways, sorry for the lengthy post, but I just wanted to share some updates for those who have not yet received their SmokeFire. I have friends coming over tonight and I plan on cooking on this EX6 for the rest of the day. I will be updating with info and pictures throughout the day. You can find me on instagram @VELPO and @allidoisgrill - happy cooking! #allidoisgrill
-VELPO
Like you all, I have been 'patiently' waiting to get my SmokeFire. I pre-ordered back in January on Amazon. Obviously there was the first delay that pushed the release date back to February 10th. When that date finally came, I got an update that said my grill would be delivered late March. I was bummed, but it then updated 24 hours later and said late February. 24 hours after that, it said it would be delivered February 14-19. What a roller coaster of emotions! Needless to say, it was delivered on Valentine's Day. Due to obligations with my wife, I did not get around to putting it together until this morning, February 15th. I was under the impression that the grill would come with a bag of pellets. I was wrong. I spent an hour putting it together (while watching 'Seared and Smoked' videos on YouTube), which was fairly disheartening if you have not yet seen the videos. I went to my BBQ store and purchased some GMG Applewood pellets which I am currently using for my initial burn. It took EXACTLY 15 minutes for my grill to hit 600. As I write this, I'm about 20 minutes into my first burn. I will say, all of the reviews I've seen so far are with people in cold temps and snow on the ground. I'm in Southern California where it is a cool 72 degrees on this Saturday.
Anyways, sorry for the lengthy post, but I just wanted to share some updates for those who have not yet received their SmokeFire. I have friends coming over tonight and I plan on cooking on this EX6 for the rest of the day. I will be updating with info and pictures throughout the day. You can find me on instagram @VELPO and @allidoisgrill - happy cooking! #allidoisgrill-VELPO
