Summit® Kamado E6 Charcoal Grill, Black – Dual‑Walled Insulated Steel Kamado with 24" Cooking Area, Porcelain‑Enameled Kettle & One‑Touch Cleaning System

I bought this in early March from Amazon with the hope and belief that I would be receiving the revised version of this grill with the sturdier, revised stand instead of the wobbly stand I heard about online previously. Unfortunately, the grill I received shipped with the older stand and, to add to my (short-lived) woes, I wasn't even able to assemble it due to an issue with a ratchet nut in one of the legs (this part was also back-ordered!). I was concerned I wouldn't have use of the grill for many weeks until Weber was able to ramp up their production with their new stand design. Despite some miscues with their customer support organization, a VP reached out to me a day or two after I received my grill. He overnighted me the kit with the new stand design (FedEx Saturday delivery). I was able to get it assembled without any significant issues. It replaces the entire lower assembly (stand, wheels, support ring, etc), meaning it obviated the need to replace the leg for the original design and it addressed the wobbliness of the prior design. I suspect this is basically the design they had on the prior generation, minus the propane igniter. Long story short, my experience leads me to believe (1) Weber *still* stands behind their products like few other companies today (the test of an organization is how they respond to difficulties....) and (2) this new support stand is very robust, plenty stable, and is at least as good as competing products. Don't let this issue hold you back. Since I have some "experience" with both, I can say it's clearly a completely different design than the original. Whereas the original E6 stand design felt hokey and somewhat flimsy this feels sturdy and straightforward (btw this was clearly primarily a design/engineering issue, not a manufacturing problem as I've seen some suggest online!). **** I previously owned a ceramic kamado grill, a "large" (18 inch) Big Green Egg, for about 10 years. Even setting aside the E6's larger size (24 vs 18), I think this is a better product and it should last a lot longer than basically any ceramic grill on the market under real-world conditions. Ceramic will never rust, but ceramic in these other grills is inherently heavy and fragile. I gave my BGE away a few years ago since it was showing some structural damage after several long moves and I really wanted something larger that could work effectively for two zone cooking. It's nice knowing I can actually carry this single-handedly or move it around my yard without any significant risk of breakage. I wouldn't want to try that with any decent-sized ceramic grill. For better and for worse, this grill behaves like a ceramic kamado for most intents and purposes. If you're familiar with Kamodos this will be second nature to you, but, for example, if you overshoot your target temperature it will take a *long* time to come down. I don't own a ceramic grill to do a side-by-side comparison anymore, but it feels *very* similar in its capacity to get heat soaked and retain heat. I've heard some people suggest it responds more quickly, but I'm actually pretty skeptical of that now. It just feels too similar in that dimension. On the other hand, thanks to its larger size (diameter) and other design features (e.g., adjustable height charcoal grate) you can truly use it like a traditional kettle grill for searing and doing two-zone cooking (both work great btw), just be aware that if once you get it hot it'll take a lot longer to come down than a traditional single-walled kettle with thin sheet metal. Once you get a feel for it, it's pretty much the best of both worlds for most applications, setting aside the steeper price when compared to kettle grills. Besides the obvious difference in behavior, this also feels much more substantial than Weber's kettle grills. It shares some design elements with Weber's nicer kettles, like the ash cleanout and lower vent (not a bad thing!), but it also feels like the pricey grill it is with its solid design (the metal is obviously much thicker), slick hinged hood, double-wall insulation, etc. Incidentally, I also like that this has a built-in fan port for an automatic temperature controller. It's much slicker than the adapter plates used to fit fans over the bottom damper/vent on most other kamodos. You don't need it, strictly speaking, once you know how to set the vents and get up to temp, but it makes life easier when you want more of a pellet grill-like experience (as in, being able to leave it alone for many hours without having to fiddle with vents or anything else at all). With the Fireboard 2 Drive I picked up recently, it can run standard 12V blowers (pit viper in my case) off its own battery for as many hours as you're likely to need it over a long cook (e.g., brisket). When I invested in this tech 10+ years ago it was much cruder and it required running an extension cord to power the controller+fan. The hassle kept me from using it before, but I have no doubt i'll be using it regularly now (already fired it up a bunch). I own a pellet grill already and I plan on keeping it for awhile. However, this combination works well enough for smoking and general oven-like cooking behavior that I'm not sure I'd see the need to invest in a new one......Yeah, the pellet grill comparison is somewhat apples and oranges, but not as much as you might think, plus it can actually get much hotter and sear, unlike basically all pellet grills on the market... something to chew on if you're actually cross-shopping these. **** I'm also pretty happy I purchased this over the larger cart model with side table (S6 or the original summit charcoal grilling center). One small concern I had previously is this tripod stand design would feel relatively tippy (3 legs vs 4 plus a smaller footprint), but it feels plenty substantial and secure to me. Having the side table might be nice, however, this has a smaller and (imo) sleaker footprint on my already somewhat cluttered patio. I rarely use the gas ignition on my performer, so I don't imagine I would miss that feature much here either. For me, it came down to paying 700-1000 more for the side table, plus giving up some patio space. If you have nowhere to put things when you're pulling food off or on the grill it may still be "worth it", but I'm particularly (unusually) happy with this purchase despite the somewhat rocky start.

I had been eying these for years but never pulled the trigger. Decided to pick one up on impulse last fall and really love it. Mind you, many of the same things can be accomplished with a 26 inch kettle and a slow and sear, so if you are budget minded, this might be a better consideration. What I like about it is that there’s just enough work involved to setting the temperature so that it feels gratifying when you peg desired temperature, but not a ton of work like a stick burner. And it’s not too easy like a pellet grill, where you feel like there’s no skill or expertise involved with starting the fire. Pros: Versatility. That’s the main thing you are paying for here. It really does a lot of things very well. If u don’t have a grill, this is really all you need, tho I do feel that a gas grill is very convenient and would make a fine companion to this. You get the benefits of a ceramic, but don’t have to deal with the drawbacks, such as weight, durability (some ceramics can break if over heated or if they fall over), and better temperature control if you overshoot.). Also, the gasket and hinges are better than those on competing ceramics. Also, Weber’s cleaning system is excellent. it’s a great looking smoker. Sometimes I like to hang out on the patio and look at it. Yes, I think it’s that cool. Fuel efficiency…. You would have to use this a ton to justify the purchase of this on fuel, but I have seen YouTube videos of people getting 24 plus hours out of a full load. Accessories….there’s a lot of cool accessories, many are cross compatible with other brands. That said, I am not sure u really need them bc the standard product equipment is pretty solid. I gave this a five for assembly bc Amazon offered free assembly. It took them just over an hour, which means it would have taken me at least twice as long. I am just rather slow for stuff like this. In sum, if you are on the fence with this, I say take the plunge. It’s kind of a gimmick, but the gimmick is that it’s fun, easy and convenient to use.

Love this grill/smoker. Highly recommended. Very efficient use of charcoal especially when used as a smoker (switched from offset smoker). Harder to get smoke ring but still very good smoke taste. Hard to add more wood if needed but rare occurrence. High quality materials and well built. Excellent 10 year warranty and customer service (via email)- used it once for caster replacement without hassle. On the heavy side which cause the plastic holder on caster to warp and not hold caster in. They sent completely new caster and plastic insert. Will have to be more gentle pushing or pulling it around over obstacles. As one reviewer mentioned, holes on bottom for ash and circulation has poor adjustments. On windy days, it makes it harder to keep temperature low for smoking. Because it is all metal it doesn't take long for temperature to change compared to ceramic kamado and much lighter.

Un sogno di Barbecue, grande qualità e robustezza. Arrivo in tempi rapidi. Soddisfattissimo

Amazing design, You can smoke for 15 hours without touching or adjusting the charcoal. Great temperature control. You can get professional results with this smoker by following simple instructions