And Here It Is...

[pkadare]

Alphonse - "Unfortunately it enrolled Amazing Ribs in Weber's marketing plan." Yeah, no it didn't, and even if you believe it did, it doesn't make the review from Max Good any less accurate.

[Nate]

Alphonse you should read Max Good 's post in this thread (#20) if you haven't yet. When would you have proposed that AR released their review of the product?
The fact that AR has early access is a good thing... And if I'm Weber and I am that confident in my product then why wouldn't I want a review to drop at the same time... especially this close to holiday shopping season. That review would have launched no matter the rating.

[Max Good]

About the release date of my review - We had to sign an NDA to get a presentation and hands on test at Weber's headquarters a week before any other media outlet. The NDA stipulated that we would not publish our review or video before Monday, 11/18 at 9am CST. True to our word, we complied, as we would, and have, with other manufacturers. We were not scheming with Weber to be a part of their marketing efforts. We were, however, excited at the opportunity to be the first media outlet with a hands on review. As always, we aim to provide info that is useful, objective and factual to help our readers make the best buying decisions for their unique needs. We are eager to get a production model in January to run our complete tests.

[Jon Liebers]

looks like an interesting alternative and the best part is i'll finally be able to taste a pellet cookers results as plenty of local stores will carry. But I withhold final judgement till then. I am interested though. Frankly always steered clear of previous mid-level pellet cookers as I personally never was comfortable with the build quality on them.

[pkadare]

Completely disagree. I have no doubt that every review done by Max Good and the rest of the AR crew is fair, balanced, and accurate and is in no way influenced by the OEM of what they are testing.

[Alphonse]

I thought it was interesting that the review appeared to be part of Weber's media blitz/release day. Of course it could not be released prior to Weber's blitz. Unfortunately it enrolled Amazing Ribs in Weber's marketing plan.

[Pequod]

Replaced my old Weber gasser with two KK’s, with a pit stop at Kamado Joe. I could see augmenting that lineup with something like this for quick cooks.

[pkadare]

Some would say that using anything other than wood is sacrilege. Me, I'm more of a whatever flots your boat kind of guy.

[pkadare]

randy56 - They have casters, or are you saying you want real wheels?

[drobinson]

Bought my first weber kettle in 1970. Have been using my performer and smoky mountain for the last ten years. Over the years have owned three weber kettles before purchasing the performer. Sold each kettle in garage sales. Webers are made to last. The Smokefire may very well break me away from charcoal-----nothing else has ever come close to doing that. I especially like the ease of clean-up as I'm getting up there in age---76---and cleaning the smoky mountain and performer is becoming a chore. I'll await the coming review before making a decision. Is it sacrilege to stop using charcoal?

[scottdware]

You echoed my thoughts exactly!

[tdimond]

I would not be surprised if Weber imposed an embargo on reviews in exchange for advance access.

[randy56]

Impressive wright by Max as always, you can tell he was impressed. Me too. Good job Weber. I got to have one. What's a $1000 bucks?

EDIT: I will put some wheels on it. That's the only thing i can see they messed up on.

[pkadare]

You're questioning the integrity of the review?

[Alphonse]

https://amazingribs.com/ratings-revi...e-pellet-grill

Yep, released along with all Weber's promotionals today. Interesting timing to say the least. Makes me wonder about the review.