The SMOKIEST Pellet Grill? | Brisket on the Camp Chef Woodwind Pro

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I'm smoking a brisket on the Camp Chef Woodwind pro to see if the new smoke box feature lives up to the hype!

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[kwgalpin]

Your smoke box getting jammed is usually due to the wood chucks being too big for the smoke box and hitting the top of the heat deflector thing inside where the smoke box settles after pushing it in. I also had the same issue with the butterfly valve tried several things to fix it and it turned out that the problem was on the inside. The nut/bolt at the very back of the grill that helps hold the valve in place had loosened after the first cook due to heat I’m guessing and needed to be tightened to allow for resistance so the valve would open and close when I turned the handle instead of the handle just spinning with no valve movement. After tightening this down well I haven’t had a single issue since. Probably 50+ cooks during that span. I’d also suggest adding wood chunks every 40 min or so the first 4 hours then go to bed if you want the best smoke flavor.

[lowdownone]

These things have been reviewed by everyone on YouTube. Camp Chef must have sent them to everyone. Mad scientist and Susie Bulloch were at Camp Chef in Utah. They loved it. I recently bought the 24” and I think it’s very good. The upper rack is hotter than the bottom rack by about 20 degrees and the bottom is closest in accuracy to the temp gauge (within few degrees). I recommend a sidekick with griddle.

[nickfranzitta]

I just got my WW Pro and had similar issues with the butterfly valve and handle not staying up. If you take out the smoke box, make sure the valve is flat, then back out or tighten the nut touching the spring so that it contacts the handle. That will give it the pressure on the handle so it actually moves the valve and the handle together.

Idk if this is what your supposed to do, but it worked for me. The directions nor Camp Chef's setup video said anything about this, but it did the trick for me!

Hope this helps ya out!

[larrycariglio]

Thanks for the review. I wonder if you would of ran the smoke box a few hours before you left the grill alone for the overnight portion of your cook. If it would have had a stronger smoke flavor.

[CoolJay]

I don't yet own own a pellet smoker yet, but with added features of some pellet grills such as this one, to produce better smoke, some pellets getting better in producing better flavor and
cooking techniques such as the use of the water pan and time and temperature such as you do, I am leaning towards getting one. Great work Steve. I also appreciate your honest review, not covering up the flaws of the equipment.

[michaelnance]

Great video. The one thing that I would be curious to see is IF you had added (preferably seasoned vs kiln dried wood) ever hour or so early in the cook (assuming meat only absorbs flavor up to about 135⁰). I would think this would make a big difference?

[razerface]

you should compare using the built in smoke box on this pellet grill, versus just using a pellet smoking tube tube on a pellet grill.

[rowdyman]

It works great. Had mine a year but still not an offset

[saqibdadabhoy]

Love the channel! Question for ya - where’d you get the woodwind pro in Canada? I’m in Ontario and can’t seem to find it anywhere

[olegwitcher]

I've cooked several briskets on WW PRO 24 during month and faced, that first 3-4 hours great for smoke box( added wood every 40 minutes) and after only go to sleep.
Thank you for your review .

[UABFWSS]

I noticed a smidge more smoke flavor when using the ww pro smoke box, it definitely functions as intended . Adding more than a few chunks can raise temp. Without using it, however, the ww pro really doesn’t produce all that much smoke, even on level 10. Fedex obliterated my first ww pro, but it functioned fine. Then, the replacement one i got, they destroyed the hopper, but the smoke box it literally took over an hour to ignite chunks placed in it (valve verified to be open visually), like they welded the screen plate up too high. Said the heck with it and got another smokefire. The trick for the valve, is to tighten the 14mm nut some, to give adequate spring tension, screw the lever on as far as u can until its lined up perfect/vertical with valve closed, then back out the 14mm nut so it acts like a jam nut, then tighten the set screw good. The set screw is metric M4 .70 x 5 (lowes has), or Ace Hardware sells nice stainless M4 ones that won’t strip out.

[Sheps]

Hey Steve great video, I'm really curious what you thought of this smoker and looked for your follow up review but couldn't find it? Did you end up reviewing this smoker or did it fall to the wayside, thanks

[ericthibault]

Hey Steve, I've been watching out for woodwind pro availability in Canada and so far nada. When i contacted Camp Chef, they indicated they still needed authorization from Canada to sell it here. If Camp Chef sent it to you, could you ask about Canadian availability? If you picked it up somewhere yourself, could you please let us know where? Thanks and keep up the great videos

[patrickmiller]

Your videos and instruction are excellent! Any way you could get a Lone Star Grillz Pellet Grill and do some brisket? I am heavily leaning towards Lone Star Pellet. Just dont have the patience for my stick burner anymore. Thanks

[donnybondeson]

So, on the spectrum of offset smoker on the left - normal pellet smoker on the right: Is the WW Pro right in the middle? Or closer to either side? Great video!

[aidenstark]

Does the smoke box produce any different flavor than what a smoke tube would produce? If so, how and why? Mad scientist bbq did a review of a smoke tube and found that the smoke flavor was bitter and not clean (not enjoyable) but his review of the camp chef woodwind pro smoke box was raving and all positive. Why are they different?

And great video! Looking forward to your full review. It looks like the woodwind pro has some jenky features and hopefully a better built smoker using a smoke box will soon come on the market from a competitor.

[shaggyirl]

I love my pit boss navigatior pallet smoker for me it produces a great smoke ring and smoke flavour

[rockon]

Any chance you could share this with CC regarding the cumbersome smoke box mechanism ? This needs to be addressed in a version 2. I’m keen to own one in the coming years, but it looks clunky moving in and out … it should be a smooth rail system with a handle that just does what it needs too great video
Thanks for the share

[AMMOBBQ]

What smoke level did you go with? Great job as usual!

[christinejchannel]

Thanks for sharing! Stay healthy and happy