Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
I review a lot of pellet grills and smoker but the Camp Chef Woodwind wifi 36 Pellet smoker may be my all time favorite pellet cooker...and that still kinda surprises me.
Camp Chef Woodwind wifi review (T.O.C.) | Full pellet smoker review
00:00 introduction to Camp Chef Woodwind pellet smoker
:44 Heck yeah!
1:28 Quality
2:05 Demonstration of Woodwind Wifi pellet controller
4:07 My thoughts on Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi phone app
4:23 Probes
4:48 Camp Chef Woodwind cons #1
5:26 Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi Pros
5:49 Camp Chef Pellet Smoker con #2
6:21 Camp Chef Woodwind "Slide and Grill" test results
7:25 Smart design/convenience features Camp Chef pellet grill
9:23 Doubling capacity in pellet smoker
10:00 Should you actually go smaller?
10:52 Accessory for Camp Chef Pellet Grill I recommend
11:00 Casters (i'm picky)
11:25 He’s gotcha covered
11:36 Chimney location matters
12:05 Best Pellet Grill Feature you don’t know you need till you get it!
13:32 Pellet Smoker total Game Changing Feature!
15:34 My conclusions/ opinion of the Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi Pellet Smoker
✅🔴 Woodwind 36” W/ Sidekick* click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=wZdhhLSBsCk&offerid=690299.37&type=3&subid=0
✅🔴 Woodwind 24” W/ Sidekick* click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=wZdhhLSBsCk&offerid=690299.38&type=3&subid=0
✅✅ Grill Box* amzn.to/3oOmUKD
✅✅ Camp Chef Artisan Pizza Oven* amzn.to/348kjmT
✅✅ Get this if you are rich (best!) bit.ly/436BFfp
✅✅ Get this if on a budget (great & cheap) tinyurl.com/y6tlgse6
(*Grill box & pizza oven are separate)
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*Disclosure and Attribution:
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I have similar arrangements with other companies so affiliate links may apply.
This Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi 36 Review is not sponsored ($$) by Camp Chef; however, the grill was send to me earlier in the year by Camp Chef. At the time I had politely declined the offer because I wasn't interested in making a video about it, & they asked me if I would take it with no obligations (ballsy move). They did not see this video until it was uploaded.
#campchefpelletgrill #pelletsmoker #campchefwoodwindwifi
I review a lot of pellet grills and smoker but the Camp Chef Woodwind wifi 36 Pellet smoker may be my all time favorite pellet cooker...and that still kinda surprises me.
Camp Chef Woodwind wifi review (T.O.C.) | Full pellet smoker review
00:00 introduction to Camp Chef Woodwind pellet smoker
:44 Heck yeah!
1:28 Quality
2:05 Demonstration of Woodwind Wifi pellet controller
4:07 My thoughts on Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi phone app
4:23 Probes
4:48 Camp Chef Woodwind cons #1
5:26 Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi Pros
5:49 Camp Chef Pellet Smoker con #2
6:21 Camp Chef Woodwind "Slide and Grill" test results
7:25 Smart design/convenience features Camp Chef pellet grill
9:23 Doubling capacity in pellet smoker
10:00 Should you actually go smaller?
10:52 Accessory for Camp Chef Pellet Grill I recommend
11:00 Casters (i'm picky)
11:25 He’s gotcha covered
11:36 Chimney location matters
12:05 Best Pellet Grill Feature you don’t know you need till you get it!
13:32 Pellet Smoker total Game Changing Feature!
15:34 My conclusions/ opinion of the Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi Pellet Smoker
✅🔴 Woodwind 36” W/ Sidekick* click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=wZdhhLSBsCk&offerid=690299.37&type=3&subid=0
✅🔴 Woodwind 24” W/ Sidekick* click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=wZdhhLSBsCk&offerid=690299.38&type=3&subid=0
✅✅ Grill Box* amzn.to/3oOmUKD
✅✅ Camp Chef Artisan Pizza Oven* amzn.to/348kjmT
✅✅ Get this if you are rich (best!) bit.ly/436BFfp
✅✅ Get this if on a budget (great & cheap) tinyurl.com/y6tlgse6
(*Grill box & pizza oven are separate)
The video was filmed using:
Main camera this video amzn.to/3mZGuD8
Food shots amzn.to/32X6siW
Rode Wireless Go mic amzn.to/2nogwzI
Amazing Music for Youtubers (click for free trial)! share.epidemicsound.com/BBM
___
*Disclosure and Attribution:
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I have similar arrangements with other companies so affiliate links may apply.
This Camp Chef Woodwind Wifi 36 Review is not sponsored ($$) by Camp Chef; however, the grill was send to me earlier in the year by Camp Chef. At the time I had politely declined the offer because I wasn't interested in making a video about it, & they asked me if I would take it with no obligations (ballsy move). They did not see this video until it was uploaded.
#campchefpelletgrill #pelletsmoker #campchefwoodwindwifi








![Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Ribeye Steak on the Craycort Cast Iron Grate
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A word about Craycort Cast Iron Grates
I LOVE Craycort cast iron grates. (*Full discloser: I begged for—and received—a complementary grate to use in my videos.) (*Fuller discloser: I’ve purchased 2 of these for other grills in the past and would have happily paid for this one if I would have had too.)
I love the way these grates perform. Everything seems to cook more evenly and quickly on this grate, and I feel like you get much of the flavor benefits of searing on cast iron skillet without the messy clean up.
Speaking of cleaning, the one thing you need to be aware of before you purchase a Craycort (besides the weight) is that it is raw cast iron. Which means it will perform beautifully if you keep it oiled up and store it in your grill where it’s not exposed to the rain. Maintenance is simple but necessary. I keep a pan of Pam around and hit it whenever I see spots where the seasoning has burned off. It’s that easy.
The Craycort cast iron grate and the Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center are the perfect pairing, but that is not the only grates Craycort makes. They have also made cast iron grates for just about every Weber grill. Not just the Weber kettles… they also make them for the little Smokey Joes and Go Anywhere grills. The Craycort cast iron grate turns the smokey joe into a steak searing machine!
But they don’t just make grates for Weber grills. They also make them for just about every size kamado. For example, the grate I have fits perfection in the Weber Summit Grill, but it was originally made to fit the Big Green Egg XL. (It would probably fit the Kamado Joe Big Joe as well, but may not be compatible with the divide and conquer system.) Craycort also makes grates to fit the large sized Primo, Big Green Egg, and Grill dome as well as the small BGE. (Nothing for the Komodo Kamado but that’s understandable considering the unique shape of the grate.)
On a personal note, I’ve been a customer of Rolf’s for a long time and have always found him to be great to deal with. Great customer service even after the sale. I wasn’t paid to say any of this (aside from the donated grate). I’m just a satisfied customer.
How to cook a ribeye steak on the Weber Summit Charcoal grill:
This one was easy. With the Weber Summit Charcoal grate in the lower position, I pushed all the charcoal to one side of the firebox (closest to the Weber Summit Grilling Center table) and lit the starter and let it run for about 10 minutes. I opened the vents all the way (though I didn’t flip up the top vent) and allowed the cooker to settle in around 500 degrees.
I coated each side of the ribeye steak with olive oil, salt, weber and a pinch of Cayenne pepper. The Cayenne is NOT spicy in this situation, but it does add a nice nutty flavor to finished product. (Thanks to John Setzler and Adam Perry Lang for this fantastic tip!)
From there I used the simple 2, 2, 2, 2 method to sear the steaks.
Sear for 2 minutes, rotate steak 90 degrees
Sear for 2 minutes, flip steak
Sear for 2 minutes, rotate 90 degrees again
Sear for 2 minute, done.
This was the perfect amount of time for the ribeyes I cooked in this video but had I needed more time I would have simply moved the steaks to the indirect side for the remainder of the cook Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Ribeye Steak on the Craycort Cast Iron Grate](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/edQnQUX-0DY/mqdefault.jpg)

