There’s just something unexplainable about sitting around a warm fire with friends and family. Whether enjoying good drinks with loved ones around a cozy fire or roasting marshmallows with the kids, having a nice firepit in your backyard allows for some truly wholesome memories.
These days, there is a wide selection of the best firepits available to help you make the most of those long summer nights. If you’re looking for a fire pit that will stand the test of time, the Breeo Luxeve Smokeless fire pit is a solid, durable option. It comes in a range of color options to match any aesthetic and has some cool accessories to boot.
It’s the most expensive fire pit we’ve ever tested, but is it worth the money? Let’s find out.
Jason, a seasoned freelance writer and tech reviewer, has been delving into testing and reviewing the Breeo Luxeve Fire Pit for Top Ten Reviews. In addition to his expertise in smartphones, he is now venturing into evaluating outdoor fire pits and other related products. With a background in filmmaking and technology, he has made significant contributions to top tech platforms. Outside of work, Jason enjoys spending quality time with his family, tending to his garden, and woodworking.
Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit: Key specs
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Row 0 - Cell 1 |
| Materials | 304 Stainless Steel |
| Dimensions (inside): | H12 x D24 inches |
| Dimensions (outside): | H15 x D26 inches |
Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit: Price & availability
This part is a bit tricky because Breeo is shipping exclusively to the US and Canada. This exclusivity adds a sense of privilege to potential buyers, and I can understand that to some extent. Because these fire pits are quite large and heavy, and there is no way to disassemble them for more compact packaging, shipping them internationally is undoubtedly a huge logistical challenge.
The Luxeve model, priced at $1,899, is currently available from Breeo and Home Depot, providing multiple options for this high-end fire pit.
The X-Series lineup maintains Breeo’s high-quality, smokeless design and is available from 19 to 42 inches. These models, priced from $399 to $2,800, offer various options to suit different needs and budgets.
They also offer a Y-Series fire pit, the smallest in their range, designed for portability. This unique feature allows you to take it camping or to a friend’s house for the evening, making it a versatile choice for outdoor gatherings.
For the Luxeve model, Breeo offers a wide range of color options to suit your outdoor aesthetic, which is sure to excite potential buyers. For the exterior, you can choose from White River, Bronze Vein (black), Earth Rust (brown), or Silver Vein (gray), and for the glass rocks, Black, Dark Blue, Amber Brown, Crystal Clear, or Gray.
Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit: First Impressions & setup
The first two things to note about the Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit are that it’s big and heavy. The delivery driver unloaded a pallet from the truck with a power lift gate and a pallet jack and dropped the whole thing in my garage. To be fair, the pallet also included the Breeo Live Fire Pizza Oven, but even without that, at over 120 pounds, it will almost certainly be delivered the same way.
It was nice to see how little plastic there was in the unboxing. Basically, you open the box, and the fire pit is just sitting inside without much extra mess. The pit itself was covered in a thin sheet of Styrofoam, primarily to keep the paint on the outside from scratching or chipping. I wish they could have used something other than Styrofoam, but I understand why it’s there.
The only plastic on the pallet was the bag the glass rocks came in, in addition to the shrink wrap.
The fire pit also came with a Stainless Steel cover for the inside drum with a handle for it that attaches with the included screws.
The only setup involved is getting the fire pit out of the box and placed where you want it. This will require two or more people to move as, again, it weighs over 120 lbs. Pro tip: my wife and I found that grasping and lifting from the rim of the inside drum works best for moving it. Once placed, you simply spread the glass rocks out on the lip around the edge and attach the handle to the lid with the provided screws. That’s it.
After setting it up in the center of our back porch, I must say it looked pretty nice. It looks like one of those modern, fancy-looking fireplaces you might see at an expensive restaurant. The white exterior doesn’t necessarily match our backyard décor per se, but the front of our house is painted white, so I guess it matches.
The reason it’s so heavy is because it’s made of stainless steel, and the whole thing comes fully assembled. I was immediately impressed with the build quality as it’s easy to see the exceptional craftsmanship that went into building it. There are no mass-produced factory parts, and the entire thing is handcrafted in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Breeo even backs its build quality with a lifetime warranty, so you’ll never have to worry about damage.
Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit: Design
I appreciate the mostly understated design of the Luxeve Fire Pit. It’s round, as with most fire pits, and it’s made entirely out of Stainless or Corten Steel. There’s a lip that runs around the entire edge and sticks out about three to four inches, which, on all their other models, allows for the attachment of their range of cooking accessories.
Unfortunately, while the Luxeve is supposedly made of stainless steel, I noticed significant rust around the rim of my fire pit and on the lid after just a few uses. I used a metal brush to remove it, but it did not work. Their warranty does claim to cover rust and states in part:
“We guarantee that your fire pit won’t rust through or burn through for up to 5 years after your purchase. If this warranty covers your product, we will repair or replace your product with a new one free of charge. If your product has been discontinued, you’ll receive a replacement of equal or lesser value.”
After I contacted Breeo’s customer service, they responded that what I was experiencing was “natural steel weathering.” They also said the blue discoloration occurs at very high temperatures, and ”the double-wall technology and secondary combustion will cause more discoloration on the rim.” They recommend using high-grade sandpaper going with the grain of the steel to help remove some of the discoloration.
To be fair, the warranty states specifically about rusting through instead of just surface rust, so I guess there’s not much else to do. Also, I live in a particularly humid city (Houston, TX), which can contribute to rusting, particularly in lower-grade steel like 304 Stainless Steel. Just note that the surface rust and discoloration are normal for this nearly $2,000 fire pit. Oh well. In light of this, I highly recommend picking up a cover for the firepit (Home Depot) to help stave off the rust as long as possible.
On the Luxeve, a spruced-up version of one of their X24 fire pits, they add a second metal ring covering the edge of the fire pit to make it look more fancy and modern. You can get the ring in white, black, brown, or gray. Instead of using the lip for cooking accessories, they include a back of colored glass rocks to further upscale the look. You can get the black, blue, brown, clear, or gray rocks.
A big steel "X" welded inside is on the bottom of the firepit. This has air holes that allow the air to travel more freely to the bottom of the fire, thus contributing to the smokeless effect (which does work).
As nice as it looks, this design has some downsides. Firstly, it appears as if the metal ring around the outside has just been slid over it into some notches in the legs. It feels like it will just slide off if I try to jimmy it off. I haven’t done it because as soon as I tried, the paint started to scratch against the legs, and I didn’t want to mess with it beyond that.
Secondly, there is nothing to keep the glass rocks in place other than gravity. Considering the metal ring just hangs out around the edge without being attached to the rim, the rocks slip down behind the wall pretty easily, especially if you ever need to move it. And since the rocks aren’t secure in there, it’s super easy for babies and kids to take them off and attempt to eat them (trust me, it’s my 1-year-old daughter’s new favorite game).
Pro tip: Mix some sprayable glue with water and cover the rocks with it to help keep them nicely in place.
More than the luxury design, the standout feature of the Luxeve - and all Breeo fire pits - is that it’s smokeless. According to Breeo, fire smokes due to lack of heat, lack of oxygen, or using the wrong fuel, so to combat the smoke, Breeo designed three specific aspects of their fire pits:
There’s some fancy physics involved with all of this, but essentially, Breeo is just opening up more ways for the fire to reheat itself and continually burn off any excess smoke. I won’t spoil it yet by telling you whether or not it works (you’ll have to keep reading for that), but it’s a clever design either way.
This fancy design also has an unfortunate downside: the outside of the fire pit gets very hot. I don’t recommend touching the outside of a fire pit while it is burning, but if you’ve got kids running around, it adds an extra layer of concern and watchfulness. It also makes cleaning it out even more annoying, but I’ll get to that quickly.
Overall, I like the design. It’s sophisticated and modern without being garish or unsightly. I do wish the outer ring was somehow attached or clipped to the lip, but it’s also not meant to be moved very often, if at all, so I get why they did it.
Score: 4.5 out of 5
Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit: Performance
There are several ways to build a fire, but the result is the same: burning wood. I like to start my fires with a small Teepee made of twigs and kindling in the center, which I sometimes stuff with newspaper if I’m in a hurry. Then, I’ll add large sticks—about three to four inches in diameter—perpendicularly around the outside of the Teepee in a log-cabin-style design.
Every fire I started in the Luxeve was a reliable experience, with no issues of fires not starting or catching well after being lit. The X-shaped design at the bottom ensured a steady flow of air under my Teepee, and the robust round shape effectively prevented any wind from extinguishing the fire. This level of reliability in a fire pit can significantly enhance your outdoor experience.
I used a mixture of crepe myrtle, pinion, juniper, pine, and oak in the Luxeve, and everything I used burned great without any issues. Now, even with all those fancy physics Breeo uses in their design, there is no way never to have any smoke when building a fire. The smokeless claim comes from the idea that once the fire is hot and burning, you won’t be smothered by a face full of smoke (there’s nothing more annoying than trying to enjoy a nice evening around a fire and having to move your chair every few minutes to get out of the smoke).
In my testing, I found the smokeless claim holds up well. There was smoke when I was getting the fire lit (you can’t remove physics entirely from the equation), but I didn’t see any smoke once the fire started. I saw the heat waves coming off, but that was it.
While the ‘X’ design at the bottom is attributed to the Luxeve's spotlessness, it also makes the ash a bit trickier to clean. I could simply use a shovel and quickly scoop out the ash in other fire pits I've had with mostly flat bottoms. That’s still possible here, but it’s a bit more tedious. Breeo does make an ash shovel you could grab that might make it slightly quicker, but apparently, patience is a virtue or something like that.
Once the fire has completely cooled down, it's a good idea to put the lid on it, especially if you won’t use it again for a while.
If you get hungry around the fire, you can turn on the Breeo Live Fire Pizza Oven and have an awesome pizza night.
Score: 5 out of 5
Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit: User reviews
Despite the Luxeve being a significant investment, I found reassurance in the positive experiences shared by other users. Their feedback, which largely resonated with my own, highlighted the impressive features of the Luxeve.
The Luxeve has garnered high praise from most customers, earning a 4.8 rating on Breeo’s site and a 4.7 on Home Depot’s, out of 108 and 21 reviews, respectively. It's important to note that some of the Home Depot reviews were collected as part of a promotion. However, many of the downsides I read in customer reviews echoed my own. The most common complaint was about the glass rocks falling between the rim or getting blown off the lip quite easily, which, if you call it, was one of my biggest frustrations with the Luxeve.
One common request from Luxeve users, which I also endorse, is the inclusion of the Breeo Spark Screen. While this wasn’t a major issue for me due to my patio setup, it's a reasonable expectation given the price of the Luxeve.
One odd thing I did not find was anyone else complaining about the amount of rust on their fire pit. I did find a couple of customer reviews that mentioned it, but no one seemed to have nearly as big of an issue with it as I’ve experienced. We will update this review if and when we hear back from them (we have contacted their PR team and customer service team with no response as of press time).
Should you buy the Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit?
| Attribute | Notes | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Price & availability | Very expensive and only available from a select few places. | ★★★ |
| Design | Extremely well built with a modern, sophisticated look and useful features. | ★★★★★ |
| Performance | Lives up to its claim and is easy to use. | ★★★★★ |
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How does the Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit compare?
There’s certainly no shortage of fire pits out there, so you can find one that fits almost any situation. If you want something nice for your backyard setup, you can enjoy it with friends who are much more toned down. The Solo Stove Bonfire 2.0 is a great, significantly cheaper option.
As the name suggests, something like the East Oak Mini Tabletop fire pit is perfect for sprucing up the backyard table at dinner time. It can use both regular wood and wood pellets, which our tester found to be much easier to use, and the ashtray makes for quick and easy maintenance.
Lastly, if you’re looking for a more live-fire cooking experience, the BioLite FirePit+ was well-liked by our tester, aside from Breeo's other fire pits.
How I tested the Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit
Over six weeks, I found the Breeo Luxeve Smokeless Fire Pit incredibly user-friendly. With its sleek and modern design, this fire pit was a perfect addition to our outdoor space. I lit about five or six fires, experimenting with different types of wood. Regardless of the wood type, I consistently built my fires with a small center Teepee made of twigs and kindling, surrounded by a larger log cabin of thicker logs.
Aside from some smoke while getting the fires lit, we never saw or felt any smoke coming off the fire once it was up and running.
Read more about how we test.
- First reviewed: May 2024
