I've been using my Weber kettle for years now. Probably use it more than anything else to smoke. I've tried different methods. But I haven't settled on one tried and true method for long smokes.
I've tried just using the baskets. I've used baskets with unlit coals and dumping lit coals on top, a la minion method, sort of.
I've also used the ring of coals technique. I've also tried a half ring with one basket of lit coals on the other side.
I find sometimes the ring of coals method takes too long to get up to temp and often never gets as hot as I want it to. I think the most successful I've been is using the half ring plus a basket of lit coals.
In looking around here, I've seen a lot of people using one basket, walled off with bricks/metal/etc, and the bottom grate covered with foil (other than under the basket). I'm considering this but I'm curious how long of 225ish you can get with this setup.
What are your favorite methods for maintaining a 225ish smoke for the longest amount of time in your Weber? Doing a brisket tonight/tomorrow, so I'm open to ideas. Thanks.
I've tried just using the baskets. I've used baskets with unlit coals and dumping lit coals on top, a la minion method, sort of.
I've also used the ring of coals technique. I've also tried a half ring with one basket of lit coals on the other side.
I find sometimes the ring of coals method takes too long to get up to temp and often never gets as hot as I want it to. I think the most successful I've been is using the half ring plus a basket of lit coals.
In looking around here, I've seen a lot of people using one basket, walled off with bricks/metal/etc, and the bottom grate covered with foil (other than under the basket). I'm considering this but I'm curious how long of 225ish you can get with this setup.
What are your favorite methods for maintaining a 225ish smoke for the longest amount of time in your Weber? Doing a brisket tonight/tomorrow, so I'm open to ideas. Thanks.
