Smoking on a weber kettle

[Buckeye02]

So I've never cooked on a charcoal grill. I was kicking around the idea of picking up the 22" weber kettle. Then I started watching different videos on it. While I wouldnt be buying this to smoke on i have seen some guys doing it. So I guess my question for some experienced guys would be would the taste of that kind of smoke be comparable to an offset? I've only ever smoked on MES and a pellet cabinet smoker. I haven't wanted to buy a cheap offset to find out if I like the process or not and then decide to buy a better quality offset if i do. So with this setup in your opinion would it be similar enough to be able to make a decision on a offset smoker in the future? Thanks for any advice!

 

[normanaj]

The Weber Kettle is imo the most versatile cooker out there.A lot of folks learned on them including myself,that and the original Brinkman Smoke-N-Grill.

 

[chopsaw]

I have a 22 " performer and a 26 " . Love them both , and set up right they both smoke fantastic . Just did a couple racks of spare ribs .
Set my 26 up like this , Burned 8 hours at 250 / 260 .

Ribs .

Brisket

 

[Buckeye02]

Alright thanks guys. Those ribs and brisket look killer! I was looking at the master touch 22". Do you think that one would be OK? I won't be smoking or grilling on it much during the week due to time. So it'll probably only be used a few times a month

 

[chopsaw]

Be better than ok , you will like it . Get what you can afford , and enjoy . Fun to use , and makes great food . Keep us posted .

 

[Buckeye02]

Will do. Thanks for the help!

 

[mike243]

Love my performer, it has gas lighting, I have the charcoal bins with mine, I light them and put 1 on each side where the flipup grate is, then the rack of ribs goes in the middle, I also made a rack to smoke up a 2nd rack. I can add wood or charcoal during a cook very easy . it will be the last cooker to leave my house

 

[rastafas]

I smoked for years with a Weber Kettle. The way Chopsaw has his 26 set up works just as good in a 22. Search for "weber snake method" on youtube, you will find lots of videos showing how to set it up in detail. I easily would get 10+ hour smoke times. You will love cooking on Kettle!

 

[Buckeye02]

I smoked for years with a Weber Kettle. The way Chopsaw has his 26 set up works just as good in a 22. Search for "weber snake method" on youtube, you will find lots of videos showing how to set it up in detail. I easily would get 10+ hour smoke times. You will love cooking on Kettle!

Ive seen a few of the snake methods. Thank God for YouTube and forums lol

 

[chopsaw]

Love my performer, it has gas lighting, I have the charcoal bins with mine,

Yup . I was going to suggest getting a set of baskets . About 15 bucks new .
My Performer is 13 years old . This pics is from Last summer .

 

[cmayna]

I have a 22" with an offset charcoal pan. Love it, BIG time. Smoking some wings tomorrow, infact.