A bigger better basket case

[56MPG]

Thanks to @mike.stavlund I'm coining a new term: Crowdmodding! Sometimes the best mods are a team event. What started as a quick fix might just become the next big thing. Your ideas and experiments are welcome. Keep 'em coming!

[56MPG]

While you're here, take a look at another basket case I came up with:



http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/another-basket-case-introducing-the-ggb-'gourmet-grate-basket'/msg305663/#msg305663

[Troy]

Someone on the TVWBB combined baskets years ago and made the whole thing adjustable with a wingnut or something like that, but I think i like the simplicity of 'the bigger basket'

[56MPG]

No they didn't. I was first! First I say! Just like the WKC - the very firstest Weber lovers club ever in the whole wide world.

And don't call me a wingnut!

[mhiszem]

Amazing lol!

[Troy]

No they didn't. I was first! First I say! Just like the WKC - the very firstest Weber lovers club ever in the whole wide world.

And don't call me a wingnut!

Well that's how the internet works after all
it's how Al Gore invented it =D

[theduke]

This is a really cool mod for indirect cooking! Have already used it several times for that.
I had hoped to use it with my KettlePizza but it doesn't sit far enough back against the inside of the bowl. Using the tombstone / SnS combo I can just push wood off the back of the tombstone and it lands on the coals in the SnS. With this basket if I tried that it would wedge between the curve of the basket and the inside of the kettle. Also puts a little too much heat under that back edge of the stone. Bummer since I bet the openings on the flat side would keep temps under the stone a touch hotter if it just sat a little further back.

[HoosierKettle]

How many wings can you fit on the 22 with the mega basket?  50 if I counted right.






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[Mike in Roseville]

This large basket idea is great! Any idea how many would be needed for an RK? I am guessing 3 at least?

[Ken Mc]

great idea...i just saw this and went out and made one for the 26...15 minutes...done.....

[Therustysaw]

Thanks for this idea! I took an extra set and made one in 10 minutes, then used it today!


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[HoosierKettle]

I smoked a chuck roast last night. Half lit half unlit weber coal in the big basket. Water pan under and top and bottom vents half. Grill was 240 when I left at 6pm and I returned at 11 pm and grill temp was 230. Apple wood for smoke. That weber coal is some nice stuff.

Also, I used olive oil and rubbed with Tony's then dusted it with black pepper. That paired well with beef imo




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[Mike in Roseville]

So I made my bigger basket for my 26 last weekend. It worked great! I think I'm going to get a few fire bricks to put in front of it truly make a 2 zone setup.

Love it so far! It was super hot above the basket. With all the vents shut the cooker was still at 150 over 4 hours later!

Thanks for the mod.

Next up is using 3-4 baskets to make mega basket for the RK.




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[mhiszem]

Looks great!


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[Mike in Roseville]

Thanks. My question is... how do you guys do low/slow with this? Pile up unlit briquettes and add a few lit ones (Minion) or use starter cubes?


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