A Kettle Charcoal Basket

[1Cavman]

I know about the baskets you can get from Weber..
Here's one that turns the Kettle into a nice little smoker.
Expanded metal basket with a couple of firebricks.
Made by a very talented gentleman from CA...

[MartyG]

That looks great, might have to cobble one up for myself. Are the fire bricks attached to the basket somehow?

[Eastex]

That expanded metal looks like a pretty heavy gauge, that's not going away anytime soon.


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[jacoblee]

Nice does he sell them?

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[1911Ron]

Very nice, looks good!

[reillyranch]

That looks perfect for the short smokes I do.  Thanks for posting it. 

[Cookingmama]

How would you rate this versus the weber basket?  Differences?  Why is it better?  And yessssss, is he selling them?

[Kilted_Griller]

Very nice!! I'm in Cali...does he sell them?

[Duke]

I don't think there's any need to buy one. I have them in all of my grills. They are just bigger. I will try and start a thread on it tomorrow. Just get some regular expanded metal. It's way cheaper at a metal yard if you have one close. I buy a half sheet at a time. I will give an example to follow. If you have an aviation snip and some baling wire it's a piece of cake. I will also show some pictures of mine in my 22 & 26'r.

[Kilted_Griller]

stop teasing....

[Golly]

hogsy has a way better setup than that

[1Cavman]

Answers to questions and comments....

Firebricks are not attached..
Yes he does sell them...
I like this one better than the Weber baskets
  Not as big so you have more cooking surface
  Less ash build up.. Better airflow
  Consistent temps without a lot of messing around
  You can put a dozen unlit briquets in the basket add another 10 lit and hit 250 without a problem.

Golly... Would like to see hogsy's setup
Duke... I'd like to see your approach

See if I can post a couple of smokes I've done with it.

 

[bob hope]

I cant find the thread that hogsy's set up is in but I just got mine and its almost spot on to hogsy's I just haven't made the Weber basket. What is the size ? I would like to find or make a bigger one.
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/just-got-my-%27hogsy%27-for-my-26%27er/

[Hogsy]

Here's the thread Bob
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/indirect-cooking-techniques/
And here's a pic

I used an old 22 bowl, expanded mesh, a piece aluminum and some SS nuts and bolts to put it together, she ain't the prettiest but works a treat
I measured the distance between the charcoal grate and cooking grate and cut out about 2 foot of the kettle using the rim of the bowl and measuring down
I'm sure you don't want to cut up a 26er, and I think a 22 will be fine, once the piece is cut you should be able to manipulate it to the shape of the 26er
I cut out tabs on the bottom to attach it to the expanded steel and folded them over



Making one of these for a 26er would be awesome and can't wait to see how it turns out
I think you'll be impressed with how much fuel it holds and it seems to work well using the minion method too for low & slow

[Duke]

Here's the one I use in my 26'r. What I do is trace it on the charcoal grate and leave some excess about four inches to fold over. Then I make the back for it and tie it together with baling wire. I use them almost everyday and they will last forever. By the way, I like them big because it increases the direct area. It doesn't have to be filled up either. When the coals are hot I like to spread them out and grill over them direct which works really nice.