weber kettle = smoker?

[marksiebel]

can I use my 18" kettle as a smoker?  or just buy the smokey mtn. cooker?   

[iCARRY]

Welcome to the club, yes you can use your 18 to smoke. You can run a snake of coals around the perimeter and light one end and close down vents till you get to target temp.  Search word would be snake or fuse. You could also use a charcoal basket and add coals as you need them.


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[marksiebel]

cool...what about wood?

[Travis]

Hello and welcome to the club! Don't see why you couldn't use an 18, especially if using the snake as @iCARRY mentioned. Only downside I could think of would be the limited space. At least with a wsm (which I don't have) you have more surface since the fire is below. And two levels of available racks


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[iCARRY]

I really like apple, cherry, pecan, and hickory.


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[AZ Monsoon]

I had a WSM and sold it. Great smoker, but I can do everything I did on my WSM's on my kettles. I'm sure you can smoke just fine on an 18 using something like the snake method (as mentioned).

[swamprb]

Cajun Bandit!

[MacEggs]

can I use my 18" kettle as a smoker?  or just buy the smokey mtn. cooker?

@marksiebel , absolutely!!  As mentioned above, the snake / fuse method is your friend.

I have done the snake method in my 18" Outrider with success … Albeit, it has a different intake set-up to a standard 18" kettle.
But, I am sure that with a little creativity and experimentation, you could get it done.


http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/the-18'-outrider-is-a-great-cooker/

[captjoe06]

I don't own an 18 but I do own an 18 Inch WSM.  Only time I use it is when I'm smoking larger quantities than I could get on the kettle.  It's rare but does happen.  So maybe look to how many times you get a calling for that extra space before making a decision.

[Filibuster]

   Hello marksiebel and welcome to the club the perfect setup for your 18" kettle would be the cajun bandit stacker,coal ring and diffuser. It gives you two levels to smoke on just like the wsm and with the one touch cleaning system you have the opportunity to sweep the bottom during long smokes. Cant do that on a wsm or a jumbo joe and I've got both. I also drilled a hole and installed a wsm grommet, for my toys of course. I'm gonna guess since you have an 18" kettle, you dont want to clutter up what space you have and you'll be smoking as well as the pro's. Let us know which way you go.