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...
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That looks great, might have to cobble one up for myself. Are the fire bricks attached to the basket somehow?
That expanded metal looks like a pretty heavy gauge, that's not going away anytime soon.
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Nice does he sell them?
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Very nice, looks good!
That looks perfect for the short smokes I do. Thanks for posting it.
How would you rate this versus the weber basket? Differences? Why is it better? And yessssss, is he selling them?
Very nice!! I'm in Cali...does he sell them?
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.
stop teasing....
hogsy has a way better setup than that 8)
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.
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/
Here's the thread Bob
http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/indirect-cooking-techniques/
And here's a pic
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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
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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
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.
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Thanks Hogsy. I might have a donor kettle. I like that you have a solid back and front with the bottom open forcing the air flow thru the charcoal. I think that this will help with the heat deflection.
WOW Duke that basket is freaking huge!!
Nice lookin mods fellas.. Looks like I'm in the right place... ;)
All of those baskets look very nice.
Those remind me of the Weber smoker attachments, circa 1980
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