Smoking on a Ranch?

[mcgolden]

Has anyone ever tried smoking on a ranch?  Wondering if you could do long slow cooks on it.

[MacEggs]

Wondering if you could do long slow cooks on it.

Absolutely.  I don't own one, but here is a recent thread with some discussion.  I'm sure there are other threads out there.

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/grilling-bbqing/snake-method-on-the-ranch-kettle/

[glrasmussen]

Yes, it not much different than using a kettle or WSM.

10 Racks


6 butts that were 10+ each.

[crowderjd]

Those two pics are beautiful!

[Winz]

They work great for smoking:


http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/bbq-food-pics/first-ranch-cook/msg124523/#msg124523


Winz

[CharliefromLI]

Ask these guys:

http://weberkettleclub.com/forums/weber-kettles-accessories/where-can-i-find-one-of-these/

[1911Ron]

I just did a brisket on mine, it ran at 250 for 10hrs and i had fuel left( i would post a picture but photobucket is acting up) i set it and let it run,if you want there is pictures in one of the threads listed above.

[ramsfan]

I used to use my Ranch Kettle for smoking all the time. It worked great! No problems whatsoever. However; I recently bought a new 26.75 kettle to do all my smoking because I found that the only downfall to smoking on a Ranch Kettle is that you have to keep adjusting three vents to maintain temperature. The Ranch Kettle does a good job of maintaining steady temps, but you still have to adjust the vents regularly.

I switched to a new 26.75 kettle for all my smoking because it has a one touch vent control and an ash sweep and bucket which the Ranch does not. On the 26.75 kettle, I placed marks on the ash bucket ring directly above the sweep lever to mark the precise location where the vents are completely open, 1/2 closed, and completely closed. It is so much easier and convenient to be able to slide a single lever rather than reaching up underneath a scorching hot cooker and having to touch three hot air vents, (burning my fingers in the process).

The Ranch is great for smoking, but the 26.75 kettle is better. The only advantage the Ranch has over a 26" kettle is its larger size and ability to smoke more meat.

[1911Ron]

Here's how I set up my Ranch, the only vent open was under the lit coals, the vent was cracked only a little bit. The top vent was about half open,it ran at 250 for along time, the only thing i would do is open the next vent sooner as the ash started to block the open vent and choked the fire until i got the fire going again. Very stable with no fiddling of vents.