I'm a tried n true/ died in the wool Weber fan...... have been since the early 70's. Cuppla years ago I opted for the 26.75" kettle.....followed up w/ the 'Smokinator' which I immediately rated as overpriced junk, due to the fact that after being left out on the picnic table during an unscheduled summer thunderstorm, turned into a rusted piece of junk by the next day. So much for "stainless steel". I since have purchased OTHER grills n cookers/ smokers but have to admit....I AM A WEBER PERSON!!!!!!!!! and really wanna make my Webers (accent on the plural 's'...I have 4 charcoal kettles)and I want 'em to be my only cookers! Gonna check into the 'mini-ranch thing. Thanx