Fun Weber kettle/brisket article

[rwalters]

https://www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/weber-grill-brisket/

[smokeasaurus]

Great read.

I have always said that the best brisket I have ever made was on a Weber kettle. I did not use the snake method however. Just one of the Weber charcoal baskets.

[rwalters]

Great read.

I have always said that the best brisket I have ever made was on a Weber kettle. I did not use the snake method however. Just one of the Weber charcoal baskets.

From simplicity to results the Weber kettle is a tough all-around cooker to beat

[sparky]

The weber kettle can cook anything.  Snake method is great.  1 x 2, 2 x 2, 2 x 3 will determine how hot  the temp will run.

[rwalters]

The weber kettle can cook anything.  Snake method is great.  1 x 2, 2 x 2, 2 x 3 will determine how hot  the temp will run.

From your experience, what kind of temp will each of those snake builds give you on a 26 kettle?

[sparky]

1 x 2 = 225, 2 x 2 = 250, 2 x 3 = 275.

[rwalters]

1 x 2 = 225, 2 x 2 = 250, 2 x 3 = 275.

Thanks, Gus!

[sparky]

What I like about the snake method over the SnS is ever time you open the kettle with the SnS your temp goes up (more oxygen). With the snake method it doesn't because your only burning the snake.

[rwalters]

What I like about the snake method over the SnS is ever time you open the kettle with the SnS your temp goes up (more oxygen). With the snake method it doesn't because your only burning the snake.

Although I have never tried the snake, I can absolutely see what you are saying in my mind. +1 for the snake... lol.

[rwalters]

What I like about the snake method over the SnS is ever time you open the kettle with the SnS your temp goes up (more oxygen). With the snake method it doesn't because your only burning the snake.

It also seems that the snake would provide super stable temps for the duration of a long low n slow... even more so than the SnS. Has that been your experience? Also, what’s the longest you have left a snake burn unattended? Have you done overnight cooks, with no temp control device, using the snake?

[smokeasaurus]

What would the bottom vent be set at for the snake method Spark??

[sparky]

What I like about the snake method over the SnS is ever time you open the kettle with the SnS your temp goes up (more oxygen). With the snake method it doesn't because your only burning the snake.

It also seems that the snake would provide super stable temps for the duration of a long low n slow... even more so than the SnS. Has that been your experience? Also, what’s the longest you have left a snake burn unattended? Have you done overnight cooks, with no temp control device, using the snake?

16 hours on a snake and overnight.  No temp control.   Very, very stable temps.

[sparky]

What would the bottom vent be set at for the snake method Spark??

Just a tad on the bottom vent..  Once it stabilizes control the temp up or down with the top vent.  My 26 was my favorite smoker.  Still want a 22 wsm.  I use a 14 or 18 charcoal ring on the 22 wsm depending on what I cook. My old 22 wsm produced some of my best bbq smoked stuff ever.

[Big Dawg]

I just did my first Kettle Brisket on my 26 using Sparky's method (charcoal outside the WSM charcoal ring) for our annual Fourth cookout at my daughter's house.  My only regret that I think I tweaked the front leg bringing it home.  I hit a big bump in the road and the kettle halfway tipped over in the back of the POS Ford Ranger and rode 30 minutes home that way.  I haven't had a chance to look at it because I've been traveling, so it's this week's project.

It was one of my better brisket cooks, though ! ! ! 





BD

[rwalters]

I just did my first Kettle Brisket on my 26 using Sparky's method (charcoal outside the WSM charcoal ring) for our annual Fourth cookout at my daughter's house.  My only regret that I think I tweaked the front leg bringing it home.  I hit a big bump in the road and the kettle halfway tipped over in the back of the POS Ford Ranger and rode 30 minutes home that way.  I haven't had a chance to look at it because I've been traveling, so it's this week's project.

It was one of my better brisket cooks, though ! ! ! 





BD

Nice! So what exactly did you charcoal setup look like and what temp did you cook at? How long of a burn time did you see?