Tip for setting up a Weber charcoal grill for indirect low and slow

[RAD]

First, I want to make sure that I stress that everything I am posting on this tips and tricks I learned from other great members here on LTBBQ

This is the indirect low and slow setup I use for making ribs/butts/etc… on my weber silver. This setup will burn for about two-three hours so you will need to add some heat along the way. But you know about that.

[Las Vegan Cajun]

Great setup thanks for posting.

[muebe]

Thanks for posting this Rad. Pappy is a "visual" type of guy

[Pam Gould]

QUESTION, NOT DUMB: how often do you have to add coals and how many at a time..new to my Weber too. I have the firebricks already..learned about them from Old Dave. Bookmarked.  Pam    .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.

[smokeasaurus]

If using the charcoal baskets, start off with 25 briqs in each basket and then add 8 briqs as needed.  I basket with your bottom vent 1/4 open should have you run around 250 and both baskets with 25 in each should have you around 350-400.

I got these directions from some of the guys over at the Weber forum and they are pretty spot on.....

[RAD]

What smoke said is spot on.

[Big Dawg]

Just for $#!+$ and giggles, I bought a pack of those Weber lighter cubes.  I haven't tried one yet.

Do you think using one of those would work instead of lighting a small handful if briquets in the chimney?





BD

[RAD]

Just for $#!+$ and giggles, I bought a pack of those Weber lighter cubes.  I haven't tried one yet.

Do you think using one of those would work instead of lighting a small handful if briquets in the chimney?





BD

Not sure, I use leftover news paper in my chimmey

[smokeasaurus]

I buy the Weber lighter cubes by the case..sure beats a bunch of newspaper ashes blowing in the wind. Much safer here in the mountains.

[RAD]

I buy the Weber lighter cubes by the case..sure beats a bunch of newspaper ashes blowing in the wind. Much safer here in the mountains.

I have been thinking about trying them, you make a really point about ashes blowing everywhere.

[smokeasaurus]

I buy the Weber lighter cubes by the case..sure beats a bunch of newspaper ashes blowing in the wind. Much safer here in the mountains.

I have been thinking about trying them, you make a really point about ashes blowing everywhere.

One cube will do a filled up Chimney Starter. Very economical.....and safe......

[TwoPockets]

I buy the Weber lighter cubes by the case..sure beats a bunch of newspaper ashes blowing in the wind. Much safer here in the mountains.

I have been thinking about trying them, you make a really point about ashes blowing everywhere.

One cube will do a filled up Chimney Starter. Very economical.....and safe......

Dumb question, do you put the cube inside the starter or underneath it?

[smokeasaurus]

I set the cube on the charcoal grill in the kettle. Light it up and set the chimney starter over it. Very easy to dump the coals when ready because the starter is right inside the grill. Best way to go, especially if it is breezy.

[CaptJack]

RAD, I quit using my Weber charcoal baskets in the OldSmokey
I just use my foil pans to separate the coals for my indirect cooks

for single-sided indirect I've got one of those big oval turkey foil pans. and on the side against the wall I bent the pan to fit the side of the OS to keep any drips in the pan



and for doing two-sided indirect I use a big 12"x 17" foil pan as the separator/drip pan
(with the turkey roasting rack)

[Big Dawg]

I buy the Weber lighter cubes by the case..sure beats a bunch of newspaper ashes blowing in the wind. Much safer here in the mountains.

I have been thinking about trying them, you make a really point about ashes blowing everywhere.

One cube will do a filled up Chimney Starter. Very economical.....and safe......

What I was thinking about was putting all the briquets/wood chunks in the side basket, then putting the cube at one end and lighting it.  I assume that would work the same as lighting a half dozen briquets in the chimney and then putting the lit coals at one end of the basket.

I hope it would the same in the WSM.  (Instead of using a soup can to hold open a space in the middle of the bed of coals - Sparky showed me this - to dump the hot coals into.)

Like you guys, I'm getting tired of all of the ash left over from the newspapers and the cubes are not that expensive.





BD