the logs slowly smokes and with the drip pan under the meat opposite the fire I’m ready to go. If someone shows me how to attach a photo to this comment, I will show you. To be safe, you should use fire bricks – although dozens of members have used regular red bricks without issue. The Cajun Bandit Weber Smoker Conversion Kit is no longer available as they have stopped making them. Hickory for pork, red oak for beef. I use a hardwood log to hold everything in place. It’s particularly great for smoking wings, but I use it far more than my Smokenator. Small cooking area. You want to have both rails facing each other with one rail to the left and one rail to the right. One thing I would have added to the list is the mini-WSM. I was able to get three bricks, that have three holes on the wide flat side of the bricks. Here are the free and cheap ways to smoke on your Weber kettle. One Basket: Low Heat Indirect. You can pick up the Slow’n Sear from Amazon for $90 shipped. It comes with a leg conversion kit to lower the bowl, a giant water pan, and a 2nd cooking grate. The Weber Charcoal Baskets are freaking awesome. 1. I just wanted to thank you for the Wok suggestion. One guy I saw found metal cups that sit in the “charcoal” holes and puts water in those, leaving the larger water pan cutout open. Forum member Bob Hope shows off a brisket smoked on his Weber Kettle using banked coals. Easier to do than to explain but it does work well if you want to split the grill into two sections and create a separate smoking section similar in size to the smokenator. $72.00. This is the real deal. Expect to add more coals every hour or so to maintain the heat. Works great, though there are other ways of doing it. still can’t use full cooking grate, have to open lid to add fuel. With a little practice, this is a set up that will allow you to walk away for several hours. 12 x 10 x 6 charcoal basket (no legs or ash pan) $57.00. I’m going to add a link to it from my blog so that folks don’t have to think that they have to buy a Smokey Mountain to make good ‘Q. Copyright © 2020 Weber, All Rights Reserved. Less than $300. Cost: $0 Too bad……. Just slide one of the baskets to the side of the grill, fill it with unlit charcoal, and add 5 or 6 lit briquettes to it. It means fresh air is only able to go to the coals. Toss a wood chunk on top of it all and you’re ready to barbecue! I will do that if I ever run into the metal water glasses that will fit the round cutouts and not drop through. Then place your food on top of the cooking grate over the water pan and cover your grill. I think the water pan is effective. A Weber grill converted into a smoker with the Cajun Bandit actually has some advantages over the Weber Smokey Mountain – namely, it will still easily serve as a grill, and the hinged stainless door knocks the socks off the WSM crappy door. So, i start the charcoal as they suggest, but without their ring. Not only are they incredibly handy for grilling and lighting charcoal (especially on a Performer with gas assist) – but they’re great for smoking on your grill. I'm sure there's some of … GFTIME BBQ Charcoal Basket for Weber 7403 & Any Other Charcoal Grills, 2 PCS Char-Basket Charcoal Briquette Coal Fuel Holders for Weber 57 CM Kettle Accessories, Weber One Touch Charcoal … LavaLock® Minion Method Maze Bars - STAINLESS . This is the third configuration in the video and only uses one of the charcoal baskets set on the side of the grill. You can also read the full Slow’n Sear review. This works better for butts and shoulders than it does for ribs. I’ve been using the Smokenator for a couple of years now. When I’m cooking with my rotisserie, or cooking with indirect heat, the baskets are very useful. The Smoke EZ has a version that will fit the 26″ Weber too – something Cajun Bandit hasn’t launched yet. This is a great write up! Cost: $160 shipped This wall will contain your lit and unlit fuel – as well as your smoke wood. Given what I have on hand, I would also try oak, apple, maple, cherry… Cherry has the interesting property that you can taste the cherry flavor in foods smoked with cherry wood. The sheet metal covers the charcoal grate to not allow air coming in through the bottom vents to not cool the smoking meat area down. PROS: Well made, fits perfectly together, holds a lot of meat, a lot of fuel, flexible and versatile Begin by filling a chimney starter about one-third full with briquettes. I’m going to try a boneless turkey breast next. And I can lift the lid to check the meat, and add or remove meat, without the fat drippings flaring up in my face. A cajun bandit smoker will hold 6 giant pork butts and cook all of them evenly. C. Hi Carol, Any hints for a newbie? Try it out. I told my significant other (S.O.)