Panhead John this is the sort of awesomeness I've come to expect from SnS Grills. I sent them an inquiry yesterday about the longer ash sweeps. This morning they sent me a link to order them. It's not directly an option on their website, you have to send a customer support email. Other than that, easy peasy!
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Alright …. I got the new 7” sweeps for the SnS. Since today was a “clean the kettle” saturday morning, I decided to change the sweeps from the original 5” sweeps to the new ones. Kettle clean up was about an hour long job. Add 5 minutes for changing the sweeps. Once you have put in a set of them, the next set is pretty easy.
Now, the great thing is how much higher up the bowl they reach. When you are using the Insert, all the ash falls from the 4-7 inch mark on the back of the bowl. So, your 5” sweeps only get about half of the ash when you are sweeping. These new ones ought to get just about all the ash.
Will let you know for sure after I cook some ribs this afternoon.
Old sweeps … and yes, mine were kinda dirty. I said it was cleaning day, already
New sweeps! They go almost all the way to hanger for the lower grate. Nice job Dave Parrish
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I am curious about the width. If they are a bit wider than the 5" it would effect your air flow when you adjust the bottom. As an example, you may think you are closing them to 1/4 but actually closing them completely.Comment
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I agree on the smoke hole being most reliable, but I'm constantly amazed at how well my unit holds temps!Comment
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How did you replace them? I am trying to install the new ones and they aren't making a tight fit. The bar and fans spin very loosly and easily. Thanks in advance for your help.Comment
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When I did my first and probably last deep clean on my grill this summer the same thing happened to me when I reattached everything. I thought I broke something but then I checked the original directions and realized I reattached that U shaped thing incorrectly. That solved my problem.Comment
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I agree. The problem is probably with the attachment of the blades to the kettle bowl. It’s kind of a pain if you haven’t done it before. I’d detach it and start over.Last edited by Panhead John; November 19, 2023, 01:12 PM.
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I had a long cook in gusty winds a few weeks ago and keeping temp was difficult. No problems when winds aren’t so gusty.
So, I just bought a Fireboard 2 Drive and fan during their sale thinking I could use it during gusty cooks.
Now to mounting. Anyone just use the smoke hole for their fan, or do I need to drill another? I’m handy with metal but I really don’t want an additional hole in the kettle for just occasional use unless I really need it for this to work.
EDIT: It stopped raining so I went out and measured the smoke hole. Looks like it will work fine for the fan. Never have used a fan before so any tips would be appreciated.Last edited by Donw; December 1, 2023, 10:19 AM.Comment
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It’s currently 16F at my house. I’m cooking a hunk of brisket for Gochujang burnt ends for dinner tonight. It’s on the SnS, not the Hasty-Bake or WSM. And the SnS is sailing along just fine running between 250 and 275, no issues, not having to do anything abnormal to keep that temp.
SnS Kettle is a beast.
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I does love me some Korean peppers, yes I does! Tell me you're having some kimchee for your relish..Comment
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So I have had this grill since Sept ‘21. So I have put a lot of miles on this grill. I just now posted a longer review on the SNs website, but this is the highlights. I am using Weber as the benchmark, as I have owned a 1/2 dozen Weber grills in my lifetime, two kettles and a WSCG.
1) Customer service second to none, better than Weber’s and Weber’s is the Gold Standard in my opinion.
2) Design Features / Ingenuity- the design features like “Smoke Hole” and “probe holes” are the ones I find value in. I also find a lot of value in the SS grate and obviously the SNS, but those can be purchased separate and used on a Weber. Table is small, with limited use. I put my remote thermometer on it.
3) Fit and Finish. Sub par, comparable to Weber. It started with a horrible flawed porcelain coat on the grills bowl. The Customer Service more than made up for it, which is why I grade them so high. But it seems to me, that the tolerances on the specifications are a lot more loose than Weber’s. This would certainly account for defects in the bowl that I and others have had. Also, tolerances on the legs, lid handle, and ash bin, just seem to be “looser”.
in all, if I were to consider it vs the Weber, it’s a push. I wouldn’t replace a Weber kettle with this. The “smoke” and probe holes are nice, but not necessary. I might buy this over the Web If I were to do it over again I would go with a Weber performer deluxe and buy the SnS and SS grate. I find the design features on the performer more useful than the two holes. That and the better fit and finish to me, justify the cost increase.Comment
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Today I’m trying out the 2 story grate that you can get for the SnS ….. The ribs are close to done, but not all the way there. DIdn’t feel like firing up another cooker, so I put that double decker in there and have chicken and ribs cooking :-)
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Uh oh. I feel another SnS gadget purchase in the offing.
How long did you leave the ribs going before sliding that bird in the lower level?
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I use that upper grate from SNS often, since it came with my kamado.
ecowper not sure I would want to have raw chicken dripping on my almost done ribs. I think the way you went was probably best. I will agree that the chicken would have more heat up top, but it’s all the dripping from a spatchcocked chicken that I am thinking about.
Something I do often is use that elevated grate when direct grilling, to get the food higher above the fire compared to the regular grate. I know you have the Hasty Bake and can crank the fire up and down, but I use the levels of cooking grates kinda the same way.Comment
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