New Weber Original Kettle Premium 26.75" (2015)

[Guy]

Smarkley. just put that E-Z on my list. For my 22.5 Weber Kettle. First time I have seen that.

Thanks,

Guy

[fuzzydaddy]

@pitboy, thanks! Hoping to cook some Boston Butts soon. Good info.

[fuzzydaddy]

@smarkley, with the Smoke E Z it would be huge! I could tell my neighbors all kinds of stories about what it is. Might have to beef-up the Weber legs. ha!

[smarkley]

heh heh... but what a pimped out kettle it would BE!

[LowandSlow]

That looks pretty cool! When its all said and done, you are spending $700-$800 the Kettle, Smoke E-Z, Smokenator and other accessories.

[pitboy]

fully packed smokenator with temp control system on 26er = 10 hours at 225 +/- depending on weather.

[smarkley]

Hey fuzzy... now you need one of these for your kettle!
Smoke E Z - 26.75in --

http://www.firecraft.com/product/smo...tional-smokers

[fuzzydaddy]

I purchased my 26" at Firecraft.com for $299.95 and free shipping...my first time to order from them. That made the difference a little better, but I wanted the larger size and was happy for $50 off. At that time Amazon.com was $349.99. I just checked and Firecraft is still at the same price. @LowandSlow, I have not done a long cook yet.

[_Keith]

Yeah, for double the price you'd think you'd get double the cooking surface. 26 isn't even a 50% increase in area.
Still want one

[LowandSlow]

After reading this I looked up some Webers. First, it is pretty crazy that the 22" is $150 and the 26+" is $350. Second, this does look like the best well rounded BBQ for 2-zone, smoking, searing, etc. for under $500. If I could choose, I would go Primo XL, but I don't have $1500. Please let us know how often you need to reload charcoal for 8+ hour cooks. Thanks!

[fuzzydaddy]

My other grill is a Large Big Green Egg (18" cooking grate), so this ~25" grate is awesome!

[BluesDaddy]

Got one of these after Christmas - on clearance at the local HD. I've only had three cooks on it because the weather has been so rainy since, but I really love it. Did the "snake" method for ribs I did last Saturday. I underestimated the amount of coals needed to due to the colder temps, but otherwise the cook went really well and the ribs turned out awesome. I really like the size of this thing and having true two or three zone capability.

[Huskee]

@fuzzydaddy, yeah they used to also have a blue option, and floating around on Amazon are a couple 'red brick' ones, but people say in reviews that color doesn't look very good in person...appears to be a discontinued color. I liked the blue & copper myself. But you can't go wrong with black, the food doesn't know.

[pitboy]

Yes. The DigiQ DX2 https://bbqguru.com/StoreNav?CategoryId=1&ProductId=22
Works like a charm.

[fuzzydaddy]

I did not see copper as an option for the 26"; only the black!! I believe some of the kettles also have a green option.