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    1st Cook on 26" Weber Kettle

    Today was my first cook on my new 26" Weber Kettle (my other grill is a medium Big Green Egg). Using my new Smokenator it was a breeze. Crisping the skin over the smokenator was painless. Cook was Sweet Georgia's Brown Smoked Yard Bird. Delicious. Cook temp was ~325, 120 Kingsford Blue with 20 of them lit in my Weber chimney, (1) chunk of Weber hickory - about 2" square. Birds were 5 pounders. First photo is at 1 hour; 2nd is at 1 hour and 50 minutes.

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    #2
    Looks great. How thick is the steel on the smokenator?

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      #3
      Awesome!

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        #4
        Looks great.

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          #5
          W. A., according to amazon.com "The Smokenator is an industrial strength product, made out of 18-gage sheet stainless, which won't rust.". On my 26" it will hold almost 150 Kingsford Blue - that's stacked & packed though.

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          • W.A.
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            W.A. commented
            January 18, 2015, 02:03 PM
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            Thanks!
          #6
          Nice first cook!

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            #7
            Geez that is a beast. What are those, Emu halves???

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            • fuzzydaddy
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              fuzzydaddy commented
              January 18, 2015, 02:29 PM
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              Out of the package, the 2 birds weighed 11.2 lbs. From Sam's Club (12% injected unfortunately), so only a light dry brine of Morton's kosher salt overnight. They taste as good as they look. I'm sad to say, a much better cook than my BGE has ever done, but it could be the operator got lucky today! Crazy good.
            #8
            Looks great and I am getting hungry. I did not know Weber had a 26" Kettle. Going to have to look that up. Wish they had a 30"

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              #9
              Originally posted by Guy View Post
              Looks great and I am getting hungry. I did not know Weber had a 26" Kettle. Going to have to look that up. Wish they had a 30"

              We'll do you one better: http://www.amazon.com/Weber-60020-Ra...s=weber+kettle
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              • David Parrish
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                David Parrish commented
                January 18, 2015, 04:23 PM
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                Ain't it? lol
              • fuzzydaddy
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                fuzzydaddy commented
                January 18, 2015, 04:37 PM
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                But...no smokenator for this size, says the Q newbie.
              • smarkley
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                smarkley commented
                January 18, 2015, 04:46 PM
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                Yeah that is a monstor! I think Jon needs one for all those ribs he cooks.
              #10
              I bet the large Vortex would work great!

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                #11
                Outstanding break in, love the room on that 26.

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                  #12
                  Great looking chicken, fuzzy! #envious

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