1st Cook on 26" Weber Kettle

[fuzzydaddy]

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.

[W.A.]

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

[Jon Solberg]

Awesome!

[_John_]

Looks great.

[fuzzydaddy]

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.

[W.A.]

Thanks!

[David Parrish]

Nice first cook!

[Jerod Broussard]

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

[fuzzydaddy]

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.

[Guy]

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"

[David Parrish]

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

[David Parrish]

Ain't it? lol

[fuzzydaddy]

But...no smokenator for this size, says the Q newbie.

[smarkley]

Yeah that is a monstor! I think Jon needs one for all those ribs he cooks.

[David Parrish]

I bet the large Vortex would work great!

[Deuce]

Outstanding break in, love the room on that 26.

[smarkley]

Great looking chicken, fuzzy! #envious