Set it and forget it

[RROB]

Is there really something out there that can be put on a weber kettle to make it a set it and forget grill for overnight cooks. JUST WONDERING IF.BBQ GURU ORFLAME BOSS ARE AS GREAT AS THEY CLAIM TO BE THANKS ROB

[jlazar]

I had a Guru and now have a Fireboard. They do work as advertised. Ran a WSM overnight with the Guru. Don't have any experience in trying it on Kettle. Imagine you would have to snake the charcoal around the charcoal grate. Don't have any experience if a SnS will run for 6-8 hours within adding charcoal. Was no problem with the WSM using minion method.

[RROB]

Thanks I have a a SNS and I love it, but it is absolutely not set it and go to bed for 7 hours, a small amount of babysitting is involved

[Mosca]

Calling Mr. Bones !

[Jerod Broussard]

I don't see anything as "forget it." Pellet, Auber, snake, SnS, no matter. Maverick and Smoke remote thermometers erase the "forget it" from the equation.

[Troutman]

The Homey method works, forget about it ...

[RonB]

I do overnight cooks on my kettle with an SnS and a CyberQ. The problem is that you may have to add charcoal at some point. I count on 6 hours of uninterrupted sleep. So I get up to tend after 6 hours.

[CaptainMike]

Yup

[Mr. Bones]

Thanks, Brother Mosca !

First, to th OP, I can tell ya that, Yes, a 22.5" can run overnight (6-8 hrs)... either by Minion, or with an SnS, under ideal conditions...but I'd never leave mine to do so, unattended...
Tthere's a LOT of other variables involved... OAT, wind, what/how much of it yer cookin, etc...

I don't use any controllers, fans, etc., on my kettles, since I know they're gonna need at least th ash knocked loose by a gentle bump or two, prior to that time span.

[tbob4]

On my Vision Grill I can "set it and forget it" overnight as long as I check on it after 4-6 hours. Nothing ever goes wrong. No tending, no wood lending. If I don't check it, something always goes amiss. Why is that?

[EdF]

tbob4 It's because Murphy never sleeps!

[Polarbear777]

Even with an fan controller and SNS I’ve got 6 hours or so with one load in a 22”. About the same in the 26”. Can only hold so much fuel and they aren’t insulated so that’s not too bad, really.

Though on these kettles if you need more fuel, you cover the meat to protect from flying ash, run the cleaning sweepers, add more fuel, uncover the meat, close up and walk away. Because of the ease of clearing ash out you can run the things continuously if you want for as long as you want.

[jfmorris]

Using Weber charcoal I am getting 10-11 hours from a fill of my SNS on my Weber Performer. I’ve quit stressing over exact temp, and once it’s going around 225-250, go to bed and sleep easy, leaving just the meat high alarm turned on on my Smoke. There will be some overnight fluctuation, but nothing a big hunk of meat like a butt or brisket cannot handle. If I were really stressed about the fire going out, I would set the alarms at maybe 200 and 300.

[fuzzydaddy]

^^^ This! I've had multiple 225+ 10+ hour cooks using Weber in my SnS, with some using my PartyQ.

[Steve R.]

Same here. I can count on 8 hrs at minimum during cold weather. More like 10 the rest of the year, or even more in the summer. Love the PartyQ!

[cptnding]

Same here with the SnS and PartyQ. 8 hours minimum. 10 is common in warm weather. I've used this set up for about 4 years now and it is very reliable.

[Mosca]

I get 6 hours on a full load with S&S on my performer. Long cooks go on the BGE.