Personally, I have little interest in this as it's nothing I don't have already with the WSCG, but thought some others might find it worthwhile. I always wanted a hinge on my kettle and performer when I had them. I wonder how long you can smoke without refilling though. Would definitely get you capacity back versus the SnS.
I have been toying with the idea of using the coal ring in the 22wsm, and putting it in my 26, and find a stainless steel lid, or something that would be big enough to cover the ring.
Looks like a new wheel design too, no more floppy hubcap.
Seeing something like this from a market leader in their segment always prods the ol' marketing guy in me. I'd like to have been a fly on the wall to hear the proposals and rationalizations for making these changes. Is the tail wagging the dog? As individual consumers we tend to see any marketplace through our own eyes/values and have a fairly narrow focus for the most part. A large marketer might use those focused concepts as the germ of an idea but needs to expand the vision to the larger market to justify all the segments of expense involved in engineering, development, tooling, marketing/promoting, etc. etc. Those are neat ideas to those who value them, but a we see here not everyone is impressed. Did they do focus groups of some kind and learn that aftermarket hinge sales were off the charts? It doesn't appear so, but something motivated them. It looks like the ring and diffuser are a set, so what's the intended use from their perspective? Why the size they chose and so on? How will they "teach" customers to value those features to justify the additional cost. All that........and I haven't even had my second cup of morning coffee............
Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads. The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
I like the idea of the full real estate with the diffuser v the SnS but that’s about it. Can it hold temp? Temp harder to control as the coal is directly above the vents?
how does the stainless diffuser/radiant heat affect the overall cook. Cook faster?
will the ambient grill temp be one Temp at one location and a real different temp at another location based on the way their steel diffuser absorbs, diffuses and expends the energy.
I have no clue. Only Questions and concerns
Perhaps they are responding to the "shot across the bow" from Mr. Parish And his absolutely game changing work and the SnS brand.
Just thoughts.
Last edited by HouseHomey; August 6, 2020, 08:33 AM.
The only thing different in principal vs the SNS is that you finally get to use your full grate area. As others have mentioned this is no different than the WSCG.
Looks like the hinge disconnects with a thumbscrew, so I think you ought to be able to use this with a rotisserie ring and such.
I don't like that the lid is mounted at a weird angle in relation to the "front" of the grill, assuming the handle on the base is the front. It appears to be positioned to be over the back left leg, for support when the lid is open, and to avoid tipping over.
I like the idea of the diffuser. I supposed with that and a minion setup, you could smoke for a good long time.
And to go with the thumbscrew there's an insulated grip on the hinge "flap" next to it as well as notches over the pivot pin.......good observation you have.
As for the opening angle, Napoleon does that too with the explanation that it keeps your arm away from being directly over the center of the heart zone when opening or closing. Okay............
Uncle Bob the Napoleon kettle puts the lid and lid hinge on a rotating ring - it can be spun to any place on the grill that you want. It is not in a fixed position.
Weber Genesis S330 with GrillGrates
Weber Summit Kamado E6
Weber Performer with SnS, DnG and Pit Viper mod
Weber 26" kettle with SnS, DnG and Pit Viper mod
Traeger Flatrock Griddle
PKGO
Fireboard (2)
Thermoworks Smoke
Thermoworks MK4 (2)
Themoworks Thermapen ONE
Equipment
Primo Oval xl
Slow n Sear (two)
Drip n Griddle
22" Weber Kettle
26" Weber Kettle one touch
Blackstone 36†Pro Series
Sous vide machine
Kitchen Aid
Meat grinder
sausage stuffer
5 Crock Pots Akootrimonts
Two chimneys (was 3 but rivets finally popped, down to 1)
cast iron pans,
Dutch ovens
Signals 4 probe, thermapens, chef alarms, Dots, thermapop and maverick T-732, RTC-600, pro needle and various pocket instareads. The help and preferences
1 extra fridge and a deep chest freezer in the garage
KBB
FOGO
A 9 year old princess foster child
Patience and old patio furniture
"Baby Girl" The cat
You seem like a TEC infrared type of guy for a gasser ;-) All the fancy stuff you do would do great under precise control with no flare ups...and you already have the Primo for the other stuff.
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