Brad Olson
TVWBB Diamond Member
Thought I'd pass along one of my kettle hacks...
I like to use B&B Char-Logs to help establish my charcoal burn zone. If I'm grilling direct and using almost all of the grate, I'll make a ring of Logs around the perimeter. I don't need fire all the way to the edge and it keeps hot coals off of the kettle metal (I know it's designed for it, but every little bit helps).
I'm grilling indirect tonight so I used double-stacked Logs and a piece of mulberry to establish a sort of charcoal "well", if you will:
And when the Logs have served their purpose, they get burned for cooking like any other partially consumed pieces of charcoal.
Of course, this method would work just as well in a WSM if the charcoal ring's missing.
I like to use B&B Char-Logs to help establish my charcoal burn zone. If I'm grilling direct and using almost all of the grate, I'll make a ring of Logs around the perimeter. I don't need fire all the way to the edge and it keeps hot coals off of the kettle metal (I know it's designed for it, but every little bit helps).
I'm grilling indirect tonight so I used double-stacked Logs and a piece of mulberry to establish a sort of charcoal "well", if you will:
And when the Logs have served their purpose, they get burned for cooking like any other partially consumed pieces of charcoal.
Of course, this method would work just as well in a WSM if the charcoal ring's missing.