One Briquette that I use occasionally that reminds of the Weber bricks are the Jealous Devil Briquettes. Not quite the same but similar.
Using them today for a long smoke in the WSM.
Never had the CI grates on this older Weber Genesis I currently have. Had the older porcelain enameled grates and currently have a custom set of thick SS grates.
Let us know how those work for ya.
You can also dry brine them for a bit before you add anything else to them.
Little kosher salt on the skin and let set in the fridge on a cooling rack and pan for an hour or so before you cook em.
If you add any bbq rub or seasoning to them just remember you pre salted them.
Helps alot
Yep yep, thank y'all appreciate it. I had searched before posting this question and must not have used the right words to bring up older posts that addressed this.
I'll try the recommendations.
I have some replacement catch pan rails I would like to get out on. As you can imagine the old screws that hold in the old set are seized up.
I've tried using heat to free them up.
I'm gonna guess there going to break off.
Any advice on getting those out or how to go about replacing those screws...