Recent content by Don Thompson

Jim, I will gladly do that. I have been busy as hell with the ring and other bs, How do I donate a Smokenator to the contest? If not this one, for sure the next. It's only fair. Don

Ken... You can order just the spacer section of the rotisserie from weber. This would also give you a nice porcelain finish to match your kettle. I wish I had known that!... I bought the whole unit. Wasn't too interested in the motor and spit. but what the heck. Thanks for posting that, it...

Dan, Speaking pumping up the volume in the ol' Fatty, I found out that a 55 gallon drum specs show that it's about 22.5" diameter. In the San Franciscio Bay area a new steel drum costs about $76.00. I wish there were other people in the area that would split a barrel three ways, this would give...

Bob, In my opinion the Weber Kettle is basically a "fat" WSM, If you do the math on the WSM there are three lower vent controls and the upper Dome has only one control. Each controller has three holes that are about 11/16" diameter. Doing the calculations each controller has an open area of...

I wanted to post an update on the Smokenator Site. If you go to www.smokenator.com I have posted in the instruction section a file: Using the Weber Kettle as a Smoker. This document will outline for any Weber user how to set the Weber kettle up to get you near to the 220 to 240 kettle Dome...

Dan, I guess you could make a little 1/2" by 1/2" hogwire basket and stir it up if it needs it. I don't worry too much about it when I use the Smokenator. If a coal falls through the grate, I just eventually add more coals. I have found that (if you use Kingsford at least ) that when the...