Wife suprised me with a 26 kettle today. While browsing youtube videos of the kettle I saw one guy use a 18 inch grate so it sits lower in the bowl. That got me thinking about a kamado style smoking set up with a charcoal basket and deflector plate above the basket. I have close to 3 1/2 inch's to play with a deflector and a baking sheet to catch drippings. I'm sure it's not need to to smoke a lot of food but I love tinkering lol.