26" Breasts!

[Brian Moriarty]

..I mean breasts on the 26" Bar-B-Q-Kettle!

Indirect, KBB with Pecan chunks for smoke.

I used way more briqs than I needed for this cook, next time I'll bank to one side instead of both.
The 26" grate dwarfs the 22" and the lid fits perfectly on my 85 gallon Drum Smoker!

 

[Wolgast]

Man that looks good!

I ALWAYS bank to one side but then again i dont have a 26" (yet)

 

[JSMcdowell]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">I used way more briqs than I needed for this cook, next time I'll bank to one side instead of both </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Learned that when I put pizza on my 26" for it's first cook. A full chimney spread around the ring looks like a 1/2 chimney

 

[Marc Massaro]

Brian, you should write headlines for the NY Post!

 

[Trev]

all I could think when I clicked on this thread was 'man, I hope there are pics!'

 

[Corey Elks]

think im gonna start a hunt for a 26. that things looks mighty nice

 

[Sheldon Koehler]

Brian,

Do you notice any heating/airflow problems with using the empty pans under the chicken? This caught my eye as I always have to clean the grill after just a couple cooks of chicken. I was afraid to try this on my 22.5" but may have to give this a try now.

 

[Brian Moriarty]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Sheldon Koehler:
Brian,

Do you notice any heating/airflow problems with using the empty pans under the chicken? This caught my eye as I always have to clean the grill after just a couple cooks of chicken. I was afraid to try this on my 22.5" but may have to give this a try now. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

No I don't have any airflow issues with the drip pans on the charcoal grate. Since this cook, I've been using the charcoal rail with a strip of expanded metal and the coals banked to just one side of the grill. Works great!

 

[Sheldon Koehler]

What I actually want to try is setting the "Beer Can" style chicken inside the pans to keep all of the grease from the bottom of the kettle.

I prefer to cook legs and thighs, but when we have guests over, the presentation of a whole chicken (or 2 usually) is great! I set the whole chickens on the bottom grate in between the charcoal pans.