Pork butt on a Weber gas grill

[Richard Ef]

Love my WSM but would love to try a pork butt again on my Weber gas grill. There are some very old threads here on this topic but none of them mention using pellets. Many years ago I tried it but the smoke flavor was lacking using oak chunks wrapped in foil. They didn’t give up much smoke at 250f. Pellets in a smoking tube seem to be a solution. Has anyone tried that method instead of wood chunks or chips? Thanks in advance.

 

[DanHoo]

I would use two smoke tubes. I use wood chips in tubes but pellets will work too.

Raise the rack to the height of the warming rack and put a drip pan on the cooking rack. I've seen a couple of ways to do this.

Run one burner on low. Which gas grill do you have?

 

[AndyK]

I use pellets in a stainless tube or in a serpentine pan as a smoke generator.
Works ok I guess but I’m now thinking a smoke generator with a aquarium pump might be the way.
Those can be had for $75 -$150.

 

[DanHoo]

I’m now thinking a smoke generator with a aquarium pump might be the way.
Those can be had for $75 -$150.

I have one and on my todo list is a way to adapt it to a Genesis 1000.

 

[Richard Ef]

Two tubes make sense. It’s a Weber 350.

 

[Erik Tracy]

Love my WSM but would love to try a pork butt again on my Weber gas grill. There are some very old threads here on this topic but none of them mention using pellets. Many years ago I tried it but the smoke flavor was lacking using oak chunks wrapped in foil. They didn’t give up much smoke at 250f. Pellets in a smoking tube seem to be a solution. Has anyone tried that method instead of wood chunks or chips? Thanks in advance.

Before getting my WSM, I smoked ribs and butts on my Vermont Castings 3 burner grill.

I worked out a set up for indirect heating and used a tube/pellet system. I got really good results. The only downside was bark - my guess is that burning propane gives off water vapor inhibiting a nice firm bark? But I got nice color, smoke, and tender pork flavor with a gas grill - no shame in that!

 

[AndyK]

The fancy smoke generators for the most part are weak when it comes to securing them to where to where they need to go.
I’ve seen videos where they are touching a wood smoke shack because the bracket was lame and the the installer was proud of their work.
I’m going end up building my own.

Some people light both ends of the serpentine ones for more smoke.
I mainly do fish and have used about every combination when it comes to this other than the pump.

 

[DanHoo]

Check this thread out

Thread 'Smoking on the Gasser' https://tvwbb.com/threads/smoking-on-the-gasser.98166/

 

[DanHoo]

Two tubes make sense. It’s a Weber 350.

I'm not familiar with a 350. Do you have a pic?

 

[Richard Ef]

Check this thread out

Thread 'Smoking on the Gasser' https://tvwbb.com/threads/smoking-on-the-gasser.98166/

Thanks. Great thread!

 

[Richard Ef]

I'm not familiar with a 350. Do you have a pic?

My mistake. It's an E-310. Three burners.

 

[DanHoo]

My mistake. It's an E-310. Three burners.

Front controls or controls on the side?

If on the front try this. One burner on low, smoke tubes across the Flav bars over the burners turned off. Add a drip pan on the cooking grates.