I received a Facebook message from Ryan Ung about the grill straps in the Summit Kamado E6 he purchased here in the US. He attached this photo:
![235978705_580293816671706_2557285797484845673_n.jpg 235978705_580293816671706_2557285797484845673_n.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/35/35444-de8dc5b104c410870d0c96b1845847b8.jpg?hash=3o3FsQTEEI)
Now compare that to the grill strap in my 2016 Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center:
![IMG_2913[1].JPG IMG_2913[1].JPG](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/35/35445-34e4fdaa42ead29cd13a7156873ee5d3.jpg?hash=NOT9qkLq0p)
He's got 3 levels, I've got 2 levels!
Turns out that Weber added this new middle level for indirect grilling.
For direct grilling, you place the center support ring + fuel grate on the top level of the grill strap.
For indirect grilling, you place the center support ring + fuel grate on the middle level of the grill strap and use the Char-Baskets and a foil pan to create an indirect grilling setup.
For smoking, you place the fuel grate on the bottom level of the grill strap and place the center support ring + smoke diffuser on the top level of the grill strap.
The 2020 owner's manual is a bit confusing on this point. They only redrew the diagrams for the indirect grilling setup to show this new middle level; it's missing from the direct and smoking diagrams. And the terminology used is not correct, either. For direct and smoking, they continue to call the top level "middle" as was done in the previous owner's manual.
Anyway, I kind of wish I had this new three level grill strap. I've always felt that the indirect grilling setup was a bit too close to the cooking grate. This new design provides a bit more vertical space. It might also provide more space for third-party add-ons to fit.
![235978705_580293816671706_2557285797484845673_n.jpg 235978705_580293816671706_2557285797484845673_n.jpg](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/35/35444-de8dc5b104c410870d0c96b1845847b8.jpg?hash=3o3FsQTEEI)
Now compare that to the grill strap in my 2016 Weber Summit Charcoal Grilling Center:
![IMG_2913[1].JPG IMG_2913[1].JPG](https://tvwbb.com/data/attachments/35/35445-34e4fdaa42ead29cd13a7156873ee5d3.jpg?hash=NOT9qkLq0p)
He's got 3 levels, I've got 2 levels!
Turns out that Weber added this new middle level for indirect grilling.
For direct grilling, you place the center support ring + fuel grate on the top level of the grill strap.
For indirect grilling, you place the center support ring + fuel grate on the middle level of the grill strap and use the Char-Baskets and a foil pan to create an indirect grilling setup.
For smoking, you place the fuel grate on the bottom level of the grill strap and place the center support ring + smoke diffuser on the top level of the grill strap.
The 2020 owner's manual is a bit confusing on this point. They only redrew the diagrams for the indirect grilling setup to show this new middle level; it's missing from the direct and smoking diagrams. And the terminology used is not correct, either. For direct and smoking, they continue to call the top level "middle" as was done in the previous owner's manual.
Anyway, I kind of wish I had this new three level grill strap. I've always felt that the indirect grilling setup was a bit too close to the cooking grate. This new design provides a bit more vertical space. It might also provide more space for third-party add-ons to fit.