What Exactly is a “bro & sear” and Why Do I Need One?

[John_NJ]

Like the title says, I just read about this in another thread and thought it deserved further investigation.

Am I right?

 

[DanHoo]

Its a poor man's slow-n-sear basket using a pair of char baskets and a small amount of hardware.

 

[DanHoo]

and, the original https://snsgrills.com/collections/slow-n-sear

I have a set of CBs that fell apart so I'll probably make one some day. Not really sure I need one.

 

[Colin]

I made one from a couple of CB's and it worked really well. I gave it to my sil for his Performer and then bought a SnS.

 

[Mark_E]

Besides not being PC, what it's missing is the water pan that works as an insulator. This version has vents facing the food which detracts from the idea of the SnS basket. Even if you remove the water pan, the SnS version has no vents facing the food. A piece of steel such as a length of leaf spring blocking those vents to force the air up and over would be nice.

 

[John_NJ]

Its a poor man's slow-n-sear basket using a pair of char baskets and a small amount of hardware.

Ok I have seen those before.

and, the original https://snsgrills.com/collections/slow-n-sear

I have a set of CBs that fell apart so I'll probably make one some day. Not really sure I need one.

I need to research those sns products. The cooking system kit looks interesting.

 

[Jeff Beitinger]

Its a poor man's slow-n-sear basket using a pair of char baskets and a small amount of hardware.

I take offense to that, sir.
It's the CHEAP man's slow n sear thank you very much!

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I take offense to that, sir.
It's the CHEAP man's slow n sear thank you very much!

It’s the Ingenious man’s ”McGuyver” construction!

 

[John_NJ]

I take offense to that, sir.
It's the CHEAP man's slow n sear thank you very much!

It’s the Ingenious man’s ”McGuyver” construction!

And about the Weber charcoal baskets-

 

[DrewZ]

It's the CHEAP man's slow n sear thank you very much!

I prefer "Criminally Frugal."

I made my BnS from charcoal baskets that came with a second hand grill I bought. I upgraded it by using a scrap piece of expanded metal on the bottom to better hold smaller bits of lump charcoal. By my precise mathematical calculation, I get 80% of the benefit of an SnS for 0% of the cost. I use it all the time.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

“Criminally Frugal”, I like that! “Terminally Thrifty” might be a bit excessive.

 

[John_NJ]

When I was young, the phrase “Yankee ingenuity” was the term.

 

[John_NJ]

I need to research those sns products. The cooking system kit looks interesting. View attachment 68730

Oh well, going to have to pass on this product as it was a “want”, not a “need” and

 

[Richard Garcia]

Oh well, going to have to pass on this product as it was a “want”, not a “need” and
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IMO all my BBQ Stuff is a “want” and not a “need”

 

[DanHoo]

IMO all my BBQ Stuff is a “want” and not a “need”

If we take want vs need too far we might end up with red beans and rice.

 

[John_NJ]

IMO all my BBQ Stuff is a “want” and not a “need”

Lol…food actually is a “need”.

Just saying

 

[John_NJ]

If we take want vs need too far we might end up with red beans and rice.

I prefer black beans, but yes you are on to something.

 

[Bruno]

A grill itself is a need, the extras well they are just to make it either more fun or easier. I like both.

Having a SNS I do like it, but I also like the fact the bro n sear is open to the front. As for the China thing, I would pay more for anything we could make here. I don’t like where that whole thing is headed.

 

[Bill D-NC]

When I was young, the phrase “Yankee ingenuity” was the term.

Growing up, we sometimes called it Gerry-Rigged . . .





BD

 

[Jason Godard]

I did it to see if it worked and it did. When the SnS deluxe went on sale for $60 I got that.