A great tutorial. You are a very good teacher and don't waffle on like some others on TH-cam. Your points were well demonstrated. G'day from Australia.
I actually used the charcoal baskets and made a slow and sear sized charcoal basket. Works great for indirect cooking and searing without spending an extra $120. Great tips for those new to using a kettle!
With the vortex, I use it small opening up, I don’t have that fancy grate. I just use my winged grate and over the hole where the coals are I place some smoking wood. I use it for pork southern ribs, wings, thighs and have done thick pork chops on it. Love it!
That’s the best way! I shouldn’t have shown it with the large opening up. I use it both ways and mainly the same way you just mentioned. I just sometimes will use it with large opening up for breasts or something I don’t want to cook as quickly or in the same kind of heat that the small hole produces. Thanks do do watching!
I have a DIGIQ DX3 that I use as well! I've had it awhile now and love it. I have a 2nd Weber Kettle that I'm thinking about getting the Venom for. You are so right...they make things so much easier! Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already. I like when people who have experience, like you obviously have, comment and share their thoughts and experiences on here. Makes for a great community environment. Thanks again!
Since one of the upsides of a kettle is how evenly it cooks, as long as your burgers aren’t too fatty and you don’t crowd them there’s no issue to grilling say, 10 large up to 13 small burgers over an even bed of charcoal. Done it a kazillion times. You just shut the bottom vent when flipping and open back up when replacing the lid. What I won’t do, though, is try to grill a full grate of leg quarters. That’s when indirect is necessary. Although I feel the SlowNSear is a bit over-rated their EasySpin stainless grate with the large coal access on one side is what Weber should’ve designed. First of all you’ll be able to fit more wings on when using the Vortex and yet the stainless should withstand the heat in the center. Secondly, if one side of your grill is cooking hotter than the other you can easily add charcoal to a side and/or spin the grate to even cooking. Good video. One thing to remember about the Santa Maria and such is that heavy accessories such as that aren’t the best for the three legged kettles, especially the 26” Weber. This is one of the strengths of the Performer. No chance of the leg sockets getting over-stressed and the bottom of the kettle warping and worse. Had so many webers I’d have to stop and think to count. Now I’m cooking with a PK and an KJ but still have some baskets, vortex, and SlowNSear EasySpin grate in shed from my last kettle, a Performer that somehow rusted all the way through.
Great points! Thanks for replying! Yeah, I agree about the burgers..guess I was thinking moreso of a person just starting out on a charcoal grill. I didn't think about the weight issue on a 3 legged weber! Great point! Thanks again and thanks for watching! If you haven't already, please consider subscribing....I really want folks like yourself to be chiming in with really good points like that. Thanks!
Great video. Thought I was hooked on the gas grill and the pellet smoker. I love charcoal, and now I see all the accessories, I am all over the Weber kettle. I want the rotisserie and the Sante Fe (I think) to raise and lower the cooking surface. Great job.
Thanks for watching and the kind comments! I dropped the ball on the vortex….i should have shown it both ways. The other way is definitely the more common way to use it. I wanted to show both ways and neglected to do so. I use the way I did in this video for things like chicken breast that I want to cook a little lower temp. The way I used it here makes the temp disperse a bit more, not so concentrated. In this video I use the way it’s more commonly used….th-cam.com/video/UG97AZf4Be4/w-d-xo.html. Thanks again for watching.
I made mine and wow. I cannot believe how well it cooks Chicken, pork it’s fantastic I might downsize my living so I am thinking about parting ways with my Egg, Drum and Pellet and going with Weber Kettle only
@@ksmith114 how cool is that…you made it. I love my kettles, I just wish they had more space. I have 5 of them because of the little space. I love my offset too…but the kettle is more convenient. For example, I’m cooking chicken thighs with the vortex right now. It took 35 minutes. Super simple super easy and super good. I feel ya with the downsizing and choosing the kettle!
It’s a great question, but no, there isn’t an upside down. Notice how perfectly it fits the opening in the grate. The way I have it positioned allows for greater heat dispersement because more charcoal is exposed. Technically you can use it either way, but I use it with the small opening up when I want to sear something at the end and also when I want to put a chunk of wood on top of it for smoke flavor (with a grate that doesn’t have the removable center or the removable center in place). Thanks for watching!
Was just given a 22 and bought that to replace the rusted grate. Can’t wait to try it. It will also allow me to install a lid thermometer on the opposite side of the handle from the vent, where without the deflector I would never consider.
For some reason I’m just seeing these comments! Don’t know how I missed them, my apologies. Cool, let me know what you think of it. Im going to get one soon myself!
Just coming across and subscribing to the channel. Nice Presentation...We're looking forward to the Santa Maria clip, on the fence to buy one...can't get enough of what you don't need is our BBQ motto!
Thanks for watching! I couldn’t agree more when it comes to bbq stuff. I’m equipment poor! I have one Santa Maria cooker video, th-cam.com/video/GfQT4xcb1aw/w-d-xo.html I appreciate the subscription, the support means a lot! Thanks again for watching!
Do you know/think that rotisserie attachment could hold a pork butt without burning out the motor? I've always wondered that. Please let me know if you happen to see this. Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching! Yes, depending on the weight. I’ve had 2 chickens that weighed 3.5lb each and it was no problem for the rotisserie. I feel certain it can handle 8lb easy.
First, thanks for watching! It’s a fair question….I use it both ways. If I’m grilling skinless chicken or even skin on breasts, I’ll use it the way I did in the video because I don’t want quite as high heat. I should have never turned it the way I did in the video because it confused people. But you can definitely use it either way. I saw www.youtube.com/@CookingWithRy use it that way once and I liked it. I think it was him. Any way, the more traditional way is much better for crispy skin on wings or thighs, like in this video th-cam.com/video/UG97AZf4Be4/w-d-xo.html or this one th-cam.com/video/nMaKX9g5q4k/w-d-xo.html. Thanks again for watching!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors Thanks for the reply and for clarifying.. It will be my next accessory and I have now learned you can use it the other way round so thanks for the info 👍
Thanks for watching Mike! For the 26” the medium sized vortex will work great. Using the medium size vortex leaves more room in the kettle for more food! I’d love to have a 26”. I’m jealous. Here’s a link to the medium size one. amzn.to/3XvDSlz Thanks again for watching!
@@mikesabins3864 you’ve got great kids (or wife or pet or whatever! lol!) I’ll get one some day…as it is, I’m loaded down with 22”’s! Enjoy that thing and let me know how it does!
Biggest negative to Weber grills is the inability to move the grill up and down over the charcoal. Even the cheapest barrel charcoal grills have different height settings for the grill grate.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate your comment. The depth of the barrel lends itself to the ability to raise and lower grates. What I think helps the Weber Kettle is all the devices you can use to manipulate the heat. Let alone the top and bottom vents that are built into it. To me, the biggest drawback of the kettle is the surface area for cooking. Which is why I have so many of them. lol. Thanks again for watching and I appreciate your thoughts.
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors Thanks for your reply. My parents had a weber so grew up using them. (my dad would have nothing to do with gas grills...always said you might as well cook inside on the stove top). With the Weber I would build up a higher mound of coals to simulate lowering the grill. Currently have a barrel with customized grates from GRILL GRATES. Simple set up and cooks fantastic. But it's seen better days and shopping for something new. Looked at Traegers yesterday at Costco. Just don't see the value for the high price plus despite what Traeger would have you believe there is no way to get a hot sear steak cook on those pellet units. At least not to my standards. Considering Weber again. You are right. In a perfect world I'd have two or three units each with different cooking purposes.
@@blue81blue81 your dad and I would get along well. I’m not a big fan of gas or pellet. But they are both very popular. I just prefer kettle or offset so that’s what use. I only use my offset when I have a whole lot to cook. Anybody can use a kettle but not everybody can use an offset. I just want people to get outside and enjoy being there and cook some really really good food. That’s why the majority of my videos utilize the kettle. However, I am getting a new offset delivered in the next 2 days so I will have some videos of that coming up. Enjoy the process of looking for something new! Reap the rewards of whatever you choose!
I was wondering if that Santa Maria attachment was the one from Titan industries. Looks very similar. If not can I ask who it’s from or how to get one?
yes, it is. I bought mine off Amazon in June 2022. The link now shows that it is unknown when or if it will ever be available on Amazon again. Here is the link…. amzn.to/4b5mKXh. Thanks for watching!
Titan has now become Ashes & Embers, as I understand it. That Santa Maria is available directly from their website. Appears to work very smoothly from your video!
@@allenhendry5695 it works great! I don’t use it everyday of course, but when I pull it out, it works smooth as silk. Very happy with it. Thanks for sharing the info about Ashes & Embers. Good to know!
Hey Mitch, if you have a rotisserie that would be great. Otherwise, put a basket on each side and put the prime rib in between them. Set your temp with the vents BEFORE you put the prime rib on. 300 degrees if you are using both baskets. 375-400 if using just one. Rotate the prime rib every 30 minutes until internal hits 120-125. Pull the prime rib and lightly cover. Let rest 30 minutes or more. Enjoy!
@@mitchpratt3423 Use one chimneys worth and split between both baskets. Once in the baskets, adjust the vents to temp. The whole cook probably won’t be more than 1.5 to 2 hours
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A great tutorial. You are a very good teacher and don't waffle on like some others on TH-cam. Your points were well demonstrated.
G'day from Australia.
Thanks Rowan! I appreciate the feedback greatly!
I actually used the charcoal baskets and made a slow and sear sized charcoal basket. Works great for indirect cooking and searing without spending an extra $120. Great tips for those new to using a kettle!
Great idea! The only difference is the water basin on the slow n sear. I love my charcoal baskets for indirect with rotisserie.
With the vortex, I use it small opening up, I don’t have that fancy grate. I just use my winged grate and over the hole where the coals are I place some smoking wood. I use it for pork southern ribs, wings, thighs and have done thick pork chops on it. Love it!
That’s the best way! I shouldn’t have shown it with the large opening up. I use it both ways and mainly the same way you just mentioned. I just sometimes will use it with large opening up for breasts or something I don’t want to cook as quickly or in the same kind of heat that the small hole produces. Thanks do do watching!
The very best accessory for the Weber Kettle is the Spider Grills Venom! Turned my kettle into a true "set it and forget it" cooking machine.....
I have a DIGIQ DX3 that I use as well! I've had it awhile now and love it. I have a 2nd Weber Kettle that I'm thinking about getting the Venom for. You are so right...they make things so much easier! Thanks for watching and please consider subscribing if you haven't already. I like when people who have experience, like you obviously have, comment and share their thoughts and experiences on here. Makes for a great community environment. Thanks again!
You do a great job for us novices!
Thanks for watching!
I thought I saw it all from Weber. That heat deflector surprised me. Good job!!!
Thanks for watching!
I have had many different barbecues the weber kettle is the best hands down
I agree 100%. It’s fantastic and very fun to use. Thanks for watching!
Man great video. You want to donate a weber grill. I love it
Thanks for watching!
Since one of the upsides of a kettle is how evenly it cooks, as long as your burgers aren’t too fatty and you don’t crowd them there’s no issue to grilling say, 10 large up to 13 small burgers over an even bed of charcoal. Done it a kazillion times. You just shut the bottom vent when flipping and open back up when replacing the lid. What I won’t do, though, is try to grill a full grate of leg quarters. That’s when indirect is necessary. Although I feel the SlowNSear is a bit over-rated their EasySpin stainless grate with the large coal access on one side is what Weber should’ve designed. First of all you’ll be able to fit more wings on when using the Vortex and yet the stainless should withstand the heat in the center. Secondly, if one side of your grill is cooking hotter than the other you can easily add charcoal to a side and/or spin the grate to even cooking. Good video. One thing to remember about the Santa Maria and such is that heavy accessories such as that aren’t the best for the three legged kettles, especially the 26” Weber. This is one of the strengths of the Performer. No chance of the leg sockets getting over-stressed and the bottom of the kettle warping and worse. Had so many webers I’d have to stop and think to count. Now I’m cooking with a PK and an KJ but still have some baskets, vortex, and SlowNSear EasySpin grate in shed from my last kettle, a Performer that somehow rusted all the way through.
Great points! Thanks for replying! Yeah, I agree about the burgers..guess I was thinking moreso of a person just starting out on a charcoal grill. I didn't think about the weight issue on a 3 legged weber! Great point! Thanks again and thanks for watching! If you haven't already, please consider subscribing....I really want folks like yourself to be chiming in with really good points like that. Thanks!
Great video. Thought I was hooked on the gas grill and the pellet smoker. I love charcoal, and now I see all the accessories, I am all over the Weber kettle. I want the rotisserie and the Sante Fe (I think) to raise and lower the cooking surface. Great job.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. I love my kettles! I think you would too!
You cant buy a better grill in its class, even for twice the money. This is a great grill.
I couldn’t agree more! Thanks for watching!
Great Video! thanks for the good overview! i think the Vortex should be used the other way round though.
Thanks for watching and the kind comments! I dropped the ball on the vortex….i should have shown it both ways. The other way is definitely the more common way to use it. I wanted to show both ways and neglected to do so. I use the way I did in this video for things like chicken breast that I want to cook a little lower temp. The way I used it here makes the temp disperse a bit more, not so concentrated. In this video I use the way it’s more commonly used….th-cam.com/video/UG97AZf4Be4/w-d-xo.html. Thanks again for watching.
How irating you are moving the vent back and forth making that finger nails 💅 on the blackboard sound 🔊.....................YOU SOB!🤣😩😳
lol, I didn’t even notice! Apologies! Thanks for watching!
That diffuser on my drum smoker is awesome!!
Good to know! I gotta get me a drum. Always wanted one. What do you like about it? Thanks for watching!
I made mine and wow. I cannot believe how well it cooks
Chicken, pork it’s fantastic
I might downsize my living so I am thinking about parting ways with my Egg, Drum and Pellet and going with Weber Kettle only
@@ksmith114 how cool is that…you made it. I love my kettles, I just wish they had more space. I have 5 of them because of the little space. I love my offset too…but the kettle is more convenient. For example, I’m cooking chicken thighs with the vortex right now. It took 35 minutes. Super simple super easy and super good. I feel ya with the downsizing and choosing the kettle!
I have loved the weber low and slow, I like the design more than the lava lock
Thanks for watching! I fully understand!
Are you not using the vortex upside down?
It’s a great question, but no, there isn’t an upside down. Notice how perfectly it fits the opening in the grate. The way I have it positioned allows for greater heat dispersement because more charcoal is exposed. Technically you can use it either way, but I use it with the small opening up when I want to sear something at the end and also when I want to put a chunk of wood on top of it for smoke flavor (with a grate that doesn’t have the removable center or the removable center in place). Thanks for watching!
Great video. Thank you
Thanks for watching and for the kind words! Greatly appreciated!
Need to do a revoew woth the only fire kamado ceramic for the weber 22 inch
Was just given a 22 and bought that to replace the rusted grate. Can’t wait to try it. It will also allow me to install a lid thermometer on the opposite side of the handle from the vent, where without the deflector I would never consider.
For some reason I’m just seeing these comments! Don’t know how I missed them, my apologies. Cool, let me know what you think of it. Im going to get one soon myself!
I will! I’ll let you know when I try it out! Thanks for watching!
Just coming across and subscribing to the channel. Nice Presentation...We're looking forward to the Santa Maria clip, on the fence to buy one...can't get enough of what you don't need is our BBQ motto!
Thanks for watching! I couldn’t agree more when it comes to bbq stuff. I’m equipment poor! I have one Santa Maria cooker video, th-cam.com/video/GfQT4xcb1aw/w-d-xo.html I appreciate the subscription, the support means a lot! Thanks again for watching!
Really nice! I definitely love my Weber
Thanks for watching! And for the sub! I checked out your channel….great stuff man! I subbed you too!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors I appreciate it so much!
Excellent! Thank you!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
Do you know/think that rotisserie attachment could hold a pork butt without burning out the motor? I've always wondered that. Please let me know if you happen to see this. Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching! Yes, depending on the weight. I’ve had 2 chickens that weighed 3.5lb each and it was no problem for the rotisserie. I feel certain it can handle 8lb easy.
Rec Tec bullseye is the same size as the Weber kettle but the temp can be adjusted from 225 to 1000 degrees it's amazing wood pellet grill
Rec Tec makes great stuff if pellet grill is something you’re interested in, no doubt! Thanks for watching!
Is the vortex not upside down in the video ?
First, thanks for watching! It’s a fair question….I use it both ways. If I’m grilling skinless chicken or even skin on breasts, I’ll use it the way I did in the video because I don’t want quite as high heat. I should have never turned it the way I did in the video because it confused people. But you can definitely use it either way. I saw www.youtube.com/@CookingWithRy use it that way once and I liked it. I think it was him. Any way, the more traditional way is much better for crispy skin on wings or thighs, like in this video th-cam.com/video/UG97AZf4Be4/w-d-xo.html or this one th-cam.com/video/nMaKX9g5q4k/w-d-xo.html. Thanks again for watching!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors Thanks for the reply and for clarifying.. It will be my next accessory and I have now learned you can use it the other way round so thanks for the info 👍
Where did you get that Santa Maria accessory?
Thanks for watching! I got it from Amazon..here’s the link……amzn.to/4b4uVTa
What sized Vortex should I get for a 26" Weber?
Thanks for watching Mike! For the 26” the medium sized vortex will work great. Using the medium size vortex leaves more room in the kettle for more food! I’d love to have a 26”. I’m jealous. Here’s a link to the medium size one. amzn.to/3XvDSlz Thanks again for watching!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors thank you for the reply! I just got the 26" for Father's Day!
@@mikesabins3864 you’ve got great kids (or wife or pet or whatever! lol!) I’ll get one some day…as it is, I’m loaded down with 22”’s! Enjoy that thing and let me know how it does!
Great Video!!
Thanks! Thanks for watching!
Biggest negative to Weber grills is the inability to move the grill up and down over the charcoal. Even the cheapest barrel charcoal grills have different height settings for the grill grate.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate your comment. The depth of the barrel lends itself to the ability to raise and lower grates. What I think helps the Weber Kettle is all the devices you can use to manipulate the heat. Let alone the top and bottom vents that are built into it. To me, the biggest drawback of the kettle is the surface area for cooking. Which is why I have so many of them. lol. Thanks again for watching and I appreciate your thoughts.
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors Thanks for your reply. My parents had a weber so grew up using them. (my dad would have nothing to do with gas grills...always said you might as well cook inside on the stove top). With the Weber I would build up a higher mound of coals to simulate lowering the grill. Currently have a barrel with customized grates from GRILL GRATES. Simple set up and cooks fantastic. But it's seen better days and shopping for something new. Looked at Traegers yesterday at Costco. Just don't see the value for the high price plus despite what Traeger would have you believe there is no way to get a hot sear steak cook on those pellet units. At least not to my standards. Considering Weber again. You are right. In a perfect world I'd have two or three units each with different cooking purposes.
@@blue81blue81 your dad and I would get along well. I’m not a big fan of gas or pellet. But they are both very popular. I just prefer kettle or offset so that’s what use. I only use my offset when I have a whole lot to cook. Anybody can use a kettle but not everybody can use an offset. I just want people to get outside and enjoy being there and cook some really really good food. That’s why the majority of my videos utilize the kettle. However, I am getting a new offset delivered in the next 2 days so I will have some videos of that coming up. Enjoy the process of looking for something new! Reap the rewards of whatever you choose!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors Thanks and you make good videos.
@@blue81blue81 Thanks!
I was wondering if that Santa Maria attachment was the one from Titan industries. Looks very similar. If not can I ask who it’s from or how to get one?
yes, it is. I bought mine off Amazon in June 2022. The link now shows that it is unknown when or if it will ever be available on Amazon again. Here is the link…. amzn.to/4b5mKXh. Thanks for watching!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors Thank you.
@@eddias5641 most welcome!
Titan has now become Ashes & Embers, as I understand it. That Santa Maria is available directly from their website. Appears to work very smoothly from your video!
@@allenhendry5695 it works great! I don’t use it everyday of course, but when I pull it out, it works smooth as silk. Very happy with it. Thanks for sharing the info about Ashes & Embers. Good to know!
You didn't mention the perfomer self ignition.
You are right, but I go into detail about it in this video……th-cam.com/video/fbfF-J1wX2o/w-d-xo.html. Thanks for watching!
I have the baskets what is the best way to do prime rib? I'm going to cook one today with just charcoal
Hey Mitch, if you have a rotisserie that would be great. Otherwise, put a basket on each side and put the prime rib in between them. Set your temp with the vents BEFORE you put the prime rib on. 300 degrees if you are using both baskets. 375-400 if using just one. Rotate the prime rib every 30 minutes until internal hits 120-125. Pull the prime rib and lightly cover. Let rest 30 minutes or more. Enjoy!
@@grumpysgreatoutdoors thanks if I use both how much charcoal should I light to start
@@mitchpratt3423 Use one chimneys worth and split between both baskets. Once in the baskets, adjust the vents to temp. The whole cook probably won’t be more than 1.5 to 2 hours
Awesome thank you