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nralover
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Whis is the best grill available for cooking larger amounts of food? I love everything about my Weber 22.5 inch but the size limitations. Any ideas?
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Well then the 26 inch weber kettle would be good for you. Or really splurge and get the ranch kettle.
blackdog043
is one Smokin' Farker
Get another 22.5, I have 3, including my Performer. I have only had to use 2 at one time so far.
Edit: A plus for using 2 kettles is doing chicken on one and ribs or another meat on the other, that way, no worries about getting raw chicken juices on something else.
Edit: A plus for using 2 kettles is doing chicken on one and ribs or another meat on the other, that way, no worries about getting raw chicken juices on something else.
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Big Bears BBQ
is Blowin Smoke!
I agree on the 26"...................
Skidder
Babbling Farker
One 26.75" Weber = 508sq.in. Two 22.5" = 726 sq. in both cost around $300.00 for the gold models you could do it for less than $200.00 with the silver model
bmanMA
is one Smokin' Farker
Man that Ranch is mighty sweet.
bigabyte
somebody shut me the fark up.
The 26 inch, and especially the ranch kettles take a lot of fuel. Then again, if you go double on the 22.5 then you will use double the fuel any way. I think your wallet is going to dictate your decision. If you can afford the big kettles, go for it. Collect them in all sizes and colors. I wish I had all sizes and colors.
NorthwestBBQ
somebody shut me the fark up.
The 37.5" Ranch Kettle...
Smoothsmoke
Babbling Farker
Santa Maria grill.
Two 22" webers. But 3 is better, and almost as good as 4.
Skidder
Babbling Farker
I use a heavy duty Kingfisher Kountry Kooker 17"x36" 600 sq. inch that sells for $1100.00 found it on Craigslist for $120.00 love it so watch CL. Here's a pic of it in the background. It was gas and I converted to charcoal.
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Frank Grimes
Guest
I would love to have a Ranch Kettle, but just can't justify $1100 for a grill right now.
Hoss
Quintessential Chatty Farker
I gave $300 for mine.Brand new.The store was going outta buisness and it was a floor model.It is a sweet machine.But I would NEVER pay $1100 for one.
Igotgas
is one Smokin' Farker
I picked mine up off of CL for 450 in like new shape. The Ranch kettle sure gives a WOW factor.
The Grill Sergeant
Full Fledged Farker
I don't think I can recommend the 26" Char-Broil but it's cheap. Saw them earlier this winter at $89 and it seemed to be a good alternative. I have one and the ash catcher rusted out, but I think that is more operator error than anything else. They are probably about $129, or so, this year. I'm hankering for a 26" weber or an ranch kettle.
I"ve owned a Charbroil 940 for over 20 years and it seems to b by "go-to" grill for almost every burn except the long ones (12 hrs +), in which case I use the 22.5 WSM.
I don't think you can get the same quality cb-940 as earlier models, but keep ur eyes open on CL. Here's a pic of mine at the most recent refurbish...
Of course, it doesn't look like that now, but I will refurbish again this year and b more than proud to claim it!
BTW, I have figured out ways to ge a 5 & 6 hr burn out of it.
Good Luck!
I"ve owned a Charbroil 940 for over 20 years and it seems to b by "go-to" grill for almost every burn except the long ones (12 hrs +), in which case I use the 22.5 WSM.
I don't think you can get the same quality cb-940 as earlier models, but keep ur eyes open on CL. Here's a pic of mine at the most recent refurbish...
Of course, it doesn't look like that now, but I will refurbish again this year and b more than proud to claim it!
BTW, I have figured out ways to ge a 5 & 6 hr burn out of it.
Good Luck!
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palmcoastbob
Knows what a fatty is.
Another vote here for the Weber 26. It actually uses less coal than I expected, mostly because when you close all the vents it snuffs the fire like throwing a switch. I always have a lot left for my next cook.
Bob
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Marck
Guest
A second 22.5 Kettle solved that dilemma for me. Also got one of those hover grills from the Smokenator people so that one of the kettles has increased capacity. Recently I put Moink on the hover grill with chicken below on the main cooking grate - sure didn't hurt the chicken to have bacon drippings on it! :=)
Brewer
is one Smokin' Farker
I really like my ranch kettle. I never use my 22.5 kettles anymore. I can create multiple heat zones and it's got plenty of space for whatever I throw at it. It came with a heavy (literally) duty stainless grate (with flip-ups). I threw a WSM charcoal ring in it to corral the charcoal for indirect. I also added a tel tru thermo. It's a tri tip cookin machine!
Price is definitely high, but I didn't pay out of pocket for it - I used AMEX points to buy it. Would I pay $1100+ for a new one? Maybe - the more I use it, the more I like it. :thumb:
Price is definitely high, but I didn't pay out of pocket for it - I used AMEX points to buy it. Would I pay $1100+ for a new one? Maybe - the more I use it, the more I like it. :thumb:
