Heat Diffuser for Weber Kettle

[Gnarlbecue]

I would like to get some sort of heat diffuser plate to reclaim some space on my 22" kettle for indirect smoking. I currently use the SnS and it gives great results, but limits my capacity by about 25-30%.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to which product would serve me the best? I am aware of the Weber heat controller thingy that doubles as a vortex, as well as a couple options from Only Fire and Skyflame.

I'm currently considering this

Weber Kettle Deflector Kit Charcoal Ring Diffuser — Heat Beacon Designs

Weber Kettle Grill Heat Deflector. Provides indirect heat on the entire surface of your BBQ grill. Perfect for low and slow cooking on a kettle charcoal grill. Made in the USA out of mild steel and stainless steel. Charcoal ring holds coals for controlled burn rate. Transform your kettle into a

www.heatbeacondesigns.com

I will need room for a drip pan or two between the top grate and the diffuser itself.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or insights. I'm also open to any Mc Guyvery mods y'all may have tried, like a pizza pan on a couple bricks or something.

I would like to use a charcoal snake around the outside edge of the charcoal grate, with a diffuser to block direct heat while also acting as thermal mass to give even temps across the entire top grate.

 

[ModelMaker]

I would like to get some sort of heat diffuser plate to reclaim some space on my 22" kettle for indirect smoking. I currently use the SnS and it gives great results, but limits my capacity by about 25-30%.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to which product would serve me the best? I am aware of the Weber heat controller thingy that doubles as a vortex, as well as a couple options from Only Fire and Skyflame.

I'm currently considering this

Weber Kettle Deflector Kit Charcoal Ring Diffuser — Heat Beacon Designs

Weber Kettle Grill Heat Deflector. Provides indirect heat on the entire surface of your BBQ grill. Perfect for low and slow cooking on a kettle charcoal grill. Made in the USA out of mild steel and stainless steel. Charcoal ring holds coals for controlled burn rate. Transform your kettle into a

www.heatbeacondesigns.com

I will need room for a drip pan or two between the top grate and the diffuser itself.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or insights. I'm also open to any Mc Guyvery mods y'all may have tried, like a pizza pan on a couple bricks or something.

I would like to use a charcoal snake around the outside edge of the charcoal grate, with a diffuser to block direct heat while also acting as thermal mass to give even temps across the entire top grate.

Would there not be a gob (BBQ term) of heat blowing out the edges of the diffuser?
Ed

 

[Nuco59]

I love my kettle- but I really can't think of anything that will give you more real estate and turn it into more than a halfazz smoker. Maybe chop a 55 gallon drum in half or more- to make a riser that would give you some distance between the coal bed and the food grate? I know you can smoke on a kettle- I've done it just to say I did- but it won't take the place of a UDS, WSM or any other "dedicated" smoker.

 

[Tat-que]

Look on Amazon for Weber kettle zone cooking system! It’s like 70-80$ Made by Aura