Burgers for my kids—no cheese, please, and not too pink in the center or else Dad will have to bring them back to the grill for a little extra cooking. If you have questions related to barbecue or grilling, please post them to the comments section at the bottom of any page. Our talented team of paid moderators will be with you shortly.
Some of the ways we use your information is to deliver a high-quality shopping experience, communicate with you, and assist you as you search for the products and services we provide. Video – How to light charcoal in a kettle grill in the rain. This website is in place to provide kettle portable bbq grill enthusiasts that are new to the world of barbecuing with helpful tips on using their Weber Kettle Grill. When grilling things like hot dogs and hamburgers, you don’t need to put the lid on. When he’s firing up his charcoal, Karl likes to shove all of it to one side of the kettle.
Its ultra-durable, porcelain-enameled lid and bowl retain heat, while the dampers easily adjust for precise temperature control. For direct cooks where I want a low heat to slowly cook over the coals for more than 30 minutes I use the same set up; a heat source and a fuel source. The image below on the left is the setup I used to cook the half chickens shown on the right. I mop/basted the chickens while cooking directly over the coals for an hour. The half chickens were just ready to come off the grill in the image, notice they are not burnt after one hour of direct cooking. Instead of placing the hot coals in a pile I spread them out sparsely so I have low even heat under the cooking area.
Lastly, we place one rack of ribs on each grill for indirect cooking, with the meat not sitting directly above the coals. Cooking over charcoal takes longer than cooking with a gas grill, and we typically need to add more fuel during cooking to keep our grills above 300 F for the full duration. Our favorite bird from this batch was the one cooked on the Weber, though it was a tough call. The bird cooked on the Nexgrill cart-style grill came in right behind, a close second in terms of flavor and texture. In our medium, indirect-heat chicken tests, the Nexgrill delivered flavorful, juicy meat as a close second to the Weber. Ribs were tender, juicy and done in just under 5 hours.
As a kid, our family had a gas grill, while the neighbors had a Weber. Their food was always a little bit tastier, so I made the Weber Original my first grill when I got a home of my own. Essentially just a grate sitting between two pieces of metal atop a tripod, it’s hard to imagine a simpler cooker beyond just an open fire on the ground. McManus prefers charcoal grills with grates that are easy to lift up if you need to add more coals. “Our favorite Weber has little doors that open on both ends of the grate for this,” she said. The Everdure grill by Heston Blumenthal is a great tagalong for the beach, lake or picnic, Shoults explained.