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Thanks KE it got a little hectic towards. It is a variation of the Minion method named after Jim Minion.
Ill show use how to use the charcoal snake method on a Weber Kettle grill to smoke a beef brisket.
Weber kettle grill snake method. The snake method is a way of setting up charcoal briquettes shown below to achieve a long cook at low indirect temperatures grilling in direct heat is when you place food directly over the coals indirect is when you use the radiant heat produced by the coals placing your food off to the side of the charcoal. The snake method works by running a long ring of unlit charcoal briquettes around the outside of your weber. By then placing a few lit briquettes at one end of your snake you are able to keep a consistent low temperature for a long period of time as the lit beads gradually light the unlit beads.
Snake Method Brisket Method. As the brisket didnt fit in my DIY smoker I used the snake method in my Weber One Touch Silver. I built the snake with 5050 Kingsford and Heat Beads briquettes that covered half of the inside of the grill.
I used 3 wood chunks at the start of the snake. Ill show use how to use the charcoal snake method on a Weber Kettle grill to make fantastic pulled pork. This is an easy way to slow smoke meat with a comm.
It is a variation of the Minion method named after Jim Minion. The Weber kettle is often the grill of choice when utilizing the snake method. The inside of the kettle grill is lined with charcoal briquettes barely touching the next briquette to form a large C around the ring.
The snake method works by building a half-circle ring of charcoal around the inside edge of your circular charcoal grill. You then place a couple lit briquettes at one end of the ring or snake that will continuously ignite the adjacent charcoal briquettes. Here is a great article about wrapping baby back ribs ribs in foil on a Weber kettle using the 2-2-1 Method.
Whether or not you should wrap your ribs and exactly how to wrap them is a matter of preference and debate. Dont worry about that part right now and instead take a few minutes to learn how to set up a snake. Ill show use how to use the charcoal snake method on a Weber Kettle grill to smoke a beef brisket.
This is an easy way to slow smoke meat with a common cha. The Charcoal Snake Method for Charcoal Grills Including a Proper Firestarter. Keep consistent heat for as long as you need on your cook with a ring of charco.
It is an effective fire building technique that turns your everyday charcoal grill ie. The Weber Kettle into a decent smoker. In this article Ill get down to the nuts and bolts of this method starting with its concept and names.
Ill then walk you through the process of making and lighting a charcoal snake followed by its pros and cons. The charcoal snake method is a charcoal arrangement used for smoking inside a kettle grill. It is also referred to as the S or C shape method as well as the fuse method lighting the fuse at one end.
In the Weber kettle charcoal briquettes are arranged around the perimeter of the grill. Weber Charcoal Kettle Grills. Snake method on the 26 Kettle.
Thread starter Kyle in Woodstock. Start date Jun 17 2020. 1 of 2.
Snake method is great for some things as you say but not for everything. I have had good luck using a snake with pork butts on my Performer but I suspect the 26 is a different ballgame. Thanks KE it got a little hectic towards.
A slow burn is the goal. You set up the snake by place unlit charcoal two pieces wide by two pieces deep right along the outside wall of your kettle style grill. Place chunks of you favorite type of smoking wood on top to slowly burn as the fire moves along the snake.