Weber Q200
So, this is the Weber I settled on. It works well, but it has taken me a while to figure out the whole "smoking" thing on it. I 'm not sure it's powerful enough to get a traditional tin foil smoker pack going but the technique in the photo below works well.
On the left underneath the cooking surface you can see a cast iron smoker box. Basically a cigar box size cast iron pan with a lid that sits directly on the burner. Having used smoking wood with charcoal for years, i was accustomed to soaking the chips before hand. Here, you have to use at least a certain percentage of dry chips otherwise it won't smoke until the chips dry out.So far it has worked pretty well for imparting smokey flavor to seafood and chicken, but I have not tried using it to smoke something for a long time. Later this weekend I am going to try a rack of ribs. More to come on that in a day or two.
Hi Jonathan,
ReplyDeleteI have the same grill. I was thrilled to discover your blog about how to smoke with it!
Have you tried slow cooking/smoking yet?
Cheers,
Barbara
Barbara- see the august post entitled Q. the photo isn't great (i will try to post another one with better detail), but i have found it works pretty well. basically i turn the grill as low as it will go. I put a foil pan filled with beer/water/wine/cider on the burner underneath whatever i am smoking. then i soak wood chunks (not chips) and rest them on the burners was well (they will sit on the burner resting against the wall of the grill). if its hot out, sometimes i have to crack the lid a bit to keep the temp down, but for the most part it works pretty well.
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