1000 – Transform Your 22″ Weber Kettle

Please see the photos I uploaded. I inaugurated my Smokenator 1000 the other day after getting my grill scrubbed clean and my applewood chunks soaked and all that. I used a commercial rub which I wouldn’t advise doing, too salty. One other thing you want is a DRIP PAN, some kind of disposable aluminum pan to go underneath whatever you’re smoking.The Smokenator 1000 arrived in four days, not the three weeks quoted as the outside delivery date, so that was great news. It’s really sturdy. YOU OUGHT TO ORDER THE HOVERGRILL WITH IT. That’s the “upper deck” grill that can greatly expand your grill’s capacity. I had a Steve Raichlen Non-Stick Rib Rack so I used thatSteven Raichlen Best of Barbecue Nonstick Ultimate Rib Rack, and it worked great! I could have smoked two MORE racks if I’d been inclined!It took about four hours from when the coals were lit until the ribs came off the grill, then I rested them for an hour. They were outstanding! I’ve never tasted better! So much better than my earlier attempts at building and maintaining an offset fire to smoke ribs.I can hardly wait to try other cuts of meat and fish and chicken. If you own a Weber 22.5″ grill, you NEED one of these! A brilliant solution which works GREAT.One other thing you want to have is a GOOD thermometer or two! A $60 grill, a $70 smoker, $50 in thermometers.. it’s worth it! I need to find a thermometer or two to use with this device. I like instrumentation. I want to know what’s going on, and from what I’ve read you want a thermometer at about grill height, but a few inches away from the food itself.NO COMPLAINTS WHATSOEVER. You will not believe how good these ribs were. Amazing! I can hardly wait to try some salmon or a chicken….Regarding thermometers, my idea now is to buy a couple of $20 dial BBQ thermometers, drill a hole through the grill wall just above the charcoal grate and the food grate in order to be able to tell what the temperature is like at those two locations — where the food is, not the dome!