Weber Universal Barbecue Smoker Box | Grill BBQ Smoker Box | Use Wood Chips to Add Smoky Flavour to your BBQ Food | Suitable for Gas, Charcoal and Electric Barbecues - Black (17179)

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The key to a good smoker box is to not dominate the grill, and this box from Cave Tools fits the bill perfectly. You can place the smoker either on the grate or below it. The box should be as close to the heat source as possible, so if you’re using a gas grill then place it right above the burners.

A good quality bbq utensil or bbq tool set should be tough, comfortable to use and easy to clean. Weber’s barbecue sets are made of German steel and offer 70 years of grilling experience in their smart and ergonomic design. A wide and varied set of bbq tools also means you have the right utensil to hand when you want to try out a tasty new dish! How do I clean my BBQ accessories best? Part of the Gourmet Barbecue System - add straight into the tailored slot on your GBS cooking grate Read More > A smoker box is essentially a small steel box that houses wood chips. The chips are lit and brought to a smolder. Once they are smoldering the lid of the box is closed, and the holes and air vents on the lid allow smoke to flow into the chamber of your gas grill. Similarly to the Cave Tools product above, it comes with a hinged lid that allows you to easily add in flavored wood chips of your choice. Enhance your grill with a Weber grilling basket, ideal for adding a crispy bite to crunchy veg or a delicate sear to a fish fillet. Our premium and deluxe grilling trays, baskets and boxes can be used time and again, to easily add cooking zones to a grill. Takeaway accessories: tableware and cutlery

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It takes about 10-15 minutes for the woods to start producing smoke. When you see smoke then it’s time to turn down the burners and reduce the temperature to about 435˚F (225˚C) to 480˚F or (250˚C). As grill aficionados say, “ When you’re looking, you ain’t cooking!” The lid should be closed as much as possible so that the heat and smoke stay inside, so having a sizable smoke box that needs refilling less often is a good thing. A Tightly Fitting but Easy-Open Lid Setting up a gas grill for smoking can be very easy, especially if the grill is equipped with a built-in smoker box; however, there is a way to create smoke even without a built-in smoker box. Place the meat or vegetables on the grate, close the lid and let the food cook. The closer your food is to the smoker box, the more smoky it’s going to taste. As can be seen in the above diagram from Weber’s patent the smoker box is placed across the grease deflector bars in a gas grill. It’s positioned so that the left side of the smoker box and water pan are resting on a deflector bar (labeled 2224) without a burner beneath it. The right side of the smoker box rests on a deflector bar (labeled 2222) above a burner (labeled 2214), creating zones within smoker box. Smoker Box Zones

Close the barbecue once again and cook as normal, while getting ready to taste the difference as the smoky flavor builds. Cave Tools have been making high quality, specialist grilling equipment for years, so it stands to reason that this beauty sits at the top of my list.I used to be adamant that a classic grilled burger was the best way forward, simply cooked over charcoal Read More > Let me respond to a couple of criticisms, starting with the "warping" issue. I can't imagine this product warping. I left it in the grill when it was preheating at 500 degrees and then it was in the grill for hours at 350. Mine is as square as the day I got it. One explanation of why I did not have the problem others reported might be the hinge system, two rivets at each end. If you get wood chips on the open lid and between the rivets and force the lid to close, then the rivets will bend. It would appear that the box is warped, but the hinge is just out of alignment. My guess is that others think this is being warped, but it is not. The water pan (labeled 1400) that’s attached the smoker box design in the figure shown above is detachable to make it easier to fill. People often use water pans to increase the moisture content within the grill, in the hopes of making their food juicier. The patent alleges that the increased moisture content enables smoke to better adhere to food being cooked. Wondering which bbq accessories are best to start with, or what qualities they should have and how to clean or store them? Our FAQ can help you: What BBQ Accessories do I need for the start?

Controlling the temperature of a gas grill is not a matter of opening and closing vents, it’s simply a matter of turning knobs. In most cases you will adjust one or two of the main burners during cooking, though if you want to smoke at very low temperatures (below 250°F), turn off all of the main burners and use just the dedicated burner under the smoker box for the heat. It really depends on the grill you have and the results gained from trying it in different ways to find what suits you. The smoking process should, ideally, only take up a portion of your cooking time, because once meat has reached a certain temperature it stops taking on any more smoke. If you light a BBQ in advance and are adding your smoker box to a gas grill which has been allowed to heat up for the recommended 10-15 minutes then it should take another 10-15 minutes for the box to start smoking.

What BBQ Accessories do I need for the start?

Because of how simple they are, they can be used with almost any gas grill, and can even be used with charcoal grills too. Shape & Size: Some smokers are flat in shape, while some are v-shaped. With flat boxes, not all grills can accommodate them well, while v-shaped boxes tend to be able to slot between your burner covers quite well. How To Clean Genesis II Burners TubesWeber BBQ's are a staple for any outdoor grilling and keeping your Read More >

Another comment is that this box should be iron instead of stainless steel. I disagree. Iron rusts.Spread out the wood chips so they cover the bottom of the box, directly exposing as many chips as possible to the burner below.