Snake with lump charcoal

If you want to do the snake (and I'm assuming we are talking a Weber kettle?) then you need to use chracoal briquettes like Heat Beads or Hot Shots. They will burn better as they have more contact with the next in line and the fuse will work. Lump charcoal isn't a uniform shape so getting the fuse right isn't easy and it is more likely to go out along the way.

You could use the Minion method in one basket but I think they'll catch too quickly and you might find the temp goes up too far.

We had a thread going in here recently along similar lines.

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Kettle Accessories - which one ?

i have been doing roasts and snake method for years now but would like to expand the options for reverse searing. Which of these 3 would you get and why ?

With the slow n sear i believe i will also need the griddle drip tray bit will be more expensive. Can you use it without the tray ?
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Has the base already but no water pan, guess i could sit a…

Swamptrout

May 31st 2022

Use minion method instead.

Snake is fuel control, minion is controlled by air flow.