Weber Original Kettle Premium 22"
The default answer for almost everybody, and it has been for seventy years. A 22 inch kettle will sear a steak at 600 degrees F and hold 250...
Weber Master-Touch 22"
The same kettle with the three accessories you were going to buy anyway already included. If the price gap to the Premium is under fifty dol...
SnS Grills Slow 'N Sear Kettle
A kettle engineered around the two zone fire instead of merely tolerating it. The Slow 'N Sear insert walls the coals into one quarter of th...
PK Grills PK300 Original
Cast aluminium instead of steel, so it will not rust, ever. The capsule shape and four vents, one at each corner, give finer airflow control...
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Specifications compared
| Model | Cooking area | Heat range | Material | Fuel | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weber Original Kettle Premium 22" | 363 sq in | 105 to 345°C (225 to 650°F) | Porcelain-enamelled steel | Briquettes or lump | See shop |
| Weber Master-Touch 22" | 363 sq in | 105 to 345°C (225 to 650°F) | Porcelain-enamelled steel | Briquettes or lump | See shop |
| SnS Grills Slow 'N Sear Kettle | 363 sq in | 105 to 370°C (225 to 700°F) | Porcelain-enamelled steel, stainless insert | Briquettes or lump | See shop |
| PK Grills PK300 Original | 300 sq in | 95 to 370°C (200 to 700°F) | Cast aluminium | Lump preferred | See shop |
What this format is good at
The round-bowl classic. Cheap, versatile, and the format most charcoal cooking technique was written for.
What heat will it hold?
Across the 4 kettle grills here, the usable range runs from 95°C (200°F) to 370°C (700°F). That range is the most useful single thing to know about a cooker format, because it tells you which cooking it can do at all before you look at anything else.
Recipes that suit it
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