The same 57cm bowl without the ash sweep, the hinged grate or the thermometer. Cooks identically. The cheapest sensible way in.
| Cooking area | 57cm diameter |
| Fuel | Charcoal |
| Ash handling | Removable pan, no sweep |
A charcoal grill is the cheapest route to genuinely good outdoor food. A 57cm kettle will sear a steak at over 300°C and hold 120°C for a rack of ribs, which is a range no gas barbecue at four times the price matches.
Filed under Charcoal Grills and made by Weber.
The default answer for most people and has been for seventy years. Two dampers are the whole control system and they are enough.
The same kettle with the three accessories you were going to buy anyway: the GBS grate that takes inserts, char-baskets, and a lid hook.
The top of the kettle range, adding a hinged lid on a stand so you never put a hot lid on the floor, plus a warming rack.