Slow 'N Sear - The Best Weber Kettle Accessory?
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2022
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I’m seriously considering getting one
This is the best description video for any product I've ever seen. Great information! I ordered one as soon as I finished your video.
Glad it was helpful! Thank you.
Hi Johnny! Yup, I have a S&S Deluxe and I use almost exclusively. I love it!
Right on! I love it as well.
I like mine too, but I used my Kettle without one for a long time. All it does it make the same thing a bit easier to do. Thanks Johnny. Nice video
Agreed.
Ditto. I like how the coals don't slide off the bank as much as without the slow and sear.
Hello Odom. It does make the kettle easier to use. Thanks for watching.
I completely agree! This accessory makes this grill extremely versatile. Great video and case made!
Hello Zach! Absolutely, make the grill experience more enjoyable.
Thanks for the video. I ordered one today and hope it arrives early Saturday to put it to use! YUMMM! You have me more excited than I already was and I learned a couple of things!
Hello Freddy. My favorite Weber accessory. Take care!
Thanks for pointing out all the pros! Got this on my wish list. Hope Santa is nice to me this year. 🎅
Happy holidays! I hope you get one!
Nice video Johnny! This information will definitely help new kettle owners ramp up their learning curve and improve their results and give them better options for smoking with their kettle.
Hello KD. I hope it does. This is really a great accessory.
this is a great accessory!! Even when I don't need it, i find a way to use it. this thanksgiving I used it as a charcoal holder when i used the rotisserie attachment on my weber. locked in my temps really well.
Hey Sal. Exactly!
Johnny, you always produce interesting and helpful videos. Thanks so much. Best wishes from the San Francisco Bay Area. -Tim
So nice of you! Thanks Tim.
Couldn't agree more Johnny! I love my SNS Kettle with the slow n sear. I'll be buying another slow n sear for my Weber kettle too. I didn't know at the time that I could get my SNS Kettle with the "deluxe sns" so I have the regular one without the bottom grate in it...Oh well, lesson learned! Thnx for the vid! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Hello Chris. Thanks for watching.
Spot on, Johnny! I had my Slow N’ Sear for about 2 months and i love it. My 22 inch Weber kettle stays hot much longer with the Slow N’ Sear compared to the original Weber trays and i’m pretty sure i save coal too.
Hello Stephan. It really is a great accessory for the Weber Kettle.
What’s up brother. I love the channel and the way you break down everything for us new to grilling
Hello Mr. Alexander. Thanks! I hear my channel to newbs. Take care.
Hey, I can't thank you enough for making this video. It was absolutely fabulous. I am fairly new to grilling as I've only really had experience smoking meat on a big green egg. I moved away from my friend with the kamado style cooker so I bought a Weber kettle since read you can smoke and grill and everything. I tried the snake method for my first smoke on the kettle and it went ok but there were a few problems, user error of course, and so I ordered the slow and sear during my first smoke. I understood the concept but hadn't used it so I looked up your video and you covered so many things I wondered about and some I never would've thought. I appreciate that you took the time to explain things like where you put the water reservoir when not in use, as small as that may seem. Again, I can't thank you enough for saving me some protein in all likelihood and a lot of frustration. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Chris! I appreciate you!
Great product.
yep!
Great information. Very well presented.
Thanks Jeff.
Hi Johnny, first I love your Vids, they are very well put together, informative, techniques are clearly explained and I Love The Extra Effort With The Training Aids. I've been Smoking Stuff in everything but a tool designed as a Smoker. Wrapping Foil around those Rectangle Picnic BBQs, For 6 years I smokedbin one of those Suitcase Portable BBQ's. I have a Weber Kettle now and love it. Just got a SNS and I Love It. Makes my life easy, makesvkeeping an even temp much easier than the Baskets put together, simplifies long slow cooks. Please keep bringing the Wonderful Vids
We Wish Your Family & You A Most Wonderful & Flavorful Holiday Season.
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Thank you. I appreciate you watching and your kind words. Take care.
Definitely my top 5 BBQ accessory....great video brother👍🏽
Thanks!
The water in the reservoir also acts as a thermal mass and regulates heat to 212degrees. Great video!
Yes it does Mike. Thanks for watching.
Well, I finally broke down and purchased the Deluxe Slow and Sear bundle with porcelain tray for my 22" Weber Master Touch Kettle. I was one of those that felt I could do just as well with the baskets and bricks. Yesterday I did my first cook using the S&S. I did the herb crusted pork tender-loin following the S&S recipe. It came out fantastic and I look forward to more cooks using the S&S. Price is what kept me from buying sooner, but the special pricing recently swayed me, along with this video. Setting up the grill is so easy using the S&S. Next, I am doing some Filet Mignon per your video, I have already made the special butter per your recipe. Thanks, Ron
Awesome to hear. You are going to love the fillet. Use your favorite rub… any steak rub will do…. And don’t skip tying it up. Take care let me know how it comes out!
Great video
Thanks!
Thanks for showing the slow and sear smoking method, i wanted to see how it would look with lump charcoal over briquettes .
Hello David, watch this video.
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Thank you Sir.
You are most welcome
I just use the snake! And for 2 zone cooking i just use the back long edge of a basket to hold about a third of the grill area of charcoal
Hello. I do have videos showing how to get by without the SnS. Thanks for watching.
@@Viewtoagrill the SNS over here in Aus is $239 before postage...
ouch!
@@Viewtoagrill Its the only reason I use the snake and Mcgyver methods haha otherwise id get around the SnS for sure. Keep up the great content mate 🍻
Hey Johnny! Got wanting one now.
Hello LQ. I enjoy mine.
All very valid points. I do not use my S’nS nearly enough.
Hey Big Lew. The SnS stays in my kettle. The only time I don’t use it is for some videos because I know that a lot of folks don’t have one. So I make a lot of videos without it.
I been cooking on a weber kettle for over 45 years. sns looks like a nice. addition. i may try 1. see if it makes a deafferents.
Hello Scotty,
It makes the process easier. The cooking part is only one of the benefits. That is why I tried to show all the things I like about the slow n sear.
I too purchased a SNS deluxe based on "View to a Grill" recommendations but I never could get the benefits everyone raves about. It is good for burgers and smaller steaks but I have never been successful with indirect cooking of larger protein (whole chicken, tenderloiin, etc) since one side of the meat gets all the heat and must be rotated periodically to get both sides even temperature. For me it seems that it creates more work. I've asked SNS for assistance but they go silent pretty quick. Now my SNS sits on the shelf in my garage. The two weber charcoal baskets are much more versatile to me. Also, living at a higher altitude, reusing charcoal is not a great idea for me and something I have abandoned. I'd love to use the SNS on a regular basis so any help you or others can provide would be great!!!
Hello Greg. I can help. Let me know what video you would like to see so I can just demonstrate how to use it on any cut of meat. I actually just did a beef tenderloin on my weber using the slow n sear this past thanksgiving however I did not make a video usning it this year but I do have a video I published last year around this time using my slow 'n sear. DM me on instagram.
I will say that rotating is a good practice no mater what cooker you are using, I rotate in everything... even my oven.
Reusing charcoal, I have never considered elevation, I live on the coast.
@@Viewtoagrill Yeah, I guess you said what I meant to say. In many cases, be prepared to learn to cook a different way with the SNS. That "different" way for me ended up taking more cook time and take more attention. Johnny, keep up the great videos!!!! I've learned so much from your videos.
Ok Greg. If you decide you have a question, just ask... I will be happy to help where I can.
I guess I need this for low and slow. I don't have the desire to do those neat snake rings. I hope you and the family have a great Christmas.
Hello Fred. Always great to see you!
Nah, you don't need it for low and slow even if you don't use the snake method. Just bank the coals to one side like the SnS charcoal basket would and light one end. You'll get the same result.
Hello Ryan. I never said you needed the SnS. I just talked about the reason why I think it's a great accessory. I have videos showing how to smoke without it.
@@Viewtoagrill I meant to respond to the comment where the poster said "I guess I NEED this for low and slow." I was trying to point out to him that he really doesn't need it.
I've always found the SNS videos puzzling. There are a lot of people that agree with you the it is the best kettle accessory. I just don't understand how the "best" accessory is also the accessory that is completely unnecessary. The 22" kettle has so many accessories and it seems everyone picks the one accessory that brings nothing new to the kettle experience. For example, my personal favorite is the Santa Maria attachment. It adds a new style of cooking to the kettle. For those really looking for great temp control, something like the Venom would be a great accessory.
Please don't take this personally. I really like your channel and videos. We just happen to disagree on this topic.
I understand Ryan. Take care.
Hello my friend I have the 26-inch Slo N Ser and the 22- inch Slow N Sear. I have the Drip 'N Roast Pan - Porcelain and love it. it is so easy to clean. and I have the Drip 'N Griddle Pan - Deluxe but not very happy with it. also, I have the Drip 'N Griddle Pan - XL for 26" it helps keep my weber clean, and I love it. and I have the SnS Grill Gloves too. there ok. I will use your link for more things to buy from SnS Grills. hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your family.
Hello Nelson! I really appreciate your support. Thank you.
Going out to the grill now to move my slow n sear half an inch lol
😂 1/2 an inch is a lot…
thanks for the vid, did you see the vid Slow n Sear exposed from meatcranium? he claims the grade of the steel is too low
Hello. It has been a while but I have seen that video. I acutally saw that video while doing the research on if I should buy the SnS or not. Obviously I ended up getting it. I absolutely enjoy using it and would get it again if I ever lost this one. The quality is great, I have no issues with the build. Take care.
@@Viewtoagrillthanks for the feedback, i alrdy have the sns and it works well...
The SNS is very convenient but is really expensive for what you get. I made the same thing with a "bro n sear", bought a onlyfire water trough on Amazon, cut a 1/3 out of a pizza pan and get the same convenience and performance for about a 1/4 of the cost. Having said that, I do take it out of my kettle and use a Napolean charcoal ring and diffuser when I need more cooking area and longer cooks. It is very convenient, the price though is about 2/3 of the kettle itself. Just cant justify that cost.
Hello Dr. Zoidberg. I do something similar, I have a video called Kamado style on the weber kettle.
@@Viewtoagrill yup I saw that vid, it was great! Personally I think that setup is more useful than the SNS.
Can’t use the while grill surface area to smoke proteins, Weber damper plate and smoke ring works great
Not sure what you were trying to say here.
Maybe, but I've been cooking indirect for nearly 5 decades on the Weber kettle. A couple of $1 ($2 now?) firebricks + thoughtful fuel management can produce long and great cooks.
Absolutely. Fire bricks can divide the kettle in to two zones, but I showed some things in this video that you cannot do with fire bricks(4 or 5 dollars now)
Downside to the SNS is when you are smoking the area of usage is reduce by almost half. I bought a charcoal ring, snake method, and add a diffuser plate and I can use the entire kettle for smoking and get about 10-14hrs of cook time. It’s much more affordable and you get more space for cooking.
I have a video showing how to do something similar to that. It is my Kamado style method on the weber kettle video. You really do gain a lot of extra realestate doing it like that.
I do the same when I need more cooking area and longer cooks.
I really like that idea! what do you mean a charcoal ring though? A means to keep the coal in a circle while at the same time setting the diffuser plate on top? What would you use as a charcoal ring and diffuser plate? thanks~
I understand it makes 2 zones, but how is it different than a charcoal basket holder besides the little water pane? Similar shape of charcoal holder costs about $30. You can easily put a water pane in the indirect zone. Am I missing something here?
Hell Qian,
Fundamentally they do the same thing. I have several videos of showing how to accomplish the same results with just the baskets or with no basket at all. I like the slow n sear because of all the reasons I went through in the video. To me it makes the whole grilling process easier and more enjoyable.
I tried one and it did not keep temps steady well at all. Had to return but everyone has what they like. I’ve learned the snake method works best.
Hey Shorter. Nothing wrong with the snake method. Take care.
I got my Weber kettle in August of 2020. Shortly afterwards I bought the SnS.
I quickly was able to master the SnS as it is fairly idiot proof. I soon began to feel like I cheated myself by not learning how to use my kettle without the SnS. So I put it in the garage and practiced using the snake method, minion method, split baskets, one basket and coals directly on the grill.
Once I felt competent with all those methods, I decided to choose the one that best fit my grilling/smoking style. For me it was the SnS. I use it for every cook now including rotisserie. I now own two SnS inserts.
They are most certainly not needed and their price point is high, but for my cooking style they fit best.
Hello Rob. The SnS is a great fit for me also. It makes everything you already do on the grill easier... in my opinion. Thanks!
One more question Johnny (hopefully I didn’t ask this already!)
Do you always leave the water reservoir out when roasting/baking/searing?
I’m still trying to get consistent with my SnS (I have both the “new” original and deluxe. I’m wondering if leaving the reservoir out when trying to reach roasting/baking temps would cause a difference in temps due to the coals not being as bunched together if the reservoir was in there. Obviously the same amount of coals wouldn’t go as high either for searing.
The SnS site says to leave it in when roasting/baking at 325-350. I’d prefer to leave it out when not doing a low n slow but wondering if it’s contributing to weird temperature fluctuations. Maybe I can leave it out but have my vents set differently?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! 🙏
Hello, advice needed. I have just bought myself a Weber performer premium and a slow n sear. I’m having trouble keeping the temp below 300. I have my bottom vents almost closed and top 3/4 open, reservoir full and started with 8-10 lit coals. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Couple of things… make sure you installed the bottom vent correctly and the little vent wing things are not bent upwards letting in more oxygen than you think.
Watch my how to reach your target temp video… and the how to maintain target temp video. In both videos I use a slow n sear.
@@Viewtoagrill I’ll check your other video and check the vent blades when it cools, thanks for the prompt reply.
I just ordered one for my 18" weber kettle but it dosent have the water trough
I have an 18” SnS kettle with the basket. I enjoy using it.
Can you smoke and slow cook with it?
Absolutely. Check out my "How Fall Off the Bone Babyback Ribs Should Be" video. Take care Mark.
Love mine, much easier and faster than setting up a snake.
Indeed Mario!
I don’t get it. I just dump the coal either in the baskets or pour it on one side of the kettle. Wouldn’t that get the same results?
In the video I showed you a lot more than what you are describing.
No one teaches you this stuff! Need a sns!
I do!
Anyone use this with the Summit Kamado? I'm assuming not really "worth it"?
Hello Kirk. SnS does include these with their kamados.... so maybe?
I use the SnS in my Summit Kamado often. It's just like using it in a kettle for reverse searing and other two zone cooking.
Or you can spend $10 on some fire bricks and get the same thing for 1/10th the cost
Interesting comparison.
It's not! Spider Grills Venom is!
I would love to try one of those.
@@Viewtoagrill Had it about 8 months and absolutely love it! It is a true game changer if you own a Weber Kettle. A true set it and forget it. And keep up the great work with your videos!
With all due respect, I feel it's an unnecessary purchase. It's's too expensive and a waste. With good technique my barbecue has always tasted just as good with or without the S&S.
You can defiantly get by without it. I have many videos showing setups without the SnS. The Weber Kettle is so versatile. For me, it just makes the kettle easier to use. Thanks for watching.
Genesee Boy, it's the convenience. It really should be a standard when purchasing a kettle. Its not a waste of money, you dont need a grill to make BBQ, but you bought one for the convenience.
I’ve had my 22” Weber for over 15 years and the SnS for over 5 years, cooked all different types and ways, and still come back to the SnS. Easy to set up, coal stacks work easier and the water trough is a great addition. I agree with the ease of use, but to dial in a good cook, why not?
@@darrincampbell7620 Thanks but mine works fine without one.
I have two thoughts on it.
1) I think it’s a good product.
2) It’s too darn expensive. lol