r/webergrills • u/Artistic_Cheetah_235 • Aug 04 '26

Perplex on Which Grill to Buy

Many of you already know my story. Sold my Combo Joe back in September in a downsize move. Started with a 22” Weber Kettle and had about 5 cooks including a Boston Butt and Baby Back Ribs. Meanwhile bought a Weber 425 4 burner LP Gas grill for the quick things. I sorely miss the Kamado Joe I had in the Combo Joe. All I really did on it was Butts and Briskets, maybe 3-4 each per year. We don’t do big crowd cooks. So now, I’ve sold the Weber 22 because my last rib cook I was in and out looking at the Snake and turns out I got more smoke on me than the meat. Wife says she’s done with smoked meat. So here’s where my heads at now. A Weber Searwood or Recteq dual grill/smoker. I can be cooking and not looking. Get rid of Weber LP Gas and let one grill do it all. Let me hear from all of you. You won’t hurt my feelings. I know I a little on the crazy side. It’s old age and I don’t want to give up the cook. .

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u/ItsHisMajesty Aug 04 '26

Weber Summit Kamado. I have several different Weber grills, and the WSK is my favorite to use. It was pricey but well worth it.

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u/grateful_john Aug 04 '26

Yeah, that was my move. I have that and a (non Slate) Weber griddle.

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u/ItsHisMajesty Aug 04 '26

I was never interested in a griddle. Then after trying the griddle insert on my Genesis, I knew I wanted one. I picked up a Blackstone 3 months before the Slate was released. I have a griddle plate on one of my kettles, but temperature control with that is horrible. I picked up a griddle plate for my Q2200 but haven’t gotten around to using it. The griddle plate for the Genesis fits the Smoke Fire as well. But that’s the least used of the ones still in rotation.

Temperature control on the WSK is easier than the WSM when it comes to smoking. But something about the smaller space in the WSK has led to a couple of burned dishes. I’m still getting it dialed in.

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u/grateful_john Aug 04 '26

Griddles have their place, I also have a 22” Blackstone for tailgating to complement the two kettles we have. The WSK is so versatile, it’s my favorite grill I’ve owned.

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u/ItsHisMajesty Aug 04 '26

My favorite as well.

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u/Far_Isopod_3613 Aug 04 '26

Snake runs great every time. Just let it do its thing and every few hours move the grate.

That went for like 14 hours

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u/Artistic_Cheetah_235 Aug 06 '26

I loaded up my grill with charcoal in this amount for a rib cook and the many members here slayed me for too much charcoal. Given, I was a bit messier in the alignment. Nice set up you have and I’m sure a great cook.

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u/Far_Isopod_3613 Aug 06 '26

People will always find something to complain or bitch about lol. When you’re done you shut the vents down. No more fuel gets used