How to Use a Weber Kettle Grill Complete Guide

hi guys today i'll show you how to use this weber kettle premium charcoal grill in this video you'll see how to light the grill cook chicken how to clean the grill and i'll also give you some tips to make grilling easier especially if you're new to grilling with charcoal it's a 22 inch grill and i got it in this nice green color it also comes in black copper and crimson if you want to get this grill i'll leave a link right below this video i've already done an assembly video if you want to see that the link is right below in the description this grill has a porcelain enameled bowl and lid a lid hook inside the grill lid which is a really bad design it's awkward trying to get it into the right position with the master touch model a side lid holder is included and that looks much easier to use rust resistant aluminum dampers lid handle with heat shield and side handle with two hooks for hanging accessories use the handle to move the grille a built-in thermometer heavy gauge steel charcoal grate plated steel hinged cooking grate the sides open up so you can add more charcoal you can hang it on the side of the bowl aluminized steel one touch cleaning system just move the handle back and forth and the three blades move ash to the removable aluminum ash catcher the vents control airflow open it up all the way for high heat and close it as much as halfway for lower temperatures there's a bottom wire rack and two wheels before you start grilling move the handle and remember its position so you can see how much of the vent is open which will help you when you're cooking the easiest thing to do is leave the bottom vent all the way open and control the temperature by adjusting the lid damper so during cooking you don't have to move the bottom vent at all the first symbol means vent closed second vent is half open the third fully open move the handle all the way to the trash can symbol and back when you're moving ash from the bowl to the ash catcher before you grill you need a couple of things that will make your life easier a grill brush to clean the grill tongs spatula and fork to heat up the coals a chimney starter lighter cubes and a lighter and gloves for safety also a cover this is the lighter less expensive cover it's fine for me since i can move the grill under an awning if you don't have any protection outside get the thicker grill cover i used a larger version of this for my gas grill and it lasted many years without issues to start grilling first thing open the bottom vent all the way and the lid damper all the way without a chimney starter you can arrange coals on the charcoal grate into a pyramid and put two lighter cubes within the pyramid light them and let it go until there's white ash coating the charcoal with the chimney starter you can use crumpled up paper or two lighter cubes put the chimney starter on the charcoal grate and fill it with colds put two lighter cubes or crumbled up paper under it light it wait about 15 minutes until the colds are ashed over every day i grill is windy there are tips online on how to grill on a windy day the instruction manual has a guide on how much coal to use depending on the size of your grill also how long it takes to cook different kinds of meat and vegetables there are two methods of cooking direct and indirect heat direct heat means cooking over the coals food that takes less than 20 minutes to cook like steaks burgers boneless meat fish vegetables and kebabs indirect heat means the food is not above the colds move the coals to one side and place the food on the other side or coals can go on both sides of the grill with the food in the middle when i first used the grill the gloves hadn't arrived so i just used the kitchen towel instead but i prefer the gloves it's much safer as you can see these are really big on my hands but they're still flexible i'll link everything i'm using below in case you want to get it my colds are hot pour them out carefully onto the grate cover and let the grill heat up 10 to 15 minutes for direct heat and less than 10 minutes for indirect heat i'm grilling some marinated jamaican style chicken using indirect heat it's a really easy marinade and gives you a delicious chicken the recipes below if you want to try it out i grilled bone-in skin on chicken thighs one time and a spatchcocked whole chicken another time so i'll show you both the grill is heated up you don't need to oil the grate there should be enough oil on your food so it doesn't stick with these eight chicken thighs i cook them about 20 minutes on one side flip them over and cook 20 minutes on the other side then i move them over the coals by the way you could just move the grate with your tongs instead of moving each piece of food i covered and cooked about five minutes on each side and they're done total cooking time for the chicken thighs is about 40 minutes for the whole chicken i put a skin side down for 30 minutes flipped it and cooked for another 30 minutes moved it over the coals and cooked for 10 minutes on each side use a thermometer to check the internal temperature total cooking time was 1 hour and 20 minutes the chicken was a little over four pounds you just can't beat the taste of charcoal grilled chicken it's really that good the meat's always juicy and has an amazing smoky flavor some tips so you don't have to figure it out for yourself keep the grill covered as much as you can it's the most important part of grilling don't keep opening the lid to check your food you'll lose heat you'll see the temperature dial going down food won't be cooked and then you may have to add more charcoal as long as you use indirect heat and watch the temperature your food is not going to get burnt a temperature tip most food can be cooked using indirect medium heat like i did for the chicken that's 350 to 450 degrees to keep the temperature around 375 400 leave the lid damper about three quarters of the way open as you get used to grilling and move the lid damper you'll see how much to open for the temperature you want it'll take about 10 minutes for the temperature to adjust after you're done cooking put the lid on close the damper completely and close the bottom vent completely wait for the grill to be cool and the charcoal should be fully extinguished i usually just clean it the next day since i grill in the evening the lid is clean i don't have to do anything with it if it gets a grease buildup over time use a stainless steel bristle grill brush as for the cooking grate the next time you grill when the coals are hot clean the cooking grate with a brush take the remaining usable coals and save them in your chimney starter there's no need to waste them you can use them the next time you grill remove the charcoal grate move the handle back and forth so the ash goes into the catcher below i save an old kitchen towel just to clean this grill wipe the inside and move any remaining ash down you don't have to wipe the inside every time remove the ash catcher and discard the ash this you want to do every time you grill i want to compost everything but if you're using briquettes that have additives or are not wood you can't compost them you have to throw them out if you're using wood charcoal with no additives they can be used as fertilizer for some plants not all of them lump charcoal doesn't generally have additives some of the ash was stuck in there mixed with the fat that dripped off the chicken i wash out the catcher with a sponge when you grill you can always put some foil or a foil pan on the charcoal grate so there's less of a mess most of us won't be doing any more cleaning than this but when you feel the grill really needs a deeper cleaning both grates can be washed with a sponge and soapy water the inside of the lid and bowl the three blades can also be washed the same way as well as the outside of the grill rinse everything and dry with a cloth as always i hope this video was helpful if it was give it 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Length: 8min 0sec (480 seconds)

Published: Sun Jul 26 2020