Smokenator 1000 & Hovergrill Kit

by Smokenator

Product Features

• Innovative kettle accessory that converts your kettle grill into water smoker
• Versatile, expands the use of your 22" Weber Kettle
• Perfect for Holidays - Smoke a 25 Pound Turkey, or 15 lbs of ribs or 7 chicken halves!
• Water Pan Location assures high humidity in kettle food won't dry out!
• Includes: Smokenator 1000 Baffle, Hovergrill, Water Pan, Skewer, Instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 4 x 18 inches
• Shipping Weight: 23 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0018DD2TE
• Item model number: 1000
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,365 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Includes the Smokenator, partnered with a 247 square inch (17 3/4" diameter) collapsible Hovergrill. The Smokenator by itself converts your existing 22 Weber kettle into a smoker that is more efficient, easier to use and easier to clean up than the traditional vertical water smoker. No more hassle with charcoal baskets, rails and aluminum foil and figuring out how to keep water over the coals to add moisture. The Smokenator is an industrial strength product, made out of 18-gage sheet stainless, which won't rust. The Smokenator 1000 is listed as a separate unit selling in Amazon. You can read more about the features there. The whole idea of the Smokenator-Hovergrill kit is to provide you with a means and a method to let you control your Weber and provide extra grill capacity. The existing Weber food support grill and Hovergrill provide 550 square inches of surface to smoke over 15 pounds of ribs or 7 chicken halves. This combination has more area than a Weber Smokey Mountain. This accessory works with all meats, but especially chicken and turkey by keeping it moist. Pork ribs and roasts come out superbly flavored and are very moist. The Smokenator is versatile; you can even cook a 25-pound turkey. The Smokenator is shipped with complete instructions, on how to regulate the Weber to produce excellent smoked food in the classic way. You can go to YOUTUBE, query on SMOKENATOR and view a 6 minute video on how to set up the Smokenator. The instructions show you how to set up your Weber Kettle's, lower and upper vents and gives you clear concise instructions on how to regulate the air needed to smoke your food when you use Kingsford charcoal. These instructions represent over 40 hours of research and effort, putting you ahead. If you are looking for a way to stretch the versatility of your Weber, save space and money the Smokenator and Hovergrill is for you.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding!!!, September 28, 2008

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K. Beam (East Coast) - See all my reviews
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If you love slow and low BBQ but only have a Weber kettle, this is the product for you. I can now control the temperature to as low as 185 degrees and have it stay there for up to 6 ½ hours, without having to add any charcoal. The water reservoir does need to be filled approximately every 70 minutes but the BBQ turns out nice and juicy, just like the pros do it.

The top rack is great for those occasions where you want to BBQ for a crowd, although it does get about 10 to 15 degrees hotter than the bottom rack.

All and all I'm extremely pleased with this product and two of my friends where so impressed that they ended up buying one for themselves.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Weber acessorie!, May 17, 2009

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sgeise "sgeise" (South West Fl United States) - See all my reviews
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Don, the man who makes and sells this product knows customer service. I ordered this on a Monday evening, and I had it in Fridays' mail. Also, I had one question, which I emailed him on a Sunday night, and he answered the same night.

Now, about the product. This item is well built, and is pretty dummy proof. I did not know it, but the thermometer that I had recently installed from a major home improvement store was flaky. At times it reads 100 degrees higher than actual. Even so, following the directions and setting the vent as per the manual gave me great results. I have a bullet style water smoker already, and the smokenator is giving me better results. The results are also superior to just stacking up coals on the left and the right with a pan seperating them. You can get this without the hovergrill, but I can't imagine why you wouldn't buy a hovergrill. It really gives you a whole lot more space.

I recommend this to anyone. But it would be especially usesful if you can't afford, or have no desire to buy a dedicated smoker. Over all, I recommend this over any bullet smoker.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Results 1st time around, April 9, 2010

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W. C. ODonnell "Blue-Collar Investor" (Juniata, NE USA) - See all my reviews
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Got the idea from amazing [...]. 'Meathead' says the Smokenator will produce better 'Q' than you can get anywhere uptown...he's right. My wife is not a big fan of smoked meat/barbeque but gave the country ribs and baby-backs high marks.
This product is definitely a 'thumbs up'!