Weber 9879 Steam-N-Chips Smoker

by Weber

Product Features

• Smoker for gas grills
• Smoker box and grates are enameled porcelain
• Accommodates Weber Genesis models Gold B, Gold C, Silver B, and Silver C
• Avoid abrasives in cleaning, which may scratch the porcelain surfaces
• Measures 25 inches long; weighs 5 pounds

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00025LR14
• Item model number: 9879
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,308 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

While a gas grill offers greater temperature control and reduced carcinogens for better air quality, sometimes the rustic flavor of a wood-burning grill is what you crave. To find the traditional barbecue taste you’re searching for, look no further than Weber’s Steam-N-Chips smoker for Genesis gas grills.

The smoker fits along the left-hand side of Genesis models Gold B, Gold C, Silver B, and Silver C. Both box and grates are made from enameled porcelain. To use, simply fill the smoker with presoaked wood chips or veggies--to infuse them with the aroma of a simultaneously cooking steak. As meats cook, aromas seep out of the wood chips, infusing meats and vegetables with undertones of the chosen flavors. When cleaning the smoker, avoid abrasives and steel wool that may scratch the enameled porcelain. This item measures 25 inches long and weighs 5 pounds. --Jessica Reuling

Product Description

The Weber Steam-N-Chips Smoker, model #9879, is made of a porcelain-enamel and fits the Silver B and C, as well as the Genesis Gold B and C gas grills.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good addition... still want the Smokey Mt., September 7, 2006

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MC "Slackadelic" (Rah Cha Cha NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weber 9879 Steam-N-Chips Smoker (Lawn & Patio)

I got my first Weber (Genesis B) and had to get the smoker and try 'er out. Kinda wishing I saved my money and just got the smokey mt though... here is why:

I got my grill at home depot so I would have the nice Cast Iron porcelin enamel coated grates. When using the smoker you must remove one grate and replace it with a supplemental smaller grate so that the smoker will fit on the side. This grate does not sear like the cast iron!!! Weber also does not make a cast iron to fit this size, so when using the smoker, you only get 1/2 of a grill to make nice sears on.

However, I havn't taken it out since I bought it over a week ago, so I guess the flavor is worth it. ;-) In regards to the previous review, I have had no trouble smoking a pork sholder for 5 hours, and the smoke was thick and rolling the whole time. I think the key is to soak the chips for a minimum of 30 minutes (i'll let them soak for hours if i think ahead). Make sure you load up enough chips - I pretty much filled the tray up. SHUT THE LID OF THE SMOKER!!! That part is key! Especially when heating up the grill. When heating on high I've found it takes slightly under 10 minutes to start to smolder, turn down the grill now! Before it starts a full on smoke!! I wasn't going for "low and slow"... but wanted to maintain a 325 degree oven for the entire time. I checked the internal temp at 3, 4, and 5 hours getting the pork up to an internal temp of 182 (figured it would rise another couple degrees after I took it off). The pulled pork was AMAZING! Plus I got the pink ring!!! It was my first smoking experience and I fed 10 people with the recipe from Weber nation (i doubled it). So long story short... if you already have the gas grill and don't want to invest another $300+ in a smoker... try it out! It may not be as great as the smokey mt. but it really SMOKES!

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars must be a better way, May 13, 2005

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G. K. Hunter (vashon island, wa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Weber 9879 Steam-N-Chips Smoker (Lawn & Patio)

first off let me say, i love weber. this smoker is a kit that contains a small box and a replacement grate. both pieces are enameled and the smoker box has a stainless steel lid. very easy to install and use but not really very useful. i fired mine up using hickory and prepared it to the manufacturers specs, (pre-heat on high until it smokes) and then adjusted my grill for low-and-slow indirect cooking. it barely smoked at all, certainly nothing like adding those chips to a charcoal grill and they stopped smoking after about 35 minutes at which point i needed to stir them to get them going again. that's just not going to work if you're trying to smoke a brisket for 6+ hours. save your money, if you want to smoke something get the smokey mountain cooker/smoker by weber.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great for gas, February 24, 2007

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Volasar "audiophile" (nj) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Weber 9879 Steam-N-Chips Smoker (Lawn & Patio)

i'm new to the world of smoking, and ordered this for when i dont feel like doing the whole charcoal thing. it works fairly well and the flavor is great, but not quite as much as you get from using a charcoal grill. i think it was designed to be placed on either side of the grill...i've opted to slide the grates to the sides and place the smoker in the middle...it seems that less smoke escapes the grill this way. a worthwhile purchase.