Stainless Steel BBQ Whirlpool for Weber Kettle 22 26.75-12 Inches Base – 8 Inches Top – 4.9 In High – Slow and Sear Grill Accessories – Weber Kettle Accessories – Universal Size

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1. J. J. L. McGrath Verified Buyer – 7 March 2024

   I just upgraded my 12-year-old Weber kettle and added this “BBQ Whirlpool” for cooking chicken. Tonight, I made my first batch, and they came out very well. The funnel effect, with sending the heat straight up in the kettle and then the convection heat cooking the food, works very well. I used Buffallo Wings sauce in advance and let the chicken sit in the fridge. The suggestion to remove the chicken 15 minutes in advance of cooking worked well. I left the Wings on for just a little over 45 minutes, and rotated the lid on my Weber kettle every 15 minutes to rotate the vent. I am very pleased with how the chicken came out. Now I want to try using this to cook a steak using the reverse sear method. Definitely recommend this as worthwhile investment.

   

2. Jay Suarez Verified Buyer – 28 May 2024

   This is actually a very neat way of focusing your heat to one spot of your grill, and works very well. I’ve used this on a standard grill because it fits, but it’s best to use with your ceramic. It’s held so far and very easy to load and light your charcoal. Great price and great quality.
   

3. HGB Verified Buyer – 30 June 2024

   Perfect size, very well made, cooked a batch of yardbird legs. They came out great plus it seemed to cook faster than indirect
   

4. Having Fun Verified Buyer – 9 January 2025

   I have semi-successfully attempted to smoke food in the Weber a number of times over the years. It’s a bit of a challenge at times. My technique was to put a somewhat large pile charcoal in the center, put the food along the edges and shut down the lid. The charcoal would be significant because I was hoping for a slow smoke. What inevitably would happen is the charcoal would spread out, turning the “smoked” meat into simply another barbeque.
   This whirlpool is a complete game changer. It was easy to simply put the heated charcoal into the whirlpool, put the grill on top and spread the food around the perimeter of the grill, avoiding the center flame. Now I can literally put the lid on and leave it alone for hours without worrying about it! The food gets nicely smoked without the sear. However, if you WANT to sear the food, you can simply leave the lid off and put the food over the top of the flame for a minute or two.
   Such a simple solution! Love it!
   

5. Jv559 Verified Buyer – 16 February 2025

   Works great but to tall for the 22′ webber
   

6. Pat G. Verified Buyer – 21 February 2025

   Works awesome!!
   

7. LL Verified Buyer – 12 April 2025

   This “Smoker Chef Charcoal Heat Deflector – S/M Stainless Steel BBQ Whirlpool for Weber Kettle 22.5 26.75-11.4 Inches Base – 7.8 Inches Top – 4.9 In High – Slow and Sear Grill Accessories – Cone Shape (S/M)” works as advertised. This is a great accessory for any charcoal grill, you can use it narrow top and wide bottom or wide top and narrow bottom depending on what cooking effects you are going after. It helps keep the charcoal in place, and focus the heat or to spread the heat. It dramatically helps with heat circulation inside your kettle and once you figure out how to use it to your benefit, it creates great results. The built quality and the material for this “Smoker Chef Heat Deflector” is pretty good, it works and it will give you years, if not decades, of service. The price is very reasonable, and it is very giftable to any grill enthusiast or to yourself. I am evaluating both the S/M size and the L size; and I have a 22” Weber Kettle Charcoal Grill. I found that both sizes will work and will work well for me, there isn’t much difference. Personally, if I absolutely have to pick one, I probably will go with the L, so that when I am using it upside down (wide top) as a heat spreader to cook my steak with direct heat, the wide mouth is a tad wider. So I would say that the S/M is good for 22” charcoal grill and smaller ones (18”); while the L is good for 22” or the larger ones (26”). The product itself is great, the only reason why I am not giving it 5-star is that this is not the original “Vortex”, this is a “me too” product, rather than the original invention. This is also made in China, versus the original, which is made in the USA. The only benefit this particular has is that it is a tad lower cost than the original. Thank you for reading this review, I hope that this review & the pictures are helpful to you in support of your purchase decision.

   

8. Anonymous Verified Buyer – 23 April 2025

   It worked as advertised, used it in my 22″ weber, fit as advertised and kept the coals hot and in place