Alternate recipes for Weber Q?

4X4Dodger wrote:

Super_Dave wrote:
Dodger, you just have to think outside the box or have someone do it for you. It wouldn't be that hard to make some heat shields for half the cooking surface.

Well sometimes when you think outside the box, like your suggestion, you simply find yourself outside of the box.

Using a heat shield Will not result in the same cooking state as it does not lower the temp. a Shieled will just radiate much of the heat just protect it from the flame.

In indirect cooking especially of meats you want a lower temp for longer periods and of course you do not want heat of any kind radiating up directly on the food. This is the whole point of indirect cooking.

By shutting off half the burners you decrease the heat by a factor of from 50% to something else depending on how high you keep the other burners...You suggestion does not allow for this.

ME thinking outside the box is not the problem...the problem is Weber did not think outside the box.

Instead of complaining and hijacking someone else's thread, why not just go ahead and make the suggested modifications to take your preferred unit along? No one MADE you buy a Weber instead of following through on the modifications as you mentioned. We all understand you don't like the Weber so just sell it and take your other unit with you.

sjturbo wrote:
I love my Weber Q (1200 size). Burgers, steak, corn, ect. turn out great. But I am looking to be a bit more adventurous and hoped some other Q owners had some suggestions? Anyone tried low and slow with one? Thanks!

SH, we enjoy our Weber too. Hopefully our suggestions for adapting recipes will be of use to you.