The BBQ Vortex is a simple steel cone that promises four unique uses in your grill. It comes in a few different sizes to fit your needs.The Vortex boasts four methods of use, 3 of which are indirect. 

① Direct Heat – The Sear Zone

This method is Volcano style, with the small opening on top. It creates a super high heat zone directly above the Vortex.The sear zone over the vortex was once again crazy hot, right around 650-700 degrees, while the baskets barely hit 500. The BBQ Vortex DEFINITELY created a super hot sear spot.

② High Heat Indirect – The Ring of Wings

This method is the exact configuration as the previous. The difference is in the food placement. Radiant heat is channeled straight up. The area around the Vortex is shielded from much of the radiant heat, but still remains a high heat cooking zone via convection. The temp around the ring will hit 450-500 while using Coshell, slightly less with Kingsford.This method is AMAZING for chicken.Place a single chunk of wood over the center of the vortex to get that perfectly smoked chicken. 

③ Indirect

With this method, the BBQ Vortex is used upside down – with the large opening facing up. The hot coals are placed around it instead of inside it, and the food stays on the grate directly above. The Vortex deflects the radiant heat and allows the food to cook indirectly.

④ Infrared

This technique is the same as method 3; however, the food is placed inside the inverted vortex.This technique will help you cook more evenly. 

Product Features

• 4 WAYS OF COOKING FUNCTION-BBQ Large Vortex gives you ultimate cooking experience of 4 ways of cooking function: Low and slow smoking & high heat indirect cooking & high heat searing & radiant heat
• FIT FOR-Large BBQ Whirlpool upper circle diameter:10″,lower circle diameter:6″,height:4.5inch.generally applicable for Weber Kettle WSM Smokey Mountain, Large,XL Big Green Egg,Kamado Joe classic,Kamado Grill etc
• MATERIAL-304 Stainless Steel has excellent corrosion resistance and good resistance to intergranular corrosion, health and safety
• SAVE YOUR FUEL&BURN MORE EFFICIENTLY-The funnel design helps to improve the combustion efficiency of charcoal, and it can extend the burning time of charcoal to a certain extent, and save fuel more
• EASY TO USE-Place in the centre of your weber with the small end of the cone up like a volcano. Light the charcoal in your chimney, or I suppose you could put the unlit charcoal into the whirlpool with a piece of lighter block. Dump the burning charcoal from your chimney into the whirl pool. close your weber lid and open up the top and bottom vents. Preheat you pit and away you go. Its a great device. Amazing for cooking chicken all around it. Everything comes out nice and crispy