Minion vs Snake

[bravehart]

Have done some indirect cooking on my kettle, but want to try a more low and slow method. I'm guessing there is no point in doing this until I get a thermometer? But the question still stands Minion or Snake, and if it is snake, how does the snake method ever have enough lit coals to get any heat?

[essexsmoker]

I've done snake, or as I now prefer to call it the fuse on my OTP, got to 7 and a half hours and ran out of time so banged it in the oven to finish. Had about an hour left of coals i reckon. Running about 115 I think.
I find about 8 to 10 briquettes is enough.

[wade]

The thick snake method works well in Webers and can give you a consistent even cooking temperature for 8 hours or more. You do need to use a good quality briquette though. I only use Heat Beads these days as they have a long slow burn with plenty of heat. Posting pictures here is a bit of a pain so I have sent you a couple of links in PM that may help.

Wade