Here is one of the other methods I've been using for slow cooking w/ the kettle. Just flipped over the Vortex chimney so the wide end is up, and it turns the kettle into an indirect cooker as well as acts as a deflector for the meat
The Setup
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2121.jpg.html
Charcoal loaded around it. Foil in the middle to catch drippings and block the air coming up the center
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2126.jpg.html
Threw some Pecan chunks on top
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2127.jpg.html
Lit a few briquettes to start it
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2131.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2133.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2133.jpg.html
Boston Butt. Tried the 'Smoke On Wheels' Injection for this one
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2135.jpg.html
Butt loaded
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2145.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2148.jpg.html
The 'cleaner handle' is almost completely shut. Probably only open a 1/2 cm
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2154.jpg.html
Aiming for 250
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2156.jpg.html
Here it is about 2 hours into cook
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2167.jpg.html
Not a whole lot of charcoal consumed
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2170.jpg.html
Got good clean smoke going
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2179.jpg.html PART 2
Just over 3 hours
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2181.jpg.html
The thermo and lid exhaust gets rotated opposite where the hot coals have snaked their way around
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2184.jpg.html
Almost to 4 hours
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2190.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2203.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2204.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2206.jpg.html
Not a whole lot stays lit to hold @ 250
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2219.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2221.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2233.jpg.html
6 hour mark. Time to foil
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2237.jpg.html
Showing the coals
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2244.jpg.html
All done w/ a little to spare
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2269.jpg.html
All done. The Smoke On Wheels injection is great by the way
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2273.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2274.jpg.html
The Setup
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2121.jpg.html
Charcoal loaded around it. Foil in the middle to catch drippings and block the air coming up the center
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2126.jpg.html
Threw some Pecan chunks on top
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2127.jpg.html
Lit a few briquettes to start it
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2131.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2133.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2133.jpg.html
Boston Butt. Tried the 'Smoke On Wheels' Injection for this one
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2135.jpg.html
Butt loaded
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2145.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2148.jpg.html
The 'cleaner handle' is almost completely shut. Probably only open a 1/2 cm
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2154.jpg.html
Aiming for 250
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2156.jpg.html
Here it is about 2 hours into cook
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2167.jpg.html
Not a whole lot of charcoal consumed
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2170.jpg.html
Got good clean smoke going
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2179.jpg.html PART 2
Just over 3 hours
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2181.jpg.html
The thermo and lid exhaust gets rotated opposite where the hot coals have snaked their way around
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2184.jpg.html
Almost to 4 hours
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2190.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2203.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2204.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2206.jpg.html
Not a whole lot stays lit to hold @ 250
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2219.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2221.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2233.jpg.html
6 hour mark. Time to foil
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2237.jpg.html
Showing the coals
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2244.jpg.html
All done w/ a little to spare
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2269.jpg.html
All done. The Smoke On Wheels injection is great by the way
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2273.jpg.html
http://s971.photobucket.com/user/ThunderDomePB/media/102213-VORTEX KETTLE CHIMNEY/IMG_2274.jpg.html