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I lived in B'ham too many years ago. Love the fall colors. I began smoking again after some years and started with the same Kettle as yours. It then and still does make for a lot of great smoking. When I bought it I got the two sheet metal charcoal holders Weber sells that sit opposite each other. They were ok--especially when you use only one. But, when I got a Smoke-n-Sear it really became less work to smoke for hours. I am not associated with them in anyway other than as a satisfied customer. There is a lot of good advice here that will help you learn all the many ways the Kettle can be used to increase your waist line. Looking forward to your first post about a smoke.