Vortex (In)direct Heat

Enhance your charcoal cooking experience! Whether you're looking for the perfect searing zone, high OR low indirect heat, or a charcoal bank deflector, let the Vortex™ do the work 4 cooking methods INDIRECT - Low & Slow Cooking/Smoking The Vortex can redirect the flow of heat up and around the meat which can turn your kettle into a true indirect ‘smoker’. Vortex goes Wide-End up.  - Lump Charcoal go around the perimeter onto the fire grate.- Place meat directly over Vortex in the center. - The coals are lit on one end and snake/minion their way around the kettle. - The Vortex shape acts as the deflector for direct heat which is different than snaking the charcoal without the Vortex DIRECT - High Heat Searing This is your searing option. Picture the back of a jet engine where the fire is shooting out of the exhaust cones. This is how you will get that intense sear result. - Load up the Vortex Narrow Side Up. Let coals set. - Put steak or chop directly over the fire for about a mi