How to Get the Most Out of Your Webcraft
There's a moment between unboxing a Webcraft and your first cook where most people pause. This guide is for that moment.
No fluff. Just what you need to install your Webcraft, run a great first cook, and start unlocking what your kettle is actually capable of.
What the Webcraft Actually Does
Quick reframe: the Webcraft isn't replacing your Weber. It's an adapter that lets you plug Spider-system accessories — pizza ovens, rotisseries, multi-tier setups — directly into a kettle you already trust. Same charcoal. Same fire. Same flavor. New capability.
That's the whole idea behind the Spider system: enhance charcoal cooking, don't engineer the soul out of it. The Webcraft is the bridge between the kettle you already love and a much bigger range of cooks.
Install Takes Minutes
You'll need your Weber 22" kettle, the Webcraft ring, and the hardware that came in the box. That's it. No tools.
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Remove the lid and cooking grate:
Start by removing the kettle lid and cooking grate from your 22" Weber kettle grill. -
Position the Webcraft ring
Place the Webcraft onto the kettle bowl, making sure the front lip hooks under the front rim of the kettle bowl. -
Install kettle brackets
Attach the kettle brackets using the included screws and tighten to create a snug fit between the kettle bowl and Webcraft. -
Reinstall the lid
Place the kettle lid on top of the Webcraft. For indirect smoking setups, orient the lid vent to the left side. -
Install handle and stabilizer foot
Attach the front handle and install the stabilizer foot on the rear leg of the kettle for additional support.
Done. You're now compatible with the entire Spider accessory line.
Your First Cook
Resist the urge to go big. Your first cook on the Webcraft should be something you've made a hundred times — burgers, bone-in chicken thighs, a couple of ribeyes. The goal is to get a feel for how your kettle behaves with the new ring in place, not to debut a new cut.
Target temperatures by cook type:
- Low and slow: 150°F at the grate for brisket, pulled pork, ribs. Yes, 150°F — lower than most people cook, because most people are cooking too hot.
- Roast and bake: 300–400°F for whole chickens, vegetables, or anything you'd put in an oven.
- High-heat sear: 500-550°F is the max temperature you should be getting your kettle. These temperatures are perfect for crispy bark and notable sears. Great for a final charred touch on foods.
Light your charcoal in a chimney, dump it in, and let the kettle stabilize for ten minutes before any protein touches the grate. That ten minutes is the difference between a consistent cook and the kind of grilling story that starts with "I don't know what happened…"
What You Can Now Cook That You Couldn't Before
This is where the Webcraft actually starts paying for itself. Three accessories drop straight in once you've got the ring installed:
Forno Ragno™ Pizza oven: Turns your kettle into a 700°F+ pizza dome. 90-second Neapolitan-style pies on equipment you already own. The single most-asked-about Webcraft accessory, and for good reason.
Web Spinner Rotisserie: Hands-off whole chickens, prime rib, pork shoulder, lamb leg. Set it, let the charcoal do the work, walk away with something that came out of a steakhouse.
NextLevel™ Cooking System: Doubles your cooking surface vertically. Burgers below, vegetables above. Wings on one tier, foil packets on the other. Useful for parties, weeknight efficiency, or just stretching what a kettle can do.
Left & Right Side Shelves: Add more function to your setup with the convenience of left and right side shelves that attach directly to your Webcraft. These shelves also include spice holders and a paper towel rack for ultimate convenience.
A Note on Charcoal
The Webcraft is fuel-agnostic — it works with whatever you'd normally burn. But since you're reading a Spider blog, here's our actual opinion.
We pair our cooks with Jealous Devil hardwood lump charcoal. Higher heat ceiling, cleaner burn, less ash than briquettes. Briquettes are fine for long, low-and-slow cooks where you want a predictable burn rate. Lump is better for high-heat searing and pizza. For most weeknight cooks, lump wins.
What's Next
You've got the bridge installed. The accessories are where things get genuinely fun — and our Sizzle & Smoke Series on YouTube walks through cooks on each one, hosted by Aaron Ehalt.
When you're ready to go further than the kettle format will take you, the Huntsman is where the Spider system goes from accessory layer to full ecosystem — kamado-grade durability in a kettle-style footprint, designed to integrate with everything you've already learned on the Weber. But that's another article.
For now: get a few cooks under your belt, pick the accessory that fits your cooking, and welcome to the engineered side of charcoal.
Real fire, reimagined. Yours to command.