Friends provided Independence Day chow, but today, Miss T.J. and I stayed home — and smoked jumbo chicken breasts!

There is no more versatile backyard tool than the Weber Kettle Grill. Click here to see how I tricked out my Weber with a thermometer and then smoked big, beautiful chicken breasts. Want a side dish too? Click here for my Three-Squash Casserole!

You can make your Weber an even more versatile smoking rig with a gas grill replacement thermometer, a hand drill and about 15 minutes of time. The results are amazing — and the control you’ll gain will turn this simple, inexpensive kettle grill into a championship smoking machine!