I'm cooking my first batch of kettle wings around the vortex right now. Holy cow that Thermometer went up fast when I dropped the lid on. As for the baskets, I only used them a couple times and the coals seems to burn slower in the basket than pushed against the side. I need to cook more though to be sure. I bought a set of stainless off Amazon but picked up a set of the cheap ones for a kettle project I am sure to find soon.
