Plate Setter versus V Rack and Pan

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I have a plate setter that has never been taken out of the box because I have typically been using a V rack with a pan underneath. This has worked for turkey, chicken and Boston Butts. I'm cooking a prime tomorrow(another first). Is there a major advantage to unpacking the plate setter? If I use the plate setter do I just use a pan and cook the rib on the grid - or still use the V rack?[p]Merry Christmas

WessB

Michael from SC,
Personally I prefer a platesetter, place it on the fire ring with the feet up, place your drip pan on the platesetter, then place your cooking grid on top of the feet.....at this point "I" would look at how much clearance there is between the top of the drip pan and the cooking grid itself. You want to have some distance between them. In other words if the drip pan is touching the grid I would use the v rack, if there`s an inch gap between the grid and drip pan I would just use the main grid. The gap between the 2 allows for more even heating as the drip pan acts as a heat deflector.....HTH[p]WEss

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WessB,[p]Thanks Wess - that was very helpful!