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XL Drip Pan Concept
PatBateman
Posts: 33
Hi Guys,
After researching drip pans for my XL, and rigging an aluminum turkey pan for a 4 shoulder cook last weekend I quickly realized the need for a more permanent solution. That being said I set out in search of a more cohesive option for my XL and made the following list of qualifications.
1. Comes from manufacturer totally sealed.
2. Can hold up to a gallon of liquid/fat run-off.
2. Will not fold over or warp when grabbed by one side (hot or cold).
4. Still thin enough to allow for 3 spacers underneath between drip pan over placesetter and not touch cooking surface.
After weighing all the options and extensive searching(including the CGS model which was the leader in my mind aside from its smaller size, and the Hot Water Heater Pan with hole filled) I found the perfect unit.
American Metalcraft HA4020 20" Straight Wall Pizza Pan. & Pan Gripper (For removing the hot pan)
https://www.katom.com/166-HA4020.html
https://www.katom.com/166-HDD94.html
I am very excited to put it to its first use as I think this combo best suits the XL and is highly economical.
Interested to hear other users opinions as this could be suited to work with any size egg.
After researching drip pans for my XL, and rigging an aluminum turkey pan for a 4 shoulder cook last weekend I quickly realized the need for a more permanent solution. That being said I set out in search of a more cohesive option for my XL and made the following list of qualifications.
1. Comes from manufacturer totally sealed.
2. Can hold up to a gallon of liquid/fat run-off.
2. Will not fold over or warp when grabbed by one side (hot or cold).
4. Still thin enough to allow for 3 spacers underneath between drip pan over placesetter and not touch cooking surface.
After weighing all the options and extensive searching(including the CGS model which was the leader in my mind aside from its smaller size, and the Hot Water Heater Pan with hole filled) I found the perfect unit.
American Metalcraft HA4020 20" Straight Wall Pizza Pan. & Pan Gripper (For removing the hot pan)
https://www.katom.com/166-HA4020.html
https://www.katom.com/166-HDD94.html
I am very excited to put it to its first use as I think this combo best suits the XL and is highly economical.
Interested to hear other users opinions as this could be suited to work with any size egg.
Comments
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Seems like a good idea though I can't see the pan. Can't imagine lifting the pan with that gripper: it's probably just for sliding it around.
Bob
New Cumberland, PA
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Can't get the first link to pull up the pan but I think it's just a deep dish pizza pan. Should work great.
Not sure why you would ever need or expect to hold close to 1 gallon of liquid. But if you do, post a video of you removing it with the pan gripper.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Picture of said unit...
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That looks good, shame it's not over here as well!
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I use this in the large, works a treat.Eoin said:That looks good, shame it's not over here as well!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008ALVN5M
They have a 16inch version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B3UB56O
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Looks like that would work well. One suggestion, you may want to get two of the grippers. A long shallow pan fool of liquid does not need to tip much to spill.
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Looks like a perfect fit
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Biggest problem with that and an XL is height, the large actually has more room between the placesetter and the cooking surface than the XLStormbringer said:
I use this in the large, works a treat.Eoin said:That looks good, shame it's not over here as well!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008ALVN5M
They have a 16inch version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B3UB56O -
Good looking set up. I think if I were going to try to lift it out hot I would just use welders gloves and grab that sucker. That gripper would make me nervous with a pan full of grease...especially if the egg is lit.Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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Thanks, had looked for pizza tins but not cake tins. Could cut it down anyway.Stormbringer said:
I use this in the large, works a treat.Eoin said:That looks good, shame it's not over here as well!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008ALVN5M
They have a 16inch version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B3UB56O
I'm looking at the full 450 mm to get the whole plate setter covered and am going to see what it will cost. -
https://www.katom.com/166-HA4017.htmlEoin said:
Thanks, had looked for pizza tins but not cake tins. Could cut it down anyway.Stormbringer said:
I use this in the large, works a treat.Eoin said:That looks good, shame it's not over here as well!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008ALVN5M
They have a 16inch version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B3UB56O
I'm looking at the full 450 mm to get the whole plate setter covered and am going to see what it will cost.
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And I just realized you are in the U.K., Sorry!PatBateman said:
https://www.katom.com/166-HA4017.htmlEoin said:
Thanks, had looked for pizza tins but not cake tins. Could cut it down anyway.Stormbringer said:
I use this in the large, works a treat.Eoin said:That looks good, shame it's not over here as well!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008ALVN5M
They have a 16inch version
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00B3UB56O
I'm looking at the full 450 mm to get the whole plate setter covered and am going to see what it will cost. -
@Eoin ta-da ...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/302227640954?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=35352091421&rlsatarget=pla-278386781211&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=1006622&device=c&campaignid=738466455&crdt=0
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SSShhhh...wait for the video.SmokeyPitt said:Good looking set up. I think if I were going to try to lift it out hot I would just use welders gloves and grab that sucker. That gripper would make me nervous with a pan full of grease...especially if the egg is lit.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Looks similar to the CGS one
Kansas City, Missouri
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Got an 18" on ebay. Must have done a rubbish search before!Stormbringer said: -
As awesome as my search for Texas Pete hot sauce ... sigh.
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Oh good lord, I'm obviously not going to grab a hot pan full of grease with just that tool.Photo Egg said:
SSShhhh...wait for the video.SmokeyPitt said:Good looking set up. I think if I were going to try to lift it out hot I would just use welders gloves and grab that sucker. That gripper would make me nervous with a pan full of grease...especially if the egg is lit.
The gallon of liquid estimation was designed to set an absolute upper limit of what could possibly pour off, and or if I wanted to add a liquid to the pan for other purposes.
The tool is handy for grabbing 75% of the time when the drippings are minimal and have mostly dried up from the heat of the cooker... -
Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU StoveBGE ChimineaProsper, TX
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Sorry, just joking around...but working as a medical photographer I have photographed a bunch of stupid stuff. Most of which start their store "I knew better, but..."PatBateman said:
Oh good lord, I'm obviously not going to grab a hot pan full of grease with just that tool.Photo Egg said:
SSShhhh...wait for the video.SmokeyPitt said:Good looking set up. I think if I were going to try to lift it out hot I would just use welders gloves and grab that sucker. That gripper would make me nervous with a pan full of grease...especially if the egg is lit.
The gallon of liquid estimation was designed to set an absolute upper limit of what could possibly pour off, and or if I wanted to add a liquid to the pan for other purposes.
The tool is handy for grabbing 75% of the time when the drippings are minimal and have mostly dried up from the heat of the cooker...Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Similar but the cgs is smaller and made of stainlessbhedges1987 said:Looks similar to the CGS one -
Yes, the CGS offerings are stainless steel. The aluminum pans will melt at around 1100 degrees so you may want to keep that in mind.chuckytheegghead said:
Similar but the cgs is smaller and made of stainlessbhedges1987 said:Looks similar to the CGS oneMarshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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Yes indeed, but I can't think of any reason to have a platesetter and a drip pan in at 1100*SaintJohnsEgger said:
Yes, the CGS offerings are stainless steel. The aluminum pans will melt at around 1100 degrees so you may want to keep that in mind.chuckytheegghead said:
Similar but the cgs is smaller and made of stainlessbhedges1987 said:Looks similar to the CGS one -
I spent a little time in the ER at Cook County Hospital back in the day. The best GSW stories started with " I was just sittin' on the porch, reading the Bible , when a bunch of thugs..."Photo Egg said:
Sorry, just joking around...but working as a medical photographer I have photographed a bunch of stupid stuff. Most of which start their store "I knew better, but..."PatBateman said:
Oh good lord, I'm obviously not going to grab a hot pan full of grease with just that tool.Photo Egg said:
SSShhhh...wait for the video.SmokeyPitt said:Good looking set up. I think if I were going to try to lift it out hot I would just use welders gloves and grab that sucker. That gripper would make me nervous with a pan full of grease...especially if the egg is lit.
The gallon of liquid estimation was designed to set an absolute upper limit of what could possibly pour off, and or if I wanted to add a liquid to the pan for other purposes.
The tool is handy for grabbing 75% of the time when the drippings are minimal and have mostly dried up from the heat of the cooker...#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX. -
So you never cook 30 second wings?PatBateman said:
Yes indeed, but I can't think of any reason to have a platesetter and a drip pan in at 1100*SaintJohnsEgger said:
Yes, the CGS offerings are stainless steel. The aluminum pans will melt at around 1100 degrees so you may want to keep that in mind.chuckytheegghead said:
Similar but the cgs is smaller and made of stainlessbhedges1987 said:Looks similar to the CGS one
I agree, seldom is a drip pan used in direct contact with a high temp cook.
But the CGS stainless pan can be used instead of a platesetter as the indirect piece. Would not want to do this with aluminum pan.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Next time I think I'll try and find a piece of tile from the space-shuttle for insulation and drip pan... That way no one can doubt is integrity!
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I cut the handle off a cast iron skillet and created a sturdy, dedicated drip pan that will last forever.If it's brown, it's cook'in....If it's black, it's done ---my Grandfather Medium BGE
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