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Lump Reducer

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YetiBob
YetiBob Posts: 65
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Where does one obtain the mythical lump reducer? How have I missed this clever little gizmo :woohoo:
In Maryland
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  • SoonerChris
    SoonerChris Posts: 302
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    From Tom at the Ceramic Grill Store. Awesome person to work with!

    http://www.ceramicgrillstore.com/ceramicgrillstore/
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
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    As of now it's sized for the XL only.
    Works great.
    darian
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    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    egginator made an adjustable one from brick (firebrick would be ideal). i think his idea was to do this so he could do a cold smoke. but you could adjust it to hold more or less

    Xegginators_smokebox.jpg
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • tjv
    tjv Posts: 3,830
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    using fire bricks was one of the first things that came to mind: simple, inexpensive and universally available.

    on paper good idea but in practice somewhat limiting. pic is xl lump grate, firebricks and 14" diameter reducing ring.


    firebricksvslumpring.jpg

    I have not tried firebricks with smoking cheese but first thing that comes to mind is maybe not a good idea, as they will create a heat sink right next to the lump. sounds like a new experiment for cooler weather. t
    www.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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  • HeathBar
    HeathBar Posts: 21
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    Did you ever experiment with using the firebricks as a lump reducer?


    XL BGE 
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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,168
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    This thread is almost four years old.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • canegger
    canegger Posts: 540
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    Ha ha they are all against you tonight @Fred19Flinstone
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  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
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    HahahBahahahsjahahahah. Killing me Fred!!!
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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  • Plano_JJ
    Plano_JJ Posts: 448
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    Here you go. Got mine last week. Makes a huge difference in the XL and I haven't sacrificed any heat.

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  • onedbguru
    onedbguru Posts: 1,647
    edited April 2013
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    Don't think I have ever needed one of these even  though I may only use a firestarter chimney full. And I do have an XL
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  • jeroldharter
    jeroldharter Posts: 556
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    I have one purchased with a bunch of stuff when I first got the egg. But I never use it and wonder about the point of it. I keep the firebox full, burn what I need, then shut down the egg. Next time, I rake up the coals, add a little extra lump, and fire it up. 

    Seems like using the reducing ring would be a hassle starting on the second cook because it would be hard to keep everything inside the ring without making a mess. Not sure it really save that much lump.
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  • JayHawkEye
    JayHawkEye Posts: 196
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    I can see it being really handy for using it with wok cooks. Or searing a steak  when you don't need to use much lump.
    "Take yourself lightly, but what you do seriously." - M. Martin XL BGE - Johnston, IA
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  • Plano_JJ
    Plano_JJ Posts: 448
    edited April 2013
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    jeroldharter said:
    I have one purchased with a bunch of stuff when I first got the egg. But I never use it and wonder about the point of it. I keep the firebox full, burn what I need, then shut down the egg. Next time, I rake up the coals, add a little extra lump, and fire it up. 

    Seems like using the reducing ring would be a hassle starting on the second cook because it would be hard to keep everything inside the ring without making a mess. Not sure it really save that much lump.
    Actually, I find less of a mess. Without it, little bits of lump get smashed between iron grate and the firebox. A lot of the time it doesn't even get burned. I dont have any waste with this thing. I find clean up super easy with this setup. Main thing is I am doing the same cooks with half the lump, so far. That's a win for me.
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