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My version of a raised grid.
CharleyR
Posts: 103
I need to give thanks for someone's post on this forum about how to make your own raised grid. Below is a picture of mine.
Today I bought a grid the diameter I thought would fit in my dome, and then used 4 6" bolts, 12 washers and 12 nuts. Two washers and 1 nut secure each bolt to the top grid. Then near the bottom of each bolt 2 bolts secure one washer to serve as the foot resting on the lower grid. I haven't used it yet, but it seems to be sturdy, and is easily removed anytime during the cook. Hopefully I'll be as pleased once I use it. Thanks again to whoever shared the idea!
Large BGE 2013; Mini Max 2015; Adj Rig; DigiQ
Ample supply of bourbon and cigars!
Naperville, IL
Ample supply of bourbon and cigars!
Naperville, IL
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That's what I use. You'll love it.Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Newb wondering what you use the raised grid for? I'm finding it hard - but also great fun! - to figure out all the various cooking tricks GBEers come up with. Thanks for a great forum...and Happy New Year to all!
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@JerryArtrick-welcome aboard and enjoy the journey. You are in for quite a ride should you so choose!! Now for your question-there are a few ways to cook with the BGE-out-of-the-box your only option is "direct", which means your cooking grid is on the top of the fire ring directly over the burning lump. Other options are "raised direct" which means you elevate the cooking grid as shown above or with other choices.Now we get to "indirect" which means that the direct heat of the burning lump is diffused and not impacting the hunk of meat you are offering to the BGE. To do this means you need to have a heat deflector between the lump and target meat. Choices include a platesetter or ceramic stone or another grid and some fire bricks. You can probably guess that the initial investment is just the start. But it is a game-changer. Enjoy and Happy New Year.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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That is exactly what I started doin spatchcocked chickens on. You will find many different cooks you can do raised direct or indirect. You will really like pizza cooked up that high.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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That's what I'd like to do! Do u need to use stainless steel bolts, nuts, washers, ect, ect??? ^:)^
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Yes use stainless
daffy1909 said:That's what I'd like to do! Do u need to use stainless steel bolts, nuts, washers, ect, ect??? ^:)^
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What size egg do you have and what size grid did you buy for raised grid? I have a Large BGE and think I recall a 15" grid with 4-5" bolts is what I should try.GreggLarge BGE Owner since December of 2013!
Marietta, GA -
I used a 15" grid as a second layer. I used stainless .5"x4" carriage bolts & 8 nuts. It's been a year an no issues. The carriage bolts allow the bolt head to settle inbetween the bars so it doesn't rock or wiggle.
Works great, very flexible, and cheap.
I also raised my LBGE grid with .5"x4.5" stainless bolts and 8 nuts. That gets me right to the felt and when I want to sear down low I just flip it over.LBGE
BTFU!
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The only thing I would do that with is SS hardware. Is that stainless or Galvanized? Hot dip galvanizers baths are at 860f. I'm sure it starts to break down well before that temp. I like the concept, just make sure it's SS."Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are."
Brillat-Savarin -
The only thing I did different was place wing nuts under the top grid. That gave me the ability to raise and lower the top grid if I needed a little clearance. You really only need three bolts. I used mine for two levels of cooking many times before I got an AR for Christmas.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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In response to a couple of questions: 1) yes, I did use SS hardware...by luck, not that I thought of it while at the hardware store. But it does make sense. 2). I have the Large BGE, with its 18" grid, and my 2nd level grid, while not labeled at the store, measures just shy of 16". And Dave in Florida, I do like your idea of wing nuts for adjusting the footer washers. Thanks!Large BGE 2013; Mini Max 2015; Adj Rig; DigiQ
Ample supply of bourbon and cigars!
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Like Dave I did 3 legs. I didn't use stainless but I wouldn't use galvanized. Great for spatchcock with veggies, multiple butts, wings, etc...Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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henapple said:Like Dave I did 3 legs. I didn't use stainless but I wouldn't use galvanized. Great for spatchcock with veggies, multiple butts, wings, etc...
same here.Cooking on an XL and Medium in Bethesda, MD. -
Is there a reason to have a raised grid if you do have a plate setter? I see a lot of people on here use the raised grates but I was not sure the exact reason behind it. You could load more food onto the egg but I think it would be hard to move the food around that is under the raised grate.Cooking on a XL BGE from Allendale, Mi.
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butert said:Is there a reason to have a raised grid if you do have a plate setter? I see a lot of people on here use the raised grates but I was not sure the exact reason behind it. You could load more food onto the egg but I think it would be hard to move the food around that is under the raised grate.
Flint, Michigan -
My only goal was to get extra space to use during the same cook. And as for ease of moving food on the lower grid, I don't really need to do that often. Also, what I'm smoking on the top grid will usually be for a much shorter duration - e.g., ABTs, etc. When they're done, the top grid is easily removed since it's not fastened to the bottom grid.Large BGE 2013; Mini Max 2015; Adj Rig; DigiQ
Ample supply of bourbon and cigars!
Naperville, IL -
I have been making pizza with p.s. legs down then my stone with egg temp 550F-650F and love the end product. What sort of benefit should I expect doing it raised and at that point it would be p.s.legs up, grid, raised grid and then stone? Better end product?LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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I haven't used my platesetter since I raised the grate to a bit above the felt line..Rowlett, Texas
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Charley: Your photo is so small I can't tell anything about your setup except there are round carriage bolt heads. Is there a washer above AND below the grid, or two washers below, fastened with a nut? And what does this mean:"Then near the bottom of each bolt 2 bolts secure one washer to serve as the foot resting on the lower grid."Do you mean that two "nuts," not bolts, secure the bottom washer, with a nut sitting between the wires of the grid, a washer on top of it, and another nut to keep the washer tight?Maybe a bigger picture? I can't figure out a way to enlarge the picture, and I tried.Judy in San Diego
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How did you do that? Do u have any pics of it? ThanksTMay said:I haven't used my platesetter since I raised the grate to a bit above the felt line..
Large Egg, Warner Robins,Ga -
Just tap the picture to make it bigger on your pad. Looks very simple to make one of these up. Just need to find a small grate that will fit up into the dome on my medium egg. Carriage bolts with the head down will act as a foot on the bottom grate. So you should only need 4 bolts ,8 nuts,and 8 fender washers. If the carriage bolts don't work with the head down just flip them around so you are using a nut and washer as the foot. Play with it,,should be easy setupJefferson .GA.Been egging since 1985 on a medium egg
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I use winged nuts on mine and usually have my bolts "upside down" That way I can easily take off the top grid while the butts and brisket FTC if I don't need the top grid for the additional meat or random vegetable that gets thrown on during that time.-Large BGE since 6-13-Indianapolis, IN
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CharleyR said:In response to a couple of questions: 1) yes, I did use SS hardware...by luck, not that I thought of it while at the hardware store. But it does make sense. 2). I have the Large BGE, with its 18" grid, and my 2nd level grid, while not labeled at the store, measures just shy of 16". And Dave in Florida, I do like your idea of wing nuts for adjusting the footer washers. Thanks!GreggLarge BGE Owner since December of 2013!
Marietta, GA -
Now part of the raised grid society. 18.5" weber grate with 3/8" stainless bolts, nuts, fender washers.GreggLarge BGE Owner since December of 2013!
Marietta, GA -
I can't find a 15" or 16" grate anywhere.
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Mark0525 said:I can't find a 15" or 16" grate anywhere.GreggLarge BGE Owner since December of 2013!
Marietta, GA
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