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Raised grid for my mini.

Ospreydog
Ospreydog Posts: 103
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I picked up another grid for my mini to try a raised grid. It is raised 2 1/2" I know that's not very much but every little bit helps. I will try it out over the weekend to see how it does and I will post pics and do a follow up.
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    Cool. And the lid still closes? Watch the thermo too.
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • Ospreydog
    Ospreydog Posts: 103
    Yes it closes, and I'm sure I will have to watch the thermometer. I hope it works I won't know until I try it out. I mainly wanted it for wings.
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
    You can always take a bottle cork and drill a hole and put the thermometer through the hole and then into the egg if you need extra room.

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
    Mattman3969 said:
    You can always take a bottle cork and drill a hole and put the thermometer through the hole and then into the egg if you need extra room.
    +1. 

    Didn't the grid diameter change in the past year or so? I want to try the raised grid, but not sure if the new grid I get will fit. Did you have an old grid or did you buy it recently?

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,110
    I think all the Mini's have enough slop room to take the 10" grid. BGE has gone up and down a couple times on the Mini.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Now why didn't I think of that?! I have two 8" CI grids. One is for searing steaks in my large... 
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    The other is collecting dust.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Ospreydog
    Ospreydog Posts: 103
    I just bought the grid a few weeks ago but haven't got around to putting it together until today. It is a 10" grid and seems to have enough room to add a few things. I will cook some wings tomorrow to try it out.
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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,136
    I have a 9 1/2" diameter grid that came with the Egg a few years ago as my upper. Fit is pretty tight for the 2nd grid on top of a mini Woo.





    @Ospreydog - do you have a Woo or a Platesetter for indirect? Or are you using 2 tiers for direct cooks only?
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    Bay Area, CA
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  • Ospreydog
    Ospreydog Posts: 103
    edited April 2014
    I am going to put two pieces of thin stainless flat bar under the fire ring with some small spacers on top of that and a 7 1/2" metal pizza pan on top of that for indirect. I have a woo but it's too high unless I lower the bolts a little more. Tomorrow will be the first try so I will post pics as I go. I'm not sure how it will work until I try it, but I have a bunch of wings to give it my best shot.
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  • Ospreydog
    Ospreydog Posts: 103
    Here are pics of the components.
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  • Gator_Man
    Gator_Man Posts: 138

    I have the mini woo and like it very much and you can get it here, http://www.ceramicgrillstore.com/small-a-mini-woo2.html

    I like all of the creative engineering we eggers come up with!

    G M

    I'm from North Carolina summer and Okeechobee Florida winter.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

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  • otter
    otter Posts: 342
    I want to try something like for my small, where did you buy the grid?
    Pure Michigan
    Grand Rapids, Michigan  LBGE, SBGE
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  • Ospreydog
    Ospreydog Posts: 103
    I bought it at Bob and Teds trophy shop they are a BGE dealer. I have a woo but the raised grid won't fit using it. I'm going to try this thing out with some wings about lunch time.
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  • Gator_Man
    Gator_Man Posts: 138
    Ospreydog said:
    I bought it at Bob and Teds trophy shop they are a BGE dealer. I have a woo but the raised grid won't fit using it. I'm going to try this thing out with some wings about lunch time.
    Good luck I'm looking forward to your results. G M

    I'm from North Carolina summer and Okeechobee Florida winter.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

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  • otter
    otter Posts: 342
    I have the raised grid and stone from CGS.
    Was just trying to get another level.
    Pure Michigan
    Grand Rapids, Michigan  LBGE, SBGE
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  • Ospreydog
    Ospreydog Posts: 103
    Update on the raised grid. It worked great, I was able to keep the temp at an even 350° and cook 17 wings, probably could have cooked a couple more. Here are a few pics.
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