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Terra Cotta Plant Saucer for indirect

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SmokeyPitt
SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
edited June 2015 in EggHead Forum
I grabbed this 11.4 inch Terra cotta saucer from Ace Hardware and I'm using it on the small with the Woo.  I was worried it might be a little big but since the edges are beveled out I think it still has plenty of air flow.  Testing it out with some country ribs. 
Wrapped in foil but fairly tight so that there is a built in air gap.

Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
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    Should work well. Did you soak it first?
    Molly
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    cookn biker said:
    Should work well. Did you soak it first?
    Hi Molly,
    No I didn't soak it.  Should I do that next time?  Hopefully it doesn't explode I'm looking forward to these ribs!

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I like it! Be interesting to see how well it holds up to the heat. I use terra cotta planter feet for spacers and they have handled 900°. They are thicker, but then, you probably won't be cooking at 900°.

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,888
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    Speaking of Terra Cotta - I have made Monkey Bread many times using this simple flower pot! I did season it though with vegetable  oil like seasoning a cast iron pot. That seasoning made it slick and easy to clean off the possibility of baked on sugar.
     
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  • Sookie
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    I have a Terra cotta veggie baker that I got as a gift about 20 years ago and I love it!   It is actually glazed inside (not the outside) and I do soak it.  I'm interested to see how this turns out. 


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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,731
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    I've used those in my drum smoker and in my eggs. Works great for low and slow, but at grilling temps mine cracked. That was before I bought the AR R&B combo.

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  • NPHuskerFL
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    Sure why not. But, like Michael @Carolina Q said I'd be curious to see how it holds up on even a L&S let alone on a pizza baking session. Something tells me at a higher temp it might not survive. 
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    So far so good. Accidental turbo...took a nap and the egg was at 350ish. We shall see if it is one piece!  

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • SmokeyPitt
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    @RRP the monkey bread looks great. I like that idea!

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • RRP
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    SmokeyPitt said:
    @RRP the monkey bread looks great. I like that idea!
    Thanks! Trust me - pulling a flower pot of Monkey Bread off the egg is a big hit with the "little people"!
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • bud812
    bud812 Posts: 1,869
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    Thats what I use all the time in my LBGE for a drip pan on L&S cooks.

    Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...

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  • Carolina Q
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    These have done 900°... several times. :)


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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Eggingaround
    Eggingaround Posts: 357
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    I've taken Terra cotta pots to over 1800 in our pottery kilns. What will cause it to break is the rapid heating and cooling. Low and slow should not be a problem at all. 
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  • SmokeyPitt
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    So far so good...no signs of cracking.  Something I noticed is it seemed to transfer more heat than the plate setter.   At 350 I had some grill marks on the bottom of the ribs. I think this will be perfect for low and slow.  It was $7 so I think it was worth the investment :). 

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • jimmyhat1978
    jimmyhat1978 Posts: 33
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    I use a terra cotta pot base as a pizza stone never had an issue with the ceramic.  The pizza on the otherhand....
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