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Is this how a large KAB is supposed to fit?
Rocky Top, TN — Large BGE • Cast Iron Grate & Platesetter • Rockwood Lump
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I haven't seen one in place. Interested in getting one. Better airflow would come with taking out the cast fire grate.XL BGE, LG BGE, and a hunger to grill everything in sight!!!Joe- Strongsville, OH
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They had those in the demo eggs at the TO eggfest Saturday. That's what it looked like there.
Not sure I noticed any difference in cooking with it.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada -
I took out the original grate then placed the KAB in place. Works great.
Winchester, Virginia LBGE, MiniMax
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dmirish1 said:I took out the original grate then placed the KAB in place. Works great.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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Yes, that looks right to me. I run mine w/o the grate for better airflow. Haven't noticed too much a difference in lump usage (as per the other threads). Like the picture, my side does NOT come up much on the fire box.
Large BGE, Small BGE, KJ Jr, and a Cracked Vision Kub.
in Smyrna GA.
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Yep that looks right.Ajax, ON Canada(XL BGE, MED BGE, La Caja China #2, and the wife's Napoleon gasser)
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Take out the fire grate and yes. If you take out the grate, you have essentially a high que now._______________________________________________XLBGE
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Thanks for all the replies. I have a high que and removed it before putting the original grate back in. I'll admit, I didn't much care for the amount of unburnt lump chips that made there way into the ash area when using it.
My first thought was to use the KAB without the OEM grate but then realized it would probably just end up like the high que with multiple chips falling through. OEM grate plus basket may reduce air flow a bit but I was willing to try it first.
Would appreciate any more comments related to my observations related to the lump chips. Appreciate it.Rocky Top, TN — Large BGE • Cast Iron Grate & Platesetter • Rockwood Lump
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You will lose a few small chips, but the nice part is that the openings are about the same size as the holes in your fire grate and firebox, so I figure the ones I lose were probably going to plug my firebox holes or fire grate holes anyway.
The absolute best thing about the KAB, IMHO, is the ability to pick up all of the lump, after the cook and cool down, give it a shake, and set it aside. It makes cleaning the egg 100 times easier than picking through the lump or removing it by handfuls to get a thorough cleaning.
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Using the KAB without the OEM grate does allow more unburnt chips to fall into the ash pit. Using the KAB without the OEM grate also allows more radiant heat to get to the bottom of the egg. I am using my KAB with the grate in place. It creates a bit of a space between the grate and firebox sides. Seems to be enough to get all the airflow I need.Southeast Florida - LBGE
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I use my KAB with the grate. I can tell a temperature fluctuation with the KAB so I feel there is no need to remove the fire grate in my opinion"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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WeberWho? said:I use my KAB with the grate. I can tell a temperature fluctuation with the KAB so I feel there is no need to remove the fire grate in my opinion---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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TexanOfTheNorth said:WeberWho? said:I use my KAB with the grate. I can tell a temperature fluctuation with the KAB so I feel there is no need to remove the fire grate in my opinion"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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WeberWho? said:TexanOfTheNorth said:WeberWho? said:I use my KAB with the grate. I can tell a temperature fluctuation with the KAB so I feel there is no need to remove the fire grate in my opinion
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I had a high-cue when I ought my KAB.
I just dropped the basket right on the high-cue and never looked back.
Wonderful!John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon -
I think I'll try it with the OEM grate first and see how it goes. If it reduces the amount of unburned lump chips in the ash area then that'll be a good thing.
So with that said, I have a used High-Que grate I received as a Christmas gift available for sale. PM me if interested.Rocky Top, TN — Large BGE • Cast Iron Grate & Platesetter • Rockwood Lump
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UPDATE: After cooking with this configuration I see no difference. In fact, the way the basket fits allows an air gap all the way around the basket and it seems to burn just fine with the OEM grate in place. Thanks
Rocky Top, TN — Large BGE • Cast Iron Grate & Platesetter • Rockwood Lump
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We leave the stock grates in during competition cooks and notice no difference and really have not needed a wiggle rod either. Love them because after turn in we pull the KAB and start cooling the grills down for transport. Try doing that with no KAB.Be WellKnoxville TN
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