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Spacers
Eggsakley
Posts: 1,019
Most people suggest stainless steel bolts and hardware when making an extended or raised grills. I have observed many 90 degree elbows used as spacers that clearly are not stainless. Why the discrepancy on materials for grills vs spacers? Just curious.
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Try buying a 90 degree 1/2 spacer of steel or a 4 inch bolt of copper. That is what the market offers. Just stay away from galvanized.
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Galvanized is fine to use. You have been caught up in a myth.
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If your talking about some using copper 90 degree elbow...they are used in a pizza stone baking set-up. Platesetter legs down and those elbows keeping an air space under the pizza stone.
Bolts get the grid at a higher elevation for a direct cook. This is the mini
This is obviously using the green feet instead of the 90 degree elbows.
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What is the myth on that anyhow?
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That you shouldn't use them on the egg. Totally false.
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I've heard that...but why? what could possibly go wrong with them?
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Nothing.
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Kind of what I expected. Many opinions on stainless vs galvanized. How did this get started that the zinc would become toxic if heated in the egg? Or does it?
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The myth is that there are poisonous vapors given off by the zinc. Just doesn't happen at egg temps, and even if it did, the worst effects are mild flu-like symptoms.
To paraphrase a wise, wise man - the carbon monoxide given off by the bushel should be the bigger concern and is certainly more of a danger than the small amount of noxious fumes given off by a few little galvanized or stainless bolts. -
Roger that...
A non-issue, issue :P
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