Help with FIre Bricks

bbqman

I'm the brand new owner of a large BGE. I love it. The first time out I cooked the perfect "beer in the butt" smoked turkey (absolutely wonderful). Next time -- the perfect crusted steak. However, I would now like to move on to pizza and other indirect cooking methods. I seen alot of talk about using ceramic firebricks. However, none of the building supply companies have any idea what I am talking about. I did have one boiler supply company tell me they had "just plain fire bricks - no ceramic ones"
Is there such a thing? Are all fire bricks by nature ceramic. Are there other types of firebricks that should NOT be used in the BGE. An help would be greatly appreciated.

Dr. Chicken

bbqman,
go buy the regular fire bricks. Consider yourself lucky that you found them so quickly. I looked for months for them and finally found them at the single brick plant within hundreds of miles. Sometimes, "It ain't easy being green"![p]Welcome to the forum! You're gona love dis site and the people associated with it. Great people and even greater tips and hints![p]
Dr. Chicken

Char-Woody

Dr. Chicken, True, true, and there are different firebricks. U.S. Stove makes one and a Canadian Co. makes a thin smaller one available at the Lowes Home Improvement Center. Look in the BBQ section for that one. Its made for Gas BBQ's.
Also Check the website http://www.rutland.com for their firebricks and you can also buy, (if your lucky to find it) firebrick bulk cement to pour your own. Check out "chimneysweeps" in your yellow pages. They use em for chimney repairs. I am outa hints. Good to see your over the hump and feeling better..Cheerio..C~W[p]

Tim M

bbqman,[p]"" I did have one boiler supply company tell
me they had "just plain fire bricks - no ceramic ones"
Is there such a thing? Are all fire bricks by nature ceramic. ""[p]Yea, that's what you want. They are ceramic but so is a regular house brick. Ceramic is a broad term. These firebricks (assume you have seen pictures of them so you'll know them when you see one) are used to line steel "zero clerance" fireplaces and in steel wood stoves. A fireplace store is where I suggest you go.
BGE also sell a Plate Setter that does the same job as 4or5 firebricks.[p]Tim[p]Tim
[ul][li]If you need pictures - go here[/ul]

bbqman

Tim M,
Thanks for the post. I have seen your pictures before -- that is what gave me the idea initially. However, the fire bricks that I got from the boiler supply company are substantially thicker than those in your pictures. I believe that are at least 3" thick. Is that too thick for the BGE. I've checked Lowes, Home Depot and every single fireplace store and BBQ shop within 100 miles and the 3" bricks from the boiler supply co. appear to be the only ones available. Let me know if you think they will work - otherwise I'll try and order the place setter. Thanks.

Tim M

bbqman,[p]Sounds like you got the Nature Boy "beefy firebricks". He has some that sound like yours. You can use them - they are just bigger. The others should be easy to find - these things are not that hard to find but not everyone carries them. Gave a call to some fireplace stores. [p]Tim