using a v-rack in the egg.

tazcrash

OK, I get the purpose of a V-Rack in the oven to raise the meat over the pan so that you get heat everywhere, and it raises the meat out of the drippings. 

I'm trying to understand why you would need to do that for a roast in an egg (or any other grill for that matter). 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Yep

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I use it every time I use a drip pan. It fits perfectly inside a 9.5x13.5" foil pan. This setup keeps the drip pan elevated and keeps the meat out of the drippings (or water if you do that in your drip pans)

tazcrash

OK, that's how I've used a v-rack in the past, and I get it. 

If I wanted to use a pan, I just put the drip pan (raised) on the plate setter, then the grid, then the meat. 

But I thought I saw pics where there's a v rack sitting on the grid with no drip pan, or a drip pan on the plate setter under a regular grid. That set-up just seems a bit redundant.

Or I could be seeing things again. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

OK, that's how I've used a v-rack in the past, and I get it. 

If I wanted to use a pan, I just put the drip pan (raised) on the plate setter, then the grid, then the meat. 

But I thought I saw pics where there's a v rack sitting on the grid with no drip pan, or a drip pan on the plate setter under a regular grid. That set-up just seems a bit redundant.

Or I could be seeing things again. 

I can't think of a use for a v rack (unless you are doing ribs) with no drip pan. I'm sure there is one out there but I've never done it

stike

keeps chickens from splaying open.

i toss a chicken on it, without trussing.

also holds fatter roasts in shape without tying

tazcrash

OK. I figured there had to be something, and since I usually truss and tie, I wasn't seeing it.
Thanks.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

keeps chickens from splaying open.

i toss a chicken on it, without trussing.

also holds fatter roasts in shape without tying

That makes sense

stike

i used to use them with butts simply because i could pick the thing up that way and roll it into a bowl.  trying to pick up a fully cooked butt without it falling apart hasn't always worked out for me that well.
hahaha

The Cen-Tex Smoker

i used to use them with butts simply because i could pick the thing up that way and roll it into a bowl.  trying to pick up a fully cooked butt without it falling apart hasn't always worked out for me that well.
hahaha

That's the way i do it too. Just dump it off into some foil

Ragtop99

Before I got my Wooo, to cook indirect I would put a pizza stone on the grate; set my V-rack on it, place a smaller grate from one of my other grills on the V-rack and the food on that grate.  Gave me a raised indirect set-up with just stuff I had lying around.  I had to exercise car if it needed to be flipped, just in case it stuck. 

Austin Egghead

Thanks for the chicken idea. I use the v-rack for roasts and inverted for doing multiple rack of ribs.....never thought chicken

fishlessman

i only use the vrack if i want to wash the vrack
)not happening

stike

Why wash the v-rack if you dont wash the grid?

fishlessman

Why wash the v-rack if you dont wash the grid?

good question for all that do wash the vrack, i bet most do.

stike

Hahahaha

Hillbilly-Hightech

I've used a v-rack for when I smoked a turkey breast - I couldn't get the thing to stand up properly, it kept wanting to fall to one side, and I didn't want that side to be overly charred while the opposing side might not get enough heat, so I just placed it in a v-rack & FORCED it to stand the way I wanted it to

tazcrash

@HH, did you try telling it "Stay!" in a firm, and controlling voice?

Hillbilly-Hightech

@HH, did you try telling it "Stay!" in a firm, and controlling voice?

I tried, but it was having none of it - I guess you could say that it was being a real "turkey"!  )

tazcrash

:-S  <groan>

LOL