Grid lifter/placer

StillwaterOKGriller

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum but I need a grid lifter/placer thingamajig to place my grid down or pick it out of my Egg.  Right now I am using pliers and they work fairly well but I don't want it to slip and damage the gasket or any other part of the Egg.  I did not see anything at Walmart.  Let me know and thanks!

SmokinDAWG82

Is this what you mean?

http://www.amazon.com/Grill-Gripper-Ceramic-Kamado-Green/dp/B001EEZR3G/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1371052558&sr=8-2-fkmr2&keywords=BGE+grid+lifter

Mickey

TexanOfTheNorth

Well, BGE has a couple. Did you check with the dealer where you purchased your egg?

Mickey

Lawn Ranger makes these. gridlifter@gmail.com

Carolina Q

Mickey, I didn't think Mike still made those. Wrong, huh?

I've been using this for a couple of years now. Works great. Cheap. It's a garden rake. When I started using it, it had three prongs. The outer two broke off (no, I didn't drop the grid) and I found that it worked as well, maybe better, with just the one. Wooden handle finally rotted from being left out in the weather, so I replaced it with a tree branch.   

Dave in Florida

Been working for years.

nolaegghead

Brilliant!  No more burning the crap out of my hands...
  )

Mickey

Carolina Q said:

Mickey, I didn't think Mike still made those. Wrong, huh?

I've been using this for a couple of years now. Works great.
Michael you have misunderstood. Mike stopped putting beans in his chili )

GATABITES

I used the BGE cast iron grid holder. I didn't want to spring the $20 but it works well for both the stainless steel and Cast Iron grids. 

Carolina Q

Mickey said:

Michael you have misunderstood. Mike stopped putting beans in his chili )

So you're saying he stopped making chili and now just makes meat sauce? That's terrible!! 

R2Egg2Q

I've been very happy with my Third Hand and Three Finger tools: http://thirdeyeq.com/Custom_Tools.html?no_redirect=true



Lift & hang the grid with one tool.

sharhamm

I also have Third Eyes Grid Lifter.  Love that I can hang a dirty rack and then place it back on the egg to burn off.

abpgwolf

I have a third hand, I really like how easy it is to life the grid. Any of thirdeye's products are very well made and very practical.

Chubbs

abpgwolf said:

I have a third hand, I really like how easy it is to life the grid. Any of thirdeye's products are very well made and very practical.

As in the third leg we joked about in middle school?

abpgwolf

If I could lift... Oh never mind!

Cookbook_Chip

+1 on the channel locks!

Jebpot

agree with GATABITES       it works well.    

StillwaterOKGriller

Wife is taking me to a store in OKC that sells barbecue items (a Father's Day gift I get to pick out).  I will look for one of these.  Thanks to all for the help!

SmokinTiger81

I too have the thrideye grate lifter--it is quite handy, and lifts out large cast iron grate with no problem.  Then, it lets you hang a hot grate on the end of your table and balances the hanging grate so it does not touch anything while it cools--pretty dang nifty.

caliking

You can use aluminum flat bar to make some nifty tools for lifting grates, similar to stuff mentioned above. I made 2 (again with my superior bending skills). I'll take a couple of pics when I get home. 

Ragtop99

I love this tool.  This is what you want:


http://thirdeyeq.com/Custom_Tools.html

Botch

That handle looks suspiciously like... asparagus.  

Thatgrimguy

Another vote for Third hand / third eye.

SoCalWJS

R2Egg2Q said:

I've been very happy with my Third Hand and Three Finger tools: http://thirdeyeq.com/Custom_Tools.html?no_redirect=true

Lift & hang the grid with one tool.

+1

nolaegghead

I'm gonna get one of them "grate liftin' gizmos" cause I been done tired of using mah old grate lifter...

CANMAN1976

Im Gonna try the channel lock pliers ...I hope they work out.

Carolina Q

Botch said:

That handle looks suspiciously like... asparagus.  

Nah, maple. Tree needed pruning anyway.  The rest of the branch is smoke wood.

Btw, I also discovered I can hang that sucker from the edge of my eggmate, similar to the third hand, though probably less secure.

SoCalWJS

nolaegghead said:

I'm gonna get one of them "grate liftin' gizmos" cause I been done tired of using mah old grate lifter...

eeeeeeeeekkkkk!!!!!!!!

caliking

nola - that looks like it a hurt ALOT. Was that recent? Hop eits healed well by now.

Some scrap aluminum bar works well for the mini. Tried it out when i made the brisket spaghetti sauce. 

SamFerrise

Grid tongs are cheap and much safer.  You want to grab the hot grids with something that will hold them securely and safely.  Channel locks are good, but I leave them in my toolbox where they really belong.  They don't look good hanging on my cart.  A piece of bar stock is not very secure and a slip can easily occur.  Safety is always the number one component of any job or recreational activity.