Adjustable Rig (AR) R&B Oval Vs. Customer Combo - Heat Dispersion

EGG_Daddy

There is an obvious difference in the shape of these two.  I hope a few of you have experienced both.  

Is there any noticeable characteristics about the heat dispersion between the two different rigs.  It seems like the combo would give the meat a 360 degree cook and the oval would focus on the sides of the meat.  

Maybe I'm crazy but I just want to know the best rig to buy.  I will be ordering this weekend.  

cazzy

Without a doubt, buy the oval.  I use it for brisket at ribs all the time.  Eventually, you can acquire and round stone and have both.  I use my round stone for most other indirect applications. 

EGG_Daddy

cazzy said:

Without a doubt, buy the oval.  I use it for brisket at ribs all the time.  Eventually, you can acquire and round stone and have both.  I use my round stone for most other indirect applications. 

So?  Ultimately you can use a 13" stone on the oval setup????

pantsypants

@cazzy what's your set up for brisket using the AR ?

cazzy

cazzy said:

Without a doubt, buy the oval.  I use it for brisket at ribs all the time.  Eventually, you can acquire and round stone and have both.  I use my round stone for most other indirect applications. 

So?  Ultimately you can use a 13" stone on the oval setup????

Yeah, the rig is the exact same.  The combos just have different stones or grids.  I've never seen a oval stone anywhere but CGS...but you can get round stones anywhere.  I do recommend CGS stones though, Tom has done a lot of research and he sells very high quality stones.

cazzy

pantsypants said:

@cazzy what's your set up for brisket using the AR ?

I use a three level set-up for brisket:

bottom level: oval stone

mid level: oval foil ring

top level: stock grid on top of rig

pantsypants

Do you have the spider ? I am just wondering if you put it legs up or down (for a brisket) I don't have the oval stone but I am sure it will be fine

SkinnyV

Is the extender a must have or do some have no extender just use stock grid on top?

cazzy

pantsypants said:

Do you have the spider ? I am just wondering if you put it legs up or down (for a brisket)
I don't have the oval stone but I am sure it will be fine

I have a spider...but don't use it for brisket cooks. Just woking and whenever I want to sear right on the lump.

pantsypants

Why wouldn't you put the oval on the spider ??

cazzy

SkinnyV said:

Is the extender a must have or do some have no extender just use stock grid on top?

I use the stock grid as I don't really do multilevel egging. I use the levels more for set ups. If you wanted to do multiple racks of ribs or a brisket and a but, you would need the extender as there isn't enough room from the top level and the top of the rig

I used my extender for the first time to cook sausage while it was hanging. Will never do sausage another way.

cazzy

pantsypants said:

Why wouldn't you put the oval on the spider ??

Don't see the point.



I place the stone the same place it is in the pic. I put the oval foil ring were the grid is and I place the stock grid on the top of the rig.

pantsypants

What would you recommend if I don't have an oval stone

cazzy

pantsypants said:

What would you recommend if I don't have an oval stone

Just use a regular one. It's still inderect, you'll just lack the protection that the oval stone provides for long cuts of meat.

pantsypants

Thanks . Does it matter If I put the legs up or down ??

cazzy

pantsypants said:

Thanks .
Does it matter If I put the legs up or down ??

What do you have? If you're talking about the spider...I'd imagine you'd want it higher. For the plate setter, I think it's legs up so you can use a drip pan.

pantsypants

Yeah I got an ar with the spider. That's what I thought I will give it a go tomorrow Thanks for the help

cazzy

Do you have cross bars?

pantsypants

Yes

R2Egg2Q

You should be able to put the round stone on a set of cross bars and leave your spider out of the mix. Now if you want to cook on two tiers the spider (legs up) gives you more cooking space but reduces space for lump.

Pics of pretty much any setup you can think of can be found here: http://www.ceramicgrillstore.com/large-adjustable-rig/bbqing.html

pantsypants

thanks !! this helps