Clay Pots/Potholders for raising the grate

dihtn

I found some clay pots/potholders on clearance at Walmart.  Decided to purchase to use for raised cooks in the Egg.  Should I run these through a heat-cycle first before using them?

Thanks.

Landry's Egg

Can someone post a picture of what it looks like using bricks to raise the grate?

Cookinbob

when I first got my egg, I bought 3 clay pots and a stock weber grate to provide a raised grate setup. Never ran them through a heat cycle or anything, they have been through many cooks including pizza with never a problem.  You do sacrifice some space on the lower grid with this, but being I have an XL, it has not been an issue.

Jeepster47

Through a convoluted process (thanks Ron), I was re-introduced to a forum member that I worked with about 20 years ago.  He was kind enough to show me his four egg set-up that he has been grilling on for all those 20 years.  Small, Medium and Large egg plus a second medium egg only for baking.

One of the things I noticed was that he was using the base to a clay pot for indirect cooking on his medium.  The base fit perfectly into a spider.  Nothing was mentioned about heat-cycling it before use.

dihtn

Thanks everyone.

DaveRichardson

I do something like this with firebricks that I got from Northern Tool.  6 bricks for like 18 bucks.  Not bad for a indirect cook setup. 

 

**Picture stolen from The Naked Whiz b/c I don't have a pic of my egg on this work computer!**

mlamb01

I use 3 small regular bricks, like the ones brick houses are made out of.  They have 3 holes in the middle.  I wrap them in HDAF, and either set them directly on the fire ring, or on factory grid that is resting on the fire ring.  That way there is no danger of the bricks falling off of the fire ring.  I find that I really only need 2 on the edges to support another grid.  They also great for working like a hot pad on a table.  When the foil gets grungy, just replace.  I think they cost like $1.50 each from home depot.

RRP

Speaking of using clay pots at least once a year I make Monkey Bread in my egg using a pre-conditioned clay pot. After washing and drying it I coated the inside with veggie oil and then baked it in the oven. Then I repeated the oil and baking. This seasons the pot and seems to make it hard and easy to clean on the inside when otherwise it could be a gooey mess!

itsmce

@RRP - do you do something to plug the hole in the bottom of the pot? Seems like all the ooey-gooey goodness would drip out otherwise.

RRP

itsmce said:

@RRP - do you do something to plug the hole in the bottom of the pot? Seems like all the ooey-gooey goodness would drip out otherwise.

by trial and error I used a disc of parchment paper which was a bad idea, then a ball of foil also not good and then I laid a piece of bread on the counter and using a large glass as a cutter I made a disc which covered the inside bottom and it plugged the hole. That was easy to scrape and clean out of the bottom!

Carolina Q

All I ever used a flower pot for was to smoke stuff. Every bit as good as an egged butt or smoked turkey breast. Low n slow is all it's good for though. And forget about cold weather cooking.