Deep drip pan for XL

bettysnephew

I did a cook of 45 lb. of pulled pork over the weekend for my ham radio club. Near the end of the cook, the drip pan overflowed and the Egg started billowing acrid white smoke. Pulled the butts before damage and finished in our ovens. Does any one know of 17-18" pans that are deep enough to contain the rendered fat without over flowing? I would suspect 2 " lip might do it but a bit more would be better as long as it will fit between the plate setter and the grid. Disposable would be nicer still but I would not use it often so cleaning would work if need be. I have found a 16 1/2" pan at a local restaurant supply firm and it will probably work but s lightly larger would be better.

Grillmagic

This works fine for me, it was just 2-9 pounders and I am sure I could have added 2 more on a raised rig

nolan8v

Here's a link of informative information about drip pans:

http://www.ceramicgrillstore.com/drip-pans.html

onedbguru

I saw someone recently used an aluminum hot water heater overflow pan from Amazon and then plugged the drain hole using JBWeld.  It was at least 2" deep.

dldawes1

http://www.amazon.com/Camco-20800-Aluminum-Heater-Fitting/dp/B000IJX0EQ/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1438644082&sr=8-10&keywords=20+inch+water+heater+pan

Seal the hole with JB weld...works perfect . been using for 1-1/2 years !!!

bgebrent

That looks perfect dldawes1!  Gonna get one for the XL.  Thanks for the post!

A5firearms

dldawes1 said:

http://www.amazon.com/Camco-20800-Aluminum-Heater-Fitting/dp/B000IJX0EQ/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1438644082&sr=8-10&keywords=20+inch+water+heater+pan

Seal the hole with JB weld...works perfect . been using for 1-1/2 years !!!

Can you please post a closeup of the area that was originally the drain hole? What did you use to plug the hole?

bettysnephew

By Golly Wilbur, I think this thing will fly. I will check into one tomorrow. I have a pal with a TIG welder so that will take care of the hole.

ferndchamp

What did you do to cover the whole one the side?

SMITTYtheSMOKER

We use a full sheet pans (2 doubled up for strength) and the grid rest on top and has plenty of room for fluids. Essentially like the 2 half pans pictured in Grillmagic's post above. 

bettysnephew

I ordered Camco 20801 pan which is 20" non punched. It was a bit more, but by the time I bought enough beer for my pal to weld the hole shut it will be about the same price.

JethroVA

@dldawes1 does the 20" fit the large egg?

bettysnephew

JethroVA

From the picture above showing it in an XL, I would suspect not. I would go to a restaurant supply store and get a deep dish pizza pan for the L. My local store had several sizes that I'm sure would work. They had a 16 1/2" on sale for $7.95 that I am going to pick up as I can line it with foil for cooks smaller than the 45 lb. I did this past weekend and the cleanup will be to toss the foil in the trash. You might also check big box stores if you do not have a restaurant supply locally.

fishlessman

i use a 13.5 inch paella in the large, for an xl, the 17, maybe the 18 might fit. its probably my most used egg pan from deep dish pizzas to cooking hams etc

bettysnephew

I received the Camco 20801 20" pan. It does not have the hole in the side so no patch will be required. It is a bit lighter construction than I expected but will hold a huge amount of drippings during a large cook. When placed in the platesetter it elevates the grid about 1/4" above the legs of the platesetter. It also overhangs the notches on the side of the platesetter about 1/2". There should be no problem as even turbo cooks at 350° have the dampers stopped down far more than the area exposed between the pan and inside of the Egg. It will likely be sometime before I use this for its' intended purpose for such a large cook, but I am ready when it does occur.