Pizza, Fire, and Lump

MikeDV

I primarily use my Large BGE for low and slow cooks and did a pizza last night for the first time in several months. Consequently I got to experience the "Flaming Plate Setter". It took a while for everything to burn off and it looks like my gasket is still in decent shape. Just curious, in case I need to replace it, what gasket are people recommending?

Once everything settled down the pizza came out great. Dome temp was just over 600 and I cooked it for about 7 minutes.

In addition, this was my first burn with Rockwood Lump Charcoal and I was impressed by both the size of the pieces and how clean it burned. Not only does the Rockwood perform better than the BGE Lump that I had been using, but by ordering the 3 bags direct from @stlcharcoal the cost was lower than BGE from my local BBQ Galore and it was delivered directly to my door. Looking forward to trying a low and slow burn with Rockwood in the coming weeks. Will update the group if my opinion changes.

hoosier_egger

Contact @RRP for a Rutland gasket. Only way to go

SSQUAL612

Ditto on the Rockwood...no need for BGE Lump.

bikesAndBBQ

Your gasket looks fine to me. Also, for high heat cooks, it may not be a bad idea to have some cheaper lump around.  If I have more expensive lump I try not to use it for cooks like pizza because I feel at that temp you are just looking for heat and any lump will do that.  Just my opinion.