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Ceramic fire grid?

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KennyCJR
KennyCJR Posts: 262
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Just replaced my fire grid with a KAB.  The grid is made of ceramic, though I read a lot about them being cast iron.  When did they stop using ceramic fire grids?


Llano, TX   -  Med and XL BGE’s
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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    I don't know the answer but the dates for both of my Eggs are in my signature and they were both CI. If I am remembering correctly. They are not something I take out and look at very often. I have a KAB for the Large but the MIniMax is using stock fire components with the addition of a spider and a pizza stone from CGS.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
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  • MO_Eggin
    MO_Eggin Posts: 282
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    My LBGE purchased in 1/08 has a cast iron fire grate.
    LBGE - St. Louis, MO; MM & LBGE - around 8100' somewhere in the CO Front Range
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 17,232
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    I’m sure our resident BGE Historian @RRP will know. 
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  • KennyCJR
    KennyCJR Posts: 262
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    Just did a cook with the KAB and SW cap. The temp control is way different!  

    I also installed a new 3” BGE temp gauge.  I’m pretty sure the cheap $9 gauge I had didn’t read very accurate.  It read ~210-220 in boiling water, but my last couple of cooks have been very fast and dried out.  The new gauge showed 450 or so pretty quickly, where as the old cheap one took forever to show anything above 300. 
    Llano, TX   -  Med and XL BGE’s
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,922
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    DoubleEgger said:
    I’m sure our resident BGE Historian @RRP will know. 
    Me? historian? I'm just old - not a historian!  :)

    My L and S were purchased in 2000 and had them and I have saved them all these years for some reason. My medium has the ceramic and it' still in use.

    My newest egg is my Mini bought in 2005 already had the metal one. Not sure that narrows it down real well for you.
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,688
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    It was around 2002 I believe. Same time when they started changing up the hinge/bands, came out with the DFMT, made the taller nests, etc.
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  • Powak
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    stlcharcoal said:
    It was around 2002 I believe. Same time when they started changing up the hinge/bands, came out with the DFMT, made the taller nests, etc.
    What’s DFMT mean again? I know I’ve read it somewhere.
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,688
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    Powak said:
    stlcharcoal said:
    It was around 2002 I believe. Same time when they started changing up the hinge/bands, came out with the DFMT, made the taller nests, etc.
    What’s DFMT mean again? I know I’ve read it somewhere.
    Dual function metal top...…

    Or there's a few other fun ones depending on who you talk to!!!
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  • KennyCJR
    KennyCJR Posts: 262
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    Thanks for the info.  =)
    Llano, TX   -  Med and XL BGE’s
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  • jtcBoynton
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    stlcharcoal said:
    Powak said:
    stlcharcoal said:
    It was around 2002 I believe. Same time when they started changing up the hinge/bands, came out with the DFMT, made the taller nests, etc.
    What’s DFMT mean again? I know I’ve read it somewhere.
    Dual function metal top...…

    Or there's a few other fun ones depending on who you talk to!!!
    This replaced the SFMT - Single Function Metal Top.
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
    In cooking, often we implement steps for which we have no explanations other than ‘that’s what everybody else does’ or ‘that’s what I have been told.’  Dare to think for yourself.
     
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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,688
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    jtcBoynton said:
    stlcharcoal said:
    Powak said:
    stlcharcoal said:
    It was around 2002 I believe. Same time when they started changing up the hinge/bands, came out with the DFMT, made the taller nests, etc.
    What’s DFMT mean again? I know I’ve read it somewhere.
    Dual function metal top...…

    Or there's a few other fun ones depending on who you talk to!!!
    This replaced the SFMT - Single Function Metal Top.
    FYI, there were two of those.  The daisy wheel top was first, then came the slider top.  The DFMT combined the two.  Now they went back to the single function slider, but it has some improvements......stays where it's set when you open the lid, a rain lip, insulated adjustment point, ability to use an optional "umbrella" rather than the old coffee can trick.
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  • cookingdude555
    cookingdude555 Posts: 3,195
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    My mini had the caramic fire grate. I tossed it. 
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