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Half moon plate setters

Uncleboobot
Uncleboobot Posts: 12
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Hi folks. I’m about to purchase a BGE Large and wanted to ask about half moon plate setters. Are they available in the UK? Does anyone have any opinions or experiences they’d care to share to help me decide if I need them or not? Thanks in advance 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,135
    Have no idea what is sold in the UK.
    But I think you are talking about the half moon pizza stones?
    If you can't find them local. Any tile store can cut a good quality pizza stone in half for you. A cheap sanding block with smooth out the edge.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Uncleboobot
    Uncleboobot Posts: 12
    edited January 2019
    Yes, I’ve seen the half moon pizza stones. Do you know if they are as effective as a plate setter?
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Not sure what size Egg you have, but I got a half stone for my XL from a pottery equipment supplier. It's just a kiln shelf. https://www.ctmpotterssupplies.co.uk/kilnshelvesandsupports.html
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,316
    edited January 2019
    Uncleboobot said:
    Yes, I’ve seen the half moon pizza stones. Do you know if they are as effective as a plate setter?

    They're typically used to split the cooking area of an egg in half by shielding direct heat from the bottom on one side and a regular hot zone on the other, giving you a faux 2-zone setup.  I guess technically, if you have 2 half-moons you can make a circle (duh) and that can be used as a "plate setter" with the right equipment. 
    South of Nashville  -  BGE XL  -  Alfresco 42" ALXE  -  Alfresco Versa Burner  - Sunbeam Microwave 
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  • unoriginalusername
    unoriginalusername Posts: 1,106
    edited January 2019
    SonVolt said:
    Uncleboobot said:
    Yes, I’ve seen the half moon pizza stones. Do you know if they are as effective as a plate setter?

    They're typically used to split the cooking area of an egg in half by shielding direct heat from the bottom on one side and a regular hot zone on the other, giving you a faux 2-zone setup.  I guess technically, if you have 2 half-moons you can make a circle (duh) and that can be used as a "plate setter" with the right equipment. 
    I have two CGS half moon 15” stones. They cover a much larger area than the PS does, so much so I find I burn way more coal and need way more air to get to say 300 degree temps. I like the flexibility but even on the raised position on the spider they act like a heat cap 

    as half moons however the setup works great 

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