Underrated accessory?

FanOfFanboys

Imo it's this: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/round-nonstick-12-inch-grill-skillet/1012268084

I use constantly. I lost the handle a long time ago. But it's a must own 

What's yours? 

GrateEggspectations

Tie between a full wallet and a tolerant spouse for me. 

FanOfFanboys

GrateEggspectations said:

Tie between a full wallet and a tolerant spouse for me. 

Let's talk reality though lol 

Cornholio

AR combo with extender from CGS. I grill a lot on the egg and ever since I bought the AR rig I have used my gasser less times than I can count on one hand. My egg was a one gig tool before and now I cook entire meals on it. 

Edit, I guess the AR isn’t “underrated” since many people enjoy it as well.

Botch

FanOfFanboys said:

Imo it's this: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/round-nonstick-12-inch-grill-skillet/1012268084

I use constantly. I lost the handle a long time ago. But it's a must own 

What's yours? 

That looks much easier to clean than the wire basket I currently use for small things, and the price is definitely right; thanks!
 
Mine is that silly $25 piece of bent wire that you use to lift a hot plate setter out and hang it on the edge of your egg's table, SO handy!  I'll have to take a pic of the leather gloves I used to use (quickly), and then I used a $6 deep-throat "C" clamp from Harbor Freight; I'm lucky I never broke my PS with that thing.... 

lentsboy007

GrateEggspectations said:

Tie between a full wallet and a tolerant spouse for me. 

Sounds like a pipe dream 

lousubcap

I'm trying to decide if a "plastic fantastic lover" is in the under or overrated camp.   Will head to the polling place later this PM.  
Stay healthy, stay safe.  

WeberWho

The Javelin Pro Duo. I used my 10 year old Thermapen for the first time in ages and it felt like a dinosaur compared to my $30 Javelin Pro Duo. 

I'd still take my Thermapen over my Javelin Pro Duo. Just for the fact that it has lasted 10 years and as accurate as my Javelin Pro Duo. 

Price wise the Javelin Pro Duo can't be beat. Even at $50 now they're almost half the price of the Thermapen MK4

dmourati

Lodge Double Dutch Oven

MaskedMarvel

The one thing I use EVERY cook, whether it’s up top, or down low....

etherdome

Javelin pro duo and KAB. 

FanOfFanboys

Botch said:

FanOfFanboys said:

Imo it's this: https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/round-nonstick-12-inch-grill-skillet/1012268084

I use constantly. I lost the handle a long time ago. But it's a must own 

What's yours? 

That looks much easier to clean than the wire basket I currently use for small things, and the price is definitely right; thanks!
 
Mine is that silly $25 piece of bent wire that you use to lift a hot plate setter out and hang it on the edge of your egg's table, SO handy!  I'll have to take a pic of the leather gloves I used to use (quickly), and then I used a $6 deep-throat "C" clamp from Harbor Freight; I'm lucky I never broke my PS with that thing.... 

absolutely! I have been using for a couple years, love it. 

FanOfFanboys

MaskedMarvel said:

The one thing I use EVERY cook, whether it’s up top, or down low....

I don't know how everyone doesn't own one. I bought an off brand on Amazon for like $12-$15. Good one

SonVolt

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

GrateEggspectations

FanOfFanboys said:

MaskedMarvel said:

The one thing I use EVERY cook, whether it’s up top, or down low....

I don't know how everyone doesn't own one. I bought an off brand on Amazon for like $12-$15. Good one

While I use this as well, personally, I can’t stand the low production quality of the BGE tools. Mine were rusty inside of year one, despite being babied and always stored away from the elements. 

jetman96

SonVolt said:

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

The one @MaskedMarvel mentions I use to knock the lump around from the last cook and get the ash off, pull the lump out of the plastic storage bin and into the egg, move the lump around, and on occasion rake the ash out. The wider one you like would be better for the ash, not so much for everything else.

Legume

GrateEggspectations said:

FanOfFanboys said:

MaskedMarvel said:

The one thing I use EVERY cook, whether it’s up top, or down low....

I don't know how everyone doesn't own one. I bought an off brand on Amazon for like $12-$15. Good one

While I use this as well, personally, I can’t stand the low production quality of the BGE tools. Mine were rusty inside of year one, despite being babied and always stored away from the elements. 

Mine’s never seen the inside of a cabinet or any shelter at all in 6 years and it’s fine.  It usually just sits out on a table next to the egg, rain, shine, all of it.

SonVolt

jetman96 said:

SonVolt said:

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

The one @MaskedMarvel mentions I use to knock the lump around from the last cook and get the ash off, pull the lump out of the plastic storage bin and into the egg, move the lump around, and on occasion rake the ash out. The wider one you like would be better for the ash, not so much for everything else.

I use the Weber for pretty much everything you listed. Now I'm curious why the smaller one would work better. Hmmm. 

pgprescott

SonVolt said:

jetman96 said:

SonVolt said:

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

The one @MaskedMarvel mentions I use to knock the lump around from the last cook and get the ash off, pull the lump out of the plastic storage bin and into the egg, move the lump around, and on occasion rake the ash out. The wider one you like would be better for the ash, not so much for everything else.

I use the Weber for pretty much everything you listed. Now I'm curious why the smaller one would work better. Hmmm. 

Can you reach through the front lower vent and remove ash without disturbing the interior components? You can with the ash tool. 

dbCooper

SonVolt

pgprescott said:

SonVolt said:

jetman96 said:

SonVolt said:

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

The one @MaskedMarvel mentions I use to knock the lump around from the last cook and get the ash off, pull the lump out of the plastic storage bin and into the egg, move the lump around, and on occasion rake the ash out. The wider one you like would be better for the ash, not so much for everything else.

I use the Weber for pretty much everything you listed. Now I'm curious why the smaller one would work better. Hmmm. 

Can you reach through the front lower vent and remove ash without disturbing the interior components? You can with the ash tool. 

The Weber fits through the lower vent opening, but don't remove ash that way. I suck or scoop it out periodically, maybe every ~10th cook. 

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Legume said:

GrateEggspectations said:

FanOfFanboys said:

MaskedMarvel said:

The one thing I use EVERY cook, whether it’s up top, or down low....

I don't know how everyone doesn't own one. I bought an off brand on Amazon for like $12-$15. Good one

While I use this as well, personally, I can’t stand the low production quality of the BGE tools. Mine were rusty inside of year one, despite being babied and always stored away from the elements. 

Mine’s never seen the inside of a cabinet or any shelter at all in 6 years and it’s fine.  It usually just sits out on a table next to the egg, rain, shine, all of it.

Same for mine since 2006. It finally broke (right at the 90 degree bend). I actually use it to pull the hot grids out when I need to. I think the weight of the grids on that angle led to its recent demise. 

saluki2007

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Legume said:

GrateEggspectations said:

FanOfFanboys said:

MaskedMarvel said:

The one thing I use EVERY cook, whether it’s up top, or down low....

I don't know how everyone doesn't own one. I bought an off brand on Amazon for like $12-$15. Good one

While I use this as well, personally, I can’t stand the low production quality of the BGE tools. Mine were rusty inside of year one, despite being babied and always stored away from the elements. 

Mine’s never seen the inside of a cabinet or any shelter at all in 6 years and it’s fine.  It usually just sits out on a table next to the egg, rain, shine, all of it.

Same for mine since 2006. It finally broke (right at the 90 degree bend). I actually use it to pull the hot grids out when I need to. I think the weight of the grids on that angle led to its recent demise. 

While mine never broke, the angle bent to a point it wouldn't work.  I had a guy at work bend it back and put a better weld on it.  It's great for lifting the cast iron grate in and out.

pgprescott

SonVolt said:

pgprescott said:

SonVolt said:

jetman96 said:

SonVolt said:

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

The one @MaskedMarvel mentions I use to knock the lump around from the last cook and get the ash off, pull the lump out of the plastic storage bin and into the egg, move the lump around, and on occasion rake the ash out. The wider one you like would be better for the ash, not so much for everything else.

I use the Weber for pretty much everything you listed. Now I'm curious why the smaller one would work better. Hmmm. 

Can you reach through the front lower vent and remove ash without disturbing the interior components? You can with the ash tool. 

The Weber fits through the lower vent opening, but don't remove ash that way. I suck or scoop it out periodically, maybe every ~10th cook. 

You asked and that’s the answer. Because of the design it can reach all the surface of the round firebox. A shovel type could remove some of the ash, maybe. You have a different routine which is perfectly fine. Prior to the ash baskets, people rarely removed anything from the inside of the egg for cleaning. It is largely unnecessary to remove the guts of the egg for cleaning except for maybe once a year. That said, whatever people like to do is all good by me. Vacuuming was sometimes done through the lower vent, but not by that many people. BTW, that Weber scrape tool is a nice all around tool. 

Gulfcoastguy

My leaf blower blows any excess ash right back out of the top of the Egg.

xfire_ATX

The CGS half stone on my PSWOO.   75% of my cooks use this.

SonVolt

pgprescott said:

SonVolt said:

pgprescott said:

SonVolt said:

jetman96 said:

SonVolt said:

Is there anything special about that particular style of ash rake? I don't own one, but I do own the Weber version and use it all the time.  The raking portion is wider so it seems like a better design. What am I missing?

The one @MaskedMarvel mentions I use to knock the lump around from the last cook and get the ash off, pull the lump out of the plastic storage bin and into the egg, move the lump around, and on occasion rake the ash out. The wider one you like would be better for the ash, not so much for everything else.

I use the Weber for pretty much everything you listed. Now I'm curious why the smaller one would work better. Hmmm. 

Can you reach through the front lower vent and remove ash without disturbing the interior components? You can with the ash tool. 

The Weber fits through the lower vent opening, but don't remove ash that way. I suck or scoop it out periodically, maybe every ~10th cook. 

You asked and that’s the answer. Because of the design it can reach all the surface of the round firebox. A shovel type could remove some of the ash, maybe. You have a different routine which is perfectly fine. Prior to the ash baskets, people rarely removed anything from the inside of the egg for cleaning. It is largely unnecessary to remove the guts of the egg for cleaning except for maybe once a year. That said, whatever people like to do is all good by me. Vacuuming was sometimes done through the lower vent, but not by that many people. BTW, that Weber scrape tool is a nice all around tool. 

Gotcha, thanks for the answer. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing a valuable tool b/c I didn't understand its utility. I just let the ash build up until it's 1-2 below the cast iron fire grate. Every now and then I'll use the Weber shovel to push the ash back against the perimeter if I"m worried about air flow. If my remaining lump ever reaches a point where it's mostly spent I'll take out the cast iron disk and scoop the ash out. I rarely get it totally clean. 

GATraveller

SonVolt

I keep a pair by the egg so I don't get my hands greasy moving the grates around... 

Gulfcoastguy

Three paver bricks broken in half to elevate the grid direct.

xfire_ATX

SonVolt said:

I keep a pair by the egg so I don't get my hands greasy moving the grates around... 

As soon as this Covid crap is over a new pair of Grill Gloves is on the agenda.