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what is a platesetter?

daddyg
daddyg Posts: 13
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
what is a platesetter?[p]and where do I get one?[p]I understand I should use this is my BGE ceramic pizza cooker.
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  • OmegaBlue
    OmegaBlue Posts: 10
    daddyg,
    Here's a link:
    http://www.biggreenegg.com/whatsNew.html
    I believe this is currently an "orphaned" link (not updated on the home page) and I plan to call it to their attention.
    I think this was originally called a pizza stone, but has many other uses.
    Definitely available through the Egg Store, and probably from your local distributor (save on shipping).
    Hope this helps!
    Gary
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  • Pakak
    Pakak Posts: 523
    OmegaBlue,[p]The pizza stone and plate setter are two different animals. Both are shown on that link.[p]Plate setter use: Basically used to put mass between the open flame and the grill or pizza stone,i.e., indirect cooking. [p]The pizza stone setup: A pizza stone should be used in conjuntion with the plate setter OR firebrick. If not, there will be too much direct heat on the stone and the crust will burn.[p]
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  • Jethro
    Jethro Posts: 495
    placesetter.jpg
    <p />daddyg,[p]Here is a picture of one (courtesy of Car Wash Mike).[p]Keep em Smokin,
    Jethro
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  • BlueSmoke
    BlueSmoke Posts: 1,678
    Jethro,[p]In the photo, the platesetter is "legs up", and so very handy for holding a drip pan (with or without water, marinade, etc.) below the grill.[p]Legs down, it supports the pizza stone for added thermal mass and heat deflection/radiation.[p]Ken
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  • The Naked Whiz
    The Naked Whiz Posts: 7,777
    daddyg,
    This question and a few others are answered at my FAQ webpage:[p]TNW
    [ul][li]The Naked Whiz's FAQ[/ul]
    The Naked Whiz
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    If I'm not mistaken, the plate setter and the pizza stone are made of the same material. Don't know what the significance of this could be, but I've managed to get along fine without a plate setter -- with only bricks and a pizza stone.
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    Saucey,
    How do you use bricks? I just tried my first pizza and it burnt to a crisp. I had it too low in the smoker. I guess I've learned that it needs to be around the rim. I have two metal sticks or flat ruler things that came with my egg. Do I put bricks on those?[p]LMN, Thanks Amy
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  • Linda
    Linda Posts: 13
    Saucey,
    How do you place the firebricks in the egg? On top of the grill? If so then what do you place the food on to grill it? Where do you purchase fire bricks.
    I don't have a placesetter so I need a way to grill indirect and cook pizzas.
    Thanks for the help.
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    fire bricks go on top of the main grid -- i usually place two flat in the center and then prop one on each side against the flat ones, and the pizza stone goes on top of the bricks. If you are getting indirect heat for something other than pizza, you can put foil (I usually make a little pit in the foil to catch the juices) on top of the bricks and then put the cooking grill on top of the foil on top of the bricks. Use ceramic (NOT CLAY) bricks. You should be able to get them from the same place you bought your BGE.
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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I put the bricks on the main grid. I arrange them with two laying flat in the center and one or two upright on either side (makes a square U shape when looking at it from the side). Then I put the pizza stone on top of the bricks -- resting on the two upright sides. If you want to do other things with indirect heat, you can use the same brick formation and put some foil on top of it (make a little pit in the foil to catch the drippings) and then put your cooking grill on top of that.
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  • OmegaBlue
    OmegaBlue Posts: 10
    Pakak,
    I stand corrected. In spite of my ignorance, have managed to turn out several fine pizzas on just the platesetter. Will try adding a pizza stone to see if results are better.
    Do I use the platestter legs up or down with a pizza stone?
    Cheers,
    Gary

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  • Pakak
    Pakak Posts: 523
    OmegaBlue,[p]Hey, if you have been successful using the plate setter as a pizza stone, more power to ya. I've never tried it as I purchased a pizza stone first then added a plate setter later. So far as legs up or legs down for the plate setter/pizza stone combo, I'm not sure it makes a lot of difference, though I place them down.
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  • OmegaBlue
    OmegaBlue Posts: 10
    Pakak,
    Will try them down. Thanks for the input. I guess God protects fools and drunks (qualified as both :-)) and it worked!
    Gary

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  • Unknown
    Unknown
    I had a suspicion you could make pizza directly on the plate setter. They are supposed to be made of exactly the same materials.
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