New Guy Looking for Suggestions

Unknown

I'm ready to step up and buy the large BGE and need some help accessorizing.[p]I currently have the Weber Smoky Mountain and like the indirect set-up with the water pan. Do most users use the place setter to cook indirect or do some use a water pan. Also, it seems like many forum members use an extended grid to cook indirect. It seems to me that this is going to reduce the usable area on your primary cooking surface.[p]Simply put, will I enjoy the same good results bypassing the place setter and/or pizza stone and just use the primary grid coupled with a water/drip pan.[p]Thanks in advance and I am looking forward to a summer of cooking many of the recipes I have been reading about for the past two weeks.[p]John

ToyCollector

Boston Baked,[p]I use a platesetter. I put a water pan in that or use it as a drip pan for other cooks. I put my cooking grid on that. You can then put another grid on top of that as well. Basically, a grid will sit on a platesetter. You can use the platesetter with it's legs pointing up to hold a grid and allow a pan between it and the grid, or turned over the other way (like for doing pizza so the stone is level with the opening.

RRP

Boston Baked,
I never use a water pan anymore - you don't need to with a BGE - it doesn't dry out the meat like Webers' and smokers do. While I have a place sitter and grille extender too, I routinely just use 4 fire brick and another flat grill when I want to cook indirect. Stand 2 on edge and lay 2 down flat.

captaincraigb

Boston Baked, haven't used a water pan since I parked my brinkmans. just cooked a Venison meatloaf with a place setter and it was pretty dang awesome! place setters are about 30-35 bucks, fire bricks about 1 to 3 bucks a pop. place setter is kinda neet cause its made for da egg and is real convenient, u ain't going to miss your weber!

WessB

captaincraigb,
You can see several different setups on my "Tips" page and you can also see different cooks using the various setups on my "Cooks" page...maybe this will give you some better ideas...HTH[p]Wess
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Shelby

Boston Baked,
Get the plate setter; you'll use it often! With the plate setter inverted, you put a drip pan on it and the grill rests on the feet of the plate setter, giving you full use of the cooking surface.
As for the water pan...forget it. You won't need it with the egg.