Raising the Grid

jimfastcar · May 2013

I know this has been discussed ad nauseum, but in an effort to distill opinions, I was hoping to find a simple and inexpensive way to raise the grid for direct cooking. The height I would like is like having the platesetter legs up but without the platesetter

I would also like to avoid having to buy the elegant but very expensive solutions, especially when you add shipping to Canada

Best thought I have so far is a couple of firebricks, but am having some trouble understanding how this would be stable sitting on such a narrow shelf on the edge of the firebox

Thanks

fishlessman · May 2013

if you have a large buy fire bricks and a webber grid from their 18.5 kettle, places like homedepot have the grids instock, use it as the lower grid, then firebricks on top, then the bge grid. buy a few extra bricks to lay flat down the center and you can have an inderect area as well as a direct area.

gdenby · May 2013

3 fire brick splits work just fine on my mediums. Also, if you have or can get a spare grill that is the right size, buy some long bolts, broad washers, and a nuts, and build legs for the grill.

When I made mine, I went thru the expense of finding stainless hardware. There was subsequent forum discussion, and it turns out i could have saved some $ by going w. much more common zinc coated. The hazard presented by zinc is not significant.

travisstrick · May 2013

Beer cans, tin foil balls or bricks.

The Naked Whiz · May 2013

Some bolts and washers are pretty inexpensive for making a raised grid. I still use the one I made 11 years ago when I first got my large.

How To Make A Raised Grid

henapple · May 2013

travisstrick said:
Beer cans, tin foil balls or bricks.

u

Empty cans I assume...

jimfastcar · May 2013

Thanks all

Skiddymarker · May 2013

henapple said:

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Beer cans, tin foil balls or bricks.
u Empty cans I assume...

Unless its PBR, then the beer is better for ballast than it is for drinking....

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OLD NORTH STATE BBQ CO. · May 2013

Regular cement pavers. Don't overthink it.

alphacentauri · May 2013

i went to an ace store and they didn't have any bricks or pavers. i was quite confused so when i got home that day i looked around the house to see what i had.... 3 river stones of equal size and shape and a spider wok attachment with a cast iron grid on top to reach felt level.

that might jog your creativity

boatbum · May 2013

I use 3 pavers I had left over from a project. No problems yet.

cajunduck · May 2013

I use two grids. One on the fire ring and one above my four fire bricks on my large. I shape the bricks in a diamond pattern. The bricks sit stable like that.

The Naked Whiz · May 2013

By the way, if you are really desperate for fire brick splits, you can order a box of 6 from Ace Hardware for $20. Outrageous, yes, but if you are desperate. My web page shows a couple of other uses, like indirect cooking.

Rutland Fire Brick Splits

Also, I happened to get lucky (no, not like a sailor) and found some full size fire bricks at a Home Depot in Smithfield NC. I used a brick chisel to knock them into halves for raising a grid. Never seen them in HD since, though. I bought about 100 of them from a brick yard once, also.

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