I use the plate setter all the time with my AR. Setter legs up, original grill and AR on top of that. 

I sold my plate setter.  AR all the way.  

I gave my platesetter to a friend when he got his BGE for father's day.

I never use mine since getting the AR. Guess I could use it but no longer necessary.  

I know that it's just one man talking here, but I really like the plate setter. Always have. Can you get by without it? Absolutley. Are there other ways to go indirect? You bet your boots there are. However the plate setter works and works exceedingly well for some things. For the large BGE, the plate setter is built perfect to hold the 16x2 1/2 drip pans that I use. For stromboli, biscuits and pone, the plate setter turned legs down with a round stone on top works like charm. I also have the AR along with the both the oval and round stones. But for simplicity and speed I use the simple Woo and plate setter for 95% of my cooks. One disadvantage to the plate setter is coverage when doing very large cuts such as brisket and spare ribs. They both tend to over hang the setter a little. It's here that I feel that the oval stone has the advantage. Short of this, I use the setter. Here is another thing that I have noticed in the setter vs stone war, I find it much easier to hold real low temps with the setter than I do with the oval stone. Especially sub 200 degrees. Not saying that it can't be done with the stone because I have done it myself many times. But I notice a lot more vent chasing up front with the stone than I do with the setter. Especially when trying to hold 200 or lower. Another great use for the setter is Dutch oven cooking without the cooking grid. This allows you to use a larger Dutch oven without it hitting the dome. For clarity, I'm not trying to sway you one way or the other. Just pointing out that the setter defiantly has its place in kamado cooking. If you already have one, don't discard it just because you bought a AR and stone. Keep it standing by in case you break your stone. You will have a backup indirect method at the ready which is always a good thing. Again, use what you like and what works for you my friend. 

I haven't used my platesetter since I bought my AR. I never thought about using them in combo. I may give it a try. 

The platesetter fits into the Woo with just a little finagling. I like the protection the legs give to the thermocouple wires when using my controller. I bought my AR/Woo2 when I saw a large crack across the platesetter and figured it was just a matter of time before it broke. So far it has held together but I believe in part due to the Woo2 protecting it. I have used the 17" as a pizza stone atop the AR for crisping the cheese and ingredients. Best of both worlds.

calracefan said:

jabam said:

I use the plate setter all the time with my AR. Setter legs up, original grill and AR on top of that. 

If I try this the A/R hits the dome (TooTall)

Legs up it hits the dome? I figured legs down it would be more likely to hit the dome.

Keep it.  Has many other uses than just on the egg, but for baking and pizzas on the egg it is invaluable.  We have two large and one small that always travel with us to egg fests.  

@jeffwit , I had the same question as you. My PS is sitting in my garage. Once I got the AR, stone, and extender, I thought I'd never use the PS again. Then Thanksgiving came around, and I wanted to get my turkey on indirect heat under the dome. I fooled around with a couple of configurations with the AR, then muttered "screw it," and pulled out the PS.

It has its place. Pizzas, to be sure, are aided by the use of the PS. When I upgrade my Egg, I'll probably go buy a CI PS, and I'll use it.

fishlessman said:

i dont own one and made my own heat sink with sand which works better

Pics/description?  That sounds interesting.  

Botch said:

fishlessman said:

i dont own one and made my own heat sink with sand which works better

Pics/description?  That sounds interesting.  

i used a tank end, setup on a spider, the stone sits directly in the sand, not as shown in the picture.  my dome is hotter than the stone and the extra heat flow from the shape of the tankend will cause it to turn into a broiler, i can get a blue flame hovering above the stone at really high temps. the flat shape of the platesetter throws heat back down toward the lump which isnt the best

calracefan said:

Lit said:

cajunrph said:

calracefan said:

jabam said:

I use the plate setter all the time with my AR. Setter legs up, original grill and AR on top of that. 

If I try this the A/R hits the dome (TooTall)

Legs up it hits the dome? I figured legs down it would be more likely to hit the dome.

I use the platesetter with the AR in my xl all the time. Platesetter then grate then AR it fits fine. Don't remember if it fit that way in my large. Either way I would not get rid of a platesetter I use mine all the time even without the AR. If I'm just doing a couple shoulders I don't use the AR at all.

I have a large about 2 to 3 years old. Haven't tried it recently but remember the A/R hitting the dome when I tried to close it. Legs up grid is at or just below felt line.

In the Large, the AR cannot be used with plate setter. In the XL, they can be used together.

jabam said:

DMW said:

calracefan said:

Lit said:

cajunrph said:

calracefan said:

jabam said:

I use the plate setter all the time with my AR. Setter legs up, original grill and AR on top of that. 

If I try this the A/R hits the dome (TooTall)

Legs up it hits the dome? I figured legs down it would be more likely to hit the dome.

I use the platesetter with the AR in my xl all the time. Platesetter then grate then AR it fits fine. Don't remember if it fit that way in my large. Either way I would not get rid of a platesetter I use mine all the time even without the AR. If I'm just doing a couple shoulders I don't use the AR at all.

I have a large about 2 to 3 years old. Haven't tried it recently but remember the A/R hitting the dome when I tried to close it. Legs up grid is at or just below felt line.

In the Large, the AR cannot be used with plate setter. In the XL, they can be used together.

I have to disagree, my large is 1 year old, I use plate setter legs up, original grid on top of that and AR sitting directly on original grill. I use that set up quite a bit. I will take some pics when I get home from work tonight. 

Interesting, according to the CGS website, that doesn't fit.