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Pulling the trigger on a MiniMax tomorrow

eightyfive
eightyfive Posts: 125
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need some additional landscape. Talk to me about woo vs platesetter etc.....
BGE L, Minimax, iGrill 2, Kick Ash Basket, CGS AR,  various and sundry overpriced accessories...
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  • yljkt
    yljkt Posts: 799
    Platesetter is about useless...not worth buying IMHO
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    eightyfive said:
    need some additional landscape. Talk to me about woo vs platesetter etc.....
    The woo/stone is a better setup than a platesetter for sure. I just got my MM and you really need a way to raise the grid to grill. At least I did but others may have it figured out better than me.

    Mine came with a PS but I bought the woo after 3 cooks. Get the little wok too. tons of fun


    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • volminimax
    volminimax Posts: 119
    I've got the plate setter, it came with the egg, it's ok. I don't have the woo.... yet

    -DRUE

    Gallatin, TN

    Minimax- August 2016

    XL- November 2016

    "And now we know.....and knowing is half the battle"- G.I. Joe

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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Agree with above. Skip the platesetter and get the Woo and pizza stone.

    https://ceramicgrillstore.com/collections/woo-ring-for-minimax-big-green-egg/products/075-mini-max-woo-bge
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • chuckytheegghead
    chuckytheegghead Posts: 1,201
    I have the platesetter, no issues here. 
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  • NewbeeMinimax
    NewbeeMinimax Posts: 174
    Have mini for about a month. Am cooking almost daily. 
    One needs to raise the grid as distance between charcoal and grid is not much. Food tends to burn quickly when grilling on direct.
    Have both PS and woo. Use PS for pizzas and woo for grilling
    Haven't used wok yet
    If getting woo, 10 inch pizza stone is good for indirect heat --you place it at the lower ring of woo. I got 10 inch for pizza stone to bake pizza on-realized that 12 inch would fit--got one and like 12 inch more than 10 inch.
    Got about 14 inch grill grates for searing steaks
    Overall happy with mini but as I don't travel much--I would have gone for medium--just because it has more distance between charcoal and the grid.

    Bucks County, PA
    Minimax, XL, Flameboss 200, Roccbox

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    NewbeeMinimax said:
    Have mini for about a month. Am cooking almost daily. 
    One needs to raise the grid as distance between charcoal and grid is not much. Food tends to burn quickly when grilling on direct.
    Have both PS and woo. Use PS for pizzas and woo for grilling
    Haven't used wok yet
    If getting woo, 10 inch pizza stone is good for indirect heat --you place it at the lower ring of woo. I got 10 inch for pizza stone to bake pizza on-realized that 12 inch would fit--got one and like 12 inch more than 10 inch.
    Got about 14 inch grill grates for searing steaks
    Overall happy with mini but as I don't travel much--I would have gone for medium--just because it has more distance between charcoal and the grid.

    Agree with everything you said. I'm not a huge fan of how close the grid is to the lump. I'm sure I'll get used to it but the jury is still out for me. 
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    Have had a mini for a year, use the PS, and have had zero problems. Direct, no issues either. Love this BGE. 
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • eightyfive
    eightyfive Posts: 125
    So it looks like the Woo is the fan favorite. Done and done 
    BGE L, Minimax, iGrill 2, Kick Ash Basket, CGS AR,  various and sundry overpriced accessories...
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