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Where do you store the ceramic plate setter

Abarnette
Abarnette Posts: 49
in EggHead Forum
I have an XL and I was wondering if it's acceptable to store the plate setter outside uncovered. I know some people put it back in the egg when they are done cooking. But I want the grill to be as user friendly for my wife as possible so she will feel comfortable lighting it while I am on my way home from work.  I also don't want to mess up the plate setter
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  • JMCXL
    JMCXL Posts: 1,524
    I would say no, you don't want it getting wet. a wet PS in a hot egg would not be good. We will see if others agree...
    Northern New Jersey
     XL - Woo2, AR      L (2) - Woo, PS Woo     MM (2) - Woo       MINI

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  • johnnyp
    johnnyp Posts: 3,932

    Honestly, I think the PS is probably more resilient than you think.  I would be wary of sticking a cold, possibly damp plate setter into a HOT egg, but bringing it up to temp gradually should be fine.

    That being said, I have a deck box that I use to store my charcoal and smoking woods.  I keep most of my accessories in there.  So, I practice safety, but acknowledge that its likely not necessary. 

    my two cents, anyways

    XL & MM BGE, 36" Blackstone - Newport News, VA
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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
    I think there is enough pork butt juice on mine to make it pretty water resistant.  It get stored where it lands......  usually on top of a couple of firebricks on top of a concrete paver table.

    LBGE since 2014

    Griffin, GA 

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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,184
    In my Gas Grill which is next to my Egg.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q200, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    I keep mine in the egg.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • saluki2007
    saluki2007 Posts: 6,354
    In the garage with all my other crap.
    Large and Small BGE
    Central, IL

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  • westernbbq
    westernbbq Posts: 2,490
    I keep mune inside the bge...and when it isnt needed, it is outside exposed in a table shelf for all the elements...just like the bge is.   Never had an issue
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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    Mine is either in the Woo inside my egg or on my table shelf... never had an issue. Anytime I do use it I let it warmup as my egg does ....
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
    Inside my challenger table. I am running out of space though...

    Kansas City, Missouri
    Large Egg
    Mini Egg

    "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf


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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    In the egg or the garage.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    I keep mine in the Egg as well.  If your egg is in a nest and covered, could you possibly store it on the crosslegs of the nest, by the wheels?
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Here and there. I use it infrequently and always have to stop and think, 'hmmm, where did I put it?' =)

    I don't think the thermal shock issue is much of an issue. stike uses ice water from his cooler to cool his egg so he can pack it up after a tailgate. Someone, might have been @Little Steven, said he tossed his hot PS in a snowbank. Then again, he might have been jerkin' my chain. I have taken an ambient temp pizza stone (one of those 8" ones from Amazon) and placed it directly on a 900° BGE pizza stone. Neither broke.

    ymmv

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    I don't preheat my firebox or egg either. Mine sits outside all year round. It will sink the temp a bit more in the winter initially, but that's all. 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    This is a good spot 

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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    If it was used in my last cook then it is cleaned and left in the egg. I f I used the AR or another setup without the PS then it is in the deck box sitting on my pool deck.

    My normal work flow is to shut the egg down and let it cool. Once it has cooled down some I scrape the grate with a ball of aluminum foil then move my egg onto my covered porch. Next morning I remove the drip pan and toss it, remove the aluminum foil its wrapped in and toss that. Then I reset the components in the egg for storage. 
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
    Unofficial BGE MiniMax Evangelist
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  • Markarm4119
    Markarm4119 Posts: 526
    I'm with Doublegger or Johnny Tarheel, the PSWOO in the egg or in the rack attached to the nest legs.
    LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
    Buford,Ga.
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  • Eggaroo
    Eggaroo Posts: 417
    I keep mine in a deck box when not using it. If I do an indirect cook, I just leave it in the Egg when I shut it down and it is ready to go for the next cook if it is also indirect; if not I put it back in the deck box until the next time I need it.

    I have 2 of the Grate Racks mentioned. I use one of those to store my home-made raised grid (Weber) and the other one to rest the stock cooking grid while adding charcoal and lighting the Egg. My first inclination was to store the platesetter in one, but I decided against that.
    Greenwood, IN | XL BGE | Weber Genesis | Blackstone 28 | bunch of accessories  =)
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  • Toxarch
    Toxarch Posts: 1,900
    In the drawer under the egg. I think I used mine 2 or 3 times before it got replaced. Since then, it hasn't left the drawer.
    Aledo, Texas
    Large BGE
    KJ Jr.

    Exodus 12:9 KJV
    Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast with fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    Either in the Egg or leaning against the nest leg. I have more stuff for the Egg now and do need to organise some storage!
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  • Irbosnm8
    Irbosnm8 Posts: 16
    Mine goes in my gas grill, which has not been used for more than storage since I brought the egg home. 
    Drives the Mrs crazy.... the gasser was an anniversary present. 
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    +1 on the Challenger Cart. Best post Egg purchase I've made. 
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • Abarnette
    Abarnette Posts: 49
    While i would still love the idea of having a super nice storage table setup thing.  I am finding that i use the plate setter so much that it spends a lot more time in the egg than out of the egg.  Just wanted to thank everyone for their input.
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  • MotownVol
    MotownVol Posts: 1,072
    xfire_ATX said:
    In my Gas Grill which is next to my Egg.
    I am with you.   Stored in my never used Weber gas grill. 
    Morristown TN, LBGE and Mini-Max.
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    I cut the legs off so it stores flat.lol
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    Up until last week mine sat on a pacer stone on the ground next to my Egg. It's been like that for years. Drove my buddy crazy every time he saw it. 

    I wouldnt use it wet but it got wet all the time. Definitely not the right answer but it worked.

    Now one I have a rack in the garage for everything.  


    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
    Store it where you want it's very tough................ if it's been rained on it will take a little longer for the temp to get up as the moisture will slow things down. You can put a wet plate setter in a hot egg it will just drop the temp until all the moisture is gone. You can even take a HOT plate setter and hose it down to cool it fast. They don't do well when dropped though. If you want to use it for baking cakes and breads best to keep grease off it.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

    Okeechobee FL. Winter

    West Jefferson NC Summer

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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,232
    JohnnyTarheel said:
    Mine is either in the Woo inside my egg or on my table shelf... never had an issue. Anytime I do use it I let it warmup as my egg does ....
    Same - except replace "on my table shelf" w/ "on the brick porch floor".
    New Albany, Ohio 

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