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Grids

Yo_EGGcellency
Yo_EGGcellency Posts: 44
edited August 2017 in EggHead Forum
In the BGE Cookbook, certain recipes call for using a cast iron grid, while others call for using a stainless steel grid - why's that, and would there be a noticeable difference in either case?
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    edited August 2017
    You will suffer from an iron deficiency if you use SS. 

    Sorry, outside of being a smartazz I got nothing. Cook on whatever type of grid you have. 

    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • Yo_EGGcellency
    Yo_EGGcellency Posts: 44
    edited August 2017
    LOL … Luv your "iron deficiency" comment. You may be a smartazz, but I'm a fattazz - luv food. Back on subject: There must be a reason for the author(s) to suggest using one grid over the other depending on the dish. 
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    Just realized you're new here. Welcome aboard. Lots of good people and info here. 

    We like to have fun
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    Cast iron grid will just give you nice grill marks and a better sear where the meat is in contact with the grid. It will not make a huge difference. A wise man once said..."you can't taste grill marks".

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    The wise man said after that, "People eat with their eyes first."
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,457
    Focker said:
    The wise man said after that, "People eat with their eyes first."
    LOL - and often I say something similar about the appearance of an occasional egger's horrible looking grate and then I get sh*t on! 
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 6,423
    It's the BGE cookbook.  They want you to spend money on their stuff.   
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,806
    Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Above all, have fun.
    Nothing to offer regarding grids, cook with what you have and enjoy the process.
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • StillH2OEgger
    StillH2OEgger Posts: 3,896
    Maybe I just don't know what I'm missing, but cast iron grid ranks very low on my list of wants for the BGE.
    Stillwater, MN
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited August 2017
    RRP said:
    Focker said:
    The wise man said after that, "People eat with their eyes first."
    LOL - and often I say something similar about the appearance of an occasional egger's horrible looking grate and then I get sh*t on! 
    Kind of like acknowledging the sh!tty appearance of a professional's "work" with photochopped brisket, which initiates a nonPavlovian, dry as dog food, cottonmouth response.  It is, what it is. 
    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814
    Cast Iron grids work much better for getting nice looking grill marks on food. SS grids will get you more flavor when searing.  Some recipe authors prefer looks and some prefer flavor.
    Southeast Florida - LBGE
    In cooking, often we implement steps for which we have no explanations other than ‘that’s what everybody else does’ or ‘that’s what I have been told.’  Dare to think for yourself.
     
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    edited August 2017
    I get grill marks on my Chicken with my custom SS grid!! =)



    And steaks!!



    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    CI grid came as a "free" add on with my MBGE, used it a few times but have pretty much depended on the SS stock grid. As noted above, @jtcBoynton, marks are for looks but a solid mahogany finish edge to edge results in the best flavour. 
    I always assumed the recipes that called for one particular grid over another were driven by the want to sell more grids.... =)
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • Roebuck
    Roebuck Posts: 45
    Hotch said:
    I get grill marks on my Chicken with my custom SS grid!! =)



    And steaks!!

    That's a sharp grid @Hotch - you fabricate that yourself?
    Birmingham, Ala.
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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    Roebuck said:
    Hotch said:
    I get grill marks on my Chicken with my custom SS grid!! =)



    And steaks!!

    That's a sharp grid @Hotch - you fabricate that yourself?
    MiniMax I had made from Michael's Custom Grill Works and the large came from HI-Que.
    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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