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Plate setter or Stone Landing spots

lufrago
lufrago Posts: 7
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Hi,

So I've been thinking that I need to get something simple but safe to put a hot plate setter and/or pizza stone.

My XL egg is built into a granite countertop, but I am aways fumbling around for an extra grill grate or someplace safe where to set the hot plate setter or a pizza stone. I certainly don't want to crack my counter top or burn something.

So what do you guys use as a landing spot for your hot stones?
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,808
    edited December 2020
    SS tables next to the eggs
    ~ 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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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    Great topic. It's very hard for me to answer your question as every outdoor space is different. You have targeted the main point though - you have to plan ahead. Having a hot piece of ceramic and no plan isn't a great idea. I have a hearth I can move hot items onto if needed. That probably doesn’t help you in your space. 

    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,342
    I bought a glazed ceramic pot on sale for $10 one Fall, holds the grid or the platesetter fine (too low if you have small kids or pets, however).
    I also use that bent wire thingie that one of the Accessory manufacturers make, it hangs the platesetter off the Egg shelf perfectly, but I don't know if that'd work with your built-in...

    “The best way to execute french cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken."

         -  Julia child

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    A fellow Texas Egghead turned us on to this several years ago.
    Look for an old Cast Iron Doormat.


    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • SonVolt
    SonVolt Posts: 3,316
    edited December 2020
    A set of cork trivets is all you need. They'll darken from the heat of the stone, but should be sufficient to protect your granite. I use these for setting scorching hot cast iron down on my outdoor granite counters. You double/triple them up depending on how much clearance you want to leave. 

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N6LKD2J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
    South of Nashville  -  BGE XL  -  Alfresco 42" ALXE  -  Alfresco Versa Burner  - Sunbeam Microwave 
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  • loco_engr
    loco_engr Posts: 5,818
    maybe inverting a CI pan?
    aka marysvilleksegghead
    Lrg 2008
    mini 2009

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Little Steven told me he just threw his hot ceramic stuff in the nearest snowbank. Seriously.

    Sure miss that guy!

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • teamunited33
    teamunited33 Posts: 70
    I use a pair of inverted old rimmed baking sheets
    Lakeville, MN
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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
    I have a galvanized metal bucket that I use to hold ashes 24 hours before dumping them into the trash.   The plate setter sits on top of that nicely.  So does the kick ash basket, but that's a separate topic. 

    A couple of fire bricks from Home Depot would do the trick too.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • MotownVol
    MotownVol Posts: 1,072
    I use my second egg.  Not ideal, but since I got rid of my Weber that is the best place I have.
    Morristown TN, LBGE and Mini-Max.
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