4 outside, 850 inside...

[Jed.cook]

I've been away from the grill for far too long. I just couldn't take it anymore. Had to try out my new DIY air deflector/drip pan for the Poortex on some seasoned chicken thighs.

The outside temp was a balmy 4* around cook time tonight, but with a little over a chimney-full of briquettes and a few plywood clips to prop the lid on the 26er, the internal heat got a tad out of control. After about ten minutes with the chicken on, the dome temp hit 800* (it's been my experience that the grill grate usually runs about 50* hotter than at the lid) and flames started creeping out of the top vent.

Since I didn't want to run the risk of my wooden handle igniting, I decided to pull the plywood clips and just crack the lid. She settled in around 550* and cruised to the best thighs I've ever made.


-Jed

[Mr.CPHo]

Love that custom 26'er, Jed.cook.


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[MikeRocksTheRed]

Those plywood clips are working wonders for you!  You'd probably be hitting 1k degrees at lower altitude!


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[Jed.cook]

Yeah, I'm a little concerned about how long the center of my chrome 26" grill grate is going to hold up with all that heat right under it. I think the Summit Charcoal comes with a 26" stainless grate with a GBS removable center, but I haven't seen that for sale separately anywhere. Has anyone here seen that?


-Jed

[Jules V.]

Yeah, I'm a little concerned about how long the center of my chrome 26" grill grate is going to hold up with all that heat right under it. I think the Summit Charcoal comes with a 26" stainless grate with a GBS removable center, but I haven't seen that for sale separately anywhere. Has anyone here seen that?


-Jed

26 come with stainless grates.

[Jed.cook]

Yeah, I'm a little concerned about how long the center of my chrome 26" grill grate is going to hold up with all that heat right under it. I think the Summit Charcoal comes with a 26" stainless grate with a GBS removable center, but I haven't seen that for sale separately anywhere. Has anyone here seen that?


-Jed

26 come with stainless grates.

Seriously? All this time I thought I was cooking on chrome, and they're actually stainless? I bought mine used off CL a few years ago, so it's not like the grate was all shiny & new. Total mindblower! Thanks.


-Jed

[chiku18]

Also Summit has 24 inch GBS SS grates

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