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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Grills & Smokers => Charcoal Grills => Topic started by: Merrick Bill on February 08, 2012, 11:49:05 AM

Title: Something I came up with
Post by: Merrick Bill on February 08, 2012, 11:49:05 AM

I picked up a stainless steel pizza pan to use as a heat deflector for indirect cooking.   The pan is the same size as the charcoal grate.  I bent it at about the 2/3 point.  Now it gives me a nice sized indirect grilling area and it holds the fire bricks in place.  Here's what it looks like.

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b34/GrillWithBill/Deflectorplate.jpg)

I'm gonna try it out tonight.

Bill

Title: Re: Something I came up with
Post by: smokeasaurus on February 08, 2012, 02:38:39 PM

Is that for the Weber you got from me Bill or for the 22.5??

Title: Re: Something I came up with
Post by: Merrick Bill on February 08, 2012, 03:23:29 PM

That's a 22" Weber.  But one for the 26" Weber I got from you won't be far behind.  I wanted to test the theory on one grill before I went out and bought a stack of those pizza pans.

Bill

Title: Re: Something I came up with
Post by: LostArrow on February 08, 2012, 07:01:07 PM

Bill, if the charcoal is off to one side why do you need a deflector shield?

Title: Re: Something I came up with
Post by: TwoPockets on February 08, 2012, 07:11:24 PM

Quote from: LostArrow on February 08, 2012, 07:01:07 PM

Bill, if the charcoal is off to one side why do you need a deflector shield?

Makes it infrared.  :D

Title: Re: Something I came up with
Post by: Merrick Bill on February 08, 2012, 07:57:18 PM

The vent holes go over the food on the indirect side.  The heat and smoke travel in one direction causing a convection system.  Also, it stops the fat that drips off the food from gumming up the one touch system. 

Bill