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Welshman
08-04-2020, 09:38 AM
Any gas quer’s using lava rock on their grills......

Shiz-Nit
08-04-2020, 09:46 AM
Not me

bschoen
08-04-2020, 09:48 AM
My experience with gassers - a long time ago- both flavorizer and lava rock are prone to flare up. The flavorizer bars if cleaned after/before each use will mostly prevent the flare up, the lava rock will take many cooks before absorbing enough grease to flare, but when they do it lasts a while. Short of soaking in some kind of degreaser lava rock will flare, at least I never found a way to prevent it. ymmv

JEStucker
08-04-2020, 10:13 AM
I was always cautioned about Lava Rock (or similar) as they are quite porous and prone to moisture absorption. I live in the midwest, and humidity is quite the thing...
I don't know if they are true stories or not, but always seem to know someone who knows someone who had Lava Rock in their grill that had gotten damp and exploded as the moisture turned to steam... take it how you want to, the stories exist, no idea if they are true or not, but I never wanted to chance it.

Mike Twangzer
08-04-2020, 10:14 AM
grillgrates might be a great alternative

Welshman
08-04-2020, 10:27 AM
I got mine from grill chef......been using them all summer so far with no issues and they do retain the heat a lot better. Not had any flair ups, but then I’ve also been using grill matts so they don’t get wet or greasy either. Maybe cause it’s less humid in the UK

Welshman
08-04-2020, 10:29 AM
grillgrates might be a great alternative

I have grill grates over the top of the lava rock

Raider18
08-04-2020, 10:32 AM
When I used a gasser I would, but it's been years.

Mikhail
08-04-2020, 10:33 AM
I didn't like mine. I do like my Grillgrates although they are tough to clean.

Curt.P
08-04-2020, 01:50 PM
I used Ducane ceramic briquettes in my kettle with the gas conversion kit. They seemed to work well. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00F4IJRN4

Maylar
08-04-2020, 01:53 PM
Yup, I use them. They even out the heat.

Czarbecue
08-04-2020, 06:37 PM
I'm going to opt out of the lava rock . I pulled out twenty pounds of lava rock on a used gasser and it was soaked in grease. Not something I want to clean every few years. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200804/d2fdf27aec3bb57d2eb4be488468e361.jpg