Weber Kettle Raised Grate
- Thread starter Smoky Smoke
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Nuco59
Babbling Farker
Would not be "elegant"- but you could buy a few dollars' worth of carriage bolts, nuts and washers to make 3 (or 4) legs that would sit on the outer edge of your diffuser plate.
Zinc plated would work fine (if you are one those "but what about the fumes?" folks, there are ways to mitigate that - or pop for a few more $ for stainless steel hardware.)
Zinc plated would work fine (if you are one those "but what about the fumes?" folks, there are ways to mitigate that - or pop for a few more $ for stainless steel hardware.)
^^^^^^^. I was thinking the same thing
SmokerKing
is One Chatty Farker
bend some small rod, bend an "S", loop it over the edge of the kettle and loop the other end through the edge of your grate to suspend it
airedale
is one Smokin' Farker
I've done exactly that. Carriage bolts being upside down so the heads rest on the grid below. It makes a fairly solid mount. On the diffuser plate it would probably slide around but if a guy drilled holes where the bolt heads sit maybe uh 3/8 hole /the convex bolt heads are probably half inch then they'll sit down into that hole a little bit and which should work fine.
Juggy D Beerman
Full Fledged Farker
The melting point of zinc, the material/element used in galvanizing metal is 787F. Once burned you could remove the residue with a wire brush. Spending the extra money on stainless bolts can avoid the zinc concern if that bothers you. I use stainless steel bolts on my Webers not so much out of the galvanized concerns but for the clean up concerns. The stainless steel bolts clean a lot easier than the galvanized bolts.
I am not sure how much higher you want to elevate your cooking grate from its usual height. When cooking burgers or bacon using the indirect method, I will take another cooking grate and turn it upside down and place it on the first grate so the handles of the two grates are 12:00, 3:00. 6:00 and 9:00. This doubles the cooking capacity and the distance between the tops of the two grates is 2.25 inches. I hope some of this information helps.
I am not sure how much higher you want to elevate your cooking grate from its usual height. When cooking burgers or bacon using the indirect method, I will take another cooking grate and turn it upside down and place it on the first grate so the handles of the two grates are 12:00, 3:00. 6:00 and 9:00. This doubles the cooking capacity and the distance between the tops of the two grates is 2.25 inches. I hope some of this information helps.
Check out the Hovergrill, it adds 3.5" to a Weber kettle, but does not fit the 18". They are $30 on Amazon.
https://www.smokenator.com/product/smokenator-hovergrill-add-cooking-space-to-your-grill/
https://www.smokenator.com/product/smokenator-hovergrill-add-cooking-space-to-your-grill/
Vader1959
Knows what a fatty is.
I purchased these on Amazon a couple of month's ago. It shows they aren't available now, but there might be other types on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ2M1KP3/?tag=tvwb-20
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQ2M1KP3/?tag=tvwb-20
NickTheGreat
is One Chatty Farker
I've done that with zinc. You can also use muratic acid to strip the zinc off.
Smoky Smoke
Well-known member
Thanks for the tips guys. Much appreciated.
Smoky Smoke
Well-known member
I'll give this a try, thanks Nuco59.
Peabody86
Knows what a fatty is.
This is probably more than you're looking for... but the setup with your diffuser plate will be killer. I have this rotisserie for my Weber Kettle. It's great for cooking a whole chicken. And it comes with the clips your looking for to lift the grill. Pair it with the Spider Grills Venom fan control system for the ultimate setup. :thumb:
https://www.amazon.com/onlyfire-Multi-Purpose-Stainless-Rotisserie-Grills/dp/B07XHFLXB6/?th=1
https://www.amazon.com/onlyfire-Multi-Purpose-Stainless-Rotisserie-Grills/dp/B07XHFLXB6/?th=1
Smoky Smoke
Well-known member
Thanks Peabody86! I just bought the clips, found them without the rotisserie attachment.
