Lava Rock
- Thread starter Welshman
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bschoen
Babbling Farker
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
Full Fledged Farker
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.
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
is One Chatty Farker
grillgrates might be a great alternative
Welshman
Knows what a fatty is.
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
Knows what a fatty is.
I have grill grates over the top of the lava rock
Mikhail
Babbling Farker
I didn't like mine. I do like my Grillgrates although they are tough to clean.
Curt.P
is one Smokin' Farker
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
Yup, I use them. They even out the heat.
Czarbecue
Babbling Farker
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.
