- Joined
- Jan 3, 2014
- Location
- Detroit michigan
I got mine about a year ago. I dont use them often on the kettle but they do provide a boost to a gas or pellet grills performance. the kettle just does a great job at searing and I am familiar with it. when cooking a full grill of food the kettle can get unruly. I always like to keep at least a third of the real estate as a safe zone, no coals. often a full kettle becomes a fireball as you turn the meat and get out of hand quickly. also managing the natural temperature variance of a charcoal fire with all that going on can be trouble.
so last night th Ms wanted steak for her birthday. we ended up with ten guests. there was no way I could use my traditional methods. the steaks weren't super thick, I could have got them to temp on the pit boss amd did a quick kettle sear but I went with the grill grates on the kettle.
spread a layer of coals and let the temp come up about 650 (infrared measured on the surface of the grate) amd loaded that bad boy up with sirloin and ny strips. no fire ball, just good cooking. a bit of rotating and everything came out as desired, even the 2 med well steaks.
having the right tool for the job always helps. I would never have been comfortable cooking that many steaks on a kettle without my grill grates.
sorry I only snagged one blurry pic but i can tell you dinner was a hit
so last night th Ms wanted steak for her birthday. we ended up with ten guests. there was no way I could use my traditional methods. the steaks weren't super thick, I could have got them to temp on the pit boss amd did a quick kettle sear but I went with the grill grates on the kettle.
spread a layer of coals and let the temp come up about 650 (infrared measured on the surface of the grate) amd loaded that bad boy up with sirloin and ny strips. no fire ball, just good cooking. a bit of rotating and everything came out as desired, even the 2 med well steaks.
having the right tool for the job always helps. I would never have been comfortable cooking that many steaks on a kettle without my grill grates.
sorry I only snagged one blurry pic but i can tell you dinner was a hit