Caught a Malcolm Reed video last week about cooking filets on a BGE using the aluminum Grill Grates. It got me curious so I watched a few more videos about them and decided to give them a shot. The claims are better grill marks, more even heat distribution, reduces flare up issues and you can flip it over and use the flat backside (with small holes throughout) to cook veggies, fish or whatever.
I failed to get the egg hot enough due to the weather conditions and my humidity soaked charcoal so it didn't go as I'd hoped but I am pleased at this point. Zero flare up issues as the flames don't get to the meat directly other than little tickles through the holes. The grill marks are definitely improved over what I typically get as well. Kind of tough to judge heat distribution just yet with only two filets on there but they cooked evenly without my needing to pay attention to the coals and hot spots so that was a nice benefit.
They showed up in three different colors but they'll all be black soon enough once they season. No rust is a huge plus for me as well, I can maintain cast iron fine indoors but anything I use outside tends to get trashed quickly. Not cheap but the quality seems good enough. If I had one improvement it would be some way to flip the three interlocking pieces together so the entire thing could be moved as one unit. As it works now that would be tricky due to the way they attach/slide together.
Figured I'd share in case anyone else had been looking at them. It's entirely possible someone else has already posted about them, I think they've been around for about five years.
I failed to get the egg hot enough due to the weather conditions and my humidity soaked charcoal so it didn't go as I'd hoped but I am pleased at this point. Zero flare up issues as the flames don't get to the meat directly other than little tickles through the holes. The grill marks are definitely improved over what I typically get as well. Kind of tough to judge heat distribution just yet with only two filets on there but they cooked evenly without my needing to pay attention to the coals and hot spots so that was a nice benefit.
They showed up in three different colors but they'll all be black soon enough once they season. No rust is a huge plus for me as well, I can maintain cast iron fine indoors but anything I use outside tends to get trashed quickly. Not cheap but the quality seems good enough. If I had one improvement it would be some way to flip the three interlocking pieces together so the entire thing could be moved as one unit. As it works now that would be tricky due to the way they attach/slide together.
Figured I'd share in case anyone else had been looking at them. It's entirely possible someone else has already posted about them, I think they've been around for about five years.
