Honest question here. Does it deflect some/any heat for indirect cooking?
by Awkward-Regret5409
8 Comments
gimp2x
It radiates heat and normalizes heat distribution, you can hit higher temps with this than the porcelain one
cropguru357
It distributes heat out more than “deflect”
I have this exact one in cast iron. Works great. Doesn’t break either due to my clumsy-ass fingers.
jacksraging_bileduct
It evens things out, I have been using a cast iron one for years now, and imo they are better than the ceramic ones.
Also put a foil lined drip pan on top, between the cooking grate and the plate setter to keep the grease from accumulating.
Dulieguy1
I’ve owned my egg for 4 years and got this from the get go instead of the ceramic plate setter and it’s worked flawlessly for me. Does a perfect job, unbreakable, egg holds any temps I want and I wouldn’t trade it for the ceramic version. Do your self a favor and get this from the start.
Dat_One_Gen
It works well! I use the cast iron plate setter (instead of the ceramic one) when I’m reverse searing a steak. Once my steak hit the desired temp, I fully open the egg and sear it on the cast iron plate setter. Glorious!
meggedagain
What about rust? I keep a lot of my BGE tools in the garage. Some of the cast iron grids rusted on me after some time in storage. I was able to clean them up, but it was a pain. I broke my ceramic plate setter (well, some guys doing work in my yard did) so looking at whether this is a better replacement.
macshady
It blocks the flames, doesn’t have crazy hotspots, and if you brick a cook you can hurl it across the yard without it breaking!
8 Comments
It radiates heat and normalizes heat distribution, you can hit higher temps with this than the porcelain one
It distributes heat out more than “deflect”
I have this exact one in cast iron. Works great. Doesn’t break either due to my clumsy-ass fingers.
It evens things out, I have been using a cast iron one for years now, and imo they are better than the ceramic ones.
Also put a foil lined drip pan on top, between the cooking grate and the plate setter to keep the grease from accumulating.
I’ve owned my egg for 4 years and got this from the get go instead of the ceramic plate setter and it’s worked flawlessly for me. Does a perfect job, unbreakable, egg holds any temps I want and I wouldn’t trade it for the ceramic version. Do your self a favor and get this from the start.
It works well! I use the cast iron plate setter (instead of the ceramic one) when I’m reverse searing a steak. Once my steak hit the desired temp, I fully open the egg and sear it on the cast iron plate setter. Glorious!
What about rust? I keep a lot of my BGE tools in the garage. Some of the cast iron grids rusted on me after some time in storage. I was able to clean them up, but it was a pain. I broke my ceramic plate setter (well, some guys doing work in my yard did) so looking at whether this is a better replacement.
It blocks the flames, doesn’t have crazy hotspots, and if you brick a cook you can hurl it across the yard without it breaking!
Does it take longer to bring to temp?