Big Green Egg & Other Ceramic Grills All Encompassing Thread

[BigDHornfan 6599]

[Spoosner 86]

I need a new heat deflector for my Vision grill. Previously had the lava stone, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere. Any recs on an alternative?

[Jerry Callo 8860]

1 hour ago, Spoosner said:

I need a new heat deflector for my Vision grill. Previously had the lava stone, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere. Any recs on an alternative?

I have two of these half moon stones from CGS.  

[Etexhorn13 3056]

1 hour ago, Spoosner said:

I need a new heat deflector for my Vision grill. Previously had the lava stone, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere. Any recs on an alternative?

I imagine this would work as well.  I need to buy one myself. If you have the same setup I do that came with your vision grill, a single piece may work better than a split stone but YMMV.

 https://a.co/d/cLhPFiU

[TankedBevo 2488]

5 hours ago, Jerry Callo said:

I have two of these half moon stones from CGS.  

This is exactly what I got after finding myself in the same situation. Haven't gotten to use it yet though but planning on a beef rib cook this weekend 

[BabaYaga 15425]

22 hours ago, Spoosner said:

I need a new heat deflector for my Vision grill. Previously had the lava stone, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere. Any recs on an alternative?

If you need it now, I've used foil/metal pizza trays and they worked well enough.  

[dcbc 14574]

15 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

If you need it now, I've used foil/metal pizza trays and they worked well enough.  

In a pinch, maybe put some terracotta pot bases on top of the pan for a bit more heat sink.  That's what I used to do on my WSM with heavy-duty foil over everything to aid in cleanup.

Edited 5 hours ago by dcbc

[BabaYaga 15425]

2 hours ago, dcbc said:

In a pinch, maybe put some terracotta pot bases on top of the pan for a bit more heat sink.  That's what I used to do on my WSM with heavy-duty foil over everything to aid in cleanup.

You always need a bevvy of different sized foil boats.  If you have one that fits, fill it with sand or water to act as that thermal barrier.  I ran dozens of smokes with a foil wrapped metal pizza tray over the fire.  Then on the lower rack I had a square foil boat with water/beer/etc.  Turned out great.  

[dcbc 14574]

2 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

You always need a bevvy of different sized foil boats.  If you have one that fits, fill it with sand or water to act as that thermal barrier.  I ran dozens of smokes with a foil wrapped metal pizza tray over the fire.  Then on the lower rack I had a square foil boat with water/beer/etc.  Turned out great.  

Yeah, I stopped using the pot-bases in my WSM when I realized they only were hindering me from getting to 275 (BBQ Guru holds that just fine).  I'd put a foil loaf pan on the grill grate and fill it with water.  Never had better results.