Big Green Egg & Other Ceramic Grills All Encompassing Thread

[BigDHornfan 6625]

[Spoosner 87]

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 8952]

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 3091]

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 2495]

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 15532]

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 14641]

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 December 4 by dcbc

[BabaYaga 15532]

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 14641]

7 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 just put a foil loaf pan on the grill grate and fill it with water.  Never had better results.  Without the BBQ Guru, they help with temperature swings.

Edited December 5 by dcbc

[BabaYaga 15532]

15 hours ago, dcbc said:

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 just put a foil loaf pan on the grill grate and fill it with water.  Never had better results.  Without the BBQ Guru, they help with temperature swings.

I've been mixing in larger pieces of wood lately and less lump.  I'll take a piece of cured oak, cut a section about the size of a large coconut, put it in the middle of the bowl and ring lump around it and light on one side.  When I take the food out to wrap, I can reevaluate how much more wood to add.  Bark's never been better.  You can also add different woods later like pecan chunks to mix up the flavor profile or go sweeter for pork like apple/cherry.  

[Etexhorn13 3091]

Anyone have a go-to recipe for a boneless leg of lamb?

[Mac8111 2129]

Anyone have a go-to recipe for a boneless leg of lamb?

I don’t particularly have the answer to your question but I will say that I use HowToBBQRight website a lot as far as a good guideline of what to expect when smoking a new cut of meat. Might be worth a search of his website to see if he has something.

[baboso 6101]

On 12/15/2024 at 11:27 AM, Etexhorn13 said:

Anyone have a go-to recipe for a boneless leg of lamb?

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