First SmokeFire Brisket 🔥

[Bruno]

I bought a disposable aluminum pan, I wonder if it can withstand the heat if placed over the flavorer bars and further, I wonder if it will mess with the circulation of the smoke and air inside the pit. I think those pits are designed like this on purpose...

Maybe I should top rack it and place the pan on the bottom grill? That's a HUGE piece of meat to put on the top rack, though...

I’ve had good luck on the bottom rack with aluminum pans in the flavorizer bars. I took out my top rack and haven’t looked back.
Unfortunately a guy in Arizona is making some KILLER top grates and I might have to order one.

 

[Bruno]

I’ve had good luck on the bottom rack with aluminum pans in the flavorizer bars. I took out my top rack and haven’t looked back.
Unfortunately a guy in Arizona is making some KILLER top grates and I might have to order one.

Well I ordered a nice custom grate for the top rack, it will be here by Memorial Day. I’m going to do a pork butt and a brisket.

 

[MrPhilGrillTX]

Well I ordered a nice custom grate for the top rack, it will be here by Memorial Day. I’m going to do a pork butt and a brisket.

That didn’t take long to happen.

 

[Bruno]

That didn’t take long to happen.

LOL, it never does.

 

[Bruno]

Not mine but an idea what that grate is going to look like.

 

[JpsBBQ]

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Not mine but an idea what that grate is going to look like.

Not sure I’d like that. Really well built for sure. Sorry to be negative, but I see it is larger than the original. I think the fact you have room to slide the original forward and backward (a little more accessibility) is really nice feature over a fixed position. The few inches you can push it back gives greater access to the lower grid.

Keep in mind that I’m a fanboy of the original upper grid though .

 

[Bruno]

Not sure I’d like that. Really well built for sure. Sorry to be negative, but I see it is larger than the original. I think the fact you have room to slide the original forward and backward (a little more accessibility) is really nice feature over a fixed position. The few inches you can push it back gives greater access to the lower grid.

Keep in mind that I’m a fanboy of the original upper grid though .

ideally my new set up will be top grate for smoking and the bottom for grilling. If I’m grilling the top grate will be out. For me the whole point is sturdier and bigger on the top so it can actually handle a brisket We’ll see, i have felt like the pans on the flavorizer bars wasn’t giving me what I wanted, I like the idea of being able to put them however I want on the bottom grate.
Memorial Day weekend will be the big test.

 

[JpsBBQ]

ideally my new set up will be top grate for smoking and the bottom for grilling. If I’m grilling the top grate will be out. For me the whole point is sturdier and bigger on the top so it can actually handle a brisket We’ll see, i have felt like the pans on the flavorizer bars wasn’t giving me what I wanted, I like the idea of being able to put them however I want on the bottom grate.
Memorial Day weekend will be the big test.

Well, I’m also a big fan of utilizing the upper grate so anything that helps you utilize it more I believe is a winner. I like the plan for sure.