"Kent" > wrote in message
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>> Have any used the STOK cast iron grate in the Weber Kettle?
>> On paper it looks great, though it might be tough tending the charcoal.
>> It should "sear like hell", however.
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>> http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053
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>> Kent
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> Actually, my post is inaccurate. With charcoal we're only heating with
> direct heat, a portion of which is infrared. We want less, not more grate.
> We want the heat to directly radiate to what we're grilling. The grate is
> only the hold the meat. The STOK would be OK over propane, but not over
> charcoal.
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> Kent
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You'll still get more sear with more surface contact. Infrared is great,
but you'd have to be very close to improve over direct contact of the metal.
If you have grill marks, the grate seared more.