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Mounting
A Removable Middle (3rd) Grate
By
Dan Cannon, 29-April-2002
Another approach for
increasing capacity is to mount a middle grate halfway between the top and
bottom grates.
This modification requires
that you drill holes in the middle cooking section of the cooker. When
drilling a hole in your WSM, porcelain enamel and steel. This can be
done with a standard drill and bit very easily.
To add a middle grate,
determine the halfway point, EXACTLY, between the top and bottom grates
and make four equally spaced marks around the perimeter of the cooking
section. Drill a small hole (about 3/16th) at each of the four marks, then fashion two
support rods that will pass through each pair of holes, parallel to each
other, not crossed. Place an 18" grates (like from the New
Brunsfels Water Smoker, on the two parallel supports and you've got
yourself a middle grate!
Just remove the support
rods when you don't want to use the middle grate. You don't need to
worry about smoke leakage, air flow, or heat loss from the tiny holes you've
drilled. They don't affect the performance of the cooker in any significant
way.
This is how the rods would
look mounted in the WSM looking down from the top. On the rods bend the
last two inches down 45 degrees on one end. That way it will push all the
way into the unit and not come out. Makes a handy little handle
also. I got my rods from Home Depot, cold rolled steel section. Came
in 3 foot lengths, 98 cents each.
I REALLY like this
option. Have put it in all 4 of my WSM's. Always use the middle and
top shelf before I will use the lower shelf. I can put up to 9 butts in
one unit (3 on each shelf), or a mix and match of brisket, chicken, butt, and
ribs.
Dan Cannon
www.BBQbyDan.com
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