Still shopping...
Can you tell me the exact distance from the coal grate to the cooking grate? In another post there were pics where it looks like 10 inches but I can't get a fix on the angle of the camera to the lip where the food grate rests.
Also I'd appreciate any advice you guys can offer on the WSK's ability to "BBQ" chicken over the coals. A Kettle's food grate is just too close to the coals and at 10 inches the WSK may be a little close, too. The Pit Barrel 18 is about 16 inches above the coals and does a great job. The Hasty Bake Legacy's lowest position is 14.5" and I've heard it's a great chicken cooker, too. I don't want to grill chicken too close to the fire but rather do a 1.5 to 2 hour cook over the coals like my dad used to do in an old horizontal barrel pit. Over the coals is a must for me. I know the WSK can do indirect cooking and low and slow.
Do any of you know of any options for raising the food grate? The Weber expander grate is 5.5 inches high and that may be enough but it doesn't have the surface area I need. I don't know what the WSK's lid will allow but I'd like to go at least 5 inches higher and have a 22 inch food grate at that height. The WSK seems to do it all but I may be asking too much here. On the other hand, you WSK owners might say that temp control is so easy that even over the coals I can get 275-325 without fear of flare-ups. Not enough experience, me!
Can you tell me the exact distance from the coal grate to the cooking grate? In another post there were pics where it looks like 10 inches but I can't get a fix on the angle of the camera to the lip where the food grate rests.
Also I'd appreciate any advice you guys can offer on the WSK's ability to "BBQ" chicken over the coals. A Kettle's food grate is just too close to the coals and at 10 inches the WSK may be a little close, too. The Pit Barrel 18 is about 16 inches above the coals and does a great job. The Hasty Bake Legacy's lowest position is 14.5" and I've heard it's a great chicken cooker, too. I don't want to grill chicken too close to the fire but rather do a 1.5 to 2 hour cook over the coals like my dad used to do in an old horizontal barrel pit. Over the coals is a must for me. I know the WSK can do indirect cooking and low and slow.
Do any of you know of any options for raising the food grate? The Weber expander grate is 5.5 inches high and that may be enough but it doesn't have the surface area I need. I don't know what the WSK's lid will allow but I'd like to go at least 5 inches higher and have a 22 inch food grate at that height. The WSK seems to do it all but I may be asking too much here. On the other hand, you WSK owners might say that temp control is so easy that even over the coals I can get 275-325 without fear of flare-ups. Not enough experience, me!