Oversized warming rack??

[JoshDowdle]

I’ve not come across this on the forums, but I’ve recently been wondering if anyone has made an upper rack that covers the whole depth of the cook box for the old genesis’?

I use my old silver C for almost exclusively rotisserie cooking because it works so well, but it seems like such a shame to have all that space under the lid for indirect cooking above the grates, but no way of utilising it outside of using a roto?

It seems like a rack that ran from the back of the cookbook right to the front where rotisserie sits would be easy to do.

 

[Tony Coloma]

Would make brisket and pulled pork easier too. Room for pan underneath.
And a lot of potatoes.

 

[DanHoo]

I've elevated a rack using a grate on top of two fire bricks set on top of the grates. I was cooking something in a roasting pan and needed an outdoor oven. I'm sure with the right size rack something simple like this can be done.



The rest of the cook is in this thread below. I cooked it all outside because it was 105F in the shade and I did not want to run an oven inside.

Thread 'Crispy chicken thighs with peppers olives and capers'

Aug 16, 2023

• DanHoo
• Replies: 8
• Forum: Photo Gallery

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[BPratt]

I’ve not come across this on the forums, but I’ve recently been wondering if anyone has made an upper rack that covers the whole depth of the cook box for the old genesis’?

I use my old silver C for almost exclusively rotisserie cooking because it works so well, but it seems like such a shame to have all that space under the lid for indirect cooking above the grates, but no way of utilising it outside of using a roto?

It seems like a rack that ran from the back of the cookbook right to the front where rotisserie sits would be easy to do.

I’ve been thinking about that. I haven’t found a Weber part that I could repurpose. And I don’t want to drill holes in the firebox.

So I might use the rotisserie bracket holes for a shelf to hold an “oven rack”

 

[DanHoo]

So I might use the rotisserie bracket holes for a shelf to hold an “oven rack”

A 30 inch oven rack is too wide to fit in a 1000 cookbox. Also, oven rack grids are spaced really far apart.

you might get some ideas from here, just re-imagine a solution for a rectangle vs a circle

Increasing Cooking Capacity - The Virtual Weber Bullet

Several approaches to increasing cooking capacity are shown for the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, including a variety of grate additions and modifications.

www.virtualweberbullet.com

 

[BPratt]

A 30 inch oven rack is too wide to fit in a 1000 cookbox. Also, oven rack grids are spaced really far apart.

you might get some ideas from here, just re-imagine a solution for a rectangle vs a circle

Increasing Cooking Capacity - The Virtual Weber Bullet

Several approaches to increasing cooking capacity are shown for the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker, including a variety of grate additions and modifications.

www.virtualweberbullet.com

Legs won’t work since the rack will be too close to the primary surface.

I want to grill and have an oversized rack

 

[Ed P]

Legs won’t work since the rack will be too close to the primary surface.

I want to grill and have an oversized rack

@RichPB (richlife) used some ss all-thread, ss nuts and ss fender washers to add a second tier grate or rack above the primary grate. He posted a picture of it a year or two ago but I can't seem to find it.

 

[Timothy F. Lewis]

I've elevated a rack using a grate on top of two fire bricks set on top of the grates. I was cooking something in a roasting pan and needed an outdoor oven. I'm sure with the right size rack something simple like this can be done.

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The rest of the cook is in this thread below. I cooked it all outside because it was 105F in the shade and I did not want to run an oven inside.

Thread 'Crispy chicken thighs with peppers olives and capers'

Aug 16, 2023

• DanHoo
• Replies: 8
• Forum: Photo Gallery

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How did I miss that recipe!??? Friggin fabulous!

 

[DanHoo]

How did I miss that recipe!??? Friggin fabulous!

You didn't miss it.

Post in thread 'Crispy chicken thighs with peppers olives and capers' https://tvwbb.com/threads/crispy-chicken-thighs-with-peppers-olives-and-capers.95931/post-1111223

 

[JoshDowdle]

Thanks Dan!

 

[Jim Weber]

This has been my goto for low and slow smoking and I'd probably do it for many other things too.....



Funny thing is ---- I would have a problem with shutting/opening the lid..... I couldn't figure it out - until I realized that the side mounted thermometer was catching on the grate --- never had that problem with a center mount thermo.

 

[Jim C in Denver]

JW's way is the way to go.

Gets the smoke tube source UNDER the food and also allows the tube to be easily refilled or relit. I bet it also would let more smoke accumulate up in the upper lid area (where the food now is) before it seeps out the big vent in the back.