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Originally Posted by SkyBound
Hey all, I have a Porta Chef portable BBQ that I bring camping. It's just the right size and does the job pretty well. Since it's a smaller unit with a single burner tube, I seem to have hot spots and because of the small size I get fire flare ups since the distance between the grill and the flame is less than a full size.
I'm entertaining the idea of adding some ceramic briquettes below the grill - just setting them on the heat distribution plate above the burner, spaced a bit apart.
Any harm in doing this on a propane grill? Will this accomplish what I'm looking to solve? Thanks in advance.
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Ceramic briquettes or lava rocks will definitely help even the heat out.
Prevent flare up? Nope. Need leaner meat for that.
One downside of adding something to the grill: Every time you move it, the rocks will shift. Setting up the grill will have to include taking the grates out and setting the briquettes/rocks back where they belong.
One of my camping neighbors, covers the top grate with aluminum foil to even things out and catch the grease.