flipping original grate over hinged - ABTs on the bottom, sausage on top

[ptehan]

With the original grate flipped and turned 90 degrees over the hinged grate, you have enough room to fill bottom grate with ABTs while cooking something else above it. In my case yesterday, it was kielbasa.

It would be a bit of a hassle to cook something big and slow up there because you'll have to mess with hot grates to get the ABTs out of there when they're done

I'm trying to figure out how to raise that top grate even more without using two bricks. I'm not sure if there is enough room for bigger chicken wing drumettes without raising the grate more. I hate to lose that much real estate on the bottom with big ol' bricks there.

I'm far too lazy for awesome solutions like hanging racks on chains.

[ptehan]

Oh by the way, ABTs on the PBC are made even tastier with leftover PBC chicken stuffed in them.

[fzxdoc]

Yum, that sounds great!

I didn't like using up room with bricks on my PBC either to support another grate. I like @DrROK's suggestion below if I can get even more clearance with a larger bolt. I think I'll try that. I like to have plenty of air flow over each grate.

[Jerod Broussard]

That is a neat idea. I have three grates. The original, another standard grate that severely needs handles when I am stacking briskets 2 x 2, and my own "great-grate."

[Dr ROK]

You could simply use carriage bolts and washers. Here's a pic of how I made a second shelf for my rec tec mini.