So I made a thing

[Jarret]

Not as pretty as the other one I saw but it should work.

[LA Pork Butt]

I made a divider for my Jumbo Joe. I believe yours should work fine.

[Jarret]

I have not tried a low and slow cook yet on the PK, maybe tomorrow Ill try some low and slow chicken.

[Mr. Bones]

Mondo Cool, Shipmate! What th Hail was ya, a Machinist's Mate?
BU type, here, Air Det.
(First To Go, Last To Know, lol)

[Mr. Bones]

ET Phone Home lol...
Sry, it was a runnin joke, when I served in Uncle Sam's Great Big Ol ****in Canoe Club....
Pleasure to make yer acquaintance, Amigo!

[Jarret]

No problem at all and a good sense of humor is the key to life, well next to BBQ!

[Mr. Bones]

...a good sense of humor is the key to life...

This, in my eyes, is an immutable, an absolute fact of life, an not open to debate lol

[Steve B]

That "thing" just might work. 😁
I do believe that’s a PK360. Correct?
Using the appropriate vents you may be on to something here.
Let us know how it does. 👍

[Jarret]

PK360 is correct, I have yet to low and slow on it so it will be trial and error for a while but I'm ready.

[Polarbear777]

Should work well. I see you figured out the notches for the swinging grate. Nice.

Why they don’t make a basket this tall and wide is beyond me. I’ve asked several times.

[Jarret]

Agree it would have been a no brainer however I got the use of my tools for the afternoon!

[RonB]

That looks good, but is it galvanized? Galvanized steel emits toxic fumes when heated. So ya might want to be very careful, or let your mother in law do the cookin' and eatin'...

[Jarret]

Ahh umm it might be galvanized.... Does it burn off? If not I guess it’s back to the drawing board.

[Jarret]

Didn’t say it was but now that you mention it, it looks galvanized as it’s a beam tie.

[holehogg]

Well spotted Sir. I to looked and on my phone looked like SS. The galv sheeting we get is kind of patterned and a no no to use.
Hot dipped galv needs a very very high heat before emitting poisonous gasses so I'm told by the company that does this in PE.
They have been manufacturing hot dipped braais on the side for many years.
I had one for about 10 years.

Put a magnet to it for a check to confirm steel type.

[RonB]

I got this off the TexasBBQForum.com :

"You can remove the zinc coating by soaking over night in vinegar or in an hour or so using muriatic acid. A 50% solution of Muriatic acid and water will remove it. be sure to wear eye protection. Placed in diluted muriatic zinc/galvanized will almost instantly begin to react & fizz, even if it is hidden under a rusty layer. Continue bath until ALL fizzing stops, then rinse in baking soda & water to neutralize. It will start rusting very quickly after it is rinsed with clean water. If you use vinegar or acid to remove it, you can neutralize it with water and, as Rick stated, it will rust quickly. However, if you use HOT water, the water will evaporate before it flash rusts. "

I do not know how accurate it is.

[Jarret]

Thanks I’ll look into that.

[pjlstrat]

You can get muriatic at any pool supply store as it is used to raise pH in home pools

[pjlstrat]

Sorry I’m on my third cocktail lower pH is what I meant

[Polarbear777]

I got 4” wide strips of 0.060 thick stainless from McMaster Carr. Stainless isn’t cheap however.

[Jarret]

Good to know thanks.

[Jarret]

So I made a new thing!

[holehogg]

Cool.
Been a busy day.

[Jarret]

Had to figure out something for today’s cook.