mguerra Posted June 14, 2010 Report Posted June 14, 2010 One side of the heat deflector has a curved edge, the other side has a flat edge. I have been putting mine curved side down on the charcoal basket handles, flat side up. I'm sure it can't make a difference, but, just for the sake of pure inane mental masturbation, how do ya'll place yours? A totally useless topic, but let's see how it plays out!
Firemonkey Posted June 15, 2010 Report Posted June 15, 2010 I alternate...when there are crusty drippings on one side, I flip it over for the next cook to burn it clean. Whichever side looks dirtiest goes toward the fire. It stays clean (albeit black) on both sides like that.
mguerra Posted June 15, 2010 Author Report Posted June 15, 2010 not a bad idea Actually, that is not inane and makes sense. I'll do it.
Tucker Posted June 15, 2010 Report Posted June 15, 2010 I wrapped mine in heavy foil and left it in the steel tray it came in. When it gets crusty, i change the foil.
Beeps Posted June 15, 2010 Report Posted June 15, 2010 I had wrapped mine in foil for a while to keep it clean of drips and juices. Due to the sheer amount of use however, it became a nuisance to re wrap foil to keep the heat deflector 'clean'. Now mine is a beautiful black just like the rest of the interior. I flip it over after cooks, with vents wide open to burn off the bits. I think being lazy was my motivation
qundoy Posted June 16, 2010 Report Posted June 16, 2010 deflector they never get dirty of discolored, just adding more seasoning
orthoman Posted September 3, 2010 Report Posted September 3, 2010 heat deflector Ihave never taken mine out of the pan it came in. I have always just set it down, pan and all, right on top of the basket. Recently, a top thin layer of refractory material just flaked off like a thin top crust, but I just peeled that stuff off and there does not seem to be any untoward effects from that. Doing a nice pork shoulder rightnow. BTW, every person with a KK must try Chris Lilly's Championship pork shoulder recipe from his book. Since I did that last year, I get regular requests for is all year long. That, and the roasting pan chicken. Awesome stuff.
Paswesley Posted September 6, 2010 Report Posted September 6, 2010 I just flip mine to the dirtiest side.
LarryR Posted September 7, 2010 Report Posted September 7, 2010 Haven't used mine I haven't been able to bring myself to use mine yet, I'm using my clay saucer until it breaks then I'll breakout the KK deflector.
