EGGARY Posted March 26, 2017 Report Posted March 26, 2017 I am using a Metal Tray that I covered with Aluminum Foil as a Heat Deflector. That will do the same as the HD that came with the KK. Right ?
CeramicChef Posted March 26, 2017 Report Posted March 26, 2017 @EGGARY - for the most part you are correct. However ... Aluminum foil burns in the presence of an open flame and oxygen. Foil will easily burn when it is close enough to a hot flame, e.g. when trying to get get a kamado up to temp for high temp sears, for quick pizza cooks, etc. I don't know aout the toxicity do Aluminum, but I don't use it in high temp applications. I have always used ceramic heat deflectors from my earliest days cooking in kamados. 3
tony b Posted March 27, 2017 Report Posted March 27, 2017 It will protect the meat from the direct infrared cooking, but it doesn't have the heat insulating properties of the ceramic HD. I just use the drip pan that came with the KK as my deflector or aluminum foil on the lower grate for some low & slows that don't drip much fat.
