MacKenzie Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) I bought this last weekend when I was away and tried it on bacon to see if it would prevent the flare ups. Bacon cooked on the KK is awesome it has a lovely added flavour that you don't get in the frying pan. These ceramic tiles are 1/4 x 2 x 3.5 inches. I bought the small box with 30 tiles. Breakfast is on. Almost done- Plated. Here are the tiles that were below the bacon to stop the flare ups. I put the tiles on the lower grate and the bacon above them on the upper grate. No burnt fat taste on this bacon. It is another beautiful morning although cold, the thermometer says 62F but there is a cold north wind. It is so nice to be outside after a winter inside. Sitting in the sun I'm sure the temp. must have been at least 64F. Besides the sun, the leaves on the trees are just coming out and looking fresh and green. Time for a coffee and a good book. Edited May 21, 2017 by MacKenzie 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 Looks like they worked good. Breakfast looks delicious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notricharmstrong Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 I don't get it, how do you use the tiles? Sorry just got my grillSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 (edited) notricharmstroong, normally I wouldn't need them but bacon drips fat like crazy and I am using my Little Ms Pebbles KK (16.5 inch) and the grate is quite close to the fire compared to my 22 inch KK. Because there is so much fat from the bacon when it hits the hot lump it goes up in flames and the taste from burnt fat is not good and one wouldn't want that taste to end up on the bacon. These tiles provides a barrier keeping the flame shooting close to my bacon. I hope this helps. The tiles were meant for gas grills to help prevent flare ups but I thought it just might work for my bacon. I am happy to say there was not burnt fat smell on my bacon. Edited May 21, 2017 by MacKenzie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygies Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 My favorite pork chops are from The Local Butcher Shop, sous vide five hours at 136 F with 1% sea salt, Madagascar black pepper and agridulce pimenton, then finished quickly over coffee charcoal. I get flareup I'd like to minimize, so these greats look interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 The bonus with these is that you can cover as much or as little as you need leaving an area for direct grilling. Don't drop them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 @MacKenzie - did you notice any additional heat up time on the grill by having these in place? At only 1/4" thick, I wouldn't think that it would be much, if any? Also, did you have many broken ones in your box. Reviews on Amazon say as many as 30% of them arrived broken. Intriguing, but have some reservations on how much I'd use them. I still have the grate that Jon made me from the CharBroil grate. In my 23", I can actually fit this under the rotisserie basket when I decide to use the full charcoal basket. So, it works out well for me. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 I bought mine from a Lee Valley Store in Halifax and there was one broken but I know if I went in and told them they would replace it no questions asked. No difference in heat up time that I could tell, they are so thin and not solid. I have tried to get the Char-Broil Jon mentioned buy I was not able to find it in Canada. One advantage of these tiles is that they will fit any size grill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dstr8 Posted May 21, 2017 Report Share Posted May 21, 2017 I like to save my bacon fat ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Yes, dstr, but cooking bacon on the grill adds such wonderful flavour to an already awesome product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuley Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 6 hours ago, MacKenzie said: Yes, dstr, but cooking bacon on the grill adds such wonderful flavour to an already awesome product. This weekend, while camping I grilled (smoked) a fatty and my brother in law responded- this is how smoked bacon is supposed to tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Pearson Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hey Mac have you tried Steven R's candy bacon? While your are grilling it you paint it with maple syrup and sprinkle it with brown sugar, then turn over and do the same. Looks delicious next time I cook bacon I'm going to try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony b Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 I've had similar, as it's really awesome. I think I see some bacon on the KK in the not too distant future. MacKenzie, I looked into those tiles, mainly as a replacement to one in my yakitori grill that has a corner chipped off, but they are too small. If I thought that I could cut them without them breaking (given how thin they are), I might could make it work. Put them in my Wish List so I could find them again later if I decide to get a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith OctoForks Posted May 22, 2017 Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 You are the queen of food photography. Great looking meal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacKenzie Posted May 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2017 Keith, you are no. 1 in my book but don't tell the others. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FotonDrv Posted May 23, 2017 Report Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) On 5/21/2017 at 3:29 PM, dstr8 said: I like to save my bacon fat ... Asian stores carry a cast iron device that is ribbed like a citrus squeezer/juicer and has a rim that catches the fat. It might work well for still getting the smoky flavor but retain fat away from the bacon as well. I just went to the cabinet to see where my wife put hers and it was not there otherwise I would post a photo of it. I will keep looking Edited May 23, 2017 by FotonDrv added photo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
