"Grant Erwin" > wrote in message
.. .
> Since I can't buy cooking grates for my Black Diamond, I'm going to make
> some. I can either make a frame of angle iron with expanded metal "fabric"
> welded to it, or cut up a bunch of cold rolled steel rounds and weld up
> a conventional grid, bars spaced maybe 5/8" apart (too far?). The
> complexity
> of fabrication is about the same. The round bar approach would cost me a
> bit
> more because I don't have the stock on hand.
>
> Which way would cook better and hold up better?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Grant Erwin
> Kirkland, Washington
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BBQ Galore sells an offset smoker that may well be a copycat version of the
NBBD.
http://www.bbqgalore.com/smokers/misc/173543
Would a replacement grate for their offset fit your NBBD?
It's probably worth asking.

Kent