jj wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm a newbie BBQer and I'm also a newbie baker so I figured what the
> heck, let's put some bread dough on a steel plate in the ECB (el
> cheapo Brinkman). The dough is just Costco white flour, Costco yeast,
> some melted butter and water...oh yeah also some steel cut oats in
> this batch. Once I get the hang of this, I'll add stuff like parmesan
> cheese and jalapenos to the dough. I'm digging the smoky flavor -
> maybe one day I'll be able to visit Al Forno in Rhode Island and try
> their famous grilled pizza.
>
> <cough> like I said, I'm a newbie and my temp regulation skills are
> poor. The score board so far is 2 charbabies and 1 slightly under
> cooked. I think I'll put a cheat and go dual layer on the steel
> plating with about a 1/2" space between the 2 plates. (I'm an amateur
> backyard welder)
>
> I haven't done any mods to the ECB except drilling some air holes in
> the coal pan. The legs are still on the inside. I didn't know about
> ECB mods when I bought the thing (because it was sooo cheap!)
>
> One of these days, I'll weld up my own smoker but right now I'm just
> starting to learn about what works and what doesn't.
>
> And yeah, I eat meat.

jj - Any unglazed tiles from a store like home depot will fill your
needs, and at a pretty cheap price.

Bob