Hi,

Could anyone tell me how many lava rocks should I put on my gas barbeque? I
read somewere that part of the fat that is dripping on the lava rocks should
go through, and just part of it evaporate. But because now I have very thick
layer of lava rocks, all fat is evaporating or even worse - I have a lot of
flair-ups.
Should there be just one layer of lava rocks, one layer with a lot of spaces
in between or as I have now - two-three laywer without any spaces in
between.

Thanks for your help

NoOne wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Could anyone tell me how many lava rocks should I put on my gas barbeque? I
> read somewere that part of the fat that is dripping on the lava rocks should
> go through, and just part of it evaporate. But because now I have very thick
> layer of lava rocks, all fat is evaporating or even worse - I have a lot of
> flair-ups.
> Should there be just one layer of lava rocks, one layer with a lot of spaces
> in between or as I have now - two-three laywer without any spaces in
> between.

Ditch the lava rocks - they just absorb the grease and cause major
flare-ups. Then you get gross black soot all over your food.

Better yet, ditch the gasser. Gas grilling seems more convenient, but
you'll get better flavor from a charcoal kettle.

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Nathan Lau
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On 2004-03-23, NoOne > wrote:

> Should there be just one layer of lava rocks, one layer with a lot of spaces
> in between or as I have now - two-three laywer without any spaces in
> between.

Depends on what you want. If you want to grill steaks and such and your
burner puts out good heat, you can use less rocks. But, if you can't get
the temps up for searing, add more rocks. The rocks act like a heat sink and
bring more heat up to the grill. You may have some flare ups, but that
comes with the territory. Now, if you just want to slow smoke Q, you can do
without more rocks and just keep the burner on low.

nb

On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:19:46 -0500, "NoOne" > wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Could anyone tell me how many lava rocks should I put on my gas barbeque?

None. How many do you put under your broiler in the kitchen? They
are essentially the same appliance.

This newsgroup is not called alt.food.broilerque!

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p.s. Before the Pope banishes me again, I'm just funnin' ya'.

In article >,
"NoOne" > wrote:
>
>Could anyone tell me how many lava rocks should I put on my gas barbeque?

The little concrete pyramids work better, in my opinion. Just a
single layer over the grating.

If you're stuck with lava rocks, use just enough to cover the
grating. Don't worry too much about any gaps as long as they're
small, few and far between.

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