"Peter T. Keillor III" wrote in message
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On Sat, 12 Feb 2005 18:02:45 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
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"Ed Huntress" wrote in message
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"Tim Killian" wrote in message
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Compared to copper and aluminum, SST is terrible at conducting
heat.
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may or may not be an issue. It would be for a griddle used on a
campstove
(yes, I made one out of 1/8" stainless sheet around 35 years ago, and
it was
worse than awful) but it could be completely irrelevant for other
applications.

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Ed Huntress



Plain flat plate with wood burning fire underneath.

Well, that sounds like an invitation to hot-spots with stainless. I'd opt
for plain, mild steel. It distributes heat a lot better and it's easier
to
cure, which makes it less likely to stick.

That's not barbeque (at least not in Texas), that's a grill.

Yeah, I think that's what he's describing. That's why I asked.

A former
supervisor had one of the most unusual rigs for that I've seen. He
had a huge barbeque pit with smoker constructed from an old butane
tank, mounted on a tandem axle trailer with 100 gal. water tank and
wood storage. The firebox on the end was about a 3' cube. The top of
the firebox was used as a grill and cooktop. This was a piece of 1/2"
inconel clad plate he had purchased from the plant salvage sale. It
conducted heat well and didn't corrode. He could do bacon, eggs, and
pancakes for a mob on that while the barbeque started, and at the same
time use it as a cook top for pots of sauce and beans.

Wonderful stuff if you could find a piece for a reasonable price. I
think Ed's right about the stainless, although it'd be fine as
expanded metal for the meat racks inside the pit.

Pete Keillor

Stainless makes a great rack-type grill, too. I spent 'way too many hours
making one for camping once upon a time. Then I forgot the damned thing at a
campground -- one that was about 300 miles away.

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Ed Huntress