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Originally Posted by highway80west  Unfortunately, Joe, there is no space to hold the charcoal/lava briquets on the new BBQ, compared with the old unit we have. My sister is still thinking of ways to do it.
From the bottom to the top:
1. flame unit
2. shield
3. lower rack for direct grilling
4. upper rack for longer cooking
On the old unit, the shield would be where the briquets/lava rocks would be situated at, between the flame unit and the lower grill rack. But the old unit is 16 years old, and one of the flame units is defective. So a new BBQ was necessary. The old unit will be taken apart and thrown away.
I kind of wish my family was bigger, but we can't grill for two people and two dogs. Oh well, as they say.  | Ok...What you're saying is your grill doesn't have the lava bricks, right? Does your flame units have the covers/shields over them? If so, put the wrapped wood chips on the bottom of the grill between the flame units.
I actually get those mini rectangle aluminum pans (you get 2-4 in a pack, and they're about 6 inches long, 4 inches wide, 1 inch deep) and put my wood chips in those, cover with foil, poke holes in foil to allow steam to escape, then sit between the flame burners and let the grill heat up for 15 minutes before cooking on it. The grill makes enough heat that the bottom of the grill is as hot as the lava bricks get and you get a nice smoke going. |