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December 15th, 2016, 10:33 pm
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* Abilene ** Abilene *
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Hey guys, those of you with a 640 and the newer two piece diffuser. When you are direct grilling, are you just removing the door or are you removing the whole plate?

wb

December 16th, 2016, 9:00 am
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* Kingman ** Kingman *
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January 6th, 2017, 12:20 pm
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* Abilene ** Abilene *
  • Joined: January 5th, 2017, 6:50 pm
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  • Location: Mill City, Oregon

The two piece sounds like the way to go for versatility. Is this what most folks do?

January 6th, 2017, 1:55 pm
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It allows the cleaning of the ash before each cook without removing the entire heat diffuser plate.

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January 6th, 2017, 4:50 pm
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* Kingman ** Kingman *
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I dont have to remove the full plate after a cook. Just take the door and the burn pot out and vacuum. On big cooks with 12 chickens or pork butts I will remove the diffuser due to the large amount of ash and grease. Ribs are not very greasy and not that long of a cook so I just take the door off and vacuum the area I can reach.

January 6th, 2017, 6:11 pm
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* Abilene ** Abilene *
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I went ahead ordered one from atbbq.com. my local guy doesn't carry the two piece option.

January 6th, 2017, 7:06 pm
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You will love it.

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January 6th, 2019, 7:29 pm
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* Abilene ** Abilene *
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Should we be foiling the 2 piece diffuser?
And I have heard several options for cleaning one was a plastic tool another a 4/5" scraper/putty knife.
Thanks

January 6th, 2019, 11:17 pm
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* Kingman ** Kingman *
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I don't foil mine. A metal or plastic scraper is fine. You can't hurt it, it's steel

January 7th, 2019, 2:32 pm
* Wichita ** Wichita *
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I'm a foiler. What I can tell you that if you like to foil the one piece is much easier as you do not have to deal with the trap door/trying to find a good place. A flat surface raises the door while you are trying to wrap. I threw my original one piece away and am now considering buying a one piece just for convenience Don't get me wrong. I love the two piece for the obvious versatility but am thinking having both is a better plan for me.

January 8th, 2019, 8:55 am
* Abilene ** Abilene *
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westhemess1 wrote:I'm a foiler. What I can tell you that if you like to foil the one piece is much easier as you do not have to deal with the trap door/trying to find a good place. A flat surface raises the door while you are trying to wrap. I threw my original one piece away and am now considering buying a one piece just for convenience Don't get me wrong. I love the two piece for the obvious versatility but am thinking having both is a better plan for me.



I just lay foil across the top and use a couple of magnets to hold it down. I don't see any reason to wrap the diffuser.

January 9th, 2019, 1:51 pm
* Wichita ** Wichita *
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Hmm, hadn't thought of magnets. Thanks...you saved me $50, I owe you a beer!

February 2nd, 2019, 9:38 am
* Abilene ** Abilene *
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sbacpo wrote:

I just lay foil across the top and use a couple of magnets to hold it down. I don't see any reason to wrap the diffuser.


Are the magnets not affected by the heat - even over time? Seems like a GREAT idea

February 3rd, 2019, 11:34 am
* Kingman ** Kingman *
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I used big bolts to hold the foil down, worked great 4 bolts one in each corner.

February 9th, 2019, 7:11 pm
* Abilene ** Abilene *
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ckelly33 wrote:
sbacpo wrote:

I just lay foil across the top and use a couple of magnets to hold it down. I don't see any reason to wrap the diffuser.


Are the magnets not affected by the heat - even over time? Seems like a GREAT idea


It works well and if the magnets get nasty I just rinse them off. They're cheap on Amazon.

February 14th, 2019, 4:03 pm
* Abilene ** Abilene *
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I don't use anything to hold the foil down. just lay it on the defuser and tuck about an inch under the end were the grease runs off. works like a charm.

Randy
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