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Post  bozkm Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:59 pm

Hello,
I got an excel 20 a couple months back and have a question....if I am only cooking enough food to fit on one grate can I just use the one stacker...or is it better to use both stackers all the time and cook on the top grate?

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Post  Dr_KY Tue Aug 26, 2008 6:07 pm

I think it would depend on what you were cooking to be honest. If I were doing anything other that brisket or butt/shoulder then I guess one stacker would be fine.


I'm no pro but I think the added room for smoke and distance from heat would be beneficial.
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Post  Novice Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:25 pm

I could be very wrong here, I have a frontier, I only use two stackers when I absolutely have to. The less chance to loose heat & smoke the better (I think). The temp will be more consistent at one level, I think it varies over two. Though having said that, it works fine when I use two, I just monitor the temp a bit more carefully.

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Post  Dr_KY Wed Aug 27, 2008 4:02 pm

You could be very right also. I have only ever used two, looks like it's time to play this weekend. What a Face
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Post  Mack Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:21 pm

1 or 2, it cooks fine either way!
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Post  jenks_24 Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:36 pm

I use two stackers to start off the cook, but after the ribs were smoked as much as I can get them, I take out the water pan and use only one stacker, with the ribs foiled of course. This method has worked fine for me.


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Post  Dr_KY Fri Oct 10, 2008 2:37 pm

I did pizza yesterday with only one stacker and the results were great all around.
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