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Pit Talk -- Comments and Questions Regarding These Pellet Pits => Memphis => Topic started by: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 05:06:11 PM

Title: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 05:06:11 PM: What are the dimensions on the Elite's lower grill? I saw 37.375 x 17.625 inches on Amazon and thought it should be deeper.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: rwalters on March 02, 2018, 05:07:07 PM: Nope, I believe that is about correct.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 05:11:55 PM: I would measure for you but we are currently experiencing a bomb cyclone ;D
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 05:17:11 PM: Hmmm. I have a Traeger Texas 34 that is advertised as having 646 sq. in. (34" x 19") grilling area. The Memphis Elite is advertised as having 862 sq. in. Those Amazon dimensions give me 658.7 sq. in.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 05:19:03 PM: Quote from: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 05:17:11 PM
Hmmm. I have a Traeger Texas 34 that is advertised as having 646 sq. in. (34" x 19") grilling area. The Memphis Elite is advertised as having 862 sq. in. Those Amazon dimensions give me 658.7 sq. in.

Might be with the extra upper rack on the Memphis...and without the two middle racks.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 05:19:12 PM: Quote from: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 05:11:55 PM
I would measure for you but we are currently experiencing a bomb cyclone ;D

Yeah my early morning flight into JFK was canceled do to it.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: rwalters on March 02, 2018, 05:25:18 PM: Quote from: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 05:17:11 PM
Hmmm. I have a Traeger Texas 34 that is advertised as having 646 sq. in. (34" x 19") grilling area. The Memphis Elite is advertised as having 862 sq. in. Those Amazon dimensions give me 658.7 sq. in.
Your confusion is valid... I do not like how grill manufacturers do that. Itâ€™s including the upper grate (it must be) because here are some of the specs, which shows the main grate:
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Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 07:57:23 PM: I would really like to find a grill with something like a 23 in. width so I can put St Louis ribs front to back and six across.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: rwalters on March 02, 2018, 07:59:29 PM: Quote from: JoeGrilling on March 02, 2018, 07:57:23 PM
I would really like to find a grill with something like a 23 in. width so I can put St Louis ribs front to back and six across.
Pretty sure the new Gator pellet pits offer a 24â€ diameter barrel. Lots of depth!!
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 08:13:05 PM: If you need to make more ribs than this, then you need to use Bentley's method.

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Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bentley on March 02, 2018, 08:48:22 PM: 14 racks of ribs, with roughly 12 good usable bones per rack...so if I cipher correctly that is 168 bones, with a couple of sides and some corn bread that is enough food for about 40 people!
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Kristin Meredith on March 02, 2018, 08:54:09 PM: Your people sure are eating a lot Bent.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 09:54:44 PM: For the life of me, I don't even remember why I made that many that day..haha
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bentley on March 02, 2018, 10:09:05 PM: That is 4 bones a person, I don't think that is excessive with 2 sides and some bread!
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: ZCZ on March 03, 2018, 08:10:26 PM: Quote from: Bentley on March 02, 2018, 10:09:05 PM
That is 4 bones a person, I don't think that is excessive with 2 sides and some bread!

Not excessive at all. When I am hungry for ribs I can eat 5 or 6.

Z
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Lantern on March 03, 2018, 09:39:32 PM: Quote from: ZCZ on March 03, 2018, 08:10:26 PM
Quote from: Bentley on March 02, 2018, 10:09:05 PM
That is 4 bones a person, I don't think that is excessive with 2 sides and some bread!

Not excessive at all. When I am hungry for ribs I can eat 5 or 6.

Z

That makes me ASHAMED of what I do to a mess of ribs.......
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Kristin Meredith on March 04, 2018, 06:10:21 AM: Maybe I just can't eat ribs anymore. With sides, 2 is it.
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bentley on March 04, 2018, 03:56:02 PM: I am sure not eating any, so that is 41 people I guess... :pig:
Title: Re: Memphis Elite - Lower Grill Size
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 04, 2018, 05:54:32 PM: Well, I have had 4 bones so far...just sorta snacking waiting for the scalloped potatoes to finish.