SMOKEWARE Stainless Steel Grill Grate – Compatible with Large Big Green Egg, Heavy Duty Gauge, 18 inches

A few years ago, I went to a local metal shop and had them fabricate this stainless steel fire pit for me, to my specifications. I've been using it mostly with extended forks and sharpened tree branches to roast wieners, marshmallows, chicken, and kabobs, but I wanted to be able to cook more things, like racks of ribs, steaks, burgers, or other things that are best cooked on a grill. This stainless steel, 2 ft. diameter grill fit perfectly, is very sturdy, well made, and as far as grills go, easy to clean. This product is well worth the money. Edit: Added a few pictures using the grill as it was intended.

Extremely solid grill grate. Nice welds on the joints and the finish of the stainless steel is very smooth for easy cleaning. Far superior to my original egg grate. With one caveat however. My medium green egg is somewhat old, as I bought it over a decade ago. When I put in in my egg on top the fire ring for direct cooking (not the plate setter or “convEGGtor“ as its called these days”) it had a fairly snug fit. Later on after cooking quite a few burgers I tried to remove the grate to add a little more lump and found it firmly stuck. It had expanded from the heat and was jammed in there tight. I had to pry it out to remove it and refused to put it back in for fear of cracking my egg. As I understand this is not an issue with newer eggs as apparently they are a bit larger inside. Its unfortunate because the grate is simply awesome. So well made and sturdy it might just last a lifetime of cooking. It just needs to be a wee bit smaller for older eggs. I had to return it and Smokware promptly refunded.

Bought this as a replacement for my XL Big Green Egg. So far, it hasn’t disappointed. Easy to wipe and clean. A little golden tarnish from the heat in places, but that is to be expected. The real criteria is the ease of wiping residual food products and this is much easier to clean than the black grate that came with my BGE. Oh, a good fit, as well. Rests sufficiently on the inner ceramic ring and yet with some adequate spacing for ease of removal. I’d buy it again, without hesitation!

Nice quality grate. But we really wanted the 16" diameter grate as it would come close to fitting our old grill.(It is not a green egg)

Bought this so I can smoke two layers of wings at a time, or ribs over wings. Works well. Fit is good, it very slightly stretches the supports as it goes on. This way it doesn't rattle around.

Love this stainless steel grill!

Like most of you reading this review. I was looking for a replacement grate for my egg (large) This one looked good. Wow! Wait till you get it in your hands! Heavy, solid and confident in its workmanship. I thought all grills were the same. This grill is great. I washed it first, then i heated up in the egg and seasoned it like it was cast iron. smoked a piece of salmon on it so far. This grill is a no-brainer upgrade. Just buy it!!

Fit my large green egg perfectly. Very heavy steel