Multi-Level Cooking System
for Saffire Kamados
Multiple Layers of Cooking Flexibility
Saffire’s new Multi-Level Cooking System allows you to cook food both at the top near the rim and down by the charcoal at the same time. It’s no longer necessary to choose between cooking or quickly searing your food, or to always adjust your cooking grates halfway through your cook. With the two split grids, called the Multi-Grid, included in Saffire’s new Cooking System, you have so many more options available to you!
Place food at the lower level, for intense, radiant, searing heat, or at the top level, further from the flames, for less intense temperatures and easy access to your food.
Left/Right or Front/Back Heat Zones
Half-grids may be arranged in either direction. Turn them one way to have the front or back of the cooking grate higher or lower. Turn them the other way to have the left or right side of the cooking grate higher or lower. Front and back, or left and right: it just depends on your personal preference. The choice is yours.
Excellent Temperature Control
Adding one or both of the ceramic deflectors from the Two-Piece Heat Deflector allows you to control the heat flow even more. Cook with indirect heat on one side of the grill, and direct heat on the other side! It’s great for slow-cooking one food, while searing another. Also use it to create a slow-cook holding area, so you can first quickly sear your food, and then let it cook all the way through on the side.
Three Levels of Cooking
Additional grids may be added to cook on one and a half, or even two full levels. The Secondary Cooking Grid may also be placed on top of that to cook on three levels at the same time! Smoke or bake on three levels at once, or take out the heat deflector, half of the middle grid, and the Secondary Cooking Grid to sear on the bottom and cook at the top near the rim.
FAQs
Does the Multi-Rack Fit My Grill?
We have two kinds of Multi-Racks. The regular Multi-Rack will fit all XL grills, and almost all Large grills. We also have a special SG18/22 Multi-Rack. Here’s how to know which one will fit in your grill:
- All XL grills use the regular Multi-Rack.
- If you have a Large Saffire that has an inside diameter of about 19″, the regular Multi-Rack will fit without any issues.
- If your grill has an inside diameter of 18 ¾” or less, we suggest purchasing the SG18/22 Multi-Rack instead.
How Do I Attach My Cooking Grid to My Multi-Rack?
Good question! There are two kinds of Multi-Racks, so first we need to determine which one you have.
Standard Multi-Rack
Description
If you have our standard Multi-Rack, two of the posts will have one inward-facing hook to hold onto your cooking grid and two posts will have two inward-facing hooks.
Placement
Your Multi-Rack sits on top of your firebox. The side with the metal rings rests on the firebox, while the side with the arms or posts face up in the air. The posts are what your cooking grids hook onto.
Attaching the Cooking Grids
To use the top level of the Multi-Rack, take one of your Multi-Grid halves and attach the round side to a post with a single hook, making sure both far ends of the half grid attach to both posts with two hooks. Do the same thing with the other half grid. Each half grid should be attached to opposite sides and hooks of each other.
If you want to place either half of your Multi-Grid down near the charcoal for a more intense cook, simply tilt it so it slips past the hooks, then let it rest on the bottom level.
SG18/22 Multi-Rack
Description
If you have our SG18/22 Multi-Rack, all four posts will have one inward-facing hook to hold onto your cooking grid. Each hook will be at a 45 degree angle, and face one of the other hooks.
Placement
Your Multi-Rack sits on top of your firebox. The side with the metal rings rests on the firebox, while the side with the arms or posts face up in the air. The posts are what your cooking grids hook onto.
Attaching the Cooking Grids
Please note that you can’t use an SG18/22 Multi-Rack with a Multi-Grid (our two-piece cooking grid). You must have the Primary Cooking Grid.
To use the top level of the SG18/22 Multi-Rack:
- Make sure it’s turned so that the hooks point perpendicular from the front of the grill. In other words, if you’re standing in front of the grill, two hooks on the SG18/22 Multi-Rack should point away from you and two should point toward you.
- Take your Primary Cooking Grid and attach the grid’s top bars that run along the entire length of the cooking grid to the posts. Again, be sure the Multi-Rack is turned so that when the bars on the top of the cooking grid are running parallel to the front of your grill, the hooks on the Multi-Rack are perpendicular to the bars and will hook onto the bars.
If you want to place your Primary Cooking Grid down near the charcoal for a more intense cook, simply turn the Primary Cooking Grid 90 degrees so the bars slip past the hooks, then let it rest on the bottom level. You can tell the Primary Cooking Grid will slip past the hooks by paying attention to the bars the run along the top of the grid.
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