Primo Searing Grate, Cast Iron, for Oval Junior

The Primo cast iron searing grate for the Oval Junior exists to do one thing better than the grate that came with the grill: put a hard, dark sear on meat. It goes over the fire for the searing part of a cook and comes off when that part is finished. The difference is mass. A standard grate spreads heat thinly across a lot of open space, and when a cold steak lands on it the bars give up their temperature almost instantly. Cast iron bars carry far more stored heat per inch of contact, so they stay hot under the meat and keep driving heat into it. That is what produces defined, near-black marks rather than faint grey ones, and it is why searing is the one job worth owning a second grate for. Sized for the Primo Oval Junior ceramic charcoal grill. The Primo cast iron griddle for the Oval Junior covers the flat-surface side of things, and the Primo Extension Rack for Oval Junior gives you somewhere to move food that is already seared. More in grilling accessories.