Aluminum foil, the duct tape of BBQ! Let's see some creative uses...

[crankybuzzard]

 (Al You Min EE Um for our friends across the pond)

I don't know about all of you out there, but I use aluminum foil for a lot of things it wasn't designed for.

This is an example of how I used it last night.  I ran out of pellets and wanted them all to burn, so I built a dam in my A-MAZE-N to keep them from moving.  I also do this if I only want to do one row...

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• crankybuzzard
• Dec 15, 2015

What are some creative uses y'all have come up with?

 

[travisty]

I build drip pans out of it all the time. One helpful tip I would give for the use of aluminum foil: If you are putting foil on a flat surface and/ or trying to layer the foil, or to overlap it if a single sheet isn't wide enough. Spray a bit of water on the surface or on the lower layer of foil and rub the top layer of foil on lick a sticker, this will keep a tight seal of the foil to the surface even through cooking. We used to line our char grillers like that at restaurants I worked at.