Dual Zone Deflector Kit Large

Dual Zone Deflector Kit Large. Two heat zones in one basket for your Big Green Egg Large.

Dual Zone Deflector Kit Large is Big Green Egg's modular heat deflector system for the Large Kamado: a stainless steel basket with two ceramic half-moons and two half-round grates. No universal heat deflector plate. No one-piece Conveggtor. No accessories for other EGG sizes.

Dual Zone Deflector Kit Large is the official two-zone cooking system from Big Green Egg for the Large Kamado with a Ø 46 cm cooking grate. At its core is a basket made of stainless steel with two sturdy handles. Into this basket, you place two half-round ceramic deflectors — individually or together, depending on the food being cooked. Above them lie two half-round stainless steel grates. This creates a setup that allows direct grilling, indirect cooking, low-temperature cooking, and baking in the same session — without having to clear out the entire grill after searing a steak.

Stainless Steel Basket with Handles, Deflectors Made of Dense Ceramic

The material is designed for sustained heat. The basket is made of polished stainless steel, withstands radiant temperatures well over 350 °C, and can be lifted completely out of the EGG even when fully loaded. The two Split Deflectors are made from the same dense cordierite ceramic as the classic Conveggtor — with identical heat storage capacity. Together, they form a complete heat shield. Anyone expecting a light, thin aluminum heat deflector will be surprised by the weight. The mass is intentional: it keeps the temperature stable, even during long baking sessions or a two-hour brisket. The kit is too large for a Minimax or a Medium — it fits exclusively into the Large.

One Zone for Sear, One Zone for Draw

With a single Split Deflector in the basket, you divide the Large into two thermal worlds. On the direct side, you place the ribeye over the open fire, and on the indirect side, simultaneously the bell peppers that you don't want to char. Both halves — direct and indirect — are immediately accessible via the half-round stainless steel grates. With both Split Deflectors in the basket, you work as if with a full-fledged half-round Conveggtor in a double configuration, only more stably held in the basket. For a second tier, combine the kit with the five-piece Eggspander or a multi-level rack — a 46 cm grate becomes a two-tier cooking surface.

From experience: Start with a direct sear at 280–320 °C and then move the steak to the indirect half after searing until it reaches the desired internal temperature. The kit thus replaces two cooking processes in one. One thing it cannot do: simultaneously serve two significantly different temperature zones. Pulled pork at 110 °C next to a steak at 300 °C is physically impossible in the same cooking chamber — the kamado remains a single-temperature device; the kit only divides the radiant path.

From Tucker, Georgia, to Your Outdoor Kitchen

Big Green Egg was founded in Atlanta in 1974 and has been producing Japanese-inspired cordierite ceramic kamado grills for fifty years. The Dual Zone Deflector Kit belongs to the latest generation of accessories, introduced parallel to "The Onyx" model series. This addresses a specific design problem: the single Conveggtor always blocks the entire cooking chamber when changing and must be handled while hot. With the basket system, deflectors can be exchanged during grilling without disassembling the grill. The basket base holds the ceramic at a constant distance from the fire — this prevents hot spots that can occur with loosely placed half-stones. Article number 136251 specifically denotes the Large variant; XLarge and Medium have their own codes.

For All Who Consistently Maximize Their Large

This kit is not the first purchase for a kamado. It's the piece you install after the first twenty barbecue evenings — when you feel that the standard configuration limits your idea of multi-course grilling. As a gift, it's suitable for experienced EGG owners who already use a pizza stone and a suitable charcoal basket. Those who are just starting out should first become familiar with the classic Conveggtor.

Anyone serious about cooking on the Large cannot avoid the Dual Zone Deflector Kit.