Napoleon Grilling Rack

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This warming rack is a true changer! I made the best grilled salmon that I've ever had by using this rack. Not only was able to make a delicious salmon fillet, I paired it by cooking some stuff jalapeños the fit perfectly on this rack!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this Multifunctional Warming Rack for my Prestige PRO500 for free from Napoleon in exchange for my honest review. Cooking Chicken Legs This shelf is solid, made of thick galvanized stainless steel and well thought out for chicken legs, especially. I made them several times with success each time; it was very easy cooking without having to turn regularly to prevent burning. I even wrapped a couple with bacon held on by a single toothpick and the bacon cooked evenly and still allowed for crispy skin beneath on the chicken leg. Pretty impressive. I always just took the time to turn the legs as needed, but this warming rack is the only way I will do them in the future. They come out that good and it's so simple. Playing Around To get the full effect of it's multi-use, I cooked a bunch of different things along with the chicken legs. (see pics) I tried stuffed peppers and mushrooms on the back areas with the holes and they came out perfect. An important thing to note if you're going to do this, though, is the size of the vegetables, as they tend to shrink and get softer during cooking, but again, it's easily resolved with a toothpick on the vegetables that may be on the small side. Carrots cooked decent upright in the front set of holes as well, but did tend to burn a little more at the bottom, probably because they get so thin near the end. Another way I used this was to make breakfast quesadillas (no pics, sorry!). I cooked the bacon on the upper rack and eggs on my side burner, then assembled and cooked the entire quesadilla on the top right area, which came out excellent with some nice looking grill marks! The bacon cooked fine, but if I do it again, I'll separate the pieces a bit, as it just didn't crisp the way we like it when kept together. Design Overview Before I used this piece, I tested temperatures with my thermometers to get a better understanding of heat on the top and bottom shelves compared to each other and found the warming rack to be about 20% hotter than the bottom grill when the lid is fully closed, which is good to know, as sometimes you may put food up there thinking it may be a bit cooler since further from the flame, but that's only true with the lid open, I discovered. A nice design feature I noticed is there are 10 spots for legs, which is exactly how many come in 2 packages at my local grocery store. Perfect, and not overcrowded, ensuring a balanced cook. The flat part of the rack and different sized holes lets me experiment and try grill multiple types of foods at the same time. Only thing I noticed on this product that I think could be better is the angled portion on the left and right side of the rack doesn't extend all the way out to the front of the rack and I'm not sure why, but that extra width of angle is what allows it to fit tight in the shelf area. By not extending out to the full length, the rack has a small gap on one side or the other in the front. Still completely functional and stable, since the rear portion holds it pretty securely in place, but I feel it would strengthen up the front a bit differently. Overall, though, I would absolutely consider this as a nice accessory for any griller with many uses, especially those that like to go beyond burgers and dogs.