Heat transfer device for use in barbeques

A heat transfer device for a barbeque comprising:

• a length of an open loop knitted wire cylinder, the open loop knitted wire cylinder having a flexibility allowing multiple layers of wire to be layered back and forth across one another;
• a clamping system attached to the multiple layers of wire for clamping the multiple layers of wires together in a generally planar configuration that maintains compressibility of the multiple layers of wire in at least one dimension to enable individual open loops of the open loop knitted wire cylinder to compressibly move with respect to one another for dislodging debris, the heat transfer device for placement over a barbeque heat source and having a surface area and void space effective for conducting and radiating thermal energy and for vaporizing food juices from cooking food.

A heat transfer device for a barbeque comprising:

• a plurality of flattened open loop knitted wire cylinders;
• and,
• an end clamping system attached to the flattened open loop knitted wire cylinders for clamping the plurality of open loop knitted wire cylinders together in a generally planar configuration that maintains compressibility of the plurality of open loop knitted wire cylinders in at least one dimension to enable individual open loops of the open loop knitted wire cylinder to compressibly move with respect to one another for dislodging debris, the heat transfer device for placement over a barbeque heat source and having a surface area and void space effective for conducting and radiating thermal energy and for vaporizing food juices from cooking food.