I have a 27" DCS grill, and I was looking for a replacement plate to hold the ceramic rods. This was proving difficult (and potentially very costly). I was interested in this product because the images appeared right, and it correctly shows it can hold 18 rods just like my current DCS plate.However, I was concerned by some of the poor reviews this product received. Specifically, I was worried about the reviews that said the metal had bowed over time, causing the rods to break. I also noted the reviews discussing how hard it was to secure the screws for the bar that keeps the rods in place.Frankly, I was out of options, and I decided to gamble and see how it worked out. Here are my notes regarding installation and use so far:1. Since my existing grill (and radiant rods) were all 8 years old, my rods were extremely fragile. Also, I noted many of my old rods were bowed. I had already broken many of the rods when trying to remove them from my old rusted heat plate. I say that because I ordered 18 new rods at the same time as ordering this replacement plate. So, I had 18 new rods (plus a pack of three new ones that had just been sitting around unused for a while); and I had 18+ old rods.2. With the first new plate, I attempted to use 18 of my old ceramic rods. As I mentioned, many of those were bowed, and they were all very fragile. Based on the previous reviews, I was unsure how hard it would be to screw on the bar to secure the rods, but I was determined to do it. I found it want not very difficult to screw both ends of the bar, HOWEVER, since I was using all old rods, I noticed how tight a fit it was - particularly for those rods on each end where the screw is located. Some of my other radiant rods were a tight fit as well.3. I decided to test just this one plate (with my old rods) by placing the plate on the grill and turning the gas on high. I stood and watched. Literally, within the first minute or so, two of the radiant rods broke. One of the broken rods was at one of the ends; the other was roughly in the middle of the plate. I kept the flames on high for another hour or so and closed the grill lid. When I returned, I inspected the rods and was glad to see no more had broken.4. I replaced the two rods that broke with two new ones. I had not not fully realized just how bowed some of my old rods were until this point when I was replacing and inspecting the two that had broken. The rod that broke near the middle of the plate was particularly bowed, and I realized it had been sitting very tightly in the plate with little room to move/expand. At this point, I inspected how I had placed all of the other rods. I rotated them around in whatever way I could where there would be the least amount of tension on the rods when the bar was screwed back on to secure them. Essentially, I wanted all of them to have some wiggle room in the plate, because heat causes things to expand, and I wanted them to have expansion room. So, if they were bowed, I just placed them in the plate as best I could where they would not be tight in it - but loose.5. I then installed ALL NEW rods in the second plate. I was really doing this out of necessity as I had already broken so many of my old rods that I ended up needing 20 new ones between the two plates. I noticed that these new rods seemed less fragile (though I was still very careful!), and more important, they also were not bowed! They had some wiggle room in the plate. I also realized now it was a better idea to have a new rod at each end on both the plates (where the bar screws in to secure them which results in a tighter fit). So I made those adjustments. I also realized that if I wasn't careful and deliberate, when I screwed in the the bar to secure the rods, the end rods would get very tight because of the positioning of the screw. I didn't want that, so I just held the rods out of the way some while I was screwing the bar on so the screw didn't hit the bar and keep it from moving around.6. Finally, I put both plates on the grill, turned the heat on high, and closed the grill and left it for a couple of hours. Upon my return, I was pleased to see that no more rods had broken.So far I am pleased with the quality and price. I'll update this review if anything changes! I am hoping that for those users who reported that the plate later bent and their rods broke, the reason was because they did not screw the bar on both ends of the plate. I think that bar is part of what stabilizes the metal,and if that is true, perhaps mine will be fine. So far, so good!Also, my old cooking grids had rusted, and I purchased new ones at the same time. I spent a lot of time reading reviews and comparing dimensions. Music City Metals has several cooking grids listed for DCS grills, but the dimensions (of those that would work for my grill) seemed a little shorter than what I ideally wanted. Also, the reviews were just okay. In the end, I choose a cooking grid that was not listed for DCS grills because the dimensions seemed a better fit for mine and the reviews were better. The fit is good, and the metal seems heavy. I bought the one below:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002BG3O6S/ref=oh_details_o03_s01_i01