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Another benefit of temp controllers + SGH meatloaf cook

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DeltaNu1142
DeltaNu1142 Posts: 266
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A couple of friends with a new baby invited my wife & I and our less-new baby over for dinner on short notice. I remembered seeing SGH's "Best Appetizer" thread this week and thinking it would make a great entrée, too. So with four hours to go, I realized I needed to run out & buy a couple of things at the store.

Being able to start a fire, plug in the controller and then shoot out to the grocery store without fiddling with the vents is a nice benefit of having a controller. I know a lot of purists look down their noses at them, but even aside from the overnight cooks where they really shine, controllers bring tremendous convenience to cooking on the Egg.
LBGE | CyberQ | Adjustable Rig | SmokeWare Cap | Kick Ash Basket | Table Build | Tampa, FL
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657
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    i think that's great, and i don't begrudge anyone their devices.

    but i can tell you honestly, i light my BGE, shut the dome, and set vents for the temp i want, and by the time i'm done prepping food, it's pegged.

    no need to let the egg run wide open and then when the fire is "going good", dial in a temp.

    you can just set the vents and walk away.

    again though, don't take that as a slam.

    i'm just to cheap myself, to spend cash on a controller.


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  • DeltaNu1142
    DeltaNu1142 Posts: 266
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    Sure, thanks! It might just be a skill I didn't let develop. I'm sure what I'm talking about is possible without a controller as well, but I'm more comfortable with this setup.
    LBGE | CyberQ | Adjustable Rig | SmokeWare Cap | Kick Ash Basket | Table Build | Tampa, FL
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
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    i'll just add that the reason many of us bought a BGE, prior to the advent of the controllers, was precisely because they could hold and maintain a set temp for hours on end, being otherwise airtight.  that's actually the exact reason i got mine, to do overnights without tending a fire.

    i think i had mine a couple/few years before i saw a controller come along, and just never 'needed' one because i had learned to drive stick shift, as it were.




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  • Wardster
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    I only bought mine because I won a gift card towards one at an eggfest.  Only use it for overnight cooks.
    Apollo Beach, FL
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  • dstearn
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    Darby_Crenshaw said:
    i'll just add that the reason many of us bought a BGE, prior to the advent of the controllers, was precisely because they could hold and maintain a set temp for hours on end, being otherwise airtight.  that's actually the exact reason i got mine, to do overnights without tending a fire.

    i think i had mine a couple/few years before i saw a controller come along, and just never 'needed' one because i had learned to drive stick shift, as it were.




    Have your overnight temps ever been affected by wind? I was able to keep my temp consistent the other week using the Cyber Q during a 50-70 MPH wind gust.
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  • Darby_Crenshaw
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    blizzard conditions, 27 inches of snow.

    no issue.

    went to bed with no snow on the ground.  30 mph gusts overnight and a dump of snow.  woke up around 7:30 to find a drift was encroaching on the lower vent, i opened the back door, leaned out with a broom, and swept the snow away from the vent.  shut the door.

    at noon or so i went out and yanked the pork shoulder off the egg and shredded it for game time.


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