gotta love the Egg!

Midnight Smoker

i have to say, and i know this has been repeated over and over again...but the egg is GREAT! [p]i'm honestly grilling or smoking something every night. ever since i got the MAPP torch, it's SOOOOOOOOOO easy to get a good hot fire going in no time at all. honestly, from the second i light the lump to the egg being at 600+ only takes 10 minutes, tops. i'll tell you, 10 minutes is the minimum amount of time that you'd need to warm up even a gas grill. [p]and once the temp is where i want, and i set the vents to where i think they'll hold that temp, the egg keeps the temp there better than my oven! [p]and of course, the flavor and moisture of the food cooked on it simply cannot be beat.

gdenby

Midnight Smoker,[p]And from the choir...[p]Amen![p]gdenby

tjv

Midnight Smoker, that's cool you're digging the egg. One suggestion for you, try taking the ten minute burn time out longer, more than 30-60 minutes. Use the color of the smoke to guage when the egg is ready for viddles, clean smoke is a sign of a clean burning fuel. [p]Also, the longer burn time will also heat your egg, helping with more consistant temps early in the cook. If you like the food now, wait till you burn-in the lump before cooking. Just a suggestion! T

Celtic Wolf

tjv,[p] Not to mention the longer wait time burns off the VOC's that cause the flashback..[p]

Midnight Smoker

tjv,[p]good point. i always make sure to wait a while longer when i put in fresh lump (every 3rd or 4th cook usually). if i'm just lighting previously used lump, i just start cooking as soon as i hit the target temp, especially if i'm just grilling something hot and fast. if i'm doing a low and slow, i'll let the egg come to temp and stablize for at least a half hour or so.