need new ceramic cap for large BGE

markthewood

My UPS guy accidentally knocked the ceramic cap off my BGE. Can anyone tell me how much to replace?

mollyshark

markthewood,[p]I wouldn't imagine it would cost you anything since the UPS guy should be paying for it![p]mShark

BeerMike

markthewood, Try your dealer or call the BGE store. Depending on the size, it will cost you about $12.00 + S/H.[p]BeerMike

Unknown

markthewood, you know, the day they delivered my egg they put the metal daisy wheel on and left the ceramic top for me to do something with. I think its in the garage somewhere, or storage room, or tool shed, who knows for sure! I started to just throw it away but I see on here all the time where someone is asking about ordering a new one for one reason or the other. Do you put the ceramic top back on after cooking, or do you NOT use the daisy wheel? Just curious.[p]I guess I'd better try to find mine.[p]Van

The Naked Whiz

Hugh Jass,
The ceramic top tends to seal a bit more airtight than the daisy wheel, and it is water tight, so most people (I think) use it to close the top vent when they are not cooking.[p]TNW

Unknown

The Naked Whiz, ok, that makes sense. My egg is under a covered deck so I don't have the water problem. [p]BTW, Whiz, the other day I was stirring my old lump and found a small piece of metal. I thought it was just some kind of scrap in my lump so I threw it away. Only later did I discover that it was the clip from my dome temp gauge!! I had pulled my gauge off to calibrate it and forgot it had the clip on it. I am such a brain!!![p]I may have to change my name to "DumbJass"!![p]Van

ChefRD

Hugh Jass,
Heres my story.
The green ceramic cap is used to put out a fire and to keep rain from coming inside.[p]If you close the bottom vent and put on the green cap you will extinguish the fire.[p]For storage between cooks I always put the cap on just in case it rains. My Eggs are outdoors and I live in Michigan.(Lots of rain/snow.)
When cooking steaks you may want to follow others directions for "dwelling" which means to block off the top and close the bottom vent. So I use the green cap for that too.
I think it was songdog (?) on the K board that started the "dwell in the shell" method, and thsy method has been adapted/modified to lots of other types of cooks. [p]So thats why I think you need to keep the green ceramic cap that came with the cooker. [p]later,
ChefRD
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bodean

I thought I was the only person that is cursed with bad luck....sounds like something that would happen to me....
Always missing a part or a screw that I need to finish the project.....I feel your pain[p]Dean

James

Hugh Jass,[p]
Are you putting the clip under the dome?[p]