My new Cookin' toy

Looks great...and I hate to say it but it would help if there was airflow in between the pavers & the XL... :(

A lot of heat comes out the bottom of a BGE...airflow helps reduce it. I have my large on two pavers and have BGE feet in between the pavers and the BGE.....just overly cautious I guess.

just to throw a wrench into it...
BGE says "no feet" with the XL.

thy haven't said why (strength issue?), just that th feet are not intended to be used with the XL

 
Pretty fancy table there. Congratulations and have fun cooking.

GG

Excerpted from an old email:

"It's a sound approach, but the reasoning is flawed. The feet can handle an awful lot of compression. The feet crushing under the weight isn't an issue, nor is the chance that the bottom of the egg would crush locally (where the feet are).

The issue for BGE is very likely the fact that the bottom of the XL is so wide, that it is virtually spanning the distance. Sure, the large is "spanning" from foot to foot too, but not so much that it's a concern.

Ceramic (and concrete) have virtually NO value to resist bending, or to span anything. In fact, whenever you see concrete spans used in highway design, it is the unseen steel reinforcing which takes ALL of the tension and bending stress (except for the compression). So, yeah, a rock, or concrete, or ceramic can span a little, but they very quickly lose any ability to span anything wider than maybe 6 to 9 times their thickness. You can reinforce it with glass fibers but essentially, it's almost taken as a given to dismiss any tensile strength or bending resistance for concrete, ceramic, cast stone, etc.

And when something is heated, it loses strength even further. So, I'm guessing that the BGE folks have found that a very hot bottom trying to span that distance is more likely to crack than one sitting flat on the ground.

It is said that concrete fails "spectacularly', meaning it happens instantly and without any real notice (bending, sagging). It just pops. Steel will sag, band, and bounce back. Concrete cracks and crumbles.

Better for BGE to have the XL sit flat than to risk developing a crack across the bottom." - stike

edit: For more, read: http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=920499&catid=1

that was a guess...

i think the OP was saying the feet would crush. nah. my guess is it's more likely it has to do with cracking of the base.

by the way, your penchant for remembering things i say borders on stalking. i don't mind alaskanC stalking me, but you are not nearly as attractive as she. to me, i mean. rod, however, finds you quite dashing.

It's not just things you say, it's things everyone says. :P Just can't help it. :blink: Don't take it personally. :laugh:

Rod does have good taste. :laugh:

Very nice table, looks good. The dealer set up my XL and table with just the stone and told me XL didn't come with or need feet. That was two years ago. Hope he's right. IMHO, having an air gap between the stone and table makes sense. In recent conversations with my dealer, he claims he's never had a heat issue with the XL stone sitting on the table. Claims he's been in business seven years.

Barry
Marthasville, MO

Make sure you have enough room on the sides, between the egg and the table. Can't really tell from your picture but it looks mighty close. Folks here have posted pictures of tables that caught fire because the egg did not have enough room.

That's a really beautiful table. I love the dark colors. Scott