Need a little help.

GBloecher · September 2011

I just got my egg last weekend and the salesman said to put the lump charcoal in up to the first line. He told me when I was done cooking to put out the charcoal just close the bottom vent and the top one and the it would go out. I followed his instructions and close all the vents at 7:00 PM and to my surprise at 8:00 AM the temp was still 400 degrees. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks,

GBloecher

Spoon · September 2011

Did you take off the cast iron vent and put the ceramic "hat" on? If not there could have been some air leaking in. I would check how well your lid seals. Take a dollar bill and close the lid on it and try to pull it out. There should be a decent amount of resistance. Repeat the process around the lip of the egg in several spots. Even with that, 400? That seems really high.

4Runner · September 2011

I agree....400 almost 12 hours later??? Was it really hot or maybe your therm was stuck? I always use the ceramic cap and throw the cast iron DW in the Egg. Still, with the bottom and top closed, even with cast iron DW, I would think the fire would still go out....with or without leaks. Let us know what you find as this seems odd.

Need a little help.

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