Remember kids, always burp your Eggs...

dweebs0r · July 2012

So, I thought something was up with my Egg. I havent been able to hit high temps and maxed out at like 450-500. Yesterday, I took all the internal pieces out, removed the old lump, shop vac'ed all of the ash out and blew out the air holes. Put everything back together and didnt really try to hit any high temps.

Today I lit the egg and went to help the wife wash her car real quick. Came back in like 15-20 minutes to the temp gauge all the way over to 200 (is that 1000 degrees???). I opened the egg fairly slowly but still obviously too quickly and I felt a rush of hot air go inward. Woosh!! Bye bye arm hair.

I guess it takes seeing one backdraft up close to teach you to open that thing slowly. I have learned my lesson!

The Cen-Tex Smoker · July 2012

So, I thought something was up with my Egg. I havent been able to hit high temps and maxed out at like 450-500. Yesterday, I took all the internal pieces out, removed the old lump, shop vac'ed all of the ash out and blew out the air holes. Put everything back together and didnt really try to hit any high temps.
Today I lit the egg and went to help the wife wash her car real quick. Came back in like 15-20 minutes to the temp gauge all the way over to 200 (is that 1000 degrees???). I opened the egg fairly slowly but still obviously too quickly and I felt a rush of hot air go inward. Woosh!! Bye bye arm hair.
I guess it takes seeing one backdraft up close to teach you to open that thing slowly. I have learned my lesson!

Well....you usually only do it once!

dweebs0r · July 2012

I have learned to respect the power of the Egg. Looks like I fixed my temp problem. :)

nolaegghead · July 2012

Unfortunately, I skipped over the safety section of the manual and was engulfed by a small ball of fire....

Doc_Eggerton · July 2012

Well....you usually only do it once!

If only that were true.......

redsrage · July 2012

I too singed my hair with a fireball in front of guests! It was rather frightening. I learned my lesson too.

I have gotten the egg to 1200 degrees thinking it was only at 200....another fireball hit me! Another lesson learned!

dweebs0r · July 2012

I'm just glad I didnt toast the gasket. The gasket had a little burn to the back side of it but nothing terrible and it still holds smoke in without problems.

BYS1981 · July 2012

I think once temp wraps around it becomes less accurate.

NewEnglandEgger · July 2012

'nuff said ....

LizzieSamps · July 2012

I have been lucky, and only the huby has been a victim.. I am always burping th egg, just to always be in the habit so that I will be very safe!!

The Cen-Tex Smoker · July 2012

'nuff said ....

=)) Great pic

dweebs0r · July 2012

@NewEnglandEgger I just LOL'd so much. Great photo.

@LizzieSamps Way to throw the hubby under the bus. Haha.

LizzieSamps · July 2012

He has been singed 2X

lousubcap · July 2012

He has been singed 2X

You definitely need to upgrade your training program-or get him his own BGE, then it's all on him!

Griffin · July 2012

I guess it takes seeing one backdraft up close to teach you to open that thing slowly. I have learned my lesson!

If only it took one time, if only. I'd place bets that it happens again. Trust me, I thought I knew better. A few drinks, some music, distraction of a friends.....it'll happen again. And again. Maybe not that bad, but it will. I did it again last month, but had a quicker response. That's ok, I don't like hair on my knuckles anyway.
=))

reh111 · July 2012

'nuff said ....

=)) Great pic

Been there, done that ;-}

tactical_66 · July 2012

My arm last week

smokesniffer · July 2012

Must of smelt good too huh? We all have done it at least once.

Hairless_Hand · July 2012

This is how I got my screen name. Keep the pics coming, they crack me up.

dweebs0r · July 2012

Nice. Feels good to know I'm not the only one doing this stuff.

Eric41 · July 2012

Have my egg for 3 weeks now. Yesterday morning I started it up early to do a Boston Butt. I must have still been partially asleep as I opened it without burping it while heating it up. Poof! No more arm hair on the lower half of my arm. The smell was not pretty

timekpr1 · July 2012

I also found out not to open the egg quickly when the vents have been closed. I was going to throw something on for a quick warmup. Can you say "backdraft"!

brianwdmn · July 2012

For me it was both arm hair and head hair, similar look as @newenglandegger. I had shut the egg and forgot, 60 seconds later I opened it and whoosh. No pics, but hopefully lesson learned.

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