Darn - daisy dented my table - fix to avoid that...

jimreed777 · October 2012

Dented my table when the daisy fell off.

Left over nomex cut in half with scissors. Perfect fit...ceramic topper fits perfectly as well.

Highly recommend doing this.

Mickey · October 2012

One "other" fix: don't use it.

Ricklesss · October 2012

I agree with Mickey...

The daisey wheel looks cool, but really, there's no seriously good reason to use it.

It's just not needed...

RicklesssS in Oregon

jimreed777 · October 2012

I get your opinions...I really do. You actually can control everything with just the bottom vent.

For Pizza and searing...no daisy for me. Also, for whenever I want little to no smoke...no daisy.

For low and slows, I like to fine tune with the daisy. I understand that I could accomplish virtually the same thing by using the bottom vent. Just a preference, I guess.

Just like the gasket vs. no gasket crowds, whatever works. I ain't gonna argue with good food either way man. :)

cortguitarman · October 2012

You can steam the dent out of your table with an iron, as long as it isn't too deep. Place a wet rag over the dent, then put your iron on the steam setting and iron away. The steam will expand the wood fibers and cause the dent to go away.

jimreed777 · October 2012

cortguitarman said:

You can steam the dent out of your table with an iron, as long as it isn't too deep. Place a wet rag over the dent, then put your iron on the steam setting and iron away. The steam will expand the wood fibers and cause the dent to go away.

thanks for the info....

BOWHUNR · March 12

@jimreed777 I like the idea, but isn't that a mess after a couple of low and slows?

Mike

jimreed777 · March 12

BOWHUNR said:

@jimreed777 I like the idea, but isn't that a mess after a couple of low and slows?

Mike

nope

henapple · March 13

Stop drinking....

SteveWPBFL · March 13

Nothin' wrong witha lil'-o dent!

SMITTYtheSMOKER · March 13

Place the daisy pivot screw towards the front of the Egg and it won't fall off.

bud812 · March 13

SMITTYtheSMOKER said:

Place the daisy pivot screw towards the front of the Egg and it won't fall off.

It will if its a small Egg. It just don't fit right.

SMITTYtheSMOKER · March 13

bud812 said:

SMITTYtheSMOKER said:

Place the daisy pivot screw towards the front of the Egg and it won't fall off.

It will if its a small Egg. It just don't fit right.

I agree on the small DFMT, I feel this design flaw has been around for 8 years...sad to say.

smokesniffer · March 13

My small DW will on occasion, fall off. It doesn't fit as well as the DW on my large. Kind of agree with Smitty.

Skiddymarker · March 13

The daisy pivot screw should always be positioned towards the handle, that way when you lift the dome the temp settings don't change.

the daisy is much easier to control than the bottom vent, but use whatever works.

the key is don't drop it!

henapple · March 13

On the small could you line the side of the dw with left over nomex?

nolaegghead · March 13

I like using the DW. I use them both, but it's nice to not bend over to adjust the bottom damper. I feel like using the DW also keeps more moisture and smoke in the dome.

MrCookingNurse · March 13

I always use both. It's how I started doing it and now I know exactly how to dial my eggs right in. For some odd reason, like Nola said, I feel using the DW keeps more smoke and moisture in the egg.

There is an obvious problem with the top of the small egg. I just make it a habit to take ceramic cap off when moving egg lid. I have gasket material for my LBGE and might look into lining the top like some have.

The screw on the daisy wheel should always be aligned with the handle. Like skiddymarker said, it also holds your settings when opening lid.

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