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Temp control...I'm sure it's been asked a million times!
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A lot of folks go with just the bottom vent and don't use the top daisy wheel. I use the bottom vent to get me close to where I want and use the DW to fine tune. Depends on what temp you are aiming for. For a low and slo I use both, barely open. To sear a steak, no top vent and bottom open to achieve temp I want. Play around with both and see what works. I've noticed my Egg likes to settle in at different temps. Don't worry about a 25 to 50 degree difference from what you are targeting. Makes no difference.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA
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I only use the daisy wheel for 300 or less cooks.
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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@SickEyeDiaz... Welcome and don't be afraid to ask anything you need to know. It's not a sign of ignorance. I agree with @Tjcoley... you've just got to play around with temp control and eventually it will all fall into place. One thing you'll want to try to get a handle on pretty quickly though is to catch your target temp on the way up. The farther you overshoot what you're aiming for the longer it will take to recover.Good luck and you really need to get the photo thing figured out.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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Had my egg a couple of months found it not much a learning curve. Enjoy the egg ride. I just played with temp for a few days.
XL and Small
Chattanooga, TN
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Gittin' there...
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I see. I was trying to upload on the 'attach a file' part.This is my first real creation. Tasted awesome!I'm not a huge fan of the daisy wheel. Sometimes it sticks when I try to open it, then when I have it all set perfectly it falls out of position when I open the grill lid!Thanks for the help!
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Align the bolt on the daisy wheel toward the handle. This will help keep it from "self-adjusting".
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Here is the visual guideline that SmokeyPitt passed on to me. Obviously a lot depends on the quality and amount of the lump you using but it was a great place to start for me.
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/746823/vent-settings-a-visual-guide
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@sickeyediaz what's up dude? Glad you finally got approved. Like I said on the OG you will love it here. Good people. A ton of good threads out there and everyone is helpful with new threads. Biggest rule? Post lots of pictures hahaBoom
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Very informative for those of us newly hatched. Could someone please update the pics with a eggware cap installed. Thanks
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One thing to understand completely even before talking about "getting "to a certain temperature is "what stabilization" is. Say you want to do a spatchcocked chicken at 375 degrees. You don't want to put the chicken on the grill until the egg is clear of bad smoke, and that it is "stabilized"! Stabilized means, the entire egg is at 375 degrees -- inside to outside -- the entire ceramic mass. That takes time, it isn't "when the dome stat reaches 375 degrees"! Once the egg is truely "stabilized" at 375 degrees, opening the dome doesn't effect the cooking temperature very much, because the "mass" of the egg will try to maintain the 375 degree "stabilized" cooking temperature. Meaning, after you close the dome within a minute or two, your egg is right back to 375 degrees. When you first light your egg, you can run the temperature up to 450 degrees, or 500 degrees quickly, but any change in the vents or opening up the dome will have drastic effects on the inside temperature b ecause it doesn't have the "mass temperature" to help bring the temperature back to the original point. The way i look at it, loading the chicken in early doesn't help my cooking time because me temperature is going to be "all over the place"! So relax, continue to burn off those bad gases and "get stabilized". Now, i did not read my egg instructions, just jumped in and started screwing things up!! So i learnt the "wrong way" to operate the egg, but it works for me. My normal "mode of operation" is lower vent wide open, controlling temperature with the top vent. Main thing to remember is there are many ways to accomplish the same finished product on the egg as you can see from this forum. So try a few different ways -- whatever works for you -- go for it!! My $.02
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That's a great explanation @Charlie_tuna---------------------------------------------------------------------------------Well, "spa-Peggy" is kind of like spaghetti. I'm not sure what Peggy does different, if anything. But it's the one dish she's kind of made her own.____________________Aurora, Ontario, Canada
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Welcome. I've learned tons from the good folk on this forum and the journey continues. Whether you use the daisy wheel or not put it inside the egg when you are shutting it down. Should help you out with your sticky situation.
the city above Toronto - Noodleville wtih 2 Large 1 Mini
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LBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos
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Don't fret about exact temperature control. I wasted 6 months "chasing the temp," because if a recipe said dome at 250F, I would be fussing w. the vents every 15 minutes trying to stay right at the 250F mark.
And, I was always opening the dome to mop the food, not realizing the Egg's moisture retention made that almost unnecessary.
At this point, I've pretty much memorized the vent positions that get me close to 250 - 350 - 450. If I get within 25 +/-, the results will be the same, just the time will be a little slower or longer. If the temp creeps up or down say 5 degrees over an hour, its not a problem. Just tap the vents a bit, and check back after 1/2 hour.
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There is another link around here with daisy wheel setup. After I saw that for the first time I said yep makes sense. GravityLBGE& SBGE———————————————•———————– Pennsylvania / poconos
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Welcome! The best advice I've received on this forum regarding temp control is that you want to think about "creeping up" on it rather than chasing it all over the place.Mamaroneck
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I was reading a therad that the user said he never uses the daisy wheel, its just wide open. I couldnt get it down below 300F for pork butts or ribs. I think many variables make the difference about the airflow. climate, humidity, open air egg or in a sheltered patio. Not one specific set up works for all..
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Below is a great reference for all things ceramic-the FAQ's have pics for how to set up the DFMT so it doesn't move along with lots of other useful info. Welcome aboard.
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You guys are awesome, thanks a lot! :-bd
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Hate the daisy wheel? Get this http://eggware.net/Vented_Chimney_Caps/Got one for my XL and one for my Large. Love it.The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
Cumming, GA
Eggs - XL, L, Small
Gasser - Weber Summit 6 Burner
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"I'm not a huge fan of the daisy wheel. Sometimes it sticks when I try to open it, then when I have it all set perfectly it falls out of position when I open the grill lid!"This actually leads me into my only other gripe with the BGE. The bottom vent is cheaply constructed. Sorry, but it's true. I don't care if it's "patented", it's ****. I have gotten the upper part stuck behind the lower part twice now. Also, if I open the vent fast, the screen door opens with it when it should stay closed. The whole thing is like a thorn on a rose. It's like the BGE is proudly made in 'Murica' and the daisy wheel and bottom vent are made in the depths of a cambodian sweat shop.It's no deal breaker, but I think that BGE should address these issues considering how much the unit costs.
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This is awesome, they even ship to Canada - adding to my long list og things to get for Egg.danv23 said:Hate the daisy wheel? Get this http://eggware.net/Vented_Chimney_Caps/
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Funny story. Everything people complain about on the egg is "Hecho en Estados Unidos" while the parts people like are "Made in Mexico".SickEyeDiaz said:"I'm not a huge fan of the daisy wheel. Sometimes it sticks when I try to open it, then when I have it all set perfectly it falls out of position when I open the grill lid!"
This actually leads me into my only other gripe with the BGE. The bottom vent is cheaply constructed. Sorry, but it's true. I don't care if it's "patented", it's ****. I have gotten the upper part stuck behind the lower part twice now. Also, if I open the vent fast, the screen door opens with it when it should stay closed. The whole thing is like a thorn on a rose. It's like the BGE is proudly made in 'Murica' and the daisy wheel and bottom vent are made in the depths of a cambodian sweat shop.It's no deal breaker, but I think that BGE should address these issues considering how much the unit costs.
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^^^ that is funny.But anyway, regardless of where the individual parts are made, I stand by my above statement.
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Mechanically, it's extremely simple - a couple of pieces of stainless sheet metal in a channel. You can adjust by bending and/or sanding the damper and screen, and using a little lubrication on the rails. 15 minutes of work and they'll slide freely for years. I generally use my bottom vent for gross adjustments and fine tune the top, where I align the daisy wheel swivel bolt 180 degrees from the arc of the swing axis. Some people just use one or the other. You can also tighten that screw on the daisy wheel or shim to make it move less freely.
It's really very easy to use, but there's a learning curve. If you don't want to take the time to learn how to control it at the lower temperatures, you can buy a stoker like a DigiQ or put it on craigslist and buy something electric with a thermostat.
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