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Had my first flash back
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MaC122
Posts: 797
I've had my large egg for over a year now and I knew about the potential for flash back. So I decided to grill up some burgers for the family, had the coal lit in three spots, closed the lid and set everything to what I thought was 350f setting. 10 minutes later at the right temp I slowly "burped the lid" and then when I opened it the flames flashed onto my arms. I am a firefighter and have seen lots of fire but the thing that scared me the most was that I slammed the lid back down without thinking about it. I thought I might have cracked my egg!!. Singed the hell out of my arm hair! Wife was laughing.
St. Johns County, Florida
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Been there, done that, as have most of us. Probably the best reason to have a gasket. Cushions the blow when you slam the lid.__________________________________________It's not a science, it's an art. And it's flawed.- Camp Hill, PA
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You can now be called an EggHead ^:)^Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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While startling, those flashbacks are rarely fatal.
Welcome to fully-vested egghead status.
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MaC122
First of all... Thank-you for your service.
Second, you can learn a lot from The Naked Whiz and here's his page on flashbacks. You can view the video on the "experiments" page.
http://www.nakedwhiz.com/flash.htm
You've got to pay the wife back...don't get even, get ahead.
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Drink more Beer..Glad you are okay..Greensboro North Carolina
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So, after much research on this forum, I have decided to forego the daisy wheel. Whats your thoughts on this? thanks
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Could've been worse. Google Hannah Storm burns. From a gasser.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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@MaC122 - if you only cook above 300F, no problem. Below that and you'll want it. You have a lot more control over the temp and it's much more convenient to adjust versus leaning over to use the bottom vent.
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I thought a flash back is something your mind does and a back flash is what the egg does.XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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MaC122 said:
So, after much research on this forum, I have decided to forego the daisy wheel. Whats your thoughts on this? thanks
All three on mine are in the garage. No need for them. Have not used one in 3 years now.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
+1 with @nolaegghead - only use it for low and slow.
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@mickey - yeah you don't cook anything that ain't turbo either.______________________________________________I love lamp..
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thanks guys/or gals! thank you for your advice. no more fire creeping up my arms!St. Johns County, Florida
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