This is a FIRE Hazard

fishlessman said:

KiterTodd said:

Has anyone heard of a fire in a closed up egg, in a nest?

...just trying to evaluate my risk just going to bed with the egg on the deck after cooking dinner.   I am guessing I'm okay.  Maybe if a big wind storm comes up I'd want to figure out a way to snuff it out better.  (light watering?)

my egg burnt almost thru 2 inch thick boards before i found it balancing there in the morning about to tip over, fortunately i had a metal bucket underneath that caught the hot embers before hitting the deck. no big cooks on the deck anymore for me. all my eggs are off the deck except for the mini for short cooks

I hear you, but remind me, wasn't your egg in a table?
I do believe there is an inherent risk with having anything flammable on a wooden deck, but every egg fire I have heard about has been table related (ember trapped or the table itself getting so hot that it smoulders for a long time and later catches).

Let me correct that, I think there was a story about someone's egg cracking/splitting and spilling out on the deck as well.   BUT, a closed up egg in nest which had always had adequate ventilation...  Any fires anyone has heard about?

There is an inherent risk with building any fire on a deck in any vessel.  I understand that for certain.

KiterTodd said:

fishlessman said:

KiterTodd said:

Has anyone heard of a fire in a closed up egg, in a nest?

...just trying to evaluate my risk just going to bed with the egg on the deck after cooking dinner.   I am guessing I'm okay.  Maybe if a big wind storm comes up I'd want to figure out a way to snuff it out better.  (light watering?)

my egg burnt almost thru 2 inch thick boards before i found it balancing there in the morning about to tip over, fortunately i had a metal bucket underneath that caught the hot embers before hitting the deck. no big cooks on the deck anymore for me. all my eggs are off the deck except for the mini for short cooks

I hear you, but wasn't your egg in a table?
I do believe there is an inherent risk with having anything flammable on a wooden deck, but every egg fire I have heard about has been table related (ember trapped or the table itself getting so hot that it smoulders for a long time and later catches).

Let me correct that, I think there was a story about someone's egg cracking/splitting and spilling out on the deck as well.   BUT, a closed up egg in nest which had always had adequate ventilation...  Any fires anyone has heard about?

There is an inherent risk with building any fire on a deck.  I understand that for certain.

not sure natureboy from dizzypig had his in a nest but his egg was in the driveway and an ember blew into the garage when he lost the house. fire is always dangerous no matter what you do, any bbq on a deck is dangerous, my neighbor lost part of his house, the skin from elbows to fingertips, and almost his wife from a gasser on the deck. theres always a risk factor when playing with fire

It's really up to every individual who uses a grill/smoker to understand fire safety. Talk to a fire marshall, and I don't think you will hear them say it is a good idea to have a charcoal cooker anywhere near combustable material. Compared to other charcoal cookers, the EGG is actually a pretty safe sealed environment. It is very easy to get comfortable with the seemingly sealed and safe environment that the EGG offers. 

I have the metal egg stand the goes in the table. I paid like $20. It raises the egg and gives it about 1-1/2" clearance. I think it is called a table nest. It gives me piece if mind.

HDmstng said:

What would be nice is an outdoor fire detection system.  Haven't found much yet, but the seem to go along the lines of thermal imaging cameras.  Those aren't going to be cheap, and there are some technical issues to work out as well such as false alarms while using the Egg.

If you have the dough it is available. CaptiveAire, Ansul, Delau and Cintas to name just a few of the manufactures that have commercial kitchen hoods w/ fire suppression built in.