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Cooked on the egg tonight - egg sweating grease or something

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robnybbq
robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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Since I was home today and stuck in the house with a snow storm we decided to cook on the egg. Cooked a nice hanger steak and potato pockets. Sorry no pics. Came out good but the egg was sweating nasty grease on the outside. I have not used e egg in over a month and cooked at 450. Kept wiping the grease off the egg. Is that from sitting? Or since it's cold out and snowing and getting the egg hot?

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  • Tjcoley
    Tjcoley Posts: 3,551
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    Seems to happen when the Egg is not used for a while after a high fat cook (pork) and a lot of rain/moisture. As the moisture comes out of the hot Egg, it starts sweating grease. Not a problem. Just clean it off and it will be fine.
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  • robnybbq
    robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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    Ok thanks. Just nasty looking. Going for a turkey on Saturday hopefully as well.

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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    No pics, didn't happen ;)
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    Moral of the story; never let your egg sit that long. Also, it's time for a good hot clean burn.
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
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  • FarmerTom
    FarmerTom Posts: 685
    edited November 2014
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    I would guess it is just condensation.  Before the egg warmed all the way through, the outer surfaces may have been cool enough to condense the moisture/grease laden air being exhausted.  If the sweating/condensation improved as the cook progressed and the outside warmed, I feel certain this is the cause.

    Tommy 

    Middle of Nowhere, Northern Kentucky
       1 M, 1 XL, a BlackStone,1 old Webber, a Border Collie, a German Shepherd and 3 of her pups, and 2 Yorkies

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  • R2Egg2Q
    R2Egg2Q Posts: 2,136
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    +1 to what Tjcoley said. Here's some past posts on the issue: http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/1524507#Comment_1524507
    http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1102158/yuk
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  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,670
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    It's the egg sending you a warning: use me more often ot else....

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  • laserdoc85
    laserdoc85 Posts: 577
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    It happens. No worries. But I would stay away from a clean burn
    Jefferson .GA.  
    Been egging since 1985 on a medium egg
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  • robnybbq
    robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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    I would like to use it more just don't have the time.

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