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AbraHammer
AbraHammer Posts: 19
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Hello eggheads!
Long time eater first time poster!
I was lucky enough this last year for my fiancée to buy me an LBGE for Xmas! She got the rock of I got the egg fair trade right??? Anyway I built a table with my dad between Xmas and New Years and have been addicted ever since! I have only had a couple cooks so far but addicted non the less.
My first cook was wings and which I did indirect then finished over direct for a char, then a reverse sear to mid rare on a NY strip. Both cooks turned out great, now I'm hoping to find the time for a low and slow in the near future.
Green Abe & Ham
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  • Raymont
    Raymont Posts: 710
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    Congrats!

    Small & Large BGE

    Nashville, TN

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  • pasoegg
    pasoegg Posts: 447
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    Looks like your on the right track....nice table not to mention the fun of building it with your dad....

    "it is never too early to drink, but it may be too early to be seen drinking"

    Winston-Salem, NC

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  • shucker
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    i like the rustic table design, you dont see a ton of those. 

    Shucker
    Eastern North Carolina
    Go Pirates!

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    L & MM BGE/Blackstone 36" Griddle/Pit Barrel Cooker/QDS/Shirley Fab 50" Patio/BQ Grills Hog Cooker/Stump's Classic/Weber 22" OTG


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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    Welcome to the forum.
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  • yellowdogbbq
    yellowdogbbq Posts: 389
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    Nice table and congrats on the new egg!
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,375
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    Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Great gift for sure. 

    An observation regarding the BGE and table.  You may want to consider an air gap below the BGE in addition to the paver.  Over time table owners have reported scorching of the wood below the paver.   

    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    lousubcap said:

    Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Great gift for sure. 

    An observation regarding the BGE and table.  You may want to consider an air gap below the BGE in addition to the paver.  Over time table owners have reported scorching of the wood below the paver.   


    Agree. I cook a lot this weekend for the first time since I installed my table nest. Even at nuclear temps I can comfortably stick my hands under the egg. After 4 months on the paver alone, my table was turning dark.
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  • Ewelch04
    Ewelch04 Posts: 49
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    Welcome aboard.  Let the good times roll!
    Bluffton, SC LBGE, SBGE, Thermapen
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  • AbraHammer
    AbraHammer Posts: 19
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    lousubcap said:

    Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Great gift for sure. 

    An observation regarding the BGE and table.  You may want to consider an air gap below the BGE in addition to the paver.  Over time table owners have reported scorching of the wood below the paver.   

    Thank you for the info I'll def keep an eye on it!

    Green Abe & Ham
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,482
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    Welcome to the Eggdiction!
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
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  • bluebird66
    bluebird66 Posts: 2,732
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    Welcome aboard!
    Large Egg with adjustable rig, Kick Ash Basket, Minimax and various Weber's.
    Floyd Va

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  • MeTed
    MeTed Posts: 800
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    Welcome. great looking table, and very nice work with the  joints at the legs and rails. Egg on brother!
    Belleville, Michigan

    Just burnin lump in Sumpter
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  • GoVols
    GoVols Posts: 216
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    Welcome aboard..Sounds like she is a keeper
    Tim Rickman,Tn.
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
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    Welcome ... looks like you're hooked.

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • UrbanForestTurnings
    UrbanForestTurnings Posts: 1,294
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    Welcome. Nice job an cooks and table
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  • henapple
    henapple Posts: 16,025
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    Welcome. ..everything looks great
    Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
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    Welcome! Sure wish my dad was still around to egg with. Enjoy those times!
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • cook861
    cook861 Posts: 872
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    Welcome nice table and cook
    Trenton ON 1 mbge for now
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  • anton
    anton Posts: 1,813
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    Welcome, I like the table. Have fun.
    :-bd
     Using a MBGE,woo/w stone,livin' in  Hayward California," The Heart Of The Bay "
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  • SkinnyV
    SkinnyV Posts: 3,404
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    Welcome and Nice table. Enjoy the ride.
    Seattle, WA
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  • SloppyJoe
    SloppyJoe Posts: 406
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    Consider a bigger paver also. A spark out out of your bottom vent could catch your table on fire.
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  • noregard
    noregard Posts: 306
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    Nice looking table, and even better that you got to make it with your Dad.  Not to be a nag, but the advice about an air gap should be taken very seriously.  There are too many threads about tables catching fire.  Looks like you have a nice big gap around the edges, so that's a great start!
    Jeremiah said:
    Welcome! Sure wish my dad was still around to egg with. Enjoy those times!
    @Jeremiah, I couldn't agree more.  I've recently started talking to my Dad after 5 years apart, and it's been good.  The first time he came to my house I cooked him ABT's, venison steaks and potatoes.  He went home and bought an XL with all the trimmings, and it's been something we can easily talk about - bridging the gap one cook at a time. :)  And I have the upper hand on the knowledge scale for once, that's fun too!

    Anyways, back to the OP, great looking table, enjoy your egg!  

    Is that all the lump you use for a cook??
    Lethbridge, Alberta         LBGE & MM
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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
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    Welcome to the forum. Sounds like good times and food looks great. Don't be afraid to fill the firebox up with lump.
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
    two cotton pot holders to handle PS
    Banner, Wyoming
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  • tcracing
    tcracing Posts: 378
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    Welcome and have fun.
    George Foreman? Who? 
    Tim C. Panama City, Fl. 
    Large, Minimax-soon
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  • AbraHammer
    AbraHammer Posts: 19
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    noregard said:
    Nice looking table, and even better that you got to make it with your Dad.  Not to be a nag, but the advice about an air gap should be taken very seriously.  There are too many threads about tables catching fire.  Looks like you have a nice big gap around the edges, so that's a great start!
    Jeremiah said:
    Welcome! Sure wish my dad was still around to egg with. Enjoy those times!
    @Jeremiah, I couldn't agree more.  I've recently started talking to my Dad after 5 years apart, and it's been good.  The first time he came to my house I cooked him ABT's, venison steaks and potatoes.  He went home and bought an XL with all the trimmings, and it's been something we can easily talk about - bridging the gap one cook at a time. :)  And I have the upper hand on the knowledge scale for once, that's fun too!

    Anyways, back to the OP, great looking table, enjoy your egg!  

    Is that all the lump you use for a cook??

    That was definitely a cool experience to build this with my father he just recently returned from Afghanistan from a four year contract so I am trying to spend as much time with him to make up for lost time together! @noregard‌ -yes at first I was not using enough lump but I learned that lesson pretty quickly and now I am not afraid to fill it up. Thanks for advice!
    Green Abe & Ham
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  • MaC122
    MaC122 Posts: 797
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    welcome! the egg is amazing and versatile. I just got into woking 
    St. Johns County, Florida
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  • logchief
    logchief Posts: 1,415
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    Welcome, now it's time for a low and slow maybe with a pork butt for some pulled pork to share with Dad
    LBGE - I like the hot stuff.  The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA 
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