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Cold platesetter in a hot egg?

wbradking
wbradking Posts: 351
edited February 2015 in EggHead Forum
If I get the egg up to temp for a low and slow, say around 250*, and then put the platesetter in will it crack?  What about higher temperatures where I sear first and then want to roast? 

--Brad
Franklin, TN
Large BGE+PSWoo2

Comments

  • I wouldn't take the chance, especially at higher temp
    LBGE 4/2012, MBGE 6/2012 & Mini 11/2013
    Rome, GA
  • jcaspary
    jcaspary Posts: 1,479
    I agree with krobertsmsb.  Normally I put my platesetter in when its warming up not already hot.   You can heat the plate setter in the oven though.  No issues with that. 
    XL BGE, LG BGE, and a hunger to grill everything in sight!!!
    Joe- Strongsville, OH
  • It won't crack, but it will steal you heat. The temp will drop with the cold mass of ceramic. 
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,727

    I doubt that it would crack at the lower temp. A possible option is to heat it up a little in the oven then drop it in to possibly decrease the thermal shock. I think there would be a much higher risk of it cracking if you drop a cold platesetter into a screaming hot egg.

    Solution? Time to get another egg! Set one at the higher temp, the other at the lower temp.


    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Dont get the egg to temp and then put the PS in. Let everything come up to temp together. 

    Ive heard of guys tossing a hot PS in a snowbank with no problem.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,660
    I never had a problem doing that with mine even in the cold Canadian winter...  From -20F to a 500F egg, no problem.

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  • You gotta remember, they go from ambient temp to 2450f kiln at the factory. Granted they contain moisture at the time, but that's a much bigger gradient than you can introduce. 
  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,230
    I put it on once the  lump is ready to close the lid and I get my smoke wood on.
    New Albany, Ohio 

  • @THEBuckeye That's exactly what I'd like to do---get the fire going without using up the smoke wood.  Thanks for the feedback everyone!
    Franklin, TN
    Large BGE+PSWoo2
  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Shouldn't be a problem. Use gloves. But, personally I prefer to have the PS inside to come to temp with everything else. If it does crack under thermal conditions it has a three year factory warranty. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
  • The area a major concern would probably be the contact points.  Conductive verses convective heat transfer.  If you put a piece of wood (thin shim) in between...  On L/S, the wood would carbonize/burn off and all should be fine.

    Always act so that you can tell the truth about how you act.


  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    I have thrown it in for TRex many of time. Sear hot as hell and them throw a PS in for the roast. 

    No problems 
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
  • westernbbq
    westernbbq Posts: 2,490

    I've never had a problem putting a cold stone in a hot or warming up egg.  Generally, I let it all heat up together, but there have been times I put a PS that was sitting outside on a hot or heated up BGE.  Thermal shock tolerance is pretty high for these guys.  I've not used a platesetter in over a year now (except on MiniMax) due to the spider and stone setups for the L and XL BGE.


    You should be fine putting a cold stone in a heated egg. Now, if you drop in in, that could be an issue

  • Terrebandit
    Terrebandit Posts: 1,750
    NO
    Dave - Austin, TX