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Cast Iron Question

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cliffturner04
cliffturner04 Posts: 51
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I have a huge skillet that just fits on my egg. If I want to cook meat alongside veggies in the skillet the handle sticks out. Do you just close it down with the handle sticking out? Seems like it would burn the gasket. Or do you cook in skillet, remove, then cook the meat?
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  • dmirish1
    dmirish1 Posts: 115
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    I took one of my cast iron skillets and cut all but an inch of the handle off and then rounded it so it wasn't sharp. Fits pretty well now when the LBGE is closed.

    Winchester, Virginia LBGE, MiniMax

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  • DaveRichardson
    DaveRichardson Posts: 2,324
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    Depends on how much you like the skillet?  If its grandma's skillet, got but a cheap Lodge and cut it down....  Save hers for something else!

    LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014

    Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies!  #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!

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  • bodski
    bodski Posts: 463
    edited July 2015
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    You might want to consider a skillet without the long handle. This is similar to the one I use:

    http://www.webstaurantstore.com/lodge-l17sk3-17-pre-seasoned-cast-iron-skillet/530L17SK3.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=Cj0KEQjwrJ2tBRD13N7T5u7k9I8BEiQA5APAAHBYKqA5dmTFgszkstwMB3cMPxAURDVxPLYLHvJbIDQaAqO18P8HAQ

    They come in different sizes and prices.

    Cincinnati

    LBGE, Weber Kettle

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  • DieselkW
    DieselkW Posts: 894
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    Cook the meat first, then rest the meat while the veggies are cooking.

    You'd be surprised how long you can keep a steak warm while resting - and long rest periods improve the steak.

    I use one of those cheap Styrofoam coolers from an Omaha Steak delivery, just line the bottom with foil, put the steaks in the cooler, and cover with a terrycloth dish towel.

    When the veggies are done, you'll get a good amount of steam out of the cooler when you open it, the steaks will be warm and rested, and the liquid on the foil goes in the dog dish.

    Everyone is happy, including the puppy.

    Indianapolis, IN

    BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe. 

    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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  • DieselkW
    DieselkW Posts: 894
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    Here's a medium 140f thin ribeye after a 20 minute rest while I cooked the veggies in the background.

    Indianapolis, IN

    BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe. 

    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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  • HoustonEgger
    HoustonEgger Posts: 616
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    I just bought a cheap ($15) lodge skillet and used the dremel multi tool to cut off the handle. Then the angle grinder to smooth it out - worked like a charm and now it fits the small egg perfectly.
    Formerly of Houston, TX - Now Located in Bastrop, TX
    I work in the 'que business now (since 2017)

    6 Eggs: (1) XL, (2) Large, (1) Small, (1) Minimax & (1) Mini - Egging since 2007
    Also recently gained: (1) Gas Thing (came with the house), (1) 36" Blackstone Griddle & (1) Pitts & Spitts Pellet Smoker
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  • Jstroke
    Jstroke Posts: 2,600
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    Very simple to do with cast-iron just buy a bigger egg
    Columbus, Ohio--A Gasser filled with Matchlight and an Ugly Drum.
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