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How to go from 400 Dome temp to 300 in fifteen seconds...
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Botch said:Darby_Crenshaw said:Begger said:Room temp water on HOT ceramic sounds like a fine way to CRACK IT. Instantly.
Things things function in the rain And snow
And many of you have had your eggs crack for no reason. Why stress it unnecessarily?
When my temp gets away from me like that, I just adjust the vent to where it should have been in the first place and keep in cookin'. Eventually, the temp drops. Higher temp just means it'll be done a bit sooner.
But if I felt I HAD to reduce the temp, I wouldn't hesitate to use water trick. If it's good enough for BGE testing, who are we to argue?! Besides, it's warranted.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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@Carolina Q. I'd have just adjusted vents, but it was 400 vs 300 for roast beef we didn't need for a couple hours.
Normally, for a butt or ribs, I don't worry.
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If it cracks, it's got a warranty, right? Why are people so worried?
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Darby_Crenshaw said:funny thing is all the empirical and scientific experience that shows it is safe.
But i will put you down as a 'no'
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
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just a thought - a smaller quantity of ice placed on the lump might work even better. It takes a LOT more heat to change the phase of water (twice) from ice to steam. Less water, less chance of water hitting the ceramics as it wouldn't be liquid all at once.
My two cents.
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Jupiter Jim said:at the Mothership that I watched them take a hose to a 450 degree plate setter to cool quickly for travel after a store cook. BGE's are very tough and can take the thermal shock.
i dumped my cooler into the thing. icewater and all.
the only shock was what registered on the attendees faces.
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I had 2 eggs go nuclear as I was prepping for a pizza cook last night. Both thermos wrapped. We were doing these pies at 550 so this was a problem. I dumped a little water in each egg and the temps were down and perfectly stable in minutes. Great pro tip right there! so simple but I probably would have never thought of it. I mean I haven't thought of it in 10 years so there is nothing to show that I would have thought of it in 10 more.
Thanks!
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Darby I use a similar trick when cooking turkeys. I always start turkeys at 550 degrees for 10-15 minutes. I then pour water into the drip pan to drop to finishing temp of 350-375 degrees. Works like a charm. On that note, I haven't dumped water directly into egg it's self, always into the drip pan.
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Of course it's possible someone will blame a crack on me at some point, so do this at your own risk
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Darby_Crenshaw said:Of course it's possible someone will blame a crack on me at some point, so do this at your own risk
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SGH said:Darby I use a similar trick when cooking turkeys. I always start turkeys at 550 degrees for 10-15 minutes. I then pour water into the drip pan to drop to finishing temp of 350-375 degrees. Works like a charm. On that note, I haven't dumped water directly into egg it's self, always into the drip pan.
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Legume said:SGH said:Darby I use a similar trick when cooking turkeys. I always start turkeys at 550 degrees for 10-15 minutes. I then pour water into the drip pan to drop to finishing temp of 350-375 degrees. Works like a charm. On that note, I haven't dumped water directly into egg it's self, always into the drip pan.
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Carolina Q said:I WANT your pic at Gillette pouring ice water out of a cooler into a hot egg. You posted it on the old forum once upon a time. I have looked several times and can't find it. Please repost.
Steve
Caledon, ON
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Ive done this plenty of times.. Water doesnt touch the egg.. just the lump.
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Little Steven said:Carolina Q said:I WANT your pic at Gillette pouring ice water out of a cooler into a hot egg. You posted it on the old forum once upon a time. I have looked several times and can't find it. Please repost.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut
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