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Question for those with a flameboss

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1WVU
1WVU Posts: 160
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When do you attached?  Do you attach the FB as soon as your lump is lit?  Or do you let the egg reach a certain temp (say 200 if you are shooting for 250 cook temp) before attaching?
Roanoke, VA
Large BGE Owner
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 903
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    It probably doesn't make much difference, but I normally get it going when the egg is about 50 degrees short of target.
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
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    I've done it both ways and either works. Usually I'm too busy to just sit around and wait, so I attach it right after I get the fire going and go do what I gotta do.

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • stlcharcoal
    stlcharcoal Posts: 4,685
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    Either way.....


    If you're going to use it to help start, make sure you undershoot the temp by at least 50F and step it up 10-15 at a time.  Otherwise you're risking an overshoot.  Sometimes it won't, but if you do overshoot, there's no bringing it back down.....so don't risk it.
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
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    I've only used it once but I used it from the start. I always have put my probes in when my meat goes on the grill. My next cook is  going to be  low'n slo pork butt so thanks for the tip @stlcharcoal

    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
    MiniMax 04/17
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  • 1WVU
    1WVU Posts: 160
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    Thanks for the tips guys!
    Roanoke, VA
    Large BGE Owner
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  • tikigriller
    tikigriller Posts: 1,389
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    I wait until I am about 50 degrees short of my desired temp since the main time I use it is during lo and slo's, so when I plug it in sooner, it seems like it takes forever to get to temp.  I definitely wait until the flames are gone before I set it up to protect the probe.  I have also used it to get to temps for shorter cooks if I am in a hurry or just have too many other things going on to worry about what is going on with the temp prep, and then disconnect it when I start cooking if I feel I don't need it any longer.
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    Livermore, California
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  • bhedges1987
    bhedges1987 Posts: 3,201
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    I start my cube, let it go for 10-15 min then start the FB

    Kansas City, Missouri
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  • Focker
    Focker Posts: 8,364
    edited December 2016
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    The Digi Q, and now FB, are reserved for overnighters.

    Have overshot both the egg and WSM, and learned to start the fire, wait for good smoke, add meat, run manual to target temp, plug in controller, back down the vents, turn in for uninterrupted sleep.  

    Brandon
    Quad Cities
    "If yer gonna denigrate, familiarity with the subject is helpful."

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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,282
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    I'll start the fire in one spot, wait for a softball sized spot of glowing coal, add all of the hardware and let the FB take it to temp and stabilize.
    South Jersey Pine Barrens. XL BGE , Assassin 24, Weber Kettle, CharBroil gasser, AMNPS 
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