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Question about egging in a wind!
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EGGTASTIC
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I have used my egg for overnight cooks without a problem. I just put on a 9 lb butt. It is VERY windy today! Will this use more lump? Do I need to check it more often? If the wind slows when night hits, will I need to adjust the vents? Any help would be appreciated!
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EGGTASTIC!,[p]I have coked overnight cooks for 9 years with the egg and have never had a problem with wind affecting temperature. The fact that an overnight cook has such small openings for temperature control that it would take a very heavy wind to make temperature control touchy.[p]Position the egg so the wind doesn't go directly into the bottom vent, as this is the most important consideration. It will use a bit more lump as the egg will tend to cool faster in the wind. Check as often as you need to do to be comfortable. If the wind slows, the temperature will trmain very close to the same. No adjustment has ever been necessary for me.[p]Best of luck and enjoy the the PP.[p]Spin[p]
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EGGTASTIC!,
If the winds are over 8 to 12 mph position the egg so the bottom vent is leeward from the wind.I run into this a lot being near the ocean breezes when doing a long cook.Check your weather station and find out what the pattern will be through the night.If you gotta get up.you will have to do so.Normally this is not to big of a problem unless you have winds that are of small craft warnings in size.
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Happy Trails~thirdeye~Barbecue is not rocket surgery -
thirdeye,
Man I just had to ask the question.Where is the wind sock scale for a pot of baked beans?
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thirdeye,[p]I hope that chain is welded that way! Thanks for the input! So far so good!
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Darnoc,[p]Thanks for the input! This is just another reason to buy one!
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Spin,[p]This is truly some good news! I get up every two hours for my overnight cooks and I didn't want to do it more often! Thanks![p]
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