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Can I pressure clean my large egg?

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Ray Kane
Ray Kane Posts: 18
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
I am finally getting around to cleaning up my large egg purchased off of Craigslist. Previous owners let it sit for years full of CHARCOAL ashes plus it needs a good in and out cleaning.

I have a pressure cleaner with various tips and was thinking of using it inside and out.

Good or bad idea?
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  • dukedog
    dukedog Posts: 39
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    I probably wouldn't, maybe the outside, but the inside I'd just vacuum/scoop out, fill with fresh lump and fire it up, let the fire do the cleaning for you. Maybe scrub the inside with crumpled tin foil after the cleaning burn and vacuum out again with a shop vac.
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  • Ray Kane
    Ray Kane Posts: 18
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    Is water in the inside of the egg a big no-no?
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  • milesofsmiles
    milesofsmiles Posts: 1,377
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    Yep.
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
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    The inside of the egg is not glazed like the outside and there is a possibility you may actually etch the interior.

    Just light it up and burn out the inside.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,893
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    no water and certainly NO chemicals either. A hot fire for an hour will do wonders for you no matter what was inside!
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    if you can go easy (don't crank it up), you could proabably get away with it.

    be careful on the outside, though the crazing could (slim chance, probably) chip off.

    i'd clean the inside by scooping out the ash, then doing a 500 degree burn for a couple hours maybe (watch the gasket!). but you could probably hit it too with a lower pressure wash.

    i dunno why pressure washing is the answer to everything. those things do more harm than good in the hands of most guys. hahaha :blink:

    i've seen wood siding destroyed, wood decks torn up, water shot up behind vinyl siding (when pointing it UP at the siding), and the saddest thing was seeing a guy move in a few houses down and pressure wash a 75year old stone wall free of the moss and lichen. i'm a fan of dirt, as you can tell!
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • mitch
    mitch Posts: 25
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    :huh: Why? Run the temp to 750 and let it burn the inside clean. Comes out looking brand new.

    Clean the outside with vinegar and water.
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  • Ray Kane
    Ray Kane Posts: 18
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    mitch wrote:
    Clean the outside with vinegar and water.
    Wouldn't that give me a pickled egg?
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  • Celtic Wolf
    Celtic Wolf Posts: 9,773
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    it will be a clean pickled egg...
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