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schmeetex
Posts: 69
Newbie question here...I've tried several methods but can't determine which is best.
When trying to get the BGE to "searing" temperatures, when do you close the lid to get things really heated up? I use one or two of the starters, but still wondering when the optimum time is to close the lead to get the Egg to 700.
SchmeeTex
When trying to get the BGE to "searing" temperatures, when do you close the lid to get things really heated up? I use one or two of the starters, but still wondering when the optimum time is to close the lead to get the Egg to 700.
SchmeeTex
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Shouldnt matter a whole lot. Just make sure you have a full load of lump, the egg is relatively clean of ash, etc and let er rip.
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I close as soon as I light the starter cubes...gives the chimney effect more time to work..and I do that no matter what temp I plan on cooking at..
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Here is how I do it for any temp really, the best way to get the lump going, at least using starter cubes, which is all I have ever used, is to place them in three places in your lump, 10-2-6, push them down into the lump a little and light. I am cooking on a large, I cut the cubes in half diagonally, so I am using three triangles, 1 1/2 cubes.
I let them burn for no more than a minute or so before closing the dome, Bottom vent wide open, top vent not in place. You will get a little surge of heat from the cubes, then things will settle down as the lump ignites and the cubes die out. After a few minutes things will happen quickly as the lump catches and you just have to watch your temp and slow it down on the way up. It takes a little practise and patience, but it works
Sorry this is so wordy, but that's how I do it, and I wanted to be thurough :laugh:
Capt Frank
Homosassa, FL -
Thanks for the advice! And as with many things EGG...it looks like there are several different ways to make it work!
SchmeeTex -
Unlike the previous respondents, I let it burn for awhile with the top open. I feel it engages more charcoal that way. I typically do this until the starters have all burned up. I do this for ordinary temp cooks too, not just high heat.
Then i close the dome and the chimney effect kicks in. -
My technique
lift lid
open bottom up all the way
I make a shallow little pit for a quarter size piece of starter stick.
Then I light it and build a chimney above my tiny fire with little pieces of lump till it's about 2 inches above the pit I made.
leave lid up for 10-15 minutes then adjust vents to temp i desire
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