Is this an old Egg?

nlsteve · August 2010

Hi folks:

Can anybody tell me if this is an old BGE?

http://picasaweb.google.com/smarschke/BGE#

If so, then I spend $140 on a new firebox tomorrow, followed by some other parts and some new paint. But if not, I ain't gonna bother, since I want to cook at high temps as well as low, and I don't trust any old kamado to do that.

Much thanks to those of you who chipped in on my earlier posts on this unit.

Thanks, deepsouth, for the friendly bumps!

I sent an email inquiry to the BGE company asking if this is one of their old units, but haven't heard back yet.

Steve

Little Steven · August 2010

Steve,

Yes it is old. I would bet it's not ceramic but clay. Unless it has been exposed to a lot of sun and weather. I wouldn't count on a lot of high temp cooks with it. That said it has the same opening mechanism as my first did and it was ceramic.

Steve

fishlessman · August 2010

if it is ceramic, your not doing high temp cooks with that cracked dome

Bobby-Q · August 2010

That is fire clay and not ceramic. With the cracked dome I would run, not walk away from that deal.

FF/Medic Egghead · August 2010

You will spend more in repairs than the cost of a new egg..

deepsouth · September 2010

nlsteve wrote:

Hi folks:

Can anybody tell me if this is an old BGE?

http://picasaweb.google.com/smarschke/BGE#

If so, then I spend $140 on a new firebox tomorrow, followed by some other parts and some new paint. But if not, I ain't gonna bother, since I want to cook at high temps as well as low, and I don't trust any old kamado to do that.

Much thanks to those of you who chipped in on my earlier posts on this unit.

Thanks, deepsouth, for the friendly bumps!

I sent an email inquiry to the BGE company asking if this is one of their old units, but haven't heard back yet.

Steve

no worries.

nlsteve · September 2010

From the OP

I already mentioned this on a related thread:

BGE tells me this was indeed an old BGE, but made of "fire clay" and not designed for work above about 400 degrees.

So I am going to pass on fixing it up. Will re-sell it, with full disclosure.

Thanks for the good advice here, guys.

Steve

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