I look forward to seeing this solved as I,too, am a new egg owner looking forward to the best steaks ever. John, the photos would leave me to think they would be delicious.
Thanks for the welcome and suggestions.
How would I know what kind of gasket I got? The Egg was new, in the box and was the last one in the warehouse (he said he had more to unload from a truck). But, I don't know how long it had been sitting b…