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WindsorEgg
WindsorEgg Posts: 13
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
My first cook was on my small, a did a poor man's sous vide (hot tub) using a thermometer and a pot of water on the gas stove. Held 140F water for 25 minutes with two tenderloin steaks in a zip-lock floating. Meanwhile I put the spurs to the small, and seared those at 700F dome temp. Best steaks ever! Gasket intact, but I forgot the camera.

Second cook, pizza on the large (first time I fired the large). We cooked four pizzas at 700F. Fan-tas-tic. Pizzas were great. Gasket, not so much (see photo below). Forgot the camera again, though.

Third cook was on the large again. I started the lump, waited a few minutes till it was going, and tossed a couple wood chips to get some smoke. I wanted to check for leaks. It leaks, I'll adjust that this weekend before I do ribs. Anyhow, I then put the cooking grate back in, with a Himalayan salt block and let it heat up at 500F for 30 minutes. Here's some cod cooking away:

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You can see the crispy parts of the gasket there. Should I worry, or just adjust the best I can (do the dollar bill thing) and carry on with life?

Fish was tasty and not salty at all. The block lends an earthy/sweetish type taste. Very interesting.

Aaron.
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  • cookn biker
    cookn biker Posts: 13,407
    Looks good. I have barely no gasket on my medium and large. Large leeks a bit in the back, still holds temps all night long.
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  • 2Fategghead
    2Fategghead Posts: 9,624
    WindsorEgg, Welcome to the forum. You have already done some fantastic cooks. ;) You will fit right in for sure. :) If your gasket is in bad shape and it does look burnt on the left side you may be able to adjust the dome again and run with it. Even try to scrap some of the crust off the gasket if you can do it with out making things worse. I have two large egg and my one pretty much don't have a gasket. Keep on keeping on. Tim ;)
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  • thebtls
    thebtls Posts: 2,300
    This looks great. Tell me how you clean or decontaminate the salt block for storage and for the next cook? I haven't researched this yet but does it really make a difference, it essentially makes the cook indirect; does the salt infuse heavily?
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