Caring for the BGE and Smoking

Mrs Lenick

I want to smoke a turkey for thanksgiving and it's my first time doing it.  It's got to be pretty big, maybe about 25lbs. How long will that take and what should I do?

 

Also, I opened my EGG today and it had mold all over the grate and even in some of the felt areas.  I quickly cleaned it up and fired up the EGG to burn off anything else.  I let it heat up as high as it would go to be sure it got everything. I never had that happen to me within any other grill.  I think it was because I left the ceramic cover off.  Did I do the right thing by burning everything off?

Mrs Lenick

Oh, I just saw that several of you had responded to an earlier post about smoking the turkey and gave me the link for the MadMax Turkey. Thanks so much. I will definitely research that and try a bird beforehand.  Thanks so much to all of you responded back to me on the 4th.

 

The Naked Whiz

Yes, you can burn off the mold.  The ceramic can get damp and hold moisture which encourages the mold.  I've found that having grease/food on the grates encourages it also.

Mrs Lenick

Also, I forgot to remove the cast iron lid and put the ceramic lid back on and I think moisture got in that way, because of some rain we had.  Will it help if I put the lid up a couple of times a week or if I buy one of the BGE covers?

banzaitoyota

Use your egg more! LOL

Mrs Lenick

No kidding!  I definitely will. Especially with Thanksgiving and Christmas approaching. I was just so surprised. I'd never seen that before.