So are you a dirty "Peeker"?

NPHuskerFL

When I first got my egg out of an old habit I found myself peeking a lot at my cooks. Now days less than 1 yr of owning my egg I don't peek especially on L&S. Are you a Peeker?

xiphoid007

Not a peeked, I'm a sniffer. I get close to the daisy wheel and waft some of that thin blue smoke with the aroma of the meat smoking. I see with my nose!

henapple

You and your thread titles. ..

Cowdogs

I think with the egg that peeking is not that big of a crime.  The ceramics help the grill recover very quickly.  

But I noticed I don't peek nearly as much as I used to.  The reason for me ... is there is never anything new to see.  As we know, the egg is consistent, so it's like watching a movie I've already seen a dozen times before.

NPHuskerFL

xiphoid007 said:

Not a peeked, I'm a sniffer. I get close to the daisy wheel and waft some of that thin blue smoke with the aroma of the meat smoking. I see with my nose!
Love it! My Son got off work last nite and as he approached it I hollered don't peek. He then hovered and sniffed the sweet aroma and said smells good. He's learning :-)

NPHuskerFL

henapple said:

You and your thread titles. ..

Sadly I didn't mean for this one to be a naughty title. I'll try harder next time. This thread title is flaccid. )

Monty77

More of a sniffer here too, can't help but enjoy that sweet smell of smoke and meat.... Guilty of the odd peak or photo opp, but I try to leave it closed

Judy Mayberry

NPHuskerFL said:

You and your thread titles. ..

Sadly I didn't mean for this one to be a naughty title. I'll try harder next time. This thread title is flaccid. )

Let me know when your 16th birthday is coming up...I'll send you a card.

tjosborne

One thing about the egg is you can look right through the top. I may be lookin', but im still cookin'.

Tjcoley

tjosborne said:

One thing about the egg is you can look right through the top. I may be lookin', but im still cookin'.

+1. Using just the bottom vent to control temp gives you a perfect observation port into the Egg thru the top vent. Great when doing pizza, baking, or even for burgers.

Scotbradly725

I've been doing very well in this regard. My failings have been fiddling too much with the vents to get my temps right. But of course I am new and still learning alot about where to set my dampers for each desired temp.

nolaegghead

You'd have to peek a lot over a low and slow to impact the cook.  In a fast direct cook, it's good to keep an eye on things because a cook and go from good to bad in a matter of minutes.  Always know what's going on, and if you're cooking at a low temp, not much will be happening for you to notice a difference visually unless you wait a long time - 30-min to an hour. 

NPHuskerFL

@nolaegghead‌ on a fast direct or even raise direct I agree you have a lot going on and have to be somewhat quick. The L&S peeker especially a newbie that has temp control issues should benifit by leaving it shut. Yes the ceramics will hold the heat but, the sudden rush of oxygen can throw temps off for 30 minutes or more and somebody inexperienced may start fiddling at that point to compensate when really they should just relax.

Big_Green_Craig

The only time I peek is when I am doing something that I've never done before. I guess I justify it as "point of reference". 

HendersonTRKing

I heard someone say "if you're lookin', you ain't cookin'" and I try to live by those words.  Not always successful -- mostly b/c others want to see what's going on and I don't want to come off as some kind of stiff.  But I don't have a problem making a plan and sticking to it w/o "cheating".

tarheelmatt

I sometimes look in from the top to see what is happening.  Other than that, I don't. 

NPHuskerFL

@HendersonTRKing‌ & @Monty77‌ yep I'm also a "Photo Op Peeker" at times. :-)

Fred19Flintstone

I'm ashamed to say I am. Wilma keeps sayin' that one of these days... What? Oh, PEEKER!! Heck, I ain't one of them!

J_Que

I'm a top peeker like tarheelmatt. If things look good I'll take a photo or two or three....

henapple

Big_Green_Craig said:

The only time I peek is when I am doing something that I've never done before. I guess I justify it as "point of reference". 

Haha...

henapple

Ok...somebody flagged @Judy Mayberry‌

grill4us

I go by the "if you're lookin', you're not cookin" rule. It has serviced me well! And I do the sniff test too. I've had the egg less than a month and last weekend I had to cook on a gas grill. What a disappointment! I really missed the egg - there's just no comparison.

NPHuskerFL

Every now and then I'll peek thru the chimney also. However, use extreme caution if baking pizza or searing (wouldn't be prudent for facial or head hair). ;-)
Dana Carvey as Bush Not Gonna Do It...: http://youtu.be/4QHHGHve_N0