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henapple
henapple Posts: 16,025
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If you're looking, you're not cooking. I always hear from that early in egging but, not so much lately. I look all the time. Doesn't seem to hinder anything.
Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Same thing here. Look, take pic and it's still cookin. Always wondered about that saying.

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    If your looking your not drinking your PBR.
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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    It seems the more I look the more I cook. I already have a cook "wish list" that's gonna take a long time to get through
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,833
    Yeah, I think that especially on the egg once the ceramics are heat soaked, taking a peek doesn't change much. And if you are looking for a certain color to set, not much option, unless you can peek in via the top vent.


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    Morgantown, PA

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,694
    :-B
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). 

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  • yzzi
    yzzi Posts: 1,843
    Yeah I peep through the top. I'll take the daisy wheel off any burn my eyes with smoke.
    Dunedin, FL
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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    Sorry everyone I didn't read the original post! Too many shock tops , sorry for the confusion
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • RiverDoc
    RiverDoc Posts: 572
    Sorry everyone I didn't read the original post! Too many shock tops , sorry for the confusion
    -Todd
    Franklin N.C. LBGE and a SBGE
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,880
    The saying come into origin on massive off sets that took considerable time to re cooperate from a temp drop. It still holds true to some degree on this type of cooker. On the egg that will recover in less than a minute the saying has very little practical value except on some delicate bread cooks. On meat look all you want and no harm will be incurred at all. Just my thoughts.

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  • stemc33
    stemc33 Posts: 3,567
    I'm a looker, but have improved on just letting things cook. It's not that I'm worried about temp drops by opening the egg, but it's that I've improved greatly on guesstimating time. Outdoor cooking is less stressful with a predictable cooker like the egg. Most things just don't need to be babysat when I already know what's going on. Some foods get looked at a lot and others like pork butts not so much. I do like it when I'm cooking with the DFMT off and get to peek down the hole to see what's going on. It's pretty cool watching pizza bake or cobblers rise.
    Steven
    Mini Max with Woo stone combo, LBGE, iGrill 2, Plate Setter, 
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    Banner, Wyoming
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