Eventful Day with the Egg.

rossv1

Got word that my replacement fire grate was in so I was off to pick it up. I was cleaning old lump and ash out before a low and slow a couple of weeks ago and saw that my grate was already starting to crack. It's crazy because I only bought my egg about a month and a half ago but it was no biggie, a quick trip to the local dealer and a week wait and I have new grate in hand. Here's a pic of the of the "old" grate that already was forming a crack!



A little while later it was time for dinner, so after a quick trip to the store I came back with a nice NY strip and a few ears of corn. After searing the steak  I shut everything down but a couple of minutes later I decided to just go ahead and toss the corn on while the egg was coming down to temp. I burped the egg by holding the lid open for a couple of seconds and guess what? Flashback! Nothing serious but enough to singe a little hair and make you say "whoa". Never had this happen before, am I burping the egg wrong?



And to top it off, what my egg gave me.

NY Strip seasoned with Holy Cow on our finest china. 

SmokeyPitt

Let me start by saying that you nailed that steak!  

When you have the egg really hot and then  close it down it is prime time for a flash back.  Basically you have a big fire that is oxygen deprived.  I recommend opening the top and bottom vents, count to 10, then open it really slowly.  

Mikee

I'll second that the steak look great.

LKNEgg

I'll third on the steaks and second on oxygen deprived. I have done the same and learned my lesson to give it some air before reopening if a blazing fire!

Dyal_SC

Great meal!!  The flashback is certain to happen periodically.  Lol.  Glad you survived.  

Teedoff

Steak looks great. I have started wearing a glove whenever I go from the sear to lower temp for that very reason. I've fanned the lid open 1-2 inches for 10-15 seconds and still get a flash sometimes.

YukonRon

Look out for the flash out of the bottom vent. It can singe the legs. Do not ask how I know this.
Also, my fire grate exploded on my XL, imbedding chunks of metal into the dome, and chipping it. BGE and my dealer stood tall with the replacement of both.

Holepuncher

Welcome to the club!

Ozzie_Isaac

I open and close the lid 1-2" three times, then open slow.  Never had a backdraft with that method.

btw, steak looks killer.  Nicely done!

Satch_Q

Great looking steak! I just about suffered the same flashback fate a couple nights ago. Went nuclear for a quick sear on the cast iron griddle. After that was accomplished I shut everything down to lower the temp. About 3min later I realized I had left the griddle inside. I caught myself before I opened anything luckily. Dawning what amounted to bunker gear, (old leather jacket, long cuffed welding gloves and some face protection) I set about trying to open it. Wow! Started with a series of really small burps. The sudden rush of air and rocketing flames escaping from that half inch gap have given me a new & very healthy respect for the danger of the flashback. I now find myself burping the cooler kid!

rossv1

Learn something new everyday. I'll start sliding the daisy wheel open before burping the egg after searing from from now on.

And thanks for the comments on the steak. I was really really pleased with how it turned out, I've started trying to go for medium rare or so but the others were still coming out closer to well done. The thickness of this steak helped a good bit I think because I didn't really change the time I left it on.