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Didn't need that knuckle hair anyway...

vb4677
vb4677 Posts: 687
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Lit the LBGE, watched it slowly climb to 200 onto my target of 400, and dammit, started getting distracted by the Olympics... Turned back around and I thought my dome temp broke.  It was red lining... pegged...  Shut down the vents, and thankfully watched it drop a couple of hundred degrees in a few moments.

I 'thought' I did the burp correctly, but apparently not. Now I know what a "back draft or flare-ups that could cause a flash of heat to burn your hand" means.

Anywhooo... got it to calm down to 400, and put the Costco salmon on.  (I know, but it was affordable, ready to go, and less than the usual Costco metric ton of protein package.)






Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
2 Large BGE's, Instant Pot, Anova Sous Vide, and a gas smoker...
Barbeque, Homebrew and Blues...
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  • cheeaa
    cheeaa Posts: 364
    Haha... I used to make fun of people when I read stuff like this because I never had it happen. Then one day I let the egg get way too hot, shut it down, opened the dome and instantly thought I had fallen through the fiery gates of hell.  Lol...

    Great looking fish btw. 
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  • dopey
    dopey Posts: 201
    It's amazing that you don't realize how much knuckle hair you lose grilling.  I had my left hand in a cast for over a month, and had to actually trim the hair on my fingers because I didn't have it over a grill.  Valid statement.
    What I do when I'm black out drunk is none of my business...

    John Central CT
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326


    Last night. With a plate setter. Seriously. It was at 650 when I called it and pulled the plug. My hand looks like an extra in Sharknado 7. Flamenado 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 687
    Flamenado...

    Baz Hogan: Storm's dying down.

    Nova Clarke: How can you tell?

    Baz Hogan: Not as many fiery Big Green Egg flying around.

    Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
    2 Large BGE's, Instant Pot, Anova Sous Vide, and a gas smoker...
    Barbeque, Homebrew and Blues...
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  • flyerdoc
    flyerdoc Posts: 141
    dopey said:
    It's amazing that you don't realize how much knuckle hair you lose grilling.  I had my left hand in a cast for over a month, and had to actually trim the hair on my fingers because I didn't have it over a grill.  Valid statement.
    Too funny, you must be part Italian (ask how I know!)
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  • dopey
    dopey Posts: 201
    @flyerdoc ahem, one might assume but my half polish side makes me look like an Italian minus the tan...
    What I do when I'm black out drunk is none of my business...

    John Central CT
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  • johnmitchell
    johnmitchell Posts: 7,364
    We also enjoy that salmon from Costco. Great looking plate. Just a tip if you are in a pinch to get that temp down, place a big dish of cold water in the egg. 
    Greensboro North Carolina
    When in doubt Accelerate....
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  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 687
    Good to know.  I think I'll try to keep an eye on the lighting process first, though...
    Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
    2 Large BGE's, Instant Pot, Anova Sous Vide, and a gas smoker...
    Barbeque, Homebrew and Blues...
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