Egg flaming up

cdemot02

So my egg used to hardly flame up at higher heats, but I just recently moved and now it's flaming up like crazy just from the air. What do you think is going on

RedSkip

It likes oxygen...

cdemot02

Lol. No crap. But it's horrible

RedSkip

Eh it could be worse, what if it didn't like Oxygen?!?!

cdemot02

You're killing me. I've been cooking on this for 3 years. This isn't normal

RedSkip

Dude it's a grill, start with a smaller fire for low and slows.  For direct, use less lump if you can to move the flare ups further away from the grate.  Clean the grate, cook less greasy food...

1st world problems

RedSkip

When in doubt, call in a chemist... @nolaegghead

bgebrent

It's all about the fuel.  Oxygen as mentioned and the flow of it.  Lower flow and you'll be good.  Amount of lump doesn't matter.  How you light the fire does.

cdemot02

I think the flow of oxygen is clogged from the move. I'll clean it tomorrow

lousubcap

As above, the BGE runs on air-flow which then controls the size of the fire (thus the ability to run dang near forever on one load of lump).  I would guess you have gone from a higher to lower altitude (thus more air pressure). So with your prior vent settings you are now introducing more air (read oxygen) to the fire and seeing the resultant response.  However I did NOT sleep in a Holiday Inn Express last night so I could be totally off the mark here.  FWIW-

hoosier_egger

You say you recently moved? Well there's your problem. You're clearly living in a more oxygenated region now. 

cdemot02

Lol. I moved 1 mile. 

bgebrent

ColtsFan said:

You say you recently moved? Well there's your problem. You're clearly living in a more oxygenated region now. 

Unlikely unless a really large altitude change.  21% O2 at sea level and 18% a mile high.  The difference would not drastically change a fire.  It's the flow.

cdemot02

Everything was tilted from the dolly. All probably shifted. 

RedSkip

Congrats on the move btw!

hoosier_egger

Lol... I was being facetious 

buzd504

RedSkip said:

When in doubt, call in a chemist... @nolaegghead

I think a physicist would be more appropriate.

RedSkip

I think the burning of fuel with fire and oxygen is a chemical process not physical.  @buzd504

perhaps you mean I misspoke about NOLAs profession?  I'm not really 100% sure his educational background TBH.

cdemot02

Move is terrible now the rates are going up. Renting before building

buzd504

RedSkip said:

I think the burning of fuel with fire and oxygen is a chemical process not physical.  @buzd504

perhaps you mean I misspoke about NOLAs profession?  I'm not really 100% sure his educational background TBH.

Oh, you may be right, and I do believe @nolaegghead is a chemist by trade, but I was thinking more about the fluid dynamics of airflow than the science of combustion.  Maybe we need a think tank?

RedSkip

@buzd504. good point, I wasn't think about the fluid dynamics.

Why does a flame burn up, even when you turn it upside down?  

Do do fires burn up or do structures burn down?

SloppyJoe

Someone needs to call a neurosurgeon...

bgebrent

i have a few NS friends and they're much smarter than me.  My chemistry degree probably won't help you, unless you read what I said.  Assess air flow.  It's what fuels a Kamado.  If you have flare-ups it's either the fire you built or fat drippings flaring up.

kl8ton

Maybe it cracked during the move.  Much more air now. 

tikigriller

Maybe your new residence is possessed and the evil demons are released through flames. 

Have things been been moving by themselves in the kitchen?

JustineCaseyFeldown

d.) 'not enough information'