Level With Me?

Kayak

I'm in the planning stages of building my Egg cooking station. It will be located alongside an existing stone patio, which has a good slope to it for drainage, 1/4" per foot.

Since the table/counter is going to be on a slope, how important is it to have the table, and Egg, level?

I can build it either way, but it seems wrong to slope the table. Then again, a level base will be either higher than the patio at one end, or lower at the other.

The Egg will be freestanding, in it's nest, downhill from the table, and also have the same 'elevation' issues.

Any advice?

Photo Egg

At least level the platform/shelf that supports the Egg.
To me, that would be the crucial part.

fishlessman

dont see a problem side to side being unlevel. if it tips forward though it does not take much for the dome to drop (dont know about the newest hinge assembly)

Kayak

I guess the levelness of the egg is important for how many soufflé's I might bake...

Jeremiah

Also for drip pans. 

Eoin

It's easiest to level the base area first and build on that.

Botch

If you made an 8' long table (which would be Yuge!) that's only a difference of 2"  from one end to the other (I'm assuming this is a "built-in" table and not one that rolls around).  
I'm an engineer, and am OCD; an unlevel table would drive me bonkers, but that's me.  There's a lot more than 2" difference between my kitchen counter, my dining table, my workbench, and my gardening cart, and I can adapt to any of them easily.
Or, you could build a two-level table, that'd be an interesting way to tackle it!  

DoubleEgger

Use the recommended table nest and shim as required. 

Kayak

Thanks to those who offered their advice. I think I'll level the table and Egg, just to eliminate chasing tomatoes and onions across the patio, and if I ever bake something, it won't overflow. I do wonder if those of you who have perfectly square tables on wheels ever have any issues with the sloped drives and patios they sit on?
Now for the issue of covers versus a roof...

caliking

The cooking/prep table i have outside by the eggs is shimmed to slope a bit. To keep rainwater from pooling on it. The eggs are in nests, and I never bothered to check if they were level. My patio was also built with a 1/4" per foot grade. 

HofstraJet

Kayak said:

Now for the issue of covers versus a roof...

My eggs are on a covered patio deck inside a screened enclosure.

I still need a cover otherwise the table and eggs get dirty just from being outdoors.

PS - very creative thread title.

Eoin

Kayak said:

Thanks to those who offered their advice. I think I'll level the table and Egg, just to eliminate chasing tomatoes and onions across the patio, and if I ever bake something, it won't overflow. I do wonder if those of you who have perfectly square tables on wheels ever have any issues with the sloped drives and patios they sit on?
Now for the issue of covers versus a roof...

My Eggs sit under a porch at the rear of the house near a door. I think the fact that the Eggs are under a roof and that I don't have to mess about taking covers off means that I use them more.

KeithEGG

My 2 cents make it a level table in case you put it on a level surface. But shim it up so it it is level on your table. That way it works now and later ( if you ever move it)
keith

Tspud1

Is it going to be on casters? If so, shim one end of casters so you can use later on another level surface.

Kayak

@tspud1 it is not. It will be stationary, built in alongside a patio. I want something permanent, non-wood, maybe with a concrete top.

fishlessman

Kayak said:

@tspud1 it is not. It will be stationary, built in alongside a patio. I want something permanent, non-wood, maybe with a concrete top.

if its stationary put leveling pads under it instead of wheels, the swivel stud helps it fit the slant better