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Help - Mold in my BGE

ScottStern
ScottStern Posts: 34
in EggHead Forum
Got my Smokeware cap yesterday so went to put in on this morning and opened my Egg and saw lots of mold. I am on the East Coast and it has been very rainy and humid so hoping it just because of that. Anyone else experience this?  Anything I can do to prevent it?


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  • DialSquare
    DialSquare Posts: 34
    I have found that after the Egg is completely cool, if I open the lower vent about an inch, it will allow a bit of airflow and prevent mold. Good luck! 
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  • FATC1TY
    FATC1TY Posts: 888
    After shutting it down and fire is out, open the vents a little to allow airflow through it and it’ll be less likely to mold. 

    Using a cover will also aide the mold growth. 



    Just fire it up with a fresh load load of lump.  Burn it up, brush it after it’s hot for a while and call it good. 
    -FATC1TY
    Grillin' and Brewing in Atlanta
    LBGE
    MiniMax
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  • BobDanger
    BobDanger Posts: 323
    Load it up with lump and fire it up.

    never had mold probably cause it use it a couple times weekly
    Eastern Shore Virginia 

    Medium & Mini Max
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  • ScottStern
    ScottStern Posts: 34
    FATC1TY said:
    After shutting it down and fire is out, open the vents a little to allow airflow through it and it’ll be less likely to mold. 

    Using a cover will also aide the mold growth. 



    Just fire it up with a fresh load load of lump.  Burn it up, brush it after it’s hot for a while and call it good. 

    Thanks. I don’t use a cover. 

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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    The day after use you can open the vents a bit to help but mostly just cook more 
    Jacksonville FL
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    USE the egg... then it won't do that.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • kaybee
    kaybee Posts: 120
    Either more Q or open the Flue!  :)
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  • GrillSgt
    GrillSgt Posts: 2,507
    I posted the same thing about my Weber Kettle yesterday. First time I ever had that issue in over 50 years of grilling. It was closed and covered. 
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