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Amesbury, MA
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Yeah, but radiant heat is also a thing.
Camped out in the (757/948/804)
1. It looks good. Powder coated steel "wedge" that is fabricated. It feels sturdy, and has an inner lip to catch inside the egg.
There are several places where the pieces are joined together. Not welds, they must be some form of swage-lock to keep the top, wedge, and inner ring together.
2. Very minimal instructions. Obviously, it isn't a difficult piece to use, but the only documentation is found on the flap of the inner box. The pictographic warnings appear to say "Attention", "Keep on a shelf higher than your wife can reach", "Plug into an outlet only when partly cloudy", "Wear an oven mitt", "Do not tough your egg", and "Do not light your cigarette using the top vent." So, you've been warned! I was expecting to see "Do not wear a neck tie while using."
There's a QR code to take you to the BGE Webpage.
3. They really missed it by a hair when it comes to how it fits with eggmates. I would have sent my Engineers back to the modeling software if they were this close. For the price they are charging, they could have made the wedge a little taller and changed the motor design by fractions of an inch and it would have cleared the eggmates. I really think this is a miss on their part. The unit will only work with the eggmates lowered. You could probably get by with the left eggmate up, if you remove the handle from the skewer and don't mind it rubbing on your mate. However, I would be afraid that the flat spots would stop the motor from turning with weight on the skewer.
Here's the left side with the eggmate up and the handle removed. You can't tell me that 1/2" more height would hurt here. I might even "notch" my eggmate a little. So close.
Here's how close the motor bracket is to clearing the egg mate:
You can't put the right side eggmate up. The bracket clears the shelf when down, but it would have been so much better if that bracket were 1/2" higher.
4. The motor isn't sealed against weather, but the on-off switch is! There is a soft plastic cover on the switch that lets you depress it.
Again, you can see how close it is to clearing the eggmate, even when down. Just a little more height with a different cord position, and you could grill with mates up.
I haven't cooked anything, yet. Once I am over all the turkey I ate yesterday, I will give it a go.
It should be fun!
Black Friday deal
I cooked directly over the coals and it was the juiciest chicken to ever come off my egg.
Taste was fantastic, seasoned with Dizzy Pig wonder bird.
Thanks for that idea! I am sure there is a market over here, but I have always liked that one on the West end.
Amesbury, MA
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XL BGE, Mini-Max, La Caja China, Arteflame Classic 40, Arteflame One 20, Arteflame Euro 20, Cotton Gin Harvester, Weber Classic, Gozney Dome, Anova wifi Sous Vide.
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cmac610: Two questions - 1. How difficult is it to clean the basket and, 2. What "set-up" are you using in the fire box - Thank you
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Amesbury, MA
#BGETeamGreen #TeamArteflame #TeamBarrelProof
XL BGE, Mini-Max, La Caja China, Arteflame Classic 40, Arteflame One 20, Arteflame Euro 20, Cotton Gin Harvester, Weber Classic, Gozney Dome, Anova wifi Sous Vide.
Runs about an inch and a quarter above the fire ring at it's lowest point.
The tube is a little off center due to its large diameter, but this can be fix with spacers.
Game on.
I pulled a butt out of my freezer that must have been bought during the Covid pig slaughter. Dang thing was $0.99 per pound!
BYOTequila!