New Egger ????

Unknown

Should the fire be started from the top or bottom on an BGE. It seems it would keep the fire away from the meat if started from the bottom,but how do you start the fire from the bottom.

stike

Smoke,
um
fire is what cooks the meat![p]start from the top. if you are searing, then the grid is right above the coals.[p]if you are doing a lo and slo cook (smoking/barbecue), then you'll need something (mass) between the meat and the coals. that'd be a pizza stone, firebricks, sand or water in a drip pan, etc.[p]above that, on a vee-rack or raised grid (on feet or on firebricks) sits the meat.[p]

tach18k

Smoke, start from the top, I use a mapp gas torch, others use wax firestarters and some use fire gel.[p]Well take a look here first and get friendly with the Naked Whiz's site. Lots of information of the Egg, fire starting and safety.
[ul][li]naked whiz site[/ul]

Toy Man

I have tried a number of different methods of starting the fire. I currently use one Weber cube that I push into the bottom intake vent, light and then use the ash tool to position under the grate.[p]Toy Man

Unknown

Smoke, I use an electric starter and it works fine once the fire has started I ajust the coals. It takes about 10 minutes to have a fire>

Unknown

Thanks for all the good comments and help....

Unknown

Bill,[p]Can I ask what you mean by "once the fire has started I adjust the coals."?
How do you adjust them.
I'm getting an Egg soon, and this was a question that I intended to ask myself. Really nervous about starting the fire properly. [p]Thanks!