Do you cover your egg?

Gibson's Finest

I was just wondering how many people cover their egg(s) when not in use? Is a cover necessary in your opinion? What cover do you prefer to use - the BGE cover or one from another source?

Pharmeggist

smoke express,
My eggs are in a nest and they get pulled not pushed out from under the covered portion of the deck to the non-covered portion for cooks. I keep the Green Ceramic cap on during the non-use period and the vents closed. My Brothers medium egg lives on a deck with no covered area... so he uses the BGE cover over his egg.
Hope this helps... I also like to store the Plate setter and Pizza stone in the egg with the Dual function metal top inside the egg when it is not used :=)
~Pharmeggist

Unknown

smoke express,
I cover her, we are are in the heavy minuses, plus we are in the snow belt. in the winter with some freezing rain!
In thesummer, I am weird about it (rain) getting in the thermomom.... so I cover her then too!

dhuffjr

smoke express,
I don't. Nor do I think it is needed.

amini1

smoke express,[p]Mine's in an Egg Nest and is kept covered unless it's still too hot before I go to bed. I use the BGE cover.[p]Win

Unknown

I remove Therm. and put Golf Tee in hole. It's not idle too long.

Unknown

smoke express,
I have a Large Egg. It's in a nest and I leave the side shelves up all the time. Under one of the shelves, I keep a 20 gallon garbage can, which holds a bucket of extra lump, my electric starter, extension cord, etc.. I cover my egg using the cover I used to use on my gas grill. I got it from Home Depot. I think it was 15 bucks and it fits perfectly. We get snow, ice, freezing rain, so I need to cover mine.

BobS

smoke express,
I cover mine, mostly because it is in a table and I want to protect the table a bit. I also had a cover when I was using a nest, I just liked the idea of keepin a but of grunge off the egg. It was a bit more of a hastle when it was in the nest, because I had to wait so long for the Egg to cool. With my table, I built a wooden frame that goes over the top of the Egg and holds the cover away from the surface of the Egg.[p]I do not think covering it is necessary.

Clay Q

smoke express,
I keep rain/snow off my egg with a cheap gray cover Weber markets for their kettle. No graphics plastered on it and it fits well, looks nice.

fishlessman

smoke express,
mine sit on the ground, no nest, no table, no cover. its not needed. they survive new england winters and the maine mud season.

SmokinGuitarPlayer

smoke express,
Most the time, my cover is laying on the grass/dirt/yard/flowerbeds as I am too busy working/cooking/eating/sleeping to bother with putting it on the egg after it cools down

RRP

smoke express,
I'm a coverer! I was brought up to buy the best tools I could reasonably afford and then take care of them. I use BGE covers except in the winter I use a tarp for my combo large and small in my table.

Ala-Egg

smoke express,
I cover mine, but not for the BGE as much as I do it for the table I built.

ranger ray

smoke express,
mine's been totally exposed to the elements for the last seven years.... still looks exactly the same... no rust on the metal parts either....hope this helps... ray

Dimple's Mom

smoke express,
I keep mine covered with the BGE cover. I bought it when I bought the egg.[p]I wait until the next day after a cook and cover it. I don't cover it if it's wet before the cover goes on, tho. Last night it started raining during my cook (first time for me cooking in the pouring rain) and so afterwards, I wasn't able to put it back on. It stood out there all night in the rain, poor Dimples.[p]Gwen

AuntieEgger

I cover my BGE to keep it safe from the elements Ice/rain/snow/hail.

JD McGee

smoke express,[p]Yup! Gotta keep it purty![p]JD

Gibson's Finest

Thanks for all of your answers. Now i have one more question - is the vented cover for the egg worth the extra money? I also have my egg in a table and want a cover to keep it all looking good. If the cook doesn't look good then the cooker should?!?

Unknown

I store mine in my second garage where it can keep the rest of my toys company.[p]

ranger ray

smoke express,
i have had my egg exposed to the elements for the last 7 years.... no ill effects... not even rust on the metal parts.... hope this helps.... ray

Unknown

smoke express,
I used to use the BGE cover, it was a real pain to remove when wet or snowy. I stopped 2 years ago and the egg holds up just fine in all weather now.

Unknown

smoke express,
I don't think it's worth spending the extra $ for the vented cover. Like I said, I use a 15$ cover from Home Depot and it works great. It seems like 1/2 the people don't cover at all.