Gasket burning

Beli

Got a new LGE . The 2nd time I cooked High searing ribeyes..(TRex recipe), although I only went up to 650° & burped the egg etc. there was a very strong smell of burnt gasket..is this normal????? will this reduce the life of the gasket? is there a way of avoiding this???

pyro

Gasket burning maybe the weak link of the Trex method.
At high temps make sure the top and bottom vents are wide open to ensure that fire is getting max air flow. However, you still might have burning of the gasket at these high temperatures. My gasket is "seasoned" (ie. burnt) but doesn't leak smoke.

stike

generally, you should ease into the high heat cook. new-user syndrome can play a part, but mainly we've been advising a "break-in" period to help set the gasket. whether you truly need to or not, i dunno. but makes sense.

first thing, though, if you can still keep temps stable, you are fine. even if the gasket is burnt. no big deal. if it's falling off, well, that's a thing that needs to be fixed.
the gasket is a sacrifical item. think of it as an oil filter. some of us ride it for thousands of miles beyone what it should go. you might end up changing out the gasket every couple years.

you probably smeeled the glue. have you looked at the gasket this morniing? can you open the lid? sometimes the gasket sticks after a high heat stink-fest. if it's stuck, try sliding a stiff paint scraper in, and working it around. it only takes a small area of melted -together gasket to make you think the whole thing is clamped down. don't force it, just try to slice them apart. an olfa-blade razor cutter might have the reach you need.

try to let your gasket age a bit. 450/500 or under for a while and see if you still smell the 'melty' smell.
how long were you at sear temps?

Sundown

you type A guys are funny. Hehehehe

Beli

Thanks for the advise. Actually it is not glued & I could open it afterwards......I just went up to searing temps for about 10 min.

Beli

You mean as in Alfa male? hahaha........ :woohoo:

stike

if you REALLY knew stike, you'd know the last thing i was was type 'A' . hahaha

stike

yer cool. you just smelled "new gasket", that's all.

when i go 800-900 for pizzas, i get a little stink from my silicone adhesive too.
hahaha

Beli

Comming from pyro, I take this as a very valuable advise. Thanks

Sundown

stike?
the artiste?
The detail man?

to know him is to love him, at least that's what his wife said. I think.

gdenby

Also, do the "dollar bill" test. Sometimes the top isn't seated perfectly, and a piece of paper can slide between and along the gaskets. If there is a gap, super hot gasses will pass by the gasket, and start burning it up. If you find a gap, refer to the BGE assembly instructions for how to attach and seat the dome. A perfect seal can be achieved by as little as loosening a few nuts, and re-tightening with the dome sitting flat.

Beli

I hope "The Peso bill" test works just as well since I´m in México. Tks for the advise

stike

i'd say most of my work the past year has been about suppressing detail!
i tend to break down an image as much as i can lately. most of my stuff lately has been early in a project when there's almost nothing resolved. much more fun.

viz.

Eggtucky

stike, wth does that pic have to do with gasket burning?? :huh: :huh: Looks like a shot from the stage into some auditorium! :pinch: :pinch:

stike

he was commentin on my 'details' as an 'artiste' (his word! i ain't no artiste, justa illustrator!)

Unknown

Looks like one of my drug induced visions. Pretty good for an artiste . . .

Little Steven

How do you think I feel?

In canada we don't have dollar bills. Had to use a damn loonie, smokes leaking everywhere.

stike

somethin tells me you can roll a joint one handed while driving a van

to keep it on-topic... had a pair of pearl's last night. man. excellent. fred's should be opening soon.

mikeb6109

Little Steven wrote:

How do you think I feel?

In canada we don't have dollar bills. Had to use a damn loonie, smokes leaking everywhere.

LOL.... and there comes out that comedian again!! good one.!

JCinGA

I had to take my large to the "Mothership" this week because I couldn't get my new nomex seal to seal. While I was there John told me most burnt seals are cuased by a ceramic problem and not a heat problem unless you are Trexing something. By ceramic problem he meant the top wasn't properly mounted on the bottom which can be caused by several problems. In my case it was the bands and the top had a wave in the base that was out of tolerance causing my top not to seat properly, thus causing my seal to burn.
Jim.

JCinGA

I had to take my large to the "Mothership" this week because I couldn't get my new nomex seal to seal. While I was there John told me most burnt seals are cuased by a ceramic problem and not a heat problem unless you are Trexing something. By ceramic problem he meant the top wasn't properly mounted on the bottom which can be caused by several problems. In my case it was the bands and the top had a wave in the base that was out of tolerance causing my top not to seat properly, thus causing my seal to burn.
Jim.

JCinGA

I had to take my large to the "Mothership" this week because I couldn't get my new nomex seal to seal. While I was there John told me most burnt seals are cuased by a ceramic problem and not a heat problem unless you are Trexing something. By ceramic problem he meant the top wasn't properly mounted on the bottom which can be caused by several problems. In my case it was the bands and the top had a wave in the base that was out of tolerance causing my top not to seat properly, thus causing my seal to burn.
Jim.