Complete Overhaul Where to begin...

oldfishinglure

or what to cook first I should say.

I posted some stories about my first encounter and how I met the egg last weekend....Hope you enjoyed them.

Ill fast forward to this week and return to some of my egg encounters another time.

Last night I spent 3+ hours doing a complete overhaul. Removing the 11 year old bands which I had to cut the old bolts in half to get off when I went to turn the nuts the whole band twisted and bent. Thank goodness for the dremmel.

Replaced and upgraded to a new shiny draft door (what was left of the other black one had siezed in one position). Sealed it with some 2000 degree fireplace silicone.

What was left of the original gasket, what I was able to scrap off with a razor blade. The I cleaned the surface down with a wire brush as well.

A new Fire box, old one came out in 80pieces, a new fire ring old one was in 4 pieces, a new iron grate at the bottom I had used an old mini grill grid for years....

A new thermometer (old one hadnt worked in years).

A new grill grid, and a cast iron spare and place setter to top it off.....

She looks like a brand new egg, and I feel much better after giving her the TLC shes needed for a long time. The wife made the comment to me again last week, like she did 11 years ago. Spend whatever you want I just want to eat off the egg....That meant green light for a complete overhaul....

Im going to go out now and do a test fire and see if the gasket holds....

Shes already asked me a dozen times since last night what are we cooking first...

Any thoughts?? Should I go back to what I know she loves for the first cook rather then deviate???

Ill got shoot some pictures of her all dressed up for the first time in a long time...

Matt

Bacchus

Cook the same meal as you did the first time when it was new. A nice bottle of chilled wine. Or use a Rioja for the base of a fruity Sangria. Make a custom CD or MP3 playlist of her favorite songs.

bubba tim

You know you have just entered the Egg Zone. That is where an Egger goes wild on the internet looking for all the neat stuf that may, could, or does go with the BGE. It is a fun ride! When do we get to see some pics?

Old Salt

My ancient egg needs everything that you replaced on yours. It's clay though and am dubious about getting a ceramic firebox. There's discussions about the reaction between the ceramic and clay. Get's hotter etc.
So far I bought the adjustable cap and draft door. Will have to drill out the screws on the door. Also need a ceramic rain cap. Mine's in 3 pieces.
A couple here said to get a new egg but at my age (80) and finances I'll keep my 38 year old egg going.