How do you turn the egg off

Ribhead

I have went through a small bag of royal oak lump (8lbs - I think) in 3 cooks! I am wondering if the coal contines to cook when Im done! Just wondering if Im shutting everything down right!

seems like I have seem photos on this site of people doing briskets for 24 hours and they still have plenty ofcoal left over! I have very little left after a 4-5 hr cook

I just shut the vent at the bottom and put the rain cap on! Am I doing this right??????

Should I be leaving the closed daisy wheel on instead? does it make a difference? also, my vent at the bottom does not close all the way! it stays open about a half inch when totally closed! Is this right? Isnt this allowing air in which continue to stoke the fire!

Thanks alot! AGAIN!

Slick

If the vent is open like that, the lump will continue to burn. Gotta be shut tight, and the lump will extinguish within a few minutes. Why won't it close all the way?

vidalia1

The bottom vent should close all the way. There should be no gap for air to come in. I always put the daisy wheel in the BGE and put the rain cap on to completey shut off any airflow...no air = no burning lump = more lump for the next cook.

Aron

Do you have a picture of your vent? It should be completely closed, since if the air gets in, it can definitely continue to stoke the fire.

Regarding ceramic cap vs closed daisy wheel, I've always used the ceramic cap after a cook to "turn off" the egg. I think even a closed daisy wheel is more likely to allow some airflow than the ceramic cap.

What temps are you cooking at when you do a 4-5 hour cook? I've burned through an 8lb bag of royal oak in 3 cooks recently too, but I did a chicken at 400, a few pizzas at 700+ (really burns through the lump), and then salmon at about 350-400. If you're cooking at higher temps, you'll burn through your charcoal, but if you are cooking at 225-250, it'll last much longer.

Cpt'n Cook

Many eggers put a little gasket around the inside of the ceramic cap to make a tighter seal. You can also use a piece of aluminum foil under the cap to tighten the seal a bit.

bobSTL

I recently got some advice here (sorry, forgot your name) the poster told me that Royal Oak was a fast burning lump. He was doing a low and slow, and had to reload 7 Eggs 1/2 way into the cook. I switched to a different lump, (can't remember the name right now) and got a slower burning lump at low and slow but you should be able to turn off any lump with a closed egg. Sorry I can't help with more.
Thanks, Bob

Ribhead

I must have an issue with my bottom vent! It will not close all the way! The screen vent closed all the way! But the solid piece the goes over the screen to control the heat will stop about a 1/2 inch from the end!

I'll take a look at the inside of the egg and see if it is catching on something!

If not, any suggestions? should I contact the mothership?

Thanks
Bob

stike

for the first year or so i simply spun the ceramic top after shutting down. after a while the grease and soot between the chimney and the rain cap became so level and mated, that when i shut the dome i sometimes get a violent "hiss" as the air is trying to get sucked in thru the gasket by the dying fire.

the lower vent sounds like the issue. the fire will still die, but it is taking much longer. some folks find that the sliding vent and lower screen combination are installed in such a way that the screen doesn't allow the metal cover to fully shut. i'm not sure what the issue is (what's causing it), but it is fixable by reversing the way they are overlapped, i think. meaning, whichever one is in back, try moving it to the front. ...someone will likely post a pic. my large is old enough that it didn't come with a screen. but yes, the lower vent needs to shut all the way.

Celtic Wolf

You may have to gently open the groove the two doors slide through.

Both doors should fit snug against the left side.

Stick the daisy wheel on the grate when you shut it down. Keeps the gook from building up on it.

As for turning my eggs off I usually tell them I am going to cook tofu on them. The won't talk to me for a week.

Semolina Pilchard

Maybe the track that the slide fits in is bent. Could you post some pictures? Try to also get pics of it from the inside Maybe someone can spot the problem.

stike

i remember a few posts like this a while ago. i think there was an issue with the way the vent cover (or screen) was put in. something like they need to be reversed front to back or that the vent cover was inserted with the tab on the wrong side.

....i don't have the new combo vent, so i can't get more specific than that. i just remember it was an easy fix.

Gator Bait

Celtic Wolf wrote:

As for turning my eggs off I usually tell them I am going to cook tofu on them. The won't talk to me for a week.

LOL, That works for me Celtic Wolf! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Gator

HungryMan

My egg has a knob. I turn it to the off position. :laugh:

Mainegg

is your egg in a nest? if we transport ours sometimes when we put them back together if the base is not sitting in the nest just right the bottom tab just barely hits the side of the nest and will not allow it to close all the way. Just a thought Julie
tofu.... eeewwwwww i would be off for a month too!

SGT BBQ

Need to find out why the bottom vent isn't closing right.