Egg placement question

Zippylip

I am in the process of designing a brick/stone egg table under the hut, and I have 2 questions.

First, I think I am going to go with fire brick in the portion where the egg sits, & want to know if I can dispense with the egg feet & just put the egg directly on the brick? Under the brick will be block so I'm not concerned about the table, but will this setup cause any concern for the egg itself? In other words, is there always the need for air clearance on the bottom of the egg such as you get from the feet or the nest?

Second, can someone with a nest give me the measurement from the ground to the bottom of the egg? I am thinking it is lower than my current table setup with pavers & feet, & would like to lower it a little, but just want an idea of the lowest that is comfortable to cook on, thanks

Hoss

Mine sets flat on a piece of granite.No problems here.

Zippylip

really, how long has that been the setup

DryFly

From ground to bottom of Large Egg in Nest - 15 1/4"

Mainegg

Hey Zippy, me small sits on a piece of marble with no feet and has been there for two years, unless it goes camping. We have not had any issues and never really thought about it. the marble sits on 4 cinder blocks for support and to raise it up some for me. I have not seen any marks or checks in the marble from heat when we have put it in the transport to go camping either....

Jupiter Jim

Hi Zippylip,
I remembered reading this post the other day and found it for you.
This would be the answer
http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=663012&catid=1
Jupiter Jim

Hoss

A year and a half.

FlaPoolman

Marc, your call with the feet but here is the paver and table without the feet. I know without the wood you won't have the fire hazard but it gets pretty hot down there.

Florida Grillin Girl

Marc, my large is sitting on 2 round cement stepping stones in a wood table, no feet, and has been for 13 years. No problems whatsoever. I can say I usually don't cook anything over 600 degrees, most times around 400 or lower.

Faith
Tampa, FL

stike

bobby-Q himself said that there is no need for the ceramic feet under the egg when it sits on a paving stone.

still... the bottom is unglazed ceramic. sitting directly on something means if that something ever gets rained on, the ceramic can wick the water

i also prefer to keep a little air (the best insulator in this case) beneath the egg. mine sits on feet

how's the hangover?

rosros

When I saw flapoolman pics a while back, convinced me to leave the feet on. I think it looks prettier with the feet under it anyway, unless you have clearance problems.

Beli

Marc

I see no problem to your first question......to sit it direct on the brick.....as to the second the distance in mine which sits on the original nest, is 15" from the bottom of the egg to the floor.

Voilá.....hahaha



.........ooooops...sorry you can't really see the next on that one...let's see....

Hoss

Zippylip

the main reason I ask this question is that I am going with an open table idea kind of like Jay's setup, & I just want the egg to be as stable as possible

Zippylip

I drank about 3 quarts of water during the evening, so feelin pretty good

AlwaysGolf

Zippy,

I borrowed Jays idea on his setup also. My eggs sit on a brick and stone table. The top is 2 inch limestone and I have a concrete paver on that as well. I included a couple of pics, although I have since added the feet between the concret paver and egg.

Front:





Back:

FlaPoolman

For the unstable operator ? :ohmy: :P

Beli

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: ..typical Pat....

Zippylip

that is Exactly what I am looking for,, thanks so much for posting this, my mason is coming over today to sketch it out & I can show him these pictures; what is the top surface made of?

By the way, I must say you have great taste :P

Zippylip

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

AlwaysGolf

Zippy, the top surface is natural limestone that is sealed although not very well. It needs to be resanded, resealed and some type of sealer put on it . the Charcoal really stains it. I am going to redo next summer when I return.

Zippylip

I apologize, I misread your initial response, I thought you were referring to the area just under the egg... I have similar stone throughout my family room & it does stain so that is a concern, as I was considering the same stone for this project. I was looking at my egg table & it does get hammered with the charcoal, grease & whatnot... so I may have to switch gears ont he surface, but I do love that stone more than anything, here is a picture of my bar inside with the stone on top, I also have stairs made out of it:

AlwaysGolf

The stone under the egg and the stone on the countertops is all the same. the counter top is what they call around here is diamond sawed and the area underneath the Eggs is what they called chopped block.
Around here you can get it in all different colors and shades. We have it on and throught out our home. It is really commorn around here.

Nice looking bar and stone the tile is good looking also. We have the same pattern throughout most of the house and your tile is almost the same as ours.
So I guess you have great taste as well
Pic of Tile:

Desert Oasis Woman

that 1st pic is worth a lot of dough!!

AnnaG

That is a beautiful ODK you have there!!!

Good luck on your deployment and come back safe and sound!!! Thank you for what you are doing!!!

AnnaG

Very nice table!!! It is purdy!!!

Hoss

Thanks,Miss Anna.The pavers need evenin up .One day,heck we been movin bout every month,WTH!I'll get em rite next time.