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Visual Guide to Vent Settings & Temperatures
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Grandpas Grub
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Please, Calibrate your dome thermometer, if you don't know how, ask.
There are many ways to reach any given temperature and any method is fine. I tend to use the lower vent for course temperature control and the DFMT to fine tune the final temperature.
Hopefully the following will give new users a head start in learning to control and stabilize their egg.
The following are settings on my Large. The setting for my medium, small and mini settings will vary somewhat.
A stable clean burn can be seen by looking at the dome pictures below. You want a clear or light blue smoke coming out of the egg.
265° Using 1/16” open lower vent
315° Using 1/16” open lower vent
The following have a larger lower vent opening
250°
300°
370°
390°
I need to open the lower vent to go higher. 450°
GG
There are many ways to reach any given temperature and any method is fine. I tend to use the lower vent for course temperature control and the DFMT to fine tune the final temperature.
Hopefully the following will give new users a head start in learning to control and stabilize their egg.
The following are settings on my Large. The setting for my medium, small and mini settings will vary somewhat.
A stable clean burn can be seen by looking at the dome pictures below. You want a clear or light blue smoke coming out of the egg.
265° Using 1/16” open lower vent
315° Using 1/16” open lower vent
The following have a larger lower vent opening
250°
300°
370°
390°
I need to open the lower vent to go higher. 450°
GG
Comments
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What kind of lump did you use. That makes a difference.
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I haven't found much difference in the type of lump being used. I have used Ranchers, RO both US an Argentina, BGE (same stuff as RO), Cowboy, Mesquite lump.
These pictures were with RO.
GG -
Wicked good and a few othr high temp lumps will make a difference.
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How's Marian and Ginger?
Oh... and GG.... I got me a mini. :woohoo:
Let the games begin -
I keep hearing that... fact or fiction.
I sure would like someone with Wicked Good to take and IR reading on the lava looking lump inside egg and post some readings.
I have never had the opportunity to use Wicked.
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Ripnem wrote:
Oh... and GG.... I got me a mini. :woohoo:
Let the games begin
Congratulations, that's exciting. I will be looking forward to seeing some pictures.
GG -
Just got my egg this weekend and this helps answer a few questions and creates a couple more....
So it looks like you're mainly using the bottom vent instead of the top to regulate temp? I've been trying to use both and it is a bit frustrating. Is using the top with the vents more for slow and low then?
Thanks!!
Gretchen -
I liked your visual guide, but my problem is not with the high temps but the low ones between 200 & 225. I have used 1/16" on the lower control for 265 but when I close it much more, to get the temp lower, the fire goes out. I have varied the top daisy control, but without any result. How can I cook "long and slow" about at 200. I am using "Green Egg" lump charcoal, if that is important. Any advice is appreciated.
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