Direct sunlight and dome temp

N.E. Egger · May 2011

Hi, new to forum. Got an xl about 3 weeks ago. I had a few trees removed (18)from my yard yesterday now my egg gets direct sunlight all day as opposed to just the morning. This afternoon I was admiring my Egg and noticed the thermometer was reading @100*more or less. I did calibrate the thermometer before I put it in. Was wondering when I do my first long cook this weekend do I have to take dome starting temp into account or just get it to normal temp for what I'm cooking. Thanks

stike · May 2011

ignore it

N.E. Egger · May 2011

Thanks

RRP · May 2011

18 trees from your yard? You one of those hyper loggers on Discovery channel that clear cuts hundreds of acres for kicks and giggles? :laugh:

Fidel · May 2011

Why would the starting temperature have any affect?

If the thermometer reads 250 it doesn't matter if it is 120&deg outside in direct sunlight or if it's -40&deg with howling winds. The thermometer will indicate the temperature inside the egg, which is all that should concern you. You may burn marginally less fuel to get to and maintain a temperature, but the thermometer will read the temp inside...period.

Rick in Crystal Lake · May 2011

Sunlight? Forgot what it looks like and what it does.

N.E. Egger · May 2011

Not even close. I can run a saw but nothing like those guys. There were only eight guys and it took them just over eleven hours to get them all down and grind the stumps.

RRP · May 2011

8 guys and 11 hours sounds like that cost you a bundle. Around here they won't even come for less than $600 per tree! Were all those trees dead or something?

BTW I forgot to welcome you to the board - me bad! :laugh:

N.E. Egger · May 2011

Thanks for the welcome. No dead trees. They were mostly pine very tall and too close to the house. There was alot of property I wasn't able to use for anything.

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