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Is ok to cook on a cracked BGE

Collins87
Collins87 Posts: 50
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So I just got my new BGE base in. The question I have is can I keep cooking on the cracked one and just keep the new one in the box. Or should I iust change it out now. This is a picture of the crack when it's hot. Also the crack dosent go all the way through the egg.
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    Why risk a fire?  Should you have a failure during a cook that would be a mess. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    @collins87 did BGE help out or did you have to pay full retail on the base?  You got kind of hung out to dry by a bad CL seller didn't you?

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Yes, you can cook on it. Many here do, with the replacement sitting in the garage. Personally, I'd go until the crack was 50% up the sides.
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    Also "safe" is relative.  If your egg is on something that will not burn if some hot embers fell out you may be fine.  However you have a new base and it is now warranteed.  You might as well use it.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    I'd keep cooking on it unless I was on a flammable surface like a wood deck.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I sure hope it's okay. Been doing it for a couple of years now. One of these days, I really should get my warranty replacement. Firebox is in pieces too. 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • BOWHUNR
    BOWHUNR Posts: 1,487
    My base has been cracked for over a year and I cook on it several times a week.  I have my replacement, just been too lazy to install it.

    Mike

    I'm ashamed what I did for a Klondike Bar!!

    Omaha, NE
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  • NPHuskerFL
    NPHuskerFL Posts: 17,629
    Short answer. NO I personally wouldn't risk the fire hazard especially if I had a brand new replacement.  But, I'm also on a deck so there ya go. 
    LBGE 2013 & MM 2014
    Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FAN
    Flying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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  • morrobayrich
    morrobayrich Posts: 104
    Got GOOD  fire insurance?  If so, go for it.  Otherwise why risk it?
    Morro Bay, CA
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  • smbishop
    smbishop Posts: 3,061
    My replacement is in the garage.  I Egg on a stone patio.  I will go on until it fails, or I find a cheap dome so that I can add a Large to my collection.  :)
    Southlake, TX and Cowhouse Creek - King, TX.  2 Large, 1 Small and a lot of Eggcessories.
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Many people cook on cement slabs or rocks.  I wouldn't risk it on a wood deck.  I would on a slab.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    I should have mentioned, I also egg on a paved area. Would never use a cracked egg on a wooden deck. And after seeing pics and reading stories about grill fires, I would no longer use a brand new egg on a wooden deck. I used to. No more. 

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • scottcrazydog
    scottcrazydog Posts: 47
    What is causing the cracks? Age or miss use? Just wondering I bought my XL the first of march and is this something I need to watch for and don't remember but how long is this warranted for
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    scottcrazydog said:
    What is causing the cracks? Age or miss use? Just wondering I bought my XL the first of march and is this something I need to watch for and don't remember but how long is this warranted for
    Ceramics crack. If you purchased it new from an authorized BGE dealer, it's warranted for life.
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • Collins87
    Collins87 Posts: 50
    Thanks guys yea I'm going to just switch it out. Not sure what to do with the old base the crack isn't that big.
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  • loveTheEgg
    loveTheEgg Posts: 573
    Flower pot! 
    Brandon, MS
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,675
    @DMW coolest flowerpot ever!  That must take some of the sting out of the swap hassle.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    Man, change the base. What's the point of "saving" the new base for a later date. You got it to replace a cracked one, which could be a Hazzard. If you feel safe then so be it. I would change if if it were me. 
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    What dmw said.... 
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    @DMW - man, you need to replace the gasket on that herb garden.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780

    @DMW - SWMBO is planning to rig a fountain in the cracked LBGE base


    And I love your pedicure :smiley:


    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    edited April 2015

    I found out recently that my LBGE base was cracked. It had been taking a long time to cool down recently, and was thus burning more lump. My crack ran the diameter of the base and was starting up the sides. I wanted to change it out soon so I could stop wasting lump.


    If your egg is not on a deck, and you're not having the problem I had, then I guess you could still cook with the cracked base in place. But as someone above asked already, why? If you have the new base, then go ahead and put it in.


    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    If you ever had a fire and the insurance company found out you posted a question like this on line, you might be on the hook for it....
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