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XL Dome Question.

Blackwidow98
Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
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This is probably a dumb question but what's the deference in the egg domes that have the letter "R" on them below "The Big Green Egg" logo?  I've noticed some have it and some don't?  The ones that do seem to have a cleaner glaze to me....
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    No idea...must be new
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
    Now I'm interested... Hmmm
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,526
    As in the trademark?
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
    Yea.... I know what the "R" stands for... that's pretty much common sense...  LOL :smirk: 
    I just noticed this evening when I stopped by my dealer that some of the domes had it at some didn't....   the sales rep I spoke to didn't seem to know either?  Just wondering what's up with that.....?
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,526
    Blackwidow98 said:
    Yea.... I know what the "R" stands for... that's pretty much common sense...  LOL :smirk: 
    I just noticed this evening when I stopped by my dealer that some of the domes had it at some didn't....   the sales rep I spoke to didn't seem to know either?  Just wondering what's up with that.....?
    I was at our local brewers tap room and had a lady come up next to me and ask for a Miller Lite. You never know what's going to come out of a person's mouth....  
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • bigchef1995
    bigchef1995 Posts: 17
    I just bought 2 xl eggs but wanted unassembled which my dealer didn't have any unassembled. His old stock didn't have the R but the new stock I received did. 
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
    WeberWho? said:
    Blackwidow98 said:
    Yea.... I know what the "R" stands for... that's pretty much common sense...  LOL :smirk: 
    I just noticed this evening when I stopped by my dealer that some of the domes had it at some didn't....   the sales rep I spoke to didn't seem to know either?  Just wondering what's up with that.....?
    I was at our local brewers tap room and had a lady come up next to me and ask for a Miller Lite. You never know what's going to come out of a person's mouth....  
    This it true.....   smh
    So no one has any input on the "R" trademark on only some of the domes?
    I wonder if the ones with the "R" are newer or something??  Not like it matters....   hahaha! 
    Just curious....   :confused: 
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
    bigchef1995 said:
    I just bought 2 xl eggs but wanted unassembled which my dealer didn't have any unassembled. His old stock didn't have the R but the new stock I received did. 
    I thought it would be something like that... 
    The ones with the trademark symbol to me  seemed to have a cleaner glaze than the ones that didn't....   probably because they were newer.   
    :sunglasses: cool! 
    Thanks for the comment!  
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Would it happen to be the new taller dome versus the old squatty one?

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
    Mattman3969 said:
    Would it happen to be the new taller dome versus the old squatty one?
    Both of the ones I'm referring to were the new rounded style domes.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    I don't have a horse in this race, but logically thinking then the ones with the R are newer. Hey...why not call the Mothership tomorrow and just ask? Then please post their reply. OK?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Mattman3969 said:
    Would it happen to be the new taller dome versus the old squatty one?
    NO...that was years ago.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • zosobao5150
    zosobao5150 Posts: 133
    edited December 2015
    The new domes with the R utilize less fuel and allows for faster temperature change and thus quicker cooks. The R is the fastest.
    XL BGE
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    So - all this was about some printed material and not an actual dome itself?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
    RRP said:
    So - all this was about some printed material and not an actual dome itself?
    That was my original question....   DUMB I know... I was just curious!    :lol: 
    But anyway.... now I know! 
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    edited December 2015
    Blackwidow98 said:
    RRP said:
    So - all this was about some printed material and not an actual dome itself?
    That was my original question....   DUMB I know... I was just curious!    :lol: 
    But anyway.... now I know! 
    No, I never called it a dumb question. I thought in your subsequent post that you said you were at a dealer shopping and they had eggs with domes that way and others that didn't .
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Blackwidow98
    Blackwidow98 Posts: 134
    It's ok.... I admit it was a dumb thing to ask.   Lol 
    That was what I was saying though.  Some of the eggs had the trademark symbol in raised letters and some didn't. 
    Below is a pic of one with the trademark...  It serves no purpose in functionality...  it just caught my eye last night that some had it and some didnt and I was curious. 
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    My XL doesn't have it, interesting.
    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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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    edited December 2015
    Blackwidow98 said:
    It's ok.... I admit it was a dumb thing to ask.   Lol 
    That was what I was saying though.  Some of the eggs had the trademark symbol in raised letters and some didn't. 
    Below is a pic of one with the trademark...  It serves no purpose in functionality...  it just caught my eye last night that some had it and some didnt and I was curious. 
    That is just a capital letter "R". A proper registered trademark symbol is  ®.

    I think someone just happened to drop a random letter R in a mold and nobody caught it until a few domes had been made. :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Durangler
    Durangler Posts: 1,122
    My XL purchased Nov. 2013 has the same R
    XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,453
    HeavyG said:

    That is just a capital letter "R". A proper registered trademark symbol is  ®.

    I think someone just happened to drop a random letter R in a mold and nobody caught it until a few domes had been made. :)
    That's like maybe 11 years or so ago somebody drilled the dome thermometer holes down vertically instead of toward the center of the egg. That made for a weird look plus gave an incorrect temperature reading since it was reading more of a rim position. Eventually someone at the plant caught the error, but a number of them got shipped anyway.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,526
    I'm 99% sure my XL is the only one at home with the trademark R
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Davec433
    Davec433 Posts: 463
    It's limited edition and will be a collectors item in 10-15 years!


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