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IMO, these are not precise instruments with a specific tolerances and correpsonding breaking point. There will be variance from one Egg to the next, and high heat may be compounded by other factors. A clean burn that may be okay for one Egg (in one climate) may be problematic for another. I see no reasons why both approaches cannot be valid. And hey, if you've got the warranty, what does it matter? Live and let live, right?
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Little Steven said:
Ron, Ron, Ron, I've been trying to explain to you for ten tears that I'm not that kind of electrician. I work with high frequency machinery, induction welders and heaters and such. Although I have been known to pee my pants on occasion it's usually a result of beer consumption. Ask anyone who knows me. Jeezus, I compliment the living daylight out of you and you respond with disrespectRe-gasketing America one yard at a time. -
RRP said:Just a shameless follow up report. That high temperature burn off did no damage, my fire box and fire ring are white once again and the previously cruddy dome is now medium gray and the layered flakes came off with a putty knife.
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feef706 said:RRP said:Just a shameless follow up report. That high temperature burn off did no damage, my fire box and fire ring are white once again and the previously cruddy dome is now medium gray and the layered flakes came off with a putty knife.
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EGGjlmh said:Lit said:RRP said:fishlessman said:interesting your ok with 1200 degree pizza cooks but 800 degrees is out
I regularly do high heat clean burns and never had a problem. (All 3 of my eggs)Am I stupid?
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Lit said:
When your egg cracks you'll have your answer.
I regularly do high heat clean burns and never had a problem. (All 3 of my eggs)Am I stupid?
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RRP said:Lit said:
When your egg cracks you'll have your answer.
I regularly do high heat clean burns and never had a problem. (All 3 of my eggs)Am I stupid?
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Kansas City, Missouri
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf -
High temp burns are stupid on its face. I like Ron and @Lit. They're unnecessary and clearly are related to cracked ceramics. Define the reason for a high temp burn vs not doing a high temp burn.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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RRP said:feef706 said:RRP said:Just a shameless follow up report. That high temperature burn off did no damage, my fire box and fire ring are white once again and the previously cruddy dome is now medium gray and the layered flakes came off with a putty knife.
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@lit to wake up in the morning and think, "hey, I'm gonna be a d!ck today?"
You may have a point with clean burns, but your contribution gets lost in all your posing.
Ron will keep doing high heat clean burns, you will keep doing long burns at 500.
Guess what? Not everything in life can be distilled down to "right" or "wrong".They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin -
bgebrent said:High temp burns are stupid on its face. I like Ron and @Lit. They're unnecessary and clearly are related to cracked ceramics. Define the reason for a high temp burn vs not doing a high temp burn.
Now to the most common size that we read about, the large. I refuse to go nuclear to get rid of the crud in my egg when I can do it at a moderate 500-600 burn for a couple of hrs. I don't do a lot of high fat cooks like @fishlessman so maybe my theory only works for me. No scientific notes but I've read about too many bases cracked,gaskets welded shut and so on right after a "clean burn". No thank you. If it works fir some and they have the cohoneys to do it more power to them. Not for me. My dome is black and I'm proud of it!! Lol
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So, all this talk about cracked eggs. Should I not be doing reverse searing? When I sear, I have my egg at 800+
Kansas City, Missouri
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf -
bhedges1987 said:So, all this talk about cracked eggs. Should I not be doing reverse searing? When I sear, I have my egg at 800+"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
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With a sear it pizza you are only approaching thermonuclear meltdown for a few minutes, not a few hours. It can handle that no problem.
Ive burned out at 1000, 800, and 700 and had damn near the same results. I'll stick with 700!LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014
Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies! #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!
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Ozzie_Isaac said:@lit to wake up in the morning and think, "hey, I'm gonna be a d!ck today?"
You may have a point with clean burns, but your contribution gets lost in all your posing.
Ron will keep doing high heat clean burns, you will keep doing long burns at 500.
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Lit said:fishlessman said:maybe i get more grease in mine and heavy black flaky buildup doing low and slows direct all summer long that my egg does need an occasional burn out. grease from one duck low and slow, do others get this thats just the grease building up on the daisy which needs burning off. if your style of cooking doesnt build up that tarpaper gunk over time then no need, if it does there is a need. even my old gas grill would build up enough grease that i had a weekly fire
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Lit said:Ozzie_Isaac said:@lit to wake up in the morning and think, "hey, I'm gonna be a d!ck today?"
You may have a point with clean burns, but your contribution gets lost in all your posing.
Ron will keep doing high heat clean burns, you will keep doing long burns at 500.
Guess what? Not everything in life can be distilled down to "right" or "wrong".
I was driving yesterday and saw a car wreck on the side of the highway where someone got hurt. Without any scientific or empirical data, I'm just gonna stop driving. I will from now on associate cars with getting hurt.
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Romain said:Lit said:Ozzie_Isaac said:@lit to wake up in the morning and think, "hey, I'm gonna be a d!ck today?"
You may have a point with clean burns, but your contribution gets lost in all your posing.
Ron will keep doing high heat clean burns, you will keep doing long burns at 500.
Guess what? Not everything in life can be distilled down to "right" or "wrong".
I was driving yesterday and saw a car wreck on the side of the highway where someone got hurt. Without any scientific or empirical data, I'm just gonna stop driving. I will from now on associate cars with getting hurt. -
Let's all pick sides. Weeeeeee! This is fun!
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dougcrann said:Lit said:fishlessman said:maybe i get more grease in mine and heavy black flaky buildup doing low and slows direct all summer long that my egg does need an occasional burn out. grease from one duck low and slow, do others get this thats just the grease building up on the daisy which needs burning off. if your style of cooking doesnt build up that tarpaper gunk over time then no need, if it does there is a need. even my old gas grill would build up enough grease that i had a weekly fire
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