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Question on daisy wheel temp regulator
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AtlEggDawg
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Hi All,
I am relatively new to the Egg world, and noticed that my Daisy Wheel Regulator is gumming up with a tarry substance. What is it and do I need to worry with removing it? Appreciate any input.
I am relatively new to the Egg world, and noticed that my Daisy Wheel Regulator is gumming up with a tarry substance. What is it and do I need to worry with removing it? Appreciate any input.
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Just throw it in the egg after every cook and don't worry about it.
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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No need to clean it off. Smoky gunk.
Welcome to the forum!Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle -
Use a scraper to get it off. If it gets too gummy, put it in the pit when your done egging. You can even take the part that swivels off if you really want to scrape it good.I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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Hey Welcome, like @shtgunal3 said. Post some cook pics.
LBGE - I like the hot stuff. The big dry San Joaquin Valley, Clovis, CA -
that is creosote - a common byproduct carried off in the smoke with the rising heat. Besides the remedies mentioned so far an occasional bath in household ammonia overnight will also do the trick.Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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Clean it too much and it spins too easily. You want some amount of gunk, which is fat and soot.
Simply put it in the egg after the cook. Excess fat renders, and the thing stays seasoned. Two birds. One stone.
I think this was my first real idea with the egg. And it came simply because i don't have a table and no where to store the thing anyway. So in the egg it went[social media disclaimer: irony and sarcasm may be used in some or all of user's posts; emoticon usage is intended to indicate moderately jocular social interaction; the comments toward users, their usernames, and the real people (living or dead) that they refer to are not intended to be adversarial in nature; those replying to this user are entering into a tacit agreement that they are real-life or social-media acquaintances and/or have agreed to or tacitly agreed to perpetrate occasional good-natured ribbing between and among themselves and others] -
The only time I clean it is if it gets so thick that crud can fall off. As said above, if you throw it in the cooker after you're done, you will rarely get there.Pittsburgh, PA - 1 LBGE
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@darby_Crenshaw hit it on the head. Lil gunk goes a long way with the DW-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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I almost never even use mine. At temps from 300° and up, you don't need it. Maybe even less, not sure. But yeah, if you do use it, just set it on the grid after your cook.
And welcome!!I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut
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