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Odd egg temp issue
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snoqualmiesmoker
Posts: 265
So I have a weird temp issue with my Large. I fill it and light it like normal, going for 225. Then i bring it up to about 175 and I start closing down the draft doors to 1 finger wide, and using a smoke ware top, to maybe 1/4 inch, and then lower as i get to 225. it keeps climbing and stops about 240. then it keeps climbing. or it plateaus about 240.
Royal Oak Charcoal.
Has a recent Rutland gasket.
Dollar Bill test is tight all around.
No visible crack in base.
No visible damage to the screen door or the bottom area at all.
had me stumped.
Royal Oak Charcoal.
Has a recent Rutland gasket.
Dollar Bill test is tight all around.
No visible crack in base.
No visible damage to the screen door or the bottom area at all.
had me stumped.
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I think you may need to close the bottom vent less than 1 finger width.
Think of bottom vent as large temp control and the top as fine tuning.Large BGE - McDonald, PA -
Mine seems to like the 240-260 range and that's with a 1/4 gap on the lower vent and Daisy wheel just cracked~ John - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven, King Disc
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers! -
I would agree with redskip, On mine I can get a solid 250 with about 3/8" bottom open, if I want 225 I go for 1/4" or less with about 1/8 or a little more on topFranklinville, Western NY
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My 2 cents is 225 or 240, who cares, close enough. No appreciable difference.
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What's odd? You seem to be convinced that a finger width is the rule or something. If the temp's too high, cut back on the air flow.
However, what's wrong with 240°? I really think the BGE doesn't smoke as well below 250°. I know people with other smokers do a lot at 200° or 225°, but I think most other smokers have more air flow than the BGE. In my own experience, and at least some others, here, everything just works better in the Eggs when the temp is 250° or higher. -
i should edit and say, i can close it down to almost closed and it still rises.
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15 degrees really ain't anything to worry about. I can't hold my egg lower than 240 either.
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Only enough, after the cook, it seems the hinhr
or band has torqued. At least I have my answer!
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After taking off the lid, found the hinge out of alignment. Straitened it out. Holding at 205 dome right now. 1 finger open wide!
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pgprescott said:My 2 cents is 225 or 240, who cares, close enough. No appreciable difference.
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snoqualmiesmoker said:i should edit and say, i can close it down to almost closed and it still rises.
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from my experience, each individual egg will have it's own little sweet spot. Mine doesn't do well around 225 but in the 250-270 range it will settle in and rock onLagrange, GA LBGE
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Seems like this place is mostly concerned with low n slow. The brethren likes hot n fast. Weird.... anyway, I don't fight the egg. It runs nice and easy at 260-275 for smokes. I feel like it would take forever to wait for thin blue at 220.
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@cheeaa I would offer that low &slow temperature regulation takes more care and feeding than the hot and fast cooks. Thus the likely emphasis in that regard. But every forum tends to have it's own character and that's part of the fun.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Yeah it's definitely interesting. Whatever temp works for ya!
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