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Rubber caps on nest melting

CHERNOBLY
CHERNOBLY Posts: 2
in EggHead Forum
Hey everyone, I am getting ready to purchase a large egg and had a question regarding the nest. Are people still having issues with the caps on the nest melting to their egg? I saw some forum posts from 4 years ago regarding this, but nothing recent at all. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!
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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
    Then end up slipping off somehow. No reall reason to have them or to be concerned. Most guys here have their eggs in tables anyway.
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    One of my Larges has them on, one is off. 

    No melting. But as said above, my old one is missing all of them. No idea why. 

    "Brought to you by bourbon, bacon, and a series of questionable life decisions."

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    My large is in a nest for a little over a year and yes the caps are melted to the egg. I will be moving it out of the nest into a limestone counter space. I guess I'll cut it loose from the nest. 
    I think it goes with the OP's question - anyone have advice for getting the melted rubber off the egg without harming the glaze?
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,173
    I took them off of my XL nest. They serve no real purpose. 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    My egg didn't come with them. Been fine since 2009. Stupid idea. I think they were created by the same guy who came up with the Conveggtor. If he hasn't been fired, he should have been.

    slovelad said:
    Most guys here have their eggs in tables anyway.
    We do?

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
    @Carolina Q prefaced with the word "most" 
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    edited May 2017
    Much more important if getting nest (have both my Larges in Nests & Handlers) is to get a Handler as well. So much more safe to move it around. I like the Nests but would not have one w/o a Handler.

    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,768
    I kind of know what/how to move an Egg around (lots of years and lots of Fests). 
    This one no Handler. 

    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
    @Mickey devastation?
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    slovelad said:
    @Carolina Q prefaced with the word "most" 
    Ah... lawyer speak. =)

    Regardless, I doubt it.

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • CHERNOBLY
    CHERNOBLY Posts: 2
    Thanks for all the responses everyone, I couldn't believe the amount of comments that came in so quickly! This forum is great! So is it safe to say if you leave them off, it won't mar the finish of the egg when you put it in the nest? I plan on building a table at some point.
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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
    CHERNOBLY said:
    Thanks for all the responses everyone, I couldn't believe the amount of comments that came in so quickly! This forum is great! So is it safe to say if you leave them off, it won't mar the finish of the egg when you put it in the nest? I plan on building a table at some point.
    @CHERNOBLY be careful what you wish for! Lol all those comments will bite you! Like @Carolina Q ripping me for my generalization lol 

    all jokes aside, all the guys and gals on here are really great people and generally what to help (and spend your money)

    just leave the rubber pieces on the stand, when you put it in, but don't sweat it if they fall off eventually. 

    I had mine on a stand for about a day lol, mostly because I have two boxers that would love nothing more than to tip it over just to watch it burn 
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