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OK to keep platesetter outside?

DonWW
DonWW Posts: 424
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Quick question: would it be OK to let the platesetter live outside (covered) with the temperature changes, humidity, etc?   I have kept it in the garage, but my wife is finding it more difficult to lift and carry it, and I'm in a wheelchair.  I am able to get it out of my XL and carry it to a nearby mini-fridge we keep outside.  I live in Dallas.
XL and Medium.  Dallas, Texas.
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,532
    edited October 2017
    I live in Minnesota and leave mine in the garage during the winter. It's probably not more than 15 degrees in there at times. Never has been an issue. You should be plenty good!
    "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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  • JohnnyTarheel
    JohnnyTarheel Posts: 6,629
    I am in NC and mine stays outside year round on shelf egg table. 
    Charlotte, NC - Large BGE 2014, Maverick ET 733, Thermopen, Nest, Platesetter, Woo2 and Extender w/Grid, Kick Ash Basket, Pizza Stone, SS Smokeware Cap, Blackstone 36"
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    It'll be fine. I try to keep mine dry, but I'm not even sure that matters. It has never been heated or air conditioned. But why refrigerate 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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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Carolina Q said:
    It'll be fine. I try to keep mine dry, but I'm not even sure that matters. It has never been heated or air conditioned. But why refrigerate it? 
    It's a reward system. Put away the plate setter and you get a cold beer.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    Mine has been outside for 10 plus years in Memphis - it's fine.  I think our temp changes and humidity are similar to Dallas.
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • Killit_and_Grillit
    Killit_and_Grillit Posts: 4,326
    Man I try to put mine on their shelf in the garage. Without fail every time I go outside at least one is sitting in a pool of water with leaves on top. 

    (So if you leave them out they will be fine. But burn them off well before cooking)

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

    South of Nashville, TN

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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    Also - I store mine in the egg when I'm not cooking.
    Memphis, TN 

    LBGE, 2 SBGE, Hasty-Bake Gourmet
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,838
    I can't chime in on the  weather changes as I'm in SoCal. I don't know if your egg is in a nest, all of mine are. I have the grate racks that work well for me. 
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
    It will be just fine outside, I leave mine outside all the time gets rained on and frozen in the winter. If it is wet from the rain just takes longer to get to temp until all the moisture evaporates. The ceramics of BGE can take any temp extremes you can give it. I have taken plate setters from a 450 degree egg and cooled them with a hose to transport them.

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

    Okeechobee FL. Winter

    West Jefferson NC Summer

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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,680
    Its a grill.  Don't over think it. ;)

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    If it's worth doing, it's worth overthinking.  Thinking is free.  Foolishness costs time and money.  Or maybe thats just a load of briquettes.  I dunno.
    ______________________________________________
    I love lamp..
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  • vcool
    vcool Posts: 26
    I try and leave mine in the Egg.  When I forget (often) it's either on the wire rack below the egg, or on a paver.  I had lost it under a couple feet of snow 2 winters ago, dug around for it, and put it on for a cook with no negative impacts. 
    Our weather here goes from -30 to about 90 and there can be huge humidity swings as well.  No issues, although maybe I'm just lucky.
    Ottawa Canada, Cigars, Hunting, Fishing and Egging
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  • 1voyager
    1voyager Posts: 1,161
    edited October 2017
    Mine stays outside or in the Egg. In this case it was sitting on the right side of the Egg...or was it on the left side?  =)



    Joking aside, I really do leave the platesetter outside uncovered when not in use. The only precaution I take is when it is very cold outside I put the platesetter in the Egg earlier than usual. Somewhere around 200 degrees. My concern is that the platesetter may crack with such a dramatic temperature change. 
    Large Egg, PGS A40 gasser.
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  • vcool
    vcool Posts: 26
    My understanding is that the plate setter is made from the same stuff as the egg, although unglazed.  It should be fine.
    Ottawa Canada, Cigars, Hunting, Fishing and Egging
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  • yljkt
    yljkt Posts: 799
    Both of mine have been outside under the tables for years. Yes I'm in the snow / cold belt. No issues yet. 
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 7,339
    Once, when I was very busy on a 2 year project, jasmine vines grew over mine and hid it. 
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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    I leave mine in the egg, if not cooking with it just put in after the cook and shut it down. 
    Jacksonville FL
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,176
    There's a much greater chance of it breaking by your wife dropping it over leaving it the elements. No offense to your wife. 
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  • FATC1TY
    FATC1TY Posts: 888
    I leave mine where ever i can lay it.. it's never seen inside other than the warehouse it was in before i got it.

    Humid georgia summers... winters... used 2-3 times a week for years... she doesnt care.

    I think you are fine to treat it like a rock as long as you dont throw it.
    -FATC1TY
    Grillin' and Brewing in Atlanta
    LBGE
    MiniMax
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  • that_dude_Dave
    that_dude_Dave Posts: 55
    Platesetter is covered under the same lifetime warranty as the rest of the ceramics, right? I've already had one replaced because it cracked, replacement has never come out of the box because the crack never got worse but it might give out one day...
    St. Louis Barbeque Society certified competition judge

    XL and MiniMax
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  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    My plate setter sits on a table unless I've used it in a cook. It's under a roof, so no rain or snow. 

    I don't think I would want my plate setter sitting out in the rain or snow....the ceramics will absorb some of that moisture and I'm not willing to chance cracking when it's in a hot Egg. 

    Just my caution......
    Living the good life smoking and joking
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  • Teefus
    Teefus Posts: 1,259
    I keep mine in the egg, and only pull it out to load the lump. No problems for the last 15 months.
    Michiana, South of the border.
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  • DieselkW
    DieselkW Posts: 915

    Best way to damage it is to drop it. Best way to drop it is to move it around a lot.

    Indianapolis, IN

    BBQ is a celebration of culture in America. It is the closest thing we have to the wines and cheeses of Europe. 

    Drive a few hundred miles in any direction, and the experience changes dramatically. 



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  • smokeybreeze
    smokeybreeze Posts: 216
    I live near Minneapolis and mine stays outside year-round, next to my LBGE or inside of it - It's my original plate setter, it's 10 years old now, and I use my egg 12 months of the year, mostly low and slow indirect with an occasional pizza party.
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  • NotEnoughSmoke
    NotEnoughSmoke Posts: 107
    I keep mine on the patio inside the egg normally in TX.  No issues here
    XL BGE
    WSM 18.5
    Currently live in Southern Oklahoma/ North Texas region
    Born and raised in Chicago! Da BEARS
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