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Rescued Egg - Before and After
Drewmstr
Posts: 11
Rescued an abused large Egg. Cleaned up, painted chips (we will see how that holds up) and put on a new hinge and band assembly. New rim seals and calibrated thermometer. Ready for my first cook tomorrow! Before, after and rubbed pork!
pics attached.
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Nicely done good sir! You'll enjoy the updated band."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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Good job!!! You’re gonna fit right in.Slumming it in Aiken, SC.
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Good job, you should be proud of your efforts.Tampa Bay, Florida
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Thanks all, looking forward to cooking on it tomorrow. Pork is rubbed and in the fridge.
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Very nice. Welcome aboard.
XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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Time to fire that mudder up! All the best!Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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Yes sir... mission accomplished!!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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great projectNorthern New Jersey
XL - Woo2, AR L (2) - Woo, PS Woo MM (2) - Woo MINI
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Nice work! Have fun cooking on it.(now only 16 stone)
Joule SV
GE induction stove
Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
Prosciuttos in an undisclosed locationAustin, TX -
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The sleeper has AWAKENED!!
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Good job on the restore ! Pork rub looks solid, welcome and kiss your barbeque budget $$$s goodbye ! It is a healthy addiction, and the folks on here are a wealth of knowledge and experience.LBGE, and just enough knowledge and gadgets to be dangerous .
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Nice!
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Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey. Above all, have fun.Great restoration project right there. Congrats on the find and the outcome.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.
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Very nice. Ask your dealer about BGEs touch up paint. We have a bottle that we use to touch up some Eggs.
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Thanks everyone. I am quite pleased with the outcome. Wasn't feeling great with initial purchase, but once I accepted that I needed a new hinge, and the cost would add to my "purchase price", I was happy. Thanks to the Ceramic Grill Store for good customer support and fast shipping!! Pork is happily smoking away. @ChrisSonn23 will definitely check on the dealer paint. Do you know if it is a match for the glaze (same material but not baked on) or a simple paint like I go from Lowes? To be honest, at low temps, (smoking at 240F) the paint is holding up and matches perfectly.
A few hours in:
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Table needs rebuilt, you can see from the top pic the poor condition it is in. Also, I ordered a new bottom door made by Wanray from eBay. Will get next week and install.
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It is very satisfying to resurrect an abused egg.
i bought a small at a local thrift store about a year ago for $89.00. The the guy I talked to at the store had no idea what it was.
The previous owner burned out the gasket and the draft door was missing parts.
Apparently did not know how to use it and donated it.
About $50 bucks in parts and she was as good as new.
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Large Egg with adjustable rig, Smokeware Chimney, Kick Ash basket, Rutland Gasket and BBQ Guru DigiQ
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Where in Pittsburgh? I looked at that egg on craigslist for a friend but decided against it because of it's looks and lack of a warranty. For me I would not be as concerned but not for a new egg owner. I'm always searching craigslist for a deal on another egg.
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Welcome aboardLBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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@RichH The new band/hinge assembly was $132.95 with free shipping.
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@Moleman, Any egg you buy used will not transfer warranty though. I would have preferred to buy one from someone with their warranty intact in case of any major issues. The location was actually in Bethel Park. There was one on eBay for $900 but I had already bought mine.
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@Drewmstr They say its the same stuff they use to paint the Egg and will hold up to the heat. Just comes in a little fingernail polish container. We have had good luck with it when we have had to use it
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@ChrisSonn23 if this Latex doesn't hold up I will definitely get some. Thanks man!
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