new cast iron vent

I wouldn't swear to it, but I think I remember BGE saying that it was an optional accessory when they previewed the product on facebook.

billt01 said:

cookingdude555 said:

billt01 said:

thanks Gents for the information and apologies for the laziness..

Love the egg, but it looks like I'll be buying a smoke ware cap....

It cost me an additional $25 for the rain guard on the new vent I believe. Rain isn’t a real issue here in the desert of Utah, so I haven’t used it yet. 

However i I have bought the new style cap for all of my eggs that it fits on. I have a smokeware cap and I much prefer it over the smokeware. The smokeware cap seems cheap by comparison, and the functionality of the new reggulator is just so easy to dial in. My biggest pet peeve with the smokeware is how it always got stuck in the cover when removing it. 

I thought I would offer offer my perspective and a user of both for comparison. 

thanks for your offerings, but do you feel like the rain on cast iron may be a issue ..

I have always been on the boat, never leave your cast iron in the rain. Even if you take it off and store it in the egg, I always believed the high humidity would eventually take its toll on the vent

You have some valid questions, my perspective may not be the best as I live in the second most arid part of the US.  It is seriously dry here.  I have wondered about the cast iron being exposed issue.  BGE has said that they have some special coating on it to combat rust (pixie dust maybe?).  We will see how it goes.  I have no rust yet, but I cover my eggs to keep the bands and handle out of the sun in the summer, and the somewhat wet winters and springs that we have here. Here is a somewhat recent pic of one of the eggs sporting the new top, its been on there for 3-4 months and it still looks new on the outside (on the right).  Maybe the pixie dust is working.

billt01 said:

cookingdude555 said:

billt01 said:

thanks Gents for the information and apologies for the laziness..

Love the egg, but it looks like I'll be buying a smoke ware cap....

It cost me an additional $25 for the rain guard on the new vent I believe. Rain isn’t a real issue here in the desert of Utah, so I haven’t used it yet. 

However i I have bought the new style cap for all of my eggs that it fits on. I have a smokeware cap and I much prefer it over the smokeware. The smokeware cap seems cheap by comparison, and the functionality of the new reggulator is just so easy to dial in. My biggest pet peeve with the smokeware is how it always got stuck in the cover when removing it. 

I thought I would offer offer my perspective and a user of both for comparison. 

thanks for your offerings, but do you feel like the rain on cast iron may be a issue ..

I have always been on the boat, never leave your cast iron in the rain. Even if you take it off and store it in the egg, I always believed the high humidity would eventually take its toll on the vent

Hello, I picked up both the rEggulator and optional rain cap a few months ago.  I love the new vent, it's super simple to use, stays in position when opening the dome, and it seems my egg is getting to hotter temps easier.  They do say it increases airflow over other designs.  To answer your question about cast iron in the rain, they also coated this new one to weather proof it.  My original vent cap that came with the Egg rusted almost immediately even though I always took it off when not in use and covered with the ceramic top.  The new rEggulator, in the other hand, I've not seen any rust developing whatsoever.