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Clean burn, remove thermometer?

Botch
Botch Posts: 17,715
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I need to do a clean burn this afternoon on my Large, mostly to burn off whatever got on my pizza stone, but also to season a small paella pan I'd purchased. Is it a good idea to remove the thermometer, or will it be okay? Thanks!

The average life expectancy of a (russian) soldier on the (Ukranian) front line during an assault is 20-35 minutes.  

Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,938

    Do, or not do. Recalibrate either way.

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 37,837

    I would say it depends on your clean burn temp. If you are going nuclear such that you would wrap the needle then remove. However, you should be able to achieve your clean burn goal in the 500-600*F range so the thermo can stay in place. FWIW-

    But as noted by @Legume, recheck the calibration when done.

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    edited April 2019

    Take it out. Don't ask how I know. And if you're still using the clip, toss that in the trash while you're at 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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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,715

    Why toss the... oh, I probably don't need the clip?

    The average life expectancy of a (russian) soldier on the (Ukranian) front line during an assault is 20-35 minutes.  

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2427388#Comment_2427388

    Right. The thermo isn't going anywhere even without the clip. And it's easier to rotate to put your target temp straight up (easy to read from a distance). Also, you're less likely to unintentionally turn the calibration nut.

    I guess you might hang onto it for those times when the thermo probe is hitting a large piece of meat. Put the clip on the outside of the dome.

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • jtcBoynton
    jtcBoynton Posts: 2,814

    Do your clean burn at 650-700ºF. Use your thermometer to make sure you are at the proper temp. No need to go to out of control temps. It just takes a little longer.

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831

    Agreed. Burning at 700° is fine. Unless you aren't paying attention and the burn gets out of hand. Easy to trash a thermo that way.

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 1,004

    650°F is as high as you need to go for a clean burn in my experience. But I still recalibrate the thermo after doing one.

    Also agree on the clip. Haven't used mine in many years.

    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,715

    Okay, will keep it to 650-700. At that lower temp, I won't have to wheel it out to the front driveway. Someone posted a night-time pic of a "nuclear" burn and the flames went up several feet, don't wanna wreck my expensive vinyl pergola.

    Gotta finish the cheekun, first.... 😘

    The average life expectancy of a (russian) soldier on the (Ukranian) front line during an assault is 20-35 minutes.  

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831

    @fishlessman's 1200° afterburner...

    Fire_Fish's afterburner.jpg

    Someone else from here though I don't remember who...

    Fire_Hotrodden's afterburner.jpg

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

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,715

    ^^^ Yeah, that first pic is the one I remember.

    Well, the clean burn was a big fat failure. This morning I took all the innards out, cleaned her up and reassembled, and cooked some cheekun; that went okay. Then I put in the pizza stone, the paella pan on top of that, took off the Smobot and opened the bottom all the way. Temp came up to about 450 and no higher. All I can think is I got a wet bag of lump (BGE brand, they were out of Rockwood). The paella pan was a nice tan color, at least.

    I cannot figure out what happened to my pizza stone! Think I posted some months ago that I tried an oven bake, and smoke just started rolling off the stone (and it was almost black). Fire alarm went off, and it took two days to clear the smoke out of my house. Well, today smoke was boiling out of my egg during the "clean burn" again, and it smelled like burned motor oil; it still reeks as the temp is coming down (lump's about gone). Think I'm gonna be buying a new pizza stone, I really don't know what happened. And I may have to do another clean burn, sans stone, to clean out the Egg itself; I hope I haven't ruined it.

    And I don't think any neighbors will be coming over for food anytime soon, it's a beautiful day with no breeze and I can smell the burned motor oil smell in the front yard, dayam.

    The average life expectancy of a (russian) soldier on the (Ukranian) front line during an assault is 20-35 minutes.  

    Ogden, UT, USA

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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 9,187

    How long has it been @Botch ?

    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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