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Cracked Plate setter
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SteveV
Posts: 4
Hello,
I got the bright idea to use a chimney starter to get my charcoal started (yeah, I know). I placed it on my plate setter and it cracked the plate setter all the way through about half way across. Has anyone else ever had the plate setter crack? I wouldn't think the chimney starter would get much hotter than some of these EGGS when they are at their top end. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks,
Steve
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Had a couple break here. Yours might have had some moisture in it or something. I just get a new one and cook on.
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Ceramic grill store, get the adjustable rig and an oval stone
2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe
Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)
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milesvdustin said:Ceramic grill store, get the adjustable rig and an oval stone
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The Ceramic Grill Store is a good option... unless you can get a replacement platesetter for free. Don't know if they consider what you did to be "misuse or abuse". Also, how long have you had it?
BGE Warrantee
2. OTHER CERAMIC PRODUCTS: (For Residential Users Only. Does not apply to Commercial Use.) The Big Green Egg brand of convEGGtor and Ceramic Pizza/Baking Stones carry a Limited Three (3) Year Warranty to the original residential purchaser. These ceramic components are not covered for breakage or cracks from dropping, improper storage, misuse or abuse.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
IMO it's uneven heat that cracked it. Heated centre and cool perimeter expand at different rate.canuckland
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To paraphrase some other members, it's a question of when, not if, your platesetter will crack. My nearly 12 year old PS has developed a hairline fracture that I'm keeping an eye on . . .LBGE - St. Louis, MO; MM & LBGE - around 8100' somewhere in the CO Front Range
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Cut the legs off and you now have half stones for calzones or doing split direct/indirect cooks.
Then get yourself a Woo or AR kit from Ceramic Grill store. It's a much better set up than a plate setter ever was. -
I've only done 4 cooks with the EGG at this point. I broke it in like it says in the manual and also took it up to about 700 degrees in between my first and second cooks.
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SteveV said:I've only done 4 cooks with the EGG at this point. I broke it in like it says in the manual and also took it up to about 700 degrees in between my first and second cooks.
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