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Smoke from bottom of egg?
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BadAceBBQ
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I was grilling last night and noticed smoke rolling up from underneath the egg. I have never seen this happen before. Today I cleaned the charcoal out and did not see any cracks in bottom of the base. Is this normal or is there another reason smoke is coming from bottom?
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Could it possibly have come out of the bottom vent? I have had a blast of wind hit the top vent and seen smoke come out the bottom vent, only briefly though.
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might be worth checking and making sure the base isn't cracked
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AR
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Crack will be easier to see, if it’s there, looking on the bottom of the egg.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas
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whoever flagged me as off topic is very helpful to the OP question. OP said they looked for cracks and did not see any. They also said they were grilling, I usually don't roll smoke when grilling so it seemed improbable that smoke would be coming out of a crack on the bottom when "grilling". Grilling also is done at a higher temperature which causes the egg to sweat and therefore steam.
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alaskanassasin said:whoever flagged me as off topic is very helpful to the OP question. OP said they looked for cracks and did not see any. They also said they were grilling, I usually don't roll smoke when grilling so it seemed improbable that smoke would be coming out of a crack on the bottom when "grilling". Grilling also is done at a higher temperature which causes the egg to sweat and therefore steam.
But after you get a few it won’t bother you anymore.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Photo Egg said:alaskanassasin said:whoever flagged me as off topic is very helpful to the OP question. OP said they looked for cracks and did not see any. They also said they were grilling, I usually don't roll smoke when grilling so it seemed improbable that smoke would be coming out of a crack on the bottom when "grilling". Grilling also is done at a higher temperature which causes the egg to sweat and therefore steam.
But after you get a few it won’t bother you anymore.
It just occurred to me that it was probably a dumb thumb. Disregard and carry on.
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It wasn’t from the vent. The smoke was rolling from bottom up the back of egg. It could possibly be steam. I looked at bottom of egg and didn’t see a crack as well. Going to get some help lifting so I can look around the nest bars.
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@alaskanassasin: The flags fluttered very freely these days. I recently got flagged for abuse for posting a coffee-related Valentine’s Day card on a coffee thread. You will likely become desensitized and learn to disregard feedback altogether.
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@GrateEggspectations I tried to oust the flaggers in a previous post but it didn’t gain any traction. I don’t understand why someone who is so offended would still be a member to this forum.South of Columbus, Ohio.
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Maybe if we flag every single post they will fix it..South of Columbus, Ohio.
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BadAceBBQ said:It wasn’t from the vent. The smoke was rolling from bottom up the back of egg. It could possibly be steam. I looked at bottom of egg and didn’t see a crack as well. Going to get some help lifting so I can look around the nest bars.Cheers,
Jason
Orange County- CA -
Photo Egg said:alaskanassasin said:whoever flagged me as off topic is very helpful to the OP question. OP said they looked for cracks and did not see any. They also said they were grilling, I usually don't roll smoke when grilling so it seemed improbable that smoke would be coming out of a crack on the bottom when "grilling". Grilling also is done at a higher temperature which causes the egg to sweat and therefore steam.
But after you get a few it won’t bother you anymore."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
Louisville, Kentucky -
Too much for me to pass up @YukonRon . Welcome to the club.
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I got like a billion."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
Louisville, Kentucky -
Oh, well, I misunderstood and thought I was being funny. Not the first time I'm dull like that and definitely not the last.Mountain View, CA
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Did you get it tested for Covid 19?
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Tampa Bay, FL
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Is your egg in a wood table? That happened to me a couple of weeks ago...it was the table burning under the center of the egg.
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Update: after using the egg a couple of times there hasn’t been any smoke from bottom. My egg was in a different spot while I got some work done on my patio. I think it got wet from the sprinklers. The steam guess wins.
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