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xfire_ATX
xfire_ATX Posts: 1,112
edited July 2021 in EggHead Forum
It’s been raining a bit but I ran a Brisket July 4th and then ran up to 400 afterwards.   We’ve had maybe 1/2” since and when I fired egg up to 400 now I see water dripping off in painted portion below .   I was planning on running up to 600 until out of charcoal after I pull the chicken.   Thoughts?

edit- this base is maybe 18 months old and I just cleaned all the ash out which was dry


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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,457
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    If you can see clear water droplets I would cruise at 350-400. You need to dry the ceramics out before going hog wild. IMHO. Hopefully you don’t have any cracks already 

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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,112
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    After further review my egg had maybe a 3/8"-1/2" underbite which was soaking the gasket and getting in the ceramics.  Re-aligned lid today another 350 5 hour burn to dry it out.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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