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washing out the egg...

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edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Are there any known problems with every now and again fully washing the inside of the egg with water? (obviously while it is cool).[p]
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  • WessB
    WessB Posts: 6,937
    camicus,
    LOL...you are kidding I hope.....[p]Wess
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
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    <p />camicus,
    mere water is not going to have any cleaning effect on the inside of your BGE - in fact it could promote yucky mold issues! Once when I thought my dome was horrible I spent 4 hours with this 3M rotary cleaner. Humpty was back to black as can be in lees than 2 years.
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • guava greg
    guava greg Posts: 139
    RRP, Dude you took out all that yummy seasoning goo that helps the gasket really stick. LOL[p]Greg
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  • Haggis
    Haggis Posts: 998
    camicus,[p]The basic question, alluded to by RRP, is "why?" [p]If you only want to rinse out the ask in the bottom there probably wouldn't be an issue. If you were thinking about really cleaning it (as did RRP,) it will only be black again after a few cooks. What some people do is crumple up aluminum foil and rub it around to get the bigger buildups of crud but its hardly a useful way to spend your time.[p]I'd be a bit concerned, though, about washing it and starting a fire afterwards. The inside of the Egg is unglazed and will likely absorb the water. I'd be worried that heating it up could cause an expansion of that water faster than it could escape and possibly causing cracks.
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  • Richard
    Richard Posts: 698
    camicus,[p]Do not think the water will do any good for the reasons already mentioned, however when my large gets to gunky, I place the grids in after a cook and let her rip at 600-650F for 15-20 minutes with the top cover off and the bottom vent wide open, then shut it all down and check the next day. Here is where the aluminum foil balls comes in handy. HTH

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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    camicus,
    water won't hurt the egg, but it also won't clean it. too much grease.[p]i have a rutland gasket which allows me to go to high temps for a long while with no gasket issues, and that can get me a clean egg when i want one.[p]most of the time though i just hit the big gunk with a brass bristle brush, or you can use tinfoil wads like some have mentioned.[p]don't get it too clean. patina is a good thing
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Unknown
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    sorry, i meant just to get all the ash out. Not to actually clean it. I like the gunk... haha.

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    camicus,
    OK - let's go back to the start - at least twice a year I take my eggs apart and clean the ash out completely that falls through the 6 holes in the fire box. Doing that while the ash is dry is best. If you meant flooding it out or blasting it to keep from a full knock down I wouldn't suggest that!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • OlatheMike
    OlatheMike Posts: 9
    camicus,
    I too like it to be clean but I know it doesn't really have to be.[p]My favorite method to clean the BGE is using my blower. I have a cheap, electric lawn & leaf blower that I use on the driveway and patio. I just remove the charcoal and open up the bottom vent and just stick it in there. It caused quite a bit of dust mess but it really does a good job. I just don't think that water would be a good idea.
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