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A clean burn??

FlaPoolman
FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
Got to be time for a cleanout so took egg 2 up high (I'll leave the 1000 degrees to TNW) :whistle:
The clean has 1 regular grid, 1 oblong from the adjustable rig, 1 weber grate,fish/shrimp grate 2 wing racks, a plate setter and a raised grate. Like I told the neighbors,, Sorry no food but it sure smells good.

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Keep at 600 for about an hour

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Egg 1 set for a couple of small 7" pizzas later. nothing special just cheese and pepperoni when I get to them.

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What I could not fit in the clean. Guess I gotta clean these by hand. :( 2 CI pans, V rack, the other fish/shrimp grate and weber grate #2. all stored in the old weber gasser.

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This is almost as much fun as cooking something with the neighbors (and the dog) expecting extras. :evil: :evil: :whistle: (saving 1 pizza for my disabled neighbor)

Comments

  • JLOCKHART29
    JLOCKHART29 Posts: 5,897
    Pat what kind of gasket you got? Looks stock. Afraid to burn mine that high that long but yours looks till good to go.
  • Darnoc
    Darnoc Posts: 2,661
    I sure am glad that you got your Spring cleaning done before Summer time got here.Will the next clean up be New Years Eve 2009? Have a good time cooking this weekend.
  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Yea it's stock. Egg 2 is original & egg 1 replaced about 6 months ago. I havent done the 1000 degree like TNW but replaced the gasket because of use. Do a lot of TRex but never fried a gasket yet just replaced because i was bored. Told the wife it was necessary maintenance. Think she let me do it to keep from knocking another wall in the house down.
    :woohoo: :woohoo: Think she likes it better when I have tongs instead of a hammer in my hands. :blush::blush:
  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Yes you can cook & clean at the same time.

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  • The Naked Whiz
    The Naked Whiz Posts: 7,777
    I had the medium over 1200 degrees dome today. Whew....
    The Naked Whiz
  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    I'm already gathering my protective gear on the chance I might be invited to the TNW demolition grounds :whistle::whistle: Will is updated & wife is cared for if I end up in more than one piece (think it's an insurance thing). So just give me a hollar and we can explode some stuff. :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: . I'll leave the dog at home as he gets nervous above 750. :side: :woohoo: :blush: :huh: .
  • JLOCKHART29
    JLOCKHART29 Posts: 5,897
    You know how much I use mine and still on my stock one. With the "q" it will leak alittle but still works fine. I do think I'll Nomax it soon as you say "just because". :laugh:
  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
    I did a cleaning burn about a month ago, taking the Egg to 1000*. I put my plate setter, which I thought beyond hope, in the conflagration. The Egg smoked like a fiend for 30 minutes, then burned clear. My plate setter came out absolutely white...I was amazed.
  • Beanie-Bean
    Beanie-Bean Posts: 3,092
    Pat,

    I'm with you on the extremely high temps--I won't do it until the BGE is sitting out on a concrete slab in the middle of the yard. I've got mine underneath a covered porch, and I know that either one could very well take down the house. I generally only crank mine up to 600 (like you do) to burn off the greasy stuff. After last night's TRex, I put the porcelain grid, the extender, and the v-rack in there and let her rip for another hour. Everything left just brushed off easily with a stainless brush. There was a lot of smoke billowing out, too!
  • dhuffjr
    dhuffjr Posts: 3,182
    Just do the wife a favor and if Doug says "here hold my beer" decline. Many a holiday weekend trauma and burn victims start that way. :huh:

    My hint for the day. Potato cannons from metal pipes with gunpowder as the propellant is ALWAYS a bad idea.

    Stick with PVC and hairspray and be safe for crying out loud :evil: :woohoo: :whistle: