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Frozen Eggs? Help!

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edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I awoke this morning to start setting up my XL for today's cook when I found it to be stuck shut.

I tyried my other Egg and it too is stuck shut. I am in Chicago and can only assume that the eggs are frozen, but this has never happened to me before and it isn't that cold outside. Does anyone know a remedy?!?

Thanks in advance....

Jay
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  • BBQ-Gator
    BBQ-Gator Posts: 35
    Jay,

    This has recently happened to me. I live in Northern Wisconsin and my egg froze solid a couple of weeks ago. There are several remedies that work.

    For mine, I had lump in the egg so I just put newspaper in through the bottom vent and lit. The lump caught fire and it took only about 10 minutes to thaw.

    Another remedy I have seen posted is a trouble light dropped through the top opening. I saw someone did this earlier this week with a 100W bulb and it thawed as well.

    Where is Chicago do you live? I am a Chicago (suburb) native from the Willowbrook area.

    Good luck.
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  • Mr. & Mrs Potatohead
    Mr. & Mrs Potatohead Posts: 2,037
    If they are frozen...Start a fire (fire starter or something of the like) droped through the vent.
    I'm having trouble with the hinge in my cold weather.
    I hope you only have a frozen gasket.
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  • reelgem
    reelgem Posts: 4,256
    BBQ Gator, I might have asked you this before but where in WI are you?
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  • BBQ-Gator
    BBQ-Gator Posts: 35
    Luck, Wi. It's in the NW corner, about 80 miles NE of St. Paul, Mn.
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  • reelgem
    reelgem Posts: 4,256
    I have never ever heard of Luck, WI. Must be a very small town. There's not many eggers in WI that I know of. Bad marketing on BGE's part. You mention anything about a "Big Green Egg" and people look at you like you're speaking a foreign language. :)
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