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Lighting the egg in rain

Steve-B
Steve-B Posts: 339
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I need to light my egg for pizzas and it is pouring down rain. When I light the egg I usally leave it open for 5 minutes then close the lid and leave all vents open for 5 more minutes. After this I adjust the vents and let it come up the cooking temp slowly. Is there a better way to do this with a downpour outside?
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  • QBabe
    QBabe Posts: 2,275
    Steve-B,[p]I usually light mine, close the lid, open all the vents, and then put my patio umbrella up. [p]If you don't have a patio umbrella you can use one of the old fashioned coffee cans (the restaurant size ones), or the big canned food ones (like for pork and beans), and can poke some holes in the top and sides, and cover the dome vent with it and very little rain will get in, but it can still draft air. The key is it has to be big enough to fit around the dome with the slide part of the daisy open.[p]You can also use a vent cap from Lowes or home depot...looks like a circular piece of aluminum with a hat...but has openings for air.[p]Tonia
    :~)

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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
    Steve-B,
    I just wait until it stops raining but if I feel compelled to lite 'er up I just open the bottom vent, lite my starter (I prefer the Weber cubes) and close the lid. If it is raining reasonably hard I will open my Daisey cap all the way and make a foil tent over it. Never had a problem. You can also purchase a roof pipe vent cover that fits extremely well over the the Daisey vent. About $4.00 at your home center. Hope this helps for next time.[p]Spring Chicken
    Spring Texas USA
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  • Steve-B
    Steve-B Posts: 339
    QBabe,
    The vent cap is a great idea. I just happen to have one in the garage left over from an unfinished fall project. It now has a new life as a eggcessory. Its like it was made for the egg.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,455
    Steve-B,
    vent cap is a wonderful way to go as already said, but a word of caution - that sucker gets extremely hot so make sure you use something to remove it!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • Unknown
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    <p />Steve-B,[p]I agree with QBabe on the closed method (maybe easier on the gasket). I also once used the vent cap, but adjusting the top vent was a bit of a challenge. [p]I welded this little hat together and it works great. It makes it possible to adjust the vent without scorching your fingers. The prototype was fashioned from a coat hanger and some foil.[p]Pivot[p]
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    Steve-B,
    i don't ever leave the lid open when lighting, rain or otherwise.[p]top and bottom vents open all the way to start (unless i'm going really lo and slo).
    in the rain i bend a piece of heavy duty foil over the daisy handle, crimp it, and bend it down like a tent.[p]4 cents, then throw it away. no cleaning
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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