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How often should you clean your egg?

mnwalleye
mnwalleye Posts: 226
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I was wondering when I need to clean my egg and whats the best way? Thanks
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  • BobS
    BobS Posts: 2,485
    If you are talking about the inside of the Egg -- there is no standard for cleaning times. When it starts getting dirtier than you like it do a high temp burn for a couple of hours and it will be clean.

    If you are talking about the ashes, if it looks like the ashes are getting up to the cast iron grate, use the ash cleaning tool to clean out the bottom. It is not like you can do it too often, but you can burn a couple of bags of lump before it has to be cleaned.

    For the outside, just wipe it with a damp cloth.
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    I am a little more anal than most, I clean out every 3-4 cooks and prior to every slow cook. I get all the un used lump out usually with my hands and shop vac the ash out. Just make sure there are no more embers if and when you shop vac. I also empty the shop vac right away just to make sure. :)
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  • mnwalleye
    mnwalleye Posts: 226
    I was talking about the inside, its pretty oily.
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  • Panhandle Smoker
    Panhandle Smoker Posts: 3,018
    Load it up with lump, open the bottom vent remove the daisy wheel and let her rip for an hour or so. If you have felt gaskets they may not survive. I will do a high heat burn when it gets bad and it will be pretty clean when it is done.. No prescribed time just when ever it needs it.
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  • BobS
    BobS Posts: 2,485
    You will know when the burn/clean is over when it stops smoking.
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  • Bacchus
    Bacchus Posts: 6,019
    They need to be cleaned? :S
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  • mnwalleye
    mnwalleye Posts: 226
    You dont have wash it with water or anything, just do a high temp burn?
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: That's just mean.

    GG
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  • Grandpas Grub
    Grandpas Grub Posts: 14,226
     
    No liquids or chemicals to clean the inside. Liquids can seep into the ceramics and then give off odors for a little while anyway.

    GG
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  • FlaPoolman
    FlaPoolman Posts: 11,677
    Think self cleaning oven, 600 for a couple hours will do it most of the time. Never any water or chemicals inside the egg.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    My kinda guy!! Good on ya, bud!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • mkc
    mkc Posts: 544
    Like Bacchus, I was going to respond "clean? You're supposed to clean?", but I think my weekly pizza is causing that answer. Since I run my egg at 500+ once a week for at least an hour (preheat plus cook time), I'm not seeing as much buildup. In fact, in almost 2 years the only time I've "run a clean cycle" was to clean the MOINK ball grease off the platesetter that I forgot to protect.

    I do stir down and clean out the ash before each cook.

    Michelle
    Egging in Crossville, TN
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  • Lanier Jim
    Lanier Jim Posts: 505
    What all those folks said - fill it up with lump and let her rip. While it's doing it's thing - roast some marshmellows out the top. Trust me...it works!
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