It's done! My med. has become a lg. ?? about gap

SomedayMommy · January 2010

The egg looked great, and all the parts were there. The clips, the feet, the ceramic cap - all there. The thermometer was missing, so they just gave me the one out of the medium box that I returned.

??? - The therm for the medium is the same as the therm for the large, yes?

It doesn't have an overbite, underbite, or sidebite. BUT, it did fail the dollar bill test in the back (it was perfect in the front).

??? - But I figure some tightening should fix that, yes? There was still a *little* drag - not like it was totally gapped.

And the big bolts are not bent at all like they should be. So that's what I'll work on and I'll hope some tweaking will fix that....

AND, I forgot to test if the caps sat flush and if they stayed on when I open the dome. DUH. Hopefully that is ok.

YAY! A LBGE!!

SmokinSoCal · January 2010

It sounds perfect. Just loosen the top band and get a friend to push the dome down while you pull the band up. Then tighten till bent.

Your good to go.

SomedayMommy · January 2010

Oh, and he was misspoken. There were not mates on it.

SomedayMommy · January 2010

Thanks! Will I have to put the white clips on to do this?

RVH · January 2010

You made the right choice. ALL the toys are made for the large. Don't forget, in the beginning, to check the band tension every few cooks with a wrench. You may be surprised to find that you can torque them a little further from time to time. This will keep the bands from getting loose.

FlaPoolman · January 2010

Also do not try to tighten the band bolts when the egg is hot

CBBQ · January 2010

Yes. It's a must.

Louisiana Redneck · January 2010

I own just the Large and one day I will get either a Mini or Small. Leaning towards the Small.

Gandolf · January 2010

Congratulations! The best part of this is that you could not have made a bad choice. Enjoy!!

Eggsakley · January 2010

Now comes the fun part. Fire that bad boy up and try a few things. Food will taste differently from here on out. You'll be smiling every time you cook something. It makes cookin fun again and kind of exciting if your like me and yank the dome open at 600 degrees. You would think I would learn to stop that. Maybe you will learn more quickly than I. Torch it and enjoy.

WokOnMedium · January 2010

I don't know if you check back, but I completely missed this news last night. Congrats! I'm glad the deal is done and cooking can commense.

SomedayMommy · February 2010

I DO check back! Thanks so much!

It's done! My med. has become a lg. ?? about gap

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