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Started by MadImmortalMan, September 13, 2012, 07:36:49 PM

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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

#75
August 02, 2015, 09:00:43 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 01, 2015, 08:02:12 PM
As much as I love my new Big Green Egg it takes forever to get to temp with those wimpy wax and sawdust starters.  Think I'm gonna go buy a heat gun.

I use the Weber paraffin cubes.  Those give off a nice flame that starts the fuel pretty quickly.

Caliga

#76
August 02, 2015, 10:07:43 PM
Tried the heat gun tonight.  Had a raging inferno within a minute.  :cool:
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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

#77
August 05, 2015, 10:20:36 AM
How are you lighting anything with a heat gun? :huh:

Caliga

#78
August 05, 2015, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on August 05, 2015, 10:20:36 AM
How are you lighting anything with a heat gun? :huh:
1.  Turn on heat gun to high fan and highest temp.
2.  Point heat gun at charcoal piled in Egg.
3.  Wait a minute.
4.  INFERNO
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Baron von Schtinkenbutt

#79
August 05, 2015, 03:42:19 PM
Quote from: Caliga on August 05, 2015, 02:11:07 PM
Quote from: Baron von Schtinkenbutt on August 05, 2015, 10:20:36 AM
How are you lighting anything with a heat gun? :huh:
1.  Turn on heat gun to high fan and highest temp.
2.  Point heat gun at charcoal piled in Egg.
3.  Wait a minute.
4.  INFERNO

Huh, I didn't think they got hot enough to do that.  When I run out of starter cubes or need to give the fire a boost, I use a MAPP torch.  MAPP gas is a lot more expensive than electricity, though. :P

Caliga

#80
August 05, 2015, 08:52:45 PM
Yeah.  If you have a heat gun, just try it.  I guarantee you it will work dude.
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Caliga

#81
December 26, 2015, 12:18:16 PM
Most of my Christmas presents revolved around my Big Green Egg.  This might be in part due to the fact that I smoked a chicken in it for Thanksgiving and the chicken was devoured by the family, while some people didn't even touch the (conventionally cooked) turkey.

I got:

Smokeware Stainless Steel Chimney Vent - just installed it.  It replaces the BGE Daisy Wheel.  I probably didn't need this as bad as some, since I use the egg below a deck with a roof so it never gets rained on, but I like the fact you can open it without the vent needing to be re-adjusted.

Pizza Stone - can't wait to try to cook a real Naples-style pizza on it

5 quart Dutch oven - for chili  :cool:

grill basket - for veggies and stuff

grill gripper - handy tool for moving around a hot grill grid

new silicone gloves - not what I would have picked out (I really want welding gloves), but conveniently got them on a day that my dog decided to chew through my existing gloves' fingertips   :wacko:

new color-coded, larger temp gauge (still in transit though)

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lustindarkness

#82
February 17, 2016, 01:59:10 PM
I bought the Char Griller Akorn from Lowe's, love it. Of course, I have no idea what I am doing.
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Eddie Teach

#83
February 17, 2016, 02:00:53 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on February 17, 2016, 01:59:10 PM
Of course, I have no idea what I am doing.

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lustindarkness

#84
February 17, 2016, 02:06:02 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on February 17, 2016, 02:00:53 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on February 17, 2016, 01:59:10 PM
Of course, I have no idea what I am doing.

Ever stopped you before?

:hmm:  :w00t: :shifty: :yeah:
No, it has not!
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11B4V

#85
February 17, 2016, 08:18:21 PM
Quote from: lustindarkness on February 17, 2016, 01:59:10 PM
I bought the Char Griller Akorn from Lowe's, love it. Of course, I have no idea what I am doing.

There is plenty of info on line.
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Caliga

#86
February 17, 2016, 10:00:38 PM
Did my first pizza the other night.  It came out pretty good though I don't think the stone was anywhere near as hot as it should be.  Next item I need: infrared thermometer.
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The Brain

#87
February 18, 2016, 02:32:46 PM
Quote from: Caliga on February 17, 2016, 10:00:38 PM
  Next item I need: infrared thermometer.

But sticking it in there is the fun part. :(
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Caliga

#88
February 18, 2016, 07:48:26 PM
 :sleep:
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Tonitrus

#89
February 19, 2016, 01:45:43 PM
Quote from: Caliga on February 17, 2016, 10:00:38 PM
Did my first pizza the other night.  It came out pretty good though I don't think the stone was anywhere near as hot as it should be.  Next item I need: infrared thermometer.

Is this how it works?  :w00t:

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