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I have a XL and my firebox has broken in half. I’m thinking of using mortar to mend it back to one piece. What type of mortar should I use or does it really matter?
I changed the gasket and had a bad gap. I could pull a dollar with no resistance at all. Watched the video and made adjustments. I have one spot that’s perfect now and three other spots I tried with a dollar bill and they are ok but not as perfect as the one side
Try this. Loosen the 4 bolts on the side of your Egg (top band) that allow the dome to move forward and backward. Open the dome, it will drop backwards. Now close it. You will have an underbite. Pull the Egg dome forward into the correct place with it shut. Tighten the 4 bolts. You should be set. You're looking for a little resistance. A new gasket will have to bed in. I have only seen one dome that was uneven and was replaced under warranty. We were able to check it by taking it off and sitting on a perfectly flat counter. It was then obvious the dome wasn't level itself. This is highly unlikely for you.
Great instruction there Nic and team 👍just used the tandoori ring (chicken tikka) your recipe and it was brilliant👍👍the LetQ rotisserie will be put to work tomorrow 👌
Great BBQ very expensive, I have owned one for over 8 years after being conned by my wife during a severe hangover that we 'really' one of these. Honestly haven't regretted it BUT now really offended by the prices Green Egg seem to think they can charge their customers for 'add ons' some of which are really taking the piss. Green Egg get a reality check and look at the prices you are charging for a table etc which you could get made professionally for a tenth of the price. Nice BBQ well over priced!
You do this for two reasons. Firstly to get the right texture on the base of the naan. Secondly as you flip the pan over and you want the naan to stay in the pan.
Sadly this time we’re in North Devon in Croyde. I might have to make a trip to Smoke on the Waters. If you fancy a day out, we have a lovely house with views to the sea. We’re taking the Skotti and the house has a charcoal and gas Weber. The walking is stunning.
I need to amend this video as sometimes the stitching changes sides. The key is to have the single stitching on your right and the double stitching on your left.
The most helpful part to me was locating the sticky outty part and pulling it free. I’m left handed, so I probably got it backwards from what you said, anyway. 😊
I know it 3 years old, but I just watch this video for the first time. Excellent video! Very well presented and good detail. My egg is 10 years old and was overdue for new seals. Thanks for providing a great video.
Loosen both bands a little so they can just slide up and down on the base and dome. Raise the bottom band to just under the gasket. Then use a monkey wrench if needed to lever the hinge on the big flat part.
Yes £200 for the MiniMax version, £220 for the medium, £225 for the Large and £250 for the XL. That's £50 cheaper than the Large Big Green Egg rotisserie here in the UK and £100 cheaper than the XL rotisserie from Big Green Egg. The Joetisserie is equally as expensive in the UK.
Here in the US I don't think th letz is available.. but I did pick up an Amazon version of the jotisserie.. it's made of metal not aluminum and fits my akorn kamado perfectly.. plus it was cheaper in price is why I tried it.. so far so good.. it would be nice to have a handle at the end but still with a heavy piece of meat u'll need 2 hands to lift it out.. I say whichever fits ur needs better.. they're both excellent..even my knock off brand. Lol.. thank you for the video
It's my understanding that those plastic keepers are to prevent the hinge from springing open and injuring someone when unpacking and initially installing - not there as an alignment guide or helper for adjusting underbite/overbite issues.
If you undo the bands enough, they can slip over the Egg, and the hinges will open. You can not close them without bending them without the dome in there. It's, therefore, a good idea to put the hinge retainers back on. If your bands do open because you haven't used the retainers, you'll need to bolt the dome in with the bands open, a two or three-person job. I therefore prefer to use them.
Thanks, very helpful. One other downside I can see is that if you do wish to return to your original EGG thermometer, you will need to recalibrate. Ain't nobody got time fo dat
I don't know why you would need to calibrate the original unless you have moved the nut on the back. You don't need to do this to install or remove it as the clip does not move the nut. As long as you install it without rotating the thermometer against the Egg, you'll be fine. I will quite often remove one of the regular thermometers during a class to show the nut and describe how you would use it to calibrate the thermometer. I've never once decalibrated it during the process.
