I love that you covered this subject. It has happened to me multiple times and always thought my vent settings were off, so I’d then resort to my trusty EGGgenius. I was always told that once you lock in your Egg temp, it’d be dead set no matter what (unless if you were runnin’ out of charcoal), as to why I never blamed the wind. Good stuff Ron! Good stuff!
I got BGE CyberQ (no WiFi or Bluetooth) about 5 months ago. I use that at my mom's. It works great at keeping a constant temperature. Is it a 'must item? No. It is a set and forget item that makes dialing in the temperature much easier to do and maintain thru out the cook. I have other wireless meat probes to monitor the temperature of the meat.
Yes sir, also a great product for ensuring proper temp control. Like you said, a "must Have"...no but it sure is nice when you want that extra piece of mind!
Some comments below say " Why don't we just turn the vent away from the wind " make sense but it does not really work where I am at. The wind swirls. It might help a few degrees but the wind yesterday affected the cook 20 degrees. I had a hard time regulating the temp to keep it at 250. Spent a lot of time in front of this grill yesterday. The meat came out great but it was a lot of work to keep it consistent.
Yes sir, that is a problem that many do not understand. Simply by the shape of the Egg, the wind tends to bow around it and sort of stick to the sides.
How many folks, though, are gonna position their grill with the prevailing wind blowing straight into the vent? I would guess not many, so I think it’s fairly safe to assume that’s one reason why so many say that windy conditions shouldn’t necessarily make you change your vent settings. I’m all for more chimney venting to suck air into the intake, but too small a bottom vent setting can eventually spell disaster in very wet conditions which make the air very moist and heavy. My buddy was telling me of a failed overnight pork butt cook he’d done so many times just yesterday. He had to throw out a pork butt the other morning because he had stuck with his 1/4” vent settings, even though it had rained all night long and he’d left a lot of leftover lump in his Primo. So there’s more variables than just the wind and our vents. As an aside, with a well designed offset smoker it’s generally thought to be best to position the cooker perpendicular to the wind, and I would assume this as well for a ceramic.
I hear you but many people have theirs set up in a permanent spot and cannot be moved to avoid the wind. I have been doing this for a long time and done many overnight cooks but never had that problem.
Where I'm at, and have my grill set up, the winds change direction, and as such even setting the vents, it can be difficult to keep an even temp. But I just keep an eye on it. A temperature swing of a few degrees for a short period isn't a big deal, but for the overnight cooks, where wind will gust and subside, it really messes with it. So, I got the genius. It's what they had locally, and for what is worth, it works. It's keep more meat safe from going wrong than the money spent, so even though it might be slightly more than it's original brand counterpart, it has been worth it.
I just got the Flame Boss 400. I'm on my first cook but what a game changer. I have the temp set to 225. It gets up to temp nice but spikes before settling down. I think next time I'll do an initial temp of 200 so it shuts down a little earlier. Once it spikes, I'll set my cooking temp which should close to what it spikes at.
Living by the St Lawrence river it's always windy here. I close my bottom and top vent a little more than usual when it's windy enough to affect my egg. I also got an Egg Genius for these days I don't feel like baby sitting my egg.
What a coincidence. I cooked ribs out today and it was a little windy. I had a very tough time keeping my grill under 250 and ended up with some not-so-good ribs. I hadn't even considered wind as a factor to keep my kamado temp steady.
I live in a windy area and it does affect the temp of the egg. I have had trouble keeping a steady 250. I see the mistake I am making. I was not opening the top vent while closing the bottom one more. It would drop too low then I would have to reopen things. I find doing this I have to monitor this grill all day. I don't want that. I need to be able to walk away for a few hours .
I’m debating between a flame boss or a smobot. Like the idea of the smobot acting more naturally. Over nights here are terrible due to winds and massive temp changes.
I went from a BBQ Guru, which is made by the same people who make the Flameboss I believe, to a SMOBOT and could never go back. It's very effective as well but is more in line with how the EGG was designed to work in my opinion. It's pretty much personal preference.
The smobot is even more expensive than the egg genius! Yikes! I get that it's doing what it can, but it doesn't seem like it's worth the $345 I just saw it for. Maybe it is a better product? Maybe it's a bit more rain proof? I'm not enthused about the wires on the top, running along the hot ceramic though. Seems like that could be a big problem if you're wanting a long cook and higher than about 250. That dome gets hot. Not a fan of melting rubber/plastic over a nice ceramic finish. Might be a nice touch for a kettle grill, but then you're spending more on the control than the grill itself.
You forgot the egg genius! Which is made by flame boss... Anyways, I've had similar issues. The worst part about wind it that it isn't constant. Temps can go up and down with unreliable results, especially when it's really windy out, even with the vents set up the way you showed.
Gone With the Wind, if you ever update this be sure to add "Frankly Scarlett I don't give a damn" somehow. Seriously I've been EGGing for years and have learned stuff from your videos. The wind effect you showed I wonder if instead bottom and top vents open, versus closed even more (at a certain point the wind matters less or more) and hot and dry Santa Ana Winds air versus cold and humid (Uruguay I'm told).
Hmm, I notice that you didn't mention all the hot air moving around between you and the BGE!! HaHa...JK, thanks as usual for a fun presentation. P.S. I am a Smobot user.
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I love that you covered this subject. It has happened to me multiple times and always thought my vent settings were off, so I’d then resort to my trusty EGGgenius. I was always told that once you lock in your Egg temp, it’d be dead set no matter what (unless if you were runnin’ out of charcoal), as to why I never blamed the wind. Good stuff Ron! Good stuff!
You know it Fernie! I'm glad you got some good info here!
Cool test
It was a fun one!
Good info, I've played with a BBQ Guru some time ago and these tools can come in handy from time to time.
Yes they do. I don't use them a lot but when I want to, I know they are going to do what I need them to do!
Awesome tutorial capitan! 👊
You're the man Ninja!
Nice info, I have cooked many times in winds over 50 mph and I found if you put the inlet 180 degrees from the wind, the temp is controllable.
Absolutely correct sir. Many people have their Egg in a permanent table and cannot be rotated though.
I got BGE CyberQ (no WiFi or Bluetooth) about 5 months ago. I use that at my mom's. It works great at keeping a constant temperature. Is it a 'must item? No. It is a set and forget item that makes dialing in the temperature much easier to do and maintain thru out the cook. I have other wireless meat probes to monitor the temperature of the meat.
Yes sir, also a great product for ensuring proper temp control. Like you said, a "must Have"...no but it sure is nice when you want that extra piece of mind!
Some comments below say " Why don't we just turn the vent away from the wind " make sense but it does not really work where I am at. The wind swirls. It might help a few degrees but the wind yesterday affected the cook 20 degrees. I had a hard time regulating the temp to keep it at 250. Spent a lot of time in front of this grill yesterday. The meat came out great but it was a lot of work to keep it consistent.
Yes sir, that is a problem that many do not understand. Simply by the shape of the Egg, the wind tends to bow around it and sort of stick to the sides.
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Yes sir, this is a great topic! We were intrigued by the results!
How many folks, though, are gonna position their grill with the prevailing wind blowing straight into the vent? I would guess not many, so I think it’s fairly safe to assume that’s one reason why so many say that windy conditions shouldn’t necessarily make you change your vent settings. I’m all for more chimney venting to suck air into the intake, but too small a bottom vent setting can eventually spell disaster in very wet conditions which make the air very moist and heavy. My buddy was telling me of a failed overnight pork butt cook he’d done so many times just yesterday. He had to throw out a pork butt the other morning because he had stuck with his 1/4” vent settings, even though it had rained all night long and he’d left a lot of leftover lump in his Primo. So there’s more variables than just the wind and our vents. As an aside, with a well designed offset smoker it’s generally thought to be best to position the cooker perpendicular to the wind, and I would assume this as well for a ceramic.
I hear you but many people have theirs set up in a permanent spot and cannot be moved to avoid the wind. I have been doing this for a long time and done many overnight cooks but never had that problem.
Where I'm at, and have my grill set up, the winds change direction, and as such even setting the vents, it can be difficult to keep an even temp. But I just keep an eye on it. A temperature swing of a few degrees for a short period isn't a big deal, but for the overnight cooks, where wind will gust and subside, it really messes with it. So, I got the genius. It's what they had locally, and for what is worth, it works. It's keep more meat safe from going wrong than the money spent, so even though it might be slightly more than it's original brand counterpart, it has been worth it.
I just got the Flame Boss 400. I'm on my first cook but what a game changer. I have the temp set to 225. It gets up to temp nice but spikes before settling down. I think next time I'll do an initial temp of 200 so it shuts down a little earlier. Once it spikes, I'll set my cooking temp which should close to what it spikes at.
Sounds like a great plan Joseph!
Living by the St Lawrence river it's always windy here. I close my bottom and top vent a little more than usual when it's windy enough to affect my egg. I also got an Egg Genius for these days I don't feel like baby sitting my egg.
You definitely have the correct ways to do it figured out Patrick!
What a coincidence. I cooked ribs out today and it was a little windy. I had a very tough time keeping my grill under 250 and ended up with some not-so-good ribs. I hadn't even considered wind as a factor to keep my kamado temp steady.
Now THAT, is what I'd call perfect timing! Sorry about the ribs, I'll bet they were still better than a lot of places I've been to!
@FOGO Charcoal hehe. Yes... they were.
I live in a windy area and it does affect the temp of the egg. I have had trouble keeping a steady 250. I see the mistake I am making. I was not opening the top vent while closing the bottom one more. It would drop too low then I would have to reopen things. I find doing this I have to monitor this grill all day. I don't want that. I need to be able to walk away for a few hours .
Yes, the beauty of this type of grill is not having to monitor it all the time. Where do you live at?
NYS but 1/2 mile from Lake Erie. It's always windy here. I'll figure it out . I learn every time I use it.@@FOGOcharcoal
I’m debating between a flame boss or a smobot. Like the idea of the smobot acting more naturally. Over nights here are terrible due to winds and massive temp changes.
I have never used the Smobot but I can personally testify that the Flameboss is VERY effective!
I went from a BBQ Guru, which is made by the same people who make the Flameboss I believe, to a SMOBOT and could never go back. It's very effective as well but is more in line with how the EGG was designed to work in my opinion. It's pretty much personal preference.
I have a smobot & it works great 👍
The smobot is even more expensive than the egg genius! Yikes! I get that it's doing what it can, but it doesn't seem like it's worth the $345 I just saw it for. Maybe it is a better product? Maybe it's a bit more rain proof? I'm not enthused about the wires on the top, running along the hot ceramic though. Seems like that could be a big problem if you're wanting a long cook and higher than about 250. That dome gets hot. Not a fan of melting rubber/plastic over a nice ceramic finish.
Might be a nice touch for a kettle grill, but then you're spending more on the control than the grill itself.
Winds of change are blowing by
LOL, oh, you caught that???
You forgot the egg genius!
Which is made by flame boss...
Anyways, I've had similar issues. The worst part about wind it that it isn't constant. Temps can go up and down with unreliable results, especially when it's really windy out, even with the vents set up the way you showed.
You are correct on all points my friend! Egg Genius is another great item but we already had the Flameboss here.....
Can youi control the temperature really well without the additional technological gadgets? Do you really need them?
Absolutely. It would help in a very windy situatuon though.
Gone With the Wind, if you ever update this be sure to add "Frankly Scarlett I don't give a damn" somehow. Seriously I've been EGGing for years and have learned stuff from your videos. The wind effect you showed I wonder if instead bottom and top vents open, versus closed even more (at a certain point the wind matters less or more) and hot and dry Santa Ana Winds air versus cold and humid (Uruguay I'm told).
Jeff, I love it! I need to get with you before we make these! I'm just annoyed that I didn't think of it!!
Hmm, I notice that you didn't mention all the hot air moving around between you and the BGE!! HaHa...JK, thanks as usual for a fun presentation. P.S. I am a Smobot user.
LMAO! OK, I guess that I should probably take that into consideration too! Thanks for the chuckle
maybe it's my Dutch frugality. but you can turn your kamado out of the wind, can't you?
It's not so easy to do when it is in a table or other built in set up.