Today our cooking adventures take us down the road to the corner of indirect and dual zone cooking. It’s a very flavorful stop on a great food trip.
Indirect Cooking Tips: All Sizes of Big Green Eggs
Print Tips Here: Big Green Egg Indirect Cooking Tips
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Step # 1
- Stir the existing charcoal and let the ash settle into the fire pit
- Remove the ash as needed using the ash tool and ash pan/shovel
- Discard Ash into a metal bin
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Step # 2
- Add new BGE lump charcoal over the top of the burned charcoal
- Add as much new charcoal as you need for your cooking project
- Don’t forget the buffer (1-2 hours of burn time buffer)
- Level out the lump charcoal
- Open the Top and Bottom Vents prior to lighting
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Step # 3
- Light the charcoal in the very center, using your preferred method
- Establish a good solid fire / ember mass to sustain the low and slow cooking
- I like my fire to reach around 150˚ before adding the convEGGtor
- If cooking in cold weather, do NOT add a cold convEGGtor to a hot grill, Pre-heat convEGGtor if needed in oven. Use heat gloves when handling a hot convEGGtor
- Once a well burning ember pile is establish (10-12 minutes) add the convEGGtor with the feet up and add a BGE drip tray, then add the grill grate
- Adjust the top and bottom vents and set to your desired cooking temp
- Light the charcoal in the very center, using your preferred method
Dual Zone Cooking Tips: XL Big Green Egg w/ Fire Bowl and EGGspander system
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Step # 1
- Shake out Fire Bowl, place back into the BGE and add the divider, move all charcoal to the right side
- Remove the ash as needed using the ash tool and ash pan/shovel
- Discard Ash into a metal bin
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Step # 2
- Add new BGE lump charcoal over the top of the burned charcoal on the right side of the divider
- Add as much new charcoal as you need for your cooking project
- Level out the lump charcoal
- Open the Top and Bottom Vents prior to lighting
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Step # 3
- Light the charcoal in the very center, using your preferred method
- Establish a good solid fire / ember mass to sustain the low and slow cooking
- I like my fire to reach around 150˚ before adding the EGGspander
- Once a well burning ember pile is establish (10-12 minutes) add the EGGspander bottom ring, then add the half moon cast iron on the right side above the charcoal
- Add the grill grate and top portion of the EGGspander
- Adjust the top and bottom vents and set to your desired cooking temp
- You are now setup for dual zone
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Step #4
- When cooking with dual zone the left side will be the indirect side allowing you to do things like: Roast, Bake, Braise and Reverse Sear
- When cooking with dual zone the right side will be the direct side allowing you to do things like: Sear, Grill and Cast Iron Cook
- Light the charcoal in the very center, using your preferred method
