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Position the Slide top vent with the hinge facing forward, this means the top vent has a tendency to close 
when the lid is opened, if you don’t notice your vent setting has changed straight away, at least the fire 
won’t have raged out of control, it is easier to rescue a choked fire that one that is raging. 

CHARCOAL FUEL  

 
My preference is for Natural Lump Charcoal (Lump is made from natural timber) in larger pieces. Different 
charcoals burn differently, some burn fast, some require more air. Charcoal that has absorbed moisture 
from the air burns with less heat. 
 
The  production  of  charcoal  eliminates  the  natural  plant  volatiles. Water,  oils  and  creosote  are  burnt  off 
leaving a carbon rich fuel which burns easily, produces little smoke and is largely free of any carcinogenic 
chemicals. Charcoal is a clean, green and renewable fuel. 
 
Never use firewood in a Big Green Egg cooker, it produces too much smoke and burns at temperatures in 
excess of what the Big Green Egg is designed for. 
 
To increase the smoke flavour of your food, you can use a small amount of a flavour wood, in chunk, pellet 
or chip form to increase the level of smoke.  Herb bundles are also a good way to smoke flavour food. 
 
A new charcoal product to the market is Compressed or Tubular Charcoal, these are usually made from 
spent charcoal dust used in filters, they burn hot and can maintain heat longer than Natural Charcoal, the 
downside  is  it  is  often  harder  to  light  and  it  has  little  flavour.    This  kind  of  charcoal  is  best  used  in 
combination with Natural Charcoal. 
 
Charcoal is quite economical to use. Once you have finished cooking in your Big Green Egg, close the lid 
and the vents and the unused charcoal will be there for next time. If you are using old (used from a previous 
cook)  charcoal,  stir the charcoal  before starting to  make  sure  the  air  holes  are  clear  in the firebox  and 
bottom grate. 
 
Coal based Briquettes are generally not used in a Big Green Egg as the entire fuel mass needs to be lit 
before you can cook on them and this is generally too much heat for most cooking needs and they produce 
too much ash for the Big Green Egg to work properly. 
 
 
 

 

Use Quality Hardwood Charcoal to ensure you get the 

best results from your Big Green Egg Cooker  

Содержание Big Green Egg

Страница 1: ...Big Green Egg User Guide Big Green Egg User Guide...

Страница 2: ...earing at a scary 450 C 845 F and everything in between With a little practice you can set up your Big Green Egg to run clean or to smoke at any temperature The versatility a Big Green Egg offers is u...

Страница 3: ...atented as a ceramic barbecue in 1960 s under the name Big Green Egg which is the Japanese word for stove or cooker Richard Johnson s original promise was that the Big Green Egg is the best barbecue i...

Страница 4: ...t you can purchase terracotta pot plant feet from a nursery A lot of users opt to make a mobile bench for the Big Green Egg to sit in Mobile benches provide mobility stability and raise the working he...

Страница 5: ...l the moisture is driven out If you are using your Big Green Egg on a timber deck always use something heatproof to protect the timber from the radiant heat from the base of the Big Green Egg floor ti...

Страница 6: ...r of your food you can use a small amount of a flavour wood in chunk pellet or chip form to increase the level of smoke Herb bundles are also a good way to smoke flavour food A new charcoal product to...

Страница 7: ...ing this first heat cycle let the Big Green Egg settle in look for leaks around the gasket At the end of the seasoning burn just before shutting down add two small pieces of wood to the charcoal let t...

Страница 8: ...oasting just give it more air to increase the temperature I prefer to not use firelighters as I do not like the smell they produce I use a gas Weed Burner to light my charcoal but there are plenty of...

Страница 9: ...splay will help you develop an understanding a sixth sense if you like for how your charcoal is behaving inside the Big Green Egg Charcoal is Alive and responds quite rapidly to an increase in air the...

Страница 10: ...rature inside the Big Green Egg cooker If you restrict the input air you very effectively control the amount of the charcoal fuel load that can light and you will have a low temperature fire capable o...

Страница 11: ...p damper more temperature will increase and smoke flavour will decrease When both vents are open fully the fire will quickly accelerate and your Big Green Egg will rapidly reach temperatures in excess...

Страница 12: ...um temperature up to 250 C 480 F close the Bottom Vent completely but leave the Top Vent open where it is for roughly five minutes then close it down completely this will evacuate some of the heat and...

Страница 13: ...drop slowly to 200 C 390 F at this point you can close the Top Vent roughly half the remaining amount leave it like this for 5 minutes before closing completely This technique vents heat and moisture...

Страница 14: ...temperature for larger roasts Turkey and Ham 200 C 390 F Medium to Oven Hot Bake breads pastries and cake roast chickens and premium cuts 225 C 440 F Oven Hot Fast bread baking BBQ burgers chicken pie...

Страница 15: ...ing technique can be used at any temperature Drop a handful of woodchips soaked in water for an hour if you like or wood pellets unsoaked directly onto the coals or lightly wrap them in a foil package...

Страница 16: ...culating air by using the Raised grill to hold the Pizza stone cook Pizza directly on the Pizza stone at a temperature of 250 300 C 575 F For Grilling Roasting and Pizza Baking remember to Burp your c...

Страница 17: ...l pieces of charcoal can block the air holes and using one side allows for the air to come from the other side if some vent holes are blocked Using just a couple of pieces of charcoal in a flowerpot o...

Страница 18: ...e the fire will slowly build and the temperature in the Big Green Egg will take longer to come to the target This Upward heat cycle is extremely useful You can retard the heat up even more by starting...

Страница 19: ...sit cooking in the tight Big Green Egg This technique is best described as similar to the practice of searing a steak in a pan and finishing in a hot oven Sear a steak on both sides then shut down Dw...

Страница 20: ...lled by the bottom vent and the fuel load This technique is valid and although it does not offer precise temperature control it is a good place for a beginner to start learning the finer arts of Big G...

Страница 21: ...ing under control afterwards you also risk damaging the Big Green Egg Learn the Safe Shut Down and Burping techniques so that you intuitively use them Take care when cooking fatty foods dripping fat c...

Страница 22: ...fairly standard for many Big Green Egg cooking tasks One of the best things to come out of a Big Green Egg is the humble roast chicken Place a large fuel load in the Big Green Egg have the top of the...

Страница 23: ...g towards 300 C 592 F Unless you want to cook immediately close the vents a little to temper the heat and save fuel Sear on the lowest level as close to the molten hot fuel as you can Remember to Burp...

Страница 24: ...years as a cooking pan diffuser and drip pan Cast Iron Grill Cast Iron Replacement grills are available to fit most Big Green Eggs and will produce great grill marks on your food Cast Iron holds heat...

Страница 25: ...eap but can take all the stress out of a long low temperature cook They are a digital control unit that monitors the temperature of the meat and the Big Green Egg and feeds air to the charcoal periodi...

Страница 26: ...d grills and other parts are able to withstand extreme heat however porcelain is brittle and will chip easily it also scratches Once the surface of the porcelain is compromised by scratches cracks or...

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