Fire everywhere help me figure how to put this out

Tony A · Apr 17, 2013

No my house is not on fire thankfully but every time I grill on my primo even with both vents about a quarter open everything I open the lid to flip the whole basket of charcoal which I use royal oak goes in flames and I have no time to flip my food cause I'm battling flames is this normal and how do I help stop this

BBQ Bandit · Apr 17, 2013

The method is called "the burp".

Reduce the exhaust and intake - and quickly raise the lid only an inch - and close it again.
Repeat a few times until the fire is stabilized.

If you want to extinguish completely - close off all vents fully.

jimstocks53 · Apr 17, 2013

Is the key word 'grill' meaning hot? Haven't seen this at all on my Primo with temps up to 300. Have I just been lucky not to burp my eybrows off yet? And if 'grilling' is there much reason to close the lid in the first place?

Freddy j · Apr 17, 2013

Are you "burping" it first? Most kamado instructions I've seen says to open the lid a crack and wait a few seconds because if you go full open, then the sudden rush of oxygen causes the situation you describe.

deepsouth · Apr 17, 2013

bge, primo.....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYoLDekhZkU"]Burping the Big Green Egg - YouTube[/ame]

i actually only lift mine a couple inches a few times. this is a good example of the movement, but not necessarily the best example of burping a ceramic kamodo style grill.

Yellowhair42 · Apr 17, 2013

Tony A said:
No my house is not on fire thankfully but every time I grill on my primo even with both vents about a quarter open everything I open the lid to flip the whole basket of charcoal which I use royal oak goes in flames and I have no time to flip my food cause I'm battling flames is this normal and how do I help stop this

Why would you"flip the whole basket of charcoal "?That's your whole problem.

Tony A · Apr 17, 2013

I'm not flipping any basket of charcoal no time to flip the food... And yes I was burping the grill but I don't think I was burping it properly or giving it enough time to burp before opening the entire top of the grill

Fire everywhere help me figure how to put this out

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Take a breath!

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somebody shut me the fark up.

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