Question about cleaning the Big Green Egg

bendosia · 06-22-2010, 08:48 AM

Hey guys. I have a large big green egg.
After a long cook, I close the dampers and put the rain cap on the BGE. Usually, I pull the BGE under the roof of my porch, but this time I neglected too.

As a result, after opening up the BGE the following week to cook some wings, there was mold all over the inside! I was sooo pissed!
I basically took my torch and tried to burn/clean the inside pretty well, and the mold seemed to have disappeared. However, a few days later, I see the mold has come back! Granted, there is significantly less mold, but it's still there.

Anyone got any suggestions to permenantly get rid of the mold inside? it's a white colored mold that appears spotty all over the ceramic inside.

Jorge · 06-22-2010, 08:55 AM

Clean out all of the ashes, leave it out in the sun with the lid open for a while, and then build a decent fire and let it go for a couple of hours.

That worked for me the one time I had that happen.

bendosia · 06-22-2010, 09:09 AM

Thanks man. I'll have to try that when I get home.
This is the first time I've had this happen to me. You can be rest assured I am not leaving my BGE out without any cover!

cmcadams · 06-22-2010, 11:49 AM

I'd also take a propane torch and just blast it all over ,or let it burn as hot as you can get it for a while

bendosia · 06-22-2010, 03:50 PM

Yeah, when I first tried to clean the BGE, I used my torch on the grill and the ceramic parts. I focused mostly on the grill, so I think that might be why the mold grew back on the ceramic.

06-22-2010, 08:48 AM	#1
bendosia Got Wood. Join Date: 01-05-09 Location: Austin, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Question about cleaning the Big Green Egg Hey guys. I have a large big green egg. After a long cook, I close the dampers and put the rain cap on the BGE. Usually, I pull the BGE under the roof of my porch, but this time I neglected too. As a result, after opening up the BGE the following week to cook some wings, there was mold all over the inside! I was sooo pissed! I basically took my torch and tried to burn/clean the inside pretty well, and the mold seemed to have disappeared. However, a few days later, I see the mold has come back! Granted, there is significantly less mold, but it's still there. Anyone got any suggestions to permenantly get rid of the mold inside? it's a white colored mold that appears spotty all over the ceramic inside.

06-22-2010, 08:55 AM	#2
Jorge somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-23-04 Location: DFW, San AntonioTx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Clean out all of the ashes, leave it out in the sun with the lid open for a while, and then build a decent fire and let it go for a couple of hours. That worked for me the one time I had that happen. __________________ You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline - it helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer. --Frank Zappa BOOGITY, BOOGITY, BOOGITY!!! Recipient of a Huggies box! Shut up, and cook!!!!

06-22-2010, 11:49 AM	#4
cmcadams Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 02-15-06 Location: Waynesville, Ohio Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'd also take a propane torch and just blast it all over ,or let it burn as hot as you can get it for a while __________________ Curt McAdams Livefire Blog Livefire Whisky CBJ, some comps, a few awards, Certified Artisan Steak Taster. XL Big Green Egg, Bubba Keg Convection Grill, Weber Kettle, Charbroil Infrared and mad livefire cooking skillz! :)

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06-22-2010, 09:09 AM	#3
bendosia Got Wood. Join Date: 01-05-09 Location: Austin, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks man. I'll have to try that when I get home. This is the first time I've had this happen to me. You can be rest assured I am not leaving my BGE out without any cover!

06-22-2010, 03:50 PM	#5
bendosia Got Wood. Join Date: 01-05-09 Location: Austin, Tx Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah, when I first tried to clean the BGE, I used my torch on the grill and the ceramic parts. I focused mostly on the grill, so I think that might be why the mold grew back on the ceramic.