swamprb
somebody shut me the fark up.
Well tonight was the last time I'll be cooking on the BGE. I got it a couple years ago for free, it was an older Egg that I upgraded with a DFMT, Spring assist hinge, and Stainless steel slider. I knew it had a crack in it when I replaced the hinge, but today I noticed a huge crack in the bottom opposite the other one.
It runs from the gasket through the bottom vent and into the bottom.
So there is basically a V section being held in place by the hinge band! Its expanding and contracting and I don't feel very comfortable using it on my deck like this.
So it was with heavy heart and empty stomach I threw in a couple Oak wine chunks with Royal Oak lump and grilled a 2.5lb Tri-Tip with a Santa Maria rub.
My wife tried to console me and said "don't worry, you'll find another one". Probably, but I don't know if I can go all Summer without it! PNW Eggfest is in September- I'm BUMMED!
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It runs from the gasket through the bottom vent and into the bottom.
![100_2543.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi163.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft310%2Fswamprb%2FCeramics%2F100_2543.jpg&hash=714949e8481974009b819a3ab0b2b55b)
So there is basically a V section being held in place by the hinge band! Its expanding and contracting and I don't feel very comfortable using it on my deck like this.
So it was with heavy heart and empty stomach I threw in a couple Oak wine chunks with Royal Oak lump and grilled a 2.5lb Tri-Tip with a Santa Maria rub.
![100_2544.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi163.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft310%2Fswamprb%2FCeramics%2F100_2544.jpg&hash=c3944e158fb589e80a4a6e8cdaa53df9)
![100_2545.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi163.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft310%2Fswamprb%2FCeramics%2F100_2545.jpg&hash=ce0bf907bff161786919f5745e04d3a4)
My wife tried to console me and said "don't worry, you'll find another one". Probably, but I don't know if I can go all Summer without it! PNW Eggfest is in September- I'm BUMMED!