Lighting The Green Egg

For long cooks with a low temperature I light my charcoal in one small spot.

Lighting the green egg. You stuff some newspaper in the bottom dump some charcoal in the top and light it and wait till you coals are glowing to start cooking. Tips Tricks for the Big Green Egg. Electric starters can be plugged into a nearby outlet and rested against the coals.

You can also use a shop vac to easily remove the ashes from the base. Completely remove ash so air can flow freely from the bottom vent up to the fire. To help me manage the temprature for a long cook I use the Big Green Egg EGG.

When adding charcoal to your Big Green Egg the best rule of thumb is to stop when youre 5cm below the rim of the Fire Ring for the right amount of clearance beneath your cooking surfaces. The Big Green Egg will now start heating up to the desired temperature. Now that your lump charcoal and wood chunks are in place it is time to light the Big Green Egg.

Watch as Aces Grilling Expert Chef Jason shows you 3 options for lighting the Big Green EggVideo Chapters000 - Introduction030 - Gear Walkthrough058. Adjust the dual function rEGGulator and the draft door to reach the desired temperature and keep the lid of the EGG closed as much as possible. 5cm below the top of the Fire Ring.

To fire up the Big Green Egg without the without a starter simply get about three pieces of paper towel. You can use a natural charcoal starter or an electric starter like the Looftlighter. Once you can see that the charcoal has started to get a little orange fire in the firebox then shut the lid.

Saturate all three pieces of paper towel with olive oil until you have about a 50 soaked with olive oil 50 dry paper towel. I like to use the Big Green Egg brand fire starters and I put one of those in the middle of the charcoal light it and keep the lid open for about 5 minutes. You can read more about temperature control on the page Temperature control.