First off, glad you are OK. I have never experienced one myself after lots of cooks on both my RT's. What you have described for your start up plan feels like a reasonable response to what happened. My guess is you may not see another one. I never used to open the lid on start up until I saw...
Picked up some beef back ribs at Costco. Cooked just shy of 8 hours at 225. Injected with beef base and Boars Night White Lightening. Rubbed with RT Heffer Dust. I dug through 20 packs to find the best one. It was worth the digging. Most packages were two smaller racks. This was the largest...
For any new owners, the post above is worth reading.
I am one of the folks who sealed the lid with good results. I would never have thought about start up with the lid open until hearing from others about their experiences.
Yep, as Charles said, disposable glass jar is the answer. Grab an empty pasta sauce, pickle, pepper or other random one. It is the easiest way to solve the problem.
Well @Greg Jones and @Jim6820, it looks like I will be joining the CI return club. My connectivity had never been stellar. Now the new update has bricked one of the probes. I think it is time to call it done and move on. I have requested my return label.
We have a natural gas six burner Weber Summit that is at least 15 years old, maybe several more. It has been used a lot over the years. We have not replaced a single part. It will stay put until we sell the house in a few years. We will then debate if we buy another one or that very interesting...
Good advice. I had one last weekend on a last minute request for tri tip. I settled for lesser quality meat and got the outcome I feared. Polite guests would not say it, but I knew it. My wife was honest after the dinner was over. I had to admit she was correct, as usual.