Big Green Egg Dome Adjustment | How to Fix an Over Bite with OLD bands

Big Green Egg Dome Adjustment | How to Fix an Over Bite with OLD bands | Big Green Egg Tutorials

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2 жыл бұрын

Join us today as we fix one of the most common issues on the big green egg... the infamous overbite. The dome of a big green egg is the thing we work the most with and with all that opening, closing, and handling it tends to create what we call a dome overbite. It is a very easy thing to fix and in this video, we will show you all you need to know about fixing a big green egg overbite.
As many of you know, about 8 years ago big green egg changed the way hinges work on the grill and this video is made for those with the old version of the grill. But if you are a proud recent owner of a new big green egg don't worry, we are teaching you that too.
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@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

We hope you are enjoying these Big Green Egg tutorials. Check out the rest of the playlist here- kzfaq.info/sun/PL4QZhiP4QAOzMNy-73urEXa12IVXOI0Qy Don't forget, leave us a comment letting us know what else you'd like to see us cover in a video!

@robertjarvis3101 2 ай бұрын

Finally, a clear explanation of adjusting the BGE lid to base fit. Thanks.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@jseal39560 Жыл бұрын

Here's an added tip. If you are like me and have neglected your egg for a while, the part where you push on the hinge and the top slides forward might not do anything. Spray a little WD40 on all of the hinge moveable joints and then use a crescent wrench to attach to the flat bar at the top of your hinge and use it as a lever to push forward. All the added leverage makes it simple. You could use vice grips or channel locks or something else, but those have teeth that may scratch the paint on the hinge, whereas the crescent wrench is smooth and does not scratch.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff Jimbo, thanks for the tip!

@charlieruff3990 Жыл бұрын

As an orthodontist and BGE user, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. My egg is 10 years old and I just replaced the gasket for the first time :-(. After listening to the video, I feel more confident about doing some orthodontics on my egg. Great job.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Haha! Just keep the drilling to a minimum and don't forget to wear your retainer.....

@ferniec6004 2 жыл бұрын

Ron, you absolutely knock it out the park with these BGE instructional videos! Killer job brother!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

That means the world, thank you!

@jonbrandon8122 11 ай бұрын

By far the best video I have seen on this. Thank you so much!

@FOGOcharcoal 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@RnBar 2 жыл бұрын

I just want to say Thank you for your reply, and it was because of you I got so excited about cooking on my BGE, your channel started everything for me and I enjoy all you videos! Please keep making more. Thank you, Randy

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Randy. I am humbled.

@dennislecompte5297 Жыл бұрын

Quick and easy, this helped me a lot!! Thanks for the great videos.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

You're welcome Dennis, glad it helped!

@jeffbiederman9218 2 жыл бұрын

Great content and very helpful. Thanks Ron

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcomeJeff, Glad it was helpful!

@atldude12345 2 жыл бұрын

Eggcellent video as always Ron.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Quentin, I'm glad that you are enjoying them.

@safshannon 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Thanks to this and others of your videos - My green egg no longer has an overbite, and it does have a new gasket. And I was quite uncertain about having the hinges nip at me, and of shattering the dome. You made it easy. Thank you for all you videos...

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

You just made my day Matt. I'm so glad that it was all helpful to you.

@tonhabraken9339 Жыл бұрын

I was sooo looking for this. My trusty old egg has such an underbite… didn’t realize it could be fixen. 😂 thanks.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

@KH-le5fx Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Excellent. Helped me adjust the lid and replace the gasket.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped

@CptnRon302 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! I am so glad we could help!

@cyrilbrockmeier655 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh! Great video!!! Great job!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Cyril, so glad you enjoyed it!

@Tohoku09 2 жыл бұрын

Home run video...saved me $200+ for new rings for my XL Thanks for this!!!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Glad it helped out!

@gregsilsby6884 10 ай бұрын

Excellent video. I replaced my gaskets and had an underbite. This video got my egg set back into place. Thank you!

@FOGOcharcoal 10 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@BigGreenEggFoodie 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! You make it doable for anyone!!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Shannon. Hey, go easy on those carrots, they have feelings too you know.....

@BigGreenEggFoodie 2 жыл бұрын

@@FOGOcharcoal Carrot you take joke? 🥕🥕

@nastyfry Жыл бұрын

Worked like a charm, thanks!

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@robertneal1973 Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Just did this to prepare for smoking a turkey in about 5 days. Dollar bill test had resistance on the bill all around. Also picked up a charcoal basket, not sure why I didn't do that sooner!

@kitbrewer1663 Жыл бұрын

Love my green egg but I wish they’d sell you the tools you need to change gasket when you buy it. I don’t have a damned 1/2 inch deep socket attachment. Used a wrench. Pain in the ass. And when you loosen bolts to move dome the guide holes on one side match but not on the other side. Don’t think older models were designed for thick gaskets.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

I agree with the wrench comment, it sure is. You can buy a socket in any home improvement store for very little $

@SmokingDadBBQ 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you James!

@williammunny9206 2 жыл бұрын

loving the info on the BGE, Off topic . . . loved your smoking vid, 250-275 temps check, buried the smoke wood for clean smoke check!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, that's great to hear, thanks William!!

@HardAssetsFTW 2 жыл бұрын

Informative and fun - glad to see all the eggheads on here that are as passionate as you. Keep up the good work. Do you cook on that Blue egg anytime?

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much. I have actually never cooked on my blue egg. Too afraid to break something.

@Ray_Here 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. My egg is about 10 years old so it needs some maintenance. I still have a little overbite but it’s much better. I also bought a Thermoworks signals and billows which I am testing as I write this. In one of your videos you mentioned that the egg thermometer could be as much as 20° lower than the grill. In my case it’s 70° lower. I’m going back to your video about how to calibrate the egg thermometer. Thanks for all your videos. Much appreciated! One more thing. My Fogo charcoal arrived today. I’ll let you know what I think.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

That all sounds like great stuff! Yes, the thermometers can really be off after a lot of use!

@ChrisHolwerda 8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Saved me a couple hundred dollars as I thought my band was just wack beyond repair.

@FOGOcharcoal 8 ай бұрын

Hey that's great Chris, so glad we were able to save you some $. That leaves more $ to get some FOGO Charcoal now!

@chuckenright1951 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Egghead's, bookmark this! Thank you Captain Ron and FOGO Charcoal for sharing. Simple tools like good instructions are as important as ingredients.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks Chuck, we are so glad that you enjoyed it and got some good info from it.

@jonahex8463 2 жыл бұрын

Thxs man.😊👍🏻

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

@MBBQNJ 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I hope it helps!

@juansipin7337 2 жыл бұрын

I just changed my gasket with Rutland same as yours. I have an underbite in my egg. It has a lot of smoke leaking out of my egg. I hope this fix everything. Thanks for the video

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Juan, I hope it does too!

@chrissorensen4744 Жыл бұрын

This was great! I had a massive underbite for a while and kept burning through gaskets

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Thanks Chris!

@fieldingpoe1303 8 ай бұрын

Thanks!!

@FOGOcharcoal 8 ай бұрын

No problem!

@sherryhandzel1989 10 ай бұрын

Great video but this definitely takes patience!!! Glad I only have to due a major tuneup on my BGE once every year or two. Time to celebrate with an adult beverage.

@FOGOcharcoal 10 ай бұрын

Celebrate away Sherry

@CptnRon302 2 жыл бұрын

I hope this info helps. It really is a pretty easy project!

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir, you sure make it seem "willy nilly" easy! lol

@williamwinham2902 Жыл бұрын

Got it got the book

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@CptnRon302 Жыл бұрын

That's great William, enjoy!

@brittanypurvis4479 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for this super simple demo! Just “fixed” what my husband said couldn’t be “fixed”😂😂

@FOGOcharcoal 4 ай бұрын

Hey, that's great!

@MyPawesomeFrenchie Жыл бұрын

As soon as I tighten down the bolts. It throws the hole lid off again. Very strange. Got any tips on that ?

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Hmmm, that is very strange. Maybe try tightening them a bit at a time and work your way around the egg

@doublesdeuce 8 ай бұрын

I have the same issue.

@RnBar 2 жыл бұрын

I figured out my earlier issue of getting the rear of my lid to seal better. I just loosened the bottom band and pushed it down a little more. I was over thinking it.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Man oh man Randy, I was actually going to suggest that but figured you'd already tried that! LOL, glad you were able to figure it out sir.

@jimmayors2315 3 ай бұрын

Curious, was that a Large or Medium BGE you worked on? Looks like a Medium, but I'm not sure. My Medium has only one spring (came that way already assembled), so I'm wondering if I'm missing a spring somehow. Seems to counter-balance well, but I have some big "underbite"

@FOGOcharcoal 3 ай бұрын

It was a large

@ericperkins3078 7 ай бұрын

I just got the LetzQ rotisserie kit for my medium egg and was having a little bit of sealing issue so made your adjustments. I also decided to replace the gaskets at the same time which, of course, reduced the clearance for the rotisserie kit. Is there any way, other than moving the bands around, to temporarily increase the space between the lid and base to accommodate a rotisserie? The hinge adjustments (old hinge, like yours) seem only intended to increase or decrease drag on the hinge.

@FOGOcharcoal 7 ай бұрын

That is a really good question Eric. I am not familiar with the fit of it so I wouldn't want to simply assume how to do it.

@cfoskeeter 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, great video. My egg has an underbite and I followed your directions. All went well, until it was time to tighten the bolts. When I did, in the order you recommend, the top moved right back into the same position it was in when I started. I tried it several times, and always the same result. Any suggestions?

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I'm not sure Keith, I have not encountered that. Maybe try in a different order??

@jellis6466 5 күн бұрын

I have the same issue. I can get it all lines up but the final screws pull it back into being offset after lifting. I took my springs off and hinges and noticed when band is where it should be that my hinge doesn’t line up on the holes. I’m thinking mine is just slightly bent from over the years. I got it a little closer after bending hinge and adjusting bands slightly off but will look into a new hinge/lift. Supposedly some replacement ones are better built than the original that came on it.

@richardrollins6069 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial Ron. I think I need another review. Can you come by my house and show me on my BGE?

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to do that Richard. It would be my honor to come cook with you my friend.

@bradrobinson5735 18 күн бұрын

Eggselent

@FOGOcharcoal 18 күн бұрын

I see what you did there....

@timh6332 9 ай бұрын

I have an issue at the 3 oclock and 9 oclock positions when doing your paper test from gasket replacement video. I am having troubleadjusting for this i saw an earlier comment mention the same, do you have any new tips 9n this issue?

@FOGOcharcoal 9 ай бұрын

Hmmm, that is odd. I really do not. I'd try contacting BGE's customer svc dept

@willemvansanten2976 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, this helped a lot with the underbite i've been working around for years now. :) Needed a new gasket and of course the dome pushed it right off again. Question, now that the underbite is solved, I noticed it also has a little bit of a 'sidebite'. Is this also easily fixed? If not, I'll probably manage. Greetings

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Hey William, are you the guy that posted about the underbite on Reddit? The side bite should be able to be fixed with some adjustments as well. Not too sure as I have never encountered it myself. keep me posted.

@willemvansanten2976 Жыл бұрын

@@FOGOcharcoal Hi, thanks for your response. That's someone else, i've only just watched your video on the subject and that's all i needed. Very clear instructions and also fun to watch. Keep up the great work, i subscribed. I'll go fiddle a bit and try to sort out the sidebite. Greetings

@coreymartin-bigpoppa1377 2 жыл бұрын

Where do you buy a wood handle like that for my older Large?

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

JJ George will make you a custom handle. They're great!

@danschaefer2584 4 ай бұрын

I tried your adjustment for the underbite but when I tried to twist the hinge to correct the underbite I could not shift the top dome. What else can I try?

@FOGOcharcoal 4 ай бұрын

Maybe everything was not loose enough or you did not have everything loosened that needed to be loosened? It should work if everything is ready.

@cielosinluna Жыл бұрын

I did everything that you mentioned, but I still have the underbite. Does that mean I should buy new rigns? I did the process twice.

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm, that is very odd. I'd try checking with your local BGE dealer to see if they have any ideas. It is important to make sure that nothing is shifting when tightening everything

@SteelCityCrush 3 ай бұрын

"OrthEGGdontics!" 😀

@FOGOcharcoal 3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! LOL, that is EGGzactly what I needed to wake up to this morning!

@upnorth1955 Жыл бұрын

Are you going to change the gaskets on your other eggs to the aftermarket ones?

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

You know, I am not really sure. I actually need to change it on my MiniMax and have been debating. They definitely both have their merits....

@Kimball224 Жыл бұрын

Ron, where do I get ma the lid handle you have?

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

That handle is made by JJ George. Tell them Captain Ron sent ya!

@RnBar 2 жыл бұрын

I have tried adjusting the lid on my large BGE many times and I don't seem to be able to get the rear of the dome to seal good enough. Testing it with a dollar bill there is no resistance in back, but in the front its perfect and also aligned. Please help. Thank you Randy

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, that is definitely an odd situation. You may want to refer to your local dealer for help.

@fizzarley Жыл бұрын

Did you ever solve this? Same issue!

@RnBar Жыл бұрын

@@fizzarley Yes, I kind of let it settle in on its own before I tighten everything up and that seem to work the best.

@MrBdoc 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, now what about side to side adjustments?

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I have never heard of them being off from side to side. It may just need tightening in the back.

@MrBdoc 2 жыл бұрын

@@FOGOcharcoal Mine definitely went to the side. I’ll reset it and make sure everything is good and tight. Thanks, Ron

@thesailingtourists 2 жыл бұрын

ok so I tried this but when i re tightened every thing it returned to its offset.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, that's odd. I'd say to take it all full apart and reassemble it.

@michaeltaylor5451 2 жыл бұрын

Why is that BGE on the right BLUE?

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Big Green Egg made a very limited run (under 200) of them in blue in 1998. This is one of them.

@temesgenhagos4215 10 ай бұрын

i tried this but when i tighten the back bolts it goes back to an underbite :(

@FOGOcharcoal 10 ай бұрын

Make sure everything else is loosened as well. Take your time when tightenong

@alexm458 6 ай бұрын

I bought a BGE from someone and he didn't provide the spacers. Anyone know where I can get a set?

@FOGOcharcoal 6 ай бұрын

Your local dealer should have them. You could really do it without them too if you need to.

@alexm458 6 ай бұрын

@@FOGOcharcoalThanks. My local Ace had no clue what I was talking about (sigh). I may call BGE and see if they can send me a set. No matter how much I try to adjust the bands I end up with an underbite.

@FOGOcharcoal 5 ай бұрын

I've never really had great luck with them anyways. Keep trying my friend. Make sure to hold everything in place when retightening.@@alexm458

@joemama6906 Жыл бұрын

I never had this problem until I bought some eggmates. I am going to re-adjust the dome and remove the eggmates and see what happens

@FOGOcharcoal Жыл бұрын

Hmm, I'd be interested to hear your results.

@jonahex8463 2 жыл бұрын

This doesn’t work either lol, looks good for a second until open it 2-4 times and it’s right back to over bite. Arrggghhh😂

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

You must have another issue going on or the bolts aren't tight enough.

@professorramen32 5 ай бұрын

I tried this method and now my under bite is even worse. I don’t know what I’m going to do now.

@FOGOcharcoal 5 ай бұрын

Give it another shot. Just really hold the dome in place when tightening everything

@professorramen32 5 ай бұрын

The black spring mechanism at the back didn’t move in the way that yours did. My egg is 10 years old so maybe I’ll try lubricating the joints and try again. Thanks. Cool channel by the way 👍

@pgomez928 2 жыл бұрын

You never use the 1/2 inche ranch

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

I may have used a socket instead.

@pgomez928 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@pgomez928 2 жыл бұрын

I did it and it works BUT after opening and closing it it goes back to the under bite😢

@rickradcliffe 2 жыл бұрын

Why are you doing BGE tutorials on this page? Not right.

@FOGOcharcoal 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rick, we are doing these on Sundays because we have had a lot of requests for topics like this. We also release a recipe video on Wednesdays. Is there something you would like to see us cover?

@rickradcliffe 2 жыл бұрын

@@FOGOcharcoal as a proud Fogo dealer I would like to see you just cooking great food and not schilling for BGE. I love the cooking part and am well aware of your(Ron) devotion to bge but that’s not why people watch this channel, they watch for the food. If you want start a bge channel for the tutorials. Rant over!

@pjforde1978 Жыл бұрын

@@rickradcliffe honestly, who asked you? This was a great tutorial. Nobody forcing you to watch!