New lid design on XL BGE

I know that the new dome will be a little taller.The XL bge has a pretty good capacity now,but the new lid will really help with taller cooks(like vertical chickens and turkeys).I have an older style XL and haven't had any problems with capacity.Here's a couple pics of 6 Boston butts on the XL(which I have done a few times without issue),but I've seen people cook 8 or more:eusa_clap .If you wait,you won't have it now:shock:.It will prolly take a while for BGE to sell out all the older ones,before they allow the new ones to be sold.Either way,you'll be happy with the egg:biggrin:

The Primo Oval xl with the extra rack has 680sqr inches not sure if the new egg will match it yet. Take a look at them they come pre assembled pm me if you have any questions.

smokinit said:

The Primo Oval xl with the extra rack has 680sqr inches not sure if the new egg will match it yet. Take a look at them they come pre assembled pm me if you have any questions.

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The new XL egg only has a taller dome,so the sqr inches won't change,just the cubic inches.

Does anyone know when the new dome will be available?

imfree2q said:

Does anyone know when the new dome will be available?

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It should be available later this year,but it depends on how fast the "old stock" sells out.I would guess this summer,but some dealers may take longer to deplete their inventory:wink:

What do you bet there will be clearance prices on Eggfest XL's?

With the current lid, you can get about 750sq in with a flip ring. It adds a 21.5 in grate. With the higher dome there is the possibility to double the 452sq in the XL has with another 24in grate.