Big Green Egg - advice PLEASE

Que-Dawg · 01-20-2009, 04:11 PM

OK I posted last week, if you had $ 500 extra what would you buy? (my perfect attendance money) most of you said the big green egg. I have never seen one up close or ate off of one. I just no a lot of you all use them. That being said to help seal the deal to the wife.... 1. what is the benefits over a good Ol' Weber kettle, my gasser and my other smokers? 2. is it really worth the money? 3. how often do you use it over your other grills? sorry for the long post but any input may help seal the deal with the Ol' lady. all ya were is the closest retailer to Somerset KY 42501

Skidder · 01-20-2009, 04:28 PM

From what I understand they are very good on fuel,you can bake, grill, smoke, do pizza, bread and probably a few other things. Me I love the kettle with my rotisserie. But that's me. And no I don't own an egg but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night (for real)!

thillin · 01-20-2009, 04:29 PM

It's the most versatile cooker you'll have. High heat searing, low and slow, baking and pizzas. I use mine a couple of times a week. I havn't fired up my Klose in a year and the gasser has been used once(because the wife decided to grill asparagus). Get a large with plate setter and you can do just about anything. Add a BGE pizza stone when you can. ($50+/-). Decide if you want to build a table or buy a nest. Nest can be picked up used from people that end up buying or building a table. And it has a lifetime warranty. Longest cook i recorded was 26 hours on a single load of lump.(could've held more than I loaded.)

P.S. My kettle hasn't been fired up since I brought home the first egg. It's about to go on CL! And maybe the Weber gasser also.

bowhnter · 01-20-2009, 04:32 PM

On the http://www.biggreenegg.com/index.html home page there is a dealer locator on the upper top left.

Lowe Aluminum & Pool Inc27 miles 8832 S. US Highway 25
view map Corbin KY US 40701 606.528.3112
But as I have found there may actually be others

jtfisher63 · 01-20-2009, 04:34 PM

Show her this thread http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...hlight=RIBEYES

Youi just can't cook steaks on a Weber like an Egg, sorry.

I use my Egg waaay more than any of my other cookers. I grill on it more than I go low and slow, but I do both. My favorite part is how easy it is to start up. After cooking just shut down the intake and exhaust and the fire actually goes out. That alone says some scratch on charcoal. The next time you use it just stir up the coal to knock the ashes down and add little more lump on top and light it up with either a torch or wax/sawdust firesticks. Thats just a little about how much I love my Egg. You'll see when everyone else chimes in why you should also have an Egg!

Scrooge Fan · 01-20-2009, 05:06 PM

The Weber may be the best all around cooker for the money. They just don't cost much. But BGE can't be beat for versatility. Because of the thick ceramic, it holds tempuratures amazingly well. It can do anything an oven can do. It can sear a steak at 750 degrees. It can hold 200 degrees for hours on end. It is a real miser when it comes to burning charcoal.

I guarantee you would never regret buying a BGE.

Divemaster · 01-20-2009, 06:17 PM

Trust me, I have both the Weber and the BGE.. You want the BGE

Quote:

Originally Posted by thillin

It's the most versatile cooker you'll have. High heat searing, low and slow, baking and pizzas. I use mine a couple of times a week. I havn't fired up my Klose in a year and the gasser has been used once(because the wife decided to grill asparagus). Get a large with plate setter and you can do just about anything. Add a BGE pizza stone when you can. ($50+/-). Decide if you want to build a table or buy a nest. Nest can be picked up used from people that end up buying or building a table. And it has a lifetime warranty. Longest cook i recorded was 26 hours on a single load of lump.(could've held more than I loaded.)

Mine was 29 hours... did a HUGE chuck roast (about 16 pounds) and then two dutch ovens of chili on a single load!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtfisher63

Show her this thread http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...hlight=RIBEYES

Youi just can't cook steaks on a Weber like an Egg, sorry.

Or any of Rick's postings! Rick's Tropical Delight

01-20-2009, 06:22 PM

i'd say buy $500 of webers!

LMAJ · 01-20-2009, 06:26 PM

Pretty much what ^^^^^^^ they said (except Rick). Just show her the pron from all the folks here with Eggs.
I got my Egg on in July and haven't fired up the Klose since and the gasser only once or twice.
Good luck with your decision!

Divemaster · 01-20-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick's Tropical Delight

i'd say buy $500 of webers!

You would.....

01-20-2009, 06:45 PM

i was just kidding

consider this:
they cost more than they should, but they're worth more than they cost

someone told me "you won't regret it" when i was considering buying my first. so i will say to you, you won't regret it.

Plowboy · 01-20-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Divemaster

Mine was 29 hours...

38 hours

Cooked a whole brisket and then three additional meals. Started at 8pm on Friday and the fire burned out on Sunday after lunch.

Mike in Abita · 01-20-2009, 07:09 PM

I was given a MINI BGE as a gift. I cooked on it for a week and ordered the XL. I have since add the MEd to the fold. The fact that you can maintain any temp you want is by far the best feature. No more refilling the water pan. No refilling the firebox. Just load it full of lump and let it go. When you are finished cooking just snff out the fire by closing the vents, and you can reuse the lump left over. I've cooked butts for 24 hours and still had enough lump left in to put a serious sear on some rib-eyes. Shut it down again, and cooked burgers at 400 dome temp.

You can bake in it. Which I love to do. Friday night is usually pizza night and the egg hasn't failed me yet. It's like cooking in a pizza oven.

I've cooked on kettles, offsets, UDS, WSM and gassers. Nothing beats a ceramic cooker IMO. I gave all my other grills/smokers to family members, and they still come to me for Q.

I wonder if picts work the same here as they do on the Egghead forum. Let's see.

I tried to post photos showing what the EGG does better than a kettle. Although some of these can be done equally well on a Weber. I still like the photos. I know they aren't Tropical Delight quality, but I'm still learning.

Midnight Smoke · 01-20-2009, 07:10 PM

Egg is the way! If you get one post back before you use it for some helpful hints and tips! Wish I knew a few before I fired mine up.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 01-20-2009, 07:14 PM

There are many of us on here who, once we have gotten a BGE rarely use any other smoker in our arsenal, including our Weber Kettles.

01-20-2009, 04:11 PM	#1
Que-Dawg is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 01-11-09 Location: somerset, kentucky	Big Green Egg - advice PLEASE OK I posted last week, if you had $ 500 extra what would you buy? (my perfect attendance money) most of you said the big green egg. I have never seen one up close or ate off of one. I just no a lot of you all use them. That being said to help seal the deal to the wife.... 1. what is the benefits over a good Ol' Weber kettle, my gasser and my other smokers? 2. is it really worth the money? 3. how often do you use it over your other grills? sorry for the long post but any input may help seal the deal with the Ol' lady. all ya were is the closest retailer to Somerset KY 42501 __________________ [COLOR=darkred][B][FONT=Georgia]BBQ Naked, & Toast Your Bunz[/FONT].[/B][/COLOR]

01-20-2009, 04:29 PM	#3
thillin somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-21-04 Location: Keller, Texas	It's the most versatile cooker you'll have. High heat searing, low and slow, baking and pizzas. I use mine a couple of times a week. I havn't fired up my Klose in a year and the gasser has been used once(because the wife decided to grill asparagus). Get a large with plate setter and you can do just about anything. Add a BGE pizza stone when you can. ($50+/-). Decide if you want to build a table or buy a nest. Nest can be picked up used from people that end up buying or building a table. And it has a lifetime warranty. Longest cook i recorded was 26 hours on a single load of lump.(could've held more than I loaded.) P.S. My kettle hasn't been fired up since I brought home the first egg. It's about to go on CL! And maybe the Weber gasser also. __________________ Med Spicewine-adopted 3/13/10 *CL Score* 2 Large BGEs(pimped out w/Thirdeye Eggcessories)-hatched 6/4/07 & 4/20/11 Med BGE-adopted 2/2/08 *CL Score* -SOLD Mini BGE-adopted 1/31/08 *CL Score* Traeger 075-adopted 12/3/11 CL Score Weber 1 touch *CL Score* Weber Spirit 500 *CL Score* Weber Smokey Joe Silver *CL Score* BLUE & RED Thermapens Klose 20x42-SOLD Paddlin Pigs BBQ Ty

01-20-2009, 04:32 PM	#4
bowhnter Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-05-06 Location: Van Alstyne TX Name/Nickname : Mike	On the http://www.biggreenegg.com/index.html home page there is a dealer locator on the upper top left. Lowe Aluminum & Pool Inc27 miles 8832 S. US Highway 25 view map Corbin KY US 40701 606.528.3112 But as I have found there may actually be others __________________ Mike Primo Oval XL Grilla Silverbac Weber kettle 22” and 26” Weber Genesis Blackstone 22 and 36 Weber Jumbo Joe for the RV Ooni Pro Pizza Oven Join us for the South East Bash in Lebanon, Tn. May 4, 2024 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...p=drivesdk)%5D Bash planning thread here https://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/s...d.php?t=305951

01-20-2009, 04:34 PM	#5
jtfisher63 is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-23-07 Location: Modesto, CA	Show her this thread http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/sh...hlight=RIBEYES Youi just can't cook steaks on a Weber like an Egg, sorry. I use my Egg waaay more than any of my other cookers. I grill on it more than I go low and slow, but I do both. My favorite part is how easy it is to start up. After cooking just shut down the intake and exhaust and the fire actually goes out. That alone says some scratch on charcoal. The next time you use it just stir up the coal to knock the ashes down and add little more lump on top and light it up with either a torch or wax/sawdust firesticks. Thats just a little about how much I love my Egg. You'll see when everyone else chimes in why you should also have an Egg! __________________ -Jason The Smokepranos Competition BBQ Team Custom 24" x 72" trailered offset Large Big Green Egg Stumps clone WSM Char-something Gasser Modesto, CA

01-20-2009, 06:26 PM	#9
LMAJ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-01-07 Location: Southeastern Pa	Pretty much what ^^^^^^^ they said (except Rick). Just show her the pron from all the folks here with Eggs. I got my Egg on in July and haven't fired up the Klose since and the gasser only once or twice. Good luck with your decision! __________________ L-M Official Pennsylvania MOINK Ball maker 1 Large BGE - 7/5/08 1 Large BGE and table - 8/29/12 1300 Timberline 5/26/17 1 18.5 WSM Super Fast BLUE and REDThermopen 1 - Fantastic hubby - the original Big Al Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. - Robert Brault

01-20-2009, 04:28 PM	#2
Skidder Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-02-08 Location: Westfield,Ma.	From what I understand they are very good on fuel,you can bake, grill, smoke, do pizza, bread and probably a few other things. Me I love the kettle with my rotisserie. But that's me. And no I don't own an egg but I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night (for real)!

01-20-2009, 05:06 PM	#6
Scrooge Fan Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-23-06 Location: Northern Illinois	The Weber may be the best all around cooker for the money. They just don't cost much. But BGE can't be beat for versatility. Because of the thick ceramic, it holds tempuratures amazingly well. It can do anything an oven can do. It can sear a steak at 750 degrees. It can hold 200 degrees for hours on end. It is a real miser when it comes to burning charcoal. I guarantee you would never regret buying a BGE.

01-20-2009, 06:22 PM	#8
Rick's Tropical Delight Guest	i'd say buy $500 of webers!

01-20-2009, 06:45 PM	#11
Rick's Tropical Delight Guest	i was just kidding consider this: they cost more than they should, but they're worth more than they cost someone told me "you won't regret it" when i was considering buying my first. so i will say to you, you won't regret it.

01-20-2009, 07:09 PM	#13
Mike in Abita Found some matches. Join Date: 09-27-08 Location: Abita Springs La.	I was given a MINI BGE as a gift. I cooked on it for a week and ordered the XL. I have since add the MEd to the fold. The fact that you can maintain any temp you want is by far the best feature. No more refilling the water pan. No refilling the firebox. Just load it full of lump and let it go. When you are finished cooking just snff out the fire by closing the vents, and you can reuse the lump left over. I've cooked butts for 24 hours and still had enough lump left in to put a serious sear on some rib-eyes. Shut it down again, and cooked burgers at 400 dome temp. You can bake in it. Which I love to do. Friday night is usually pizza night and the egg hasn't failed me yet. It's like cooking in a pizza oven. I've cooked on kettles, offsets, UDS, WSM and gassers. Nothing beats a ceramic cooker IMO. I gave all my other grills/smokers to family members, and they still come to me for Q. I wonder if picts work the same here as they do on the Egghead forum. Let's see. I tried to post photos showing what the EGG does better than a kettle. Although some of these can be done equally well on a Weber. I still like the photos. I know they aren't Tropical Delight quality, but I'm still learning. Last edited by Mike in Abita; 01-20-2009 at 07:26 PM.. Reason: Added text to original

01-20-2009, 07:10 PM	#14
Midnight Smoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-24-08 Location: Southern Arizona Desert	Egg is the way! If you get one post back before you use it for some helpful hints and tips! Wish I knew a few before I fired mine up. __________________ ************************ * Terry ~ aka Pork Smoker * XL-BGE Hatched 06/20/2008 09:42 pm ** * Couple Weber Kettles, CharGriller, UDS * * Ultra Fast Red Thermapen * Projects Kamado Restoration Bandera Restoration

01-20-2009, 07:14 PM	#15
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	There are many of us on here who, once we have gotten a BGE rarely use any other smoker in our arsenal, including our Weber Kettles. __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

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