Buying a BGE advice needed

fsckedagain · 05-14-2010, 12:24 PM

So I can get a Large BGE for my total budget out the door, no accessories. Or I can get a medium BGE out the door with 200 left for accessories. Which would be the smarter move?

I would really hate to buy the medium and find it is a tad too small. But is there any "must haves" that can't wait a couple weeks or so with whatever the BGE comes with?

Chef Jim · 05-14-2010, 12:30 PM

Size matters, LOL

fsckedagain · 05-14-2010, 12:37 PM

LOL that's kinda what I was thinking :D

h20loo · 05-14-2010, 12:39 PM

I have some UDSs and find that the large BGE is small in comparison. Sure do like it tho. You need a platesetter or equivalent device from the start for sure. The rest you can make or buy when you can. I made my table yesterday using left over lumber and spent $18 for wheels and screws. Trading a VW trans for a stainless steel formed top.

fsckedagain · 05-14-2010, 12:47 PM

ok, I need more pictures of that table setup, I have 2 UDS and 2 mini UDS also. This will be more for grilling, pizzas, and some smaller smokes.

I am gonna have to build a table very similar to that one :D

Derek · 05-14-2010, 12:48 PM

I can at least answer a grill question for once. And size really does matter as Jim points out.

First let me ask you a few questions?

1.How big is your faimly?
2.Do you plan on going to cook outs and showing off your skillz?
3.Are you strong enough to lug around a 200 pound grill?

I would get the large one if it were me!

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 05-14-2010, 12:53 PM

You can always add accessories, but you can't add size.

I have both a medium and a large and suggest you go for the large.

fsckedagain · 05-14-2010, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

I can at least answer a grill question for once. And size really does matter as Jim points out.

First let me ask you a few questions?

1.How big is your faimly?
2.Do you plan on going to cook outs and showing off your skillz?
3.Are you strong enough to lug around a 200 pound grill?

I would get the large one if it were me!

1.) 3 for this discussion
2.) maybe :D I get rave reviews all the time with a weber kettle and barrel, so I think this will only make me better.
3.) No but I am crafty like McGyver LOL

Derek · 05-14-2010, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fsckedagain

1.) 3 for this discussion
2.) maybe :D I get rave reviews all the time with a weber kettle and barrel, so I think this will only make me better.
3.) No but I am crafty like McGyver LOL

Deffently get the Large one, and if you can hornswaggle the guy try to the the last XL bge.

Oh really quick, It's NOT the tool, it's the cook.
However I believe it's the tool & the cook working together.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 05-14-2010, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildflower

how many UDS's can U make with $200

A UDS can't do what a BGE can do, but a BGE can do what a UDS can do.

Norm · 05-14-2010, 01:00 PM

Go with the large.

I have an XL and a large and as others have said size does matter....just ask my wife.

Ghiizhar · 05-14-2010, 01:00 PM

I originally wanted an XL BGE having previously owned a 3 burner Jen Air, and a good size offset. I just couldn't imagine being confined to 18" grill.

The price was a bit out of reach though, so I began considering the Large Egg. Then I saw a Big Steel Keg (BSK) in a Menard's and decided I had to get one even though it was only 18" (they do not have a larger size).

While I love the BSK, and have only cooked on it 10 times or so, I really wish I had a bit larger cooker. I think anything smaller than 18" would be difficult to use if you cook for more than two, and cook more than just one type of food, meat, veggies, beans, bread at the same time(s).

The intent of my reply is to address your question about size, so I'm not trying to "sell" you a BSK, but you might want to take a look at 'em. You get the cooker, all the accessories you need for about $700. (the old Bubba's, the BSK predecessor can still be found for $300-$450)

milehigh · 05-14-2010, 01:01 PM

Owned a medium for 5 years and upgraded to a large.
Get the large.
You won't be sorry.

Paul

Big George's BBQ · 05-14-2010, 01:10 PM

I have a Large BGE and really like it

fsckedagain · 05-14-2010, 02:09 PM

Thanks a lot everyone. I think I am going for the large. As far as the bubba is concerned. I am too impatient to wait for anything to ship to me :D

The only thing I can get close is a Primo (850 for a medium?!?) or drive 30 miles nad get a large BGE for 750 out the door.

05-14-2010, 12:24 PM	#1
fsckedagain Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-03-09 Location: Sonora, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Buying a BGE advice needed So I can get a Large BGE for my total budget out the door, no accessories. Or I can get a medium BGE out the door with 200 left for accessories. Which would be the smarter move? I would really hate to buy the medium and find it is a tad too small. But is there any "must haves" that can't wait a couple weeks or so with whatever the BGE comes with? __________________ 2 x Weber 22.5, Weber gasser (RED), 2 X SJP, 2 x UDS, 2 X Mini UDS, and 1 Large BGE!!!

05-14-2010, 12:30 PM	#2
Chef Jim Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-07-10 Location: Tequesta, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Size matters, LOL __________________ Judge Jim, Given to me by Terry @ Git R Smoked. Chef Jim, Gym, Jim, or CJ. I'm not a Chef, but I play one on the internet. http://www.chef-jim.com A veteran is Someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are far too many people in this country who no longer understand it. Author unknown.

05-14-2010, 12:37 PM	#3
fsckedagain Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-03-09 Location: Sonora, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	LOL that's kinda what I was thinking :D __________________ 2 x Weber 22.5, Weber gasser (RED), 2 X SJP, 2 x UDS, 2 X Mini UDS, and 1 Large BGE!!!

05-14-2010, 12:47 PM	#5
fsckedagain Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-03-09 Location: Sonora, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	ok, I need more pictures of that table setup, I have 2 UDS and 2 mini UDS also. This will be more for grilling, pizzas, and some smaller smokes. I am gonna have to build a table very similar to that one :D __________________ 2 x Weber 22.5, Weber gasser (RED), 2 X SJP, 2 x UDS, 2 X Mini UDS, and 1 Large BGE!!!

05-14-2010, 12:48 PM	#6
Derek is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-28-10 Location: Traverse City,Mi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I can at least answer a grill question for once. And size really does matter as Jim points out. First let me ask you a few questions? 1.How big is your faimly? 2.Do you plan on going to cook outs and showing off your skillz? 3.Are you strong enough to lug around a 200 pound grill? I would get the large one if it were me! __________________ Member of the Great Lakes BBQ Association A Learning Pit master of Pile -O- Pork BBQ Team. Weber smokey Joe silver. The Cajun Bandit.

05-14-2010, 12:39 PM	#4
h20loo is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 01-22-08 Location: waterloo ontario Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have some UDSs and find that the large BGE is small in comparison. Sure do like it tho. You need a platesetter or equivalent device from the start for sure. The rest you can make or buy when you can. I made my table yesterday using left over lumber and spent $18 for wheels and screws. Trading a VW trans for a stainless steel formed top.

05-14-2010, 12:53 PM	#7
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	You can always add accessories, but you can't add size. I have both a medium and a large and suggest you go for the large. __________________ 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-73, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

05-14-2010, 01:00 PM	#11
Norm is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-22-10 Location: Union, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Go with the large. I have an XL and a large and as others have said size does matter....just ask my wife.

05-14-2010, 01:00 PM	#12
Ghiizhar Is lookin for wood to cook with. Join Date: 04-25-10 Location: Indianapolis, IN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I originally wanted an XL BGE having previously owned a 3 burner Jen Air, and a good size offset. I just couldn't imagine being confined to 18" grill. The price was a bit out of reach though, so I began considering the Large Egg. Then I saw a Big Steel Keg (BSK) in a Menard's and decided I had to get one even though it was only 18" (they do not have a larger size). While I love the BSK, and have only cooked on it 10 times or so, I really wish I had a bit larger cooker. I think anything smaller than 18" would be difficult to use if you cook for more than two, and cook more than just one type of food, meat, veggies, beans, bread at the same time(s). The intent of my reply is to address your question about size, so I'm not trying to "sell" you a BSK, but you might want to take a look at 'em. You get the cooker, all the accessories you need for about $700. (the old Bubba's, the BSK predecessor can still be found for $300-$450) Last edited by Ghiizhar; 05-14-2010 at 01:03 PM.. Reason: (speelin' erroers)

05-14-2010, 01:01 PM	#13
milehigh is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-23-07 Location: Butte MT Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Owned a medium for 5 years and upgraded to a large. Get the large. You won't be sorry. Paul __________________ There is a huge difference between the guy who knows it all and the one who wants to know it all.

05-14-2010, 01:10 PM	#14
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Phoenixville, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a Large BGE and really like it

05-14-2010, 02:09 PM	#15
fsckedagain Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 06-03-09 Location: Sonora, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks a lot everyone. I think I am going for the large. As far as the bubba is concerned. I am too impatient to wait for anything to ship to me :D The only thing I can get close is a Primo (850 for a medium?!?) or drive 30 miles nad get a large BGE for 750 out the door. __________________ 2 x Weber 22.5, Weber gasser (RED), 2 X SJP, 2 x UDS, 2 X Mini UDS, and 1 Large BGE!!!

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