bge xl

WARNING: Semi-long read ahead. If you're still here, then here goes. There's an old saying that you get what you pay for. That's not always a bad thing...case in point, about a month ago I bought my Pit Boss 22" Kamado grill. There are many that consider it a knock off or cheap imitation of...

Happy Friday, Farkers! I've had a BGE XL for the last 5 years and have enjoyed thoroughly. I recently acquired a Rec Tec Mini to dip my proverbial toe into the pellet game. The "cognitive expense" that the BGE demands (I have small children) has now been dramatically reduced thanks to the...

Brothers and Sisters in Smoke - It brings me great joy to tell you I will soon be a father to more than just my line of cookers. Recently found out the lady-wife has a little "brisket in the smoker" that will be fully cooked, pulled and rested by late February. Needless to say, I'm beyond...

Gentlemen of Smoke - I was at work on Friday, you know, the daily grind, minding my own business (well, minding others' business, I'm in sales) and I had a BBQ Premonition. \\I define this phenomenon of that moment when you are doing something other than cooking and you almost fall into a...

For the rest of my (what now might be shorter) life, I will blame* the Brethren for my (what will be) lifelong relationship with the all-powerful Fatty. This last Saturday was a breakthrough in my short, but rewarding BBQ career. I was given the opportunity to cook for an friend's Octoberfest...

"What we do in life; echoes in eternity." No better words were spoken (or written for a movie, rather) to describe the emotional, physical, nasal (even) and dare I say, spiritual experience of one's first fatty. I didn't have anything specific in mind when I decided to set sail to the promised...

Well, it's settled. Each time I have had friends over to watch the Bears game, they have been victorious. The win-win would be to continue the making of delicious food while watching The Monsters of the Midway capitalize on other teams mistakes (sorry if anyone is from Texas) rather than bank...

This was a weekend to remember. Many thanks to my Brethren friends for the veteran recommendations on getting the BGE XL. When I originally asked which size I should get, the majority response was the XL. My wife was not convinced that "we" needed to go for the full monty, but I trusted in...

Let's face it. I love smoked pork tenderloin...like more than a friend. The meat market 0.6 miles from my house sells a great PT at a great price. It's hard to leave work and not snag one on the way home. Decided to try something different last night for myself and the lady. Like most of us...

Over the busiest weekend of my life, a few good friends moved into their new house down the street. I had to play guitar at 2 different weddings (Sat and Sun) and was completely unavailable to help them move. I figured the least I could do was make a little "moving food" to ease the pain. I...

Dudes, as usual, this is all your fault :clap: Third cook on the BGE XL so far and loving every minute of it. Got home from work yesterday at 4:30 and fired up the Egg (that thing heats up like a BOSS) and winded temp down to 260-275. Trimmed fat and rubbed butts down with mustard and the...

I place the blame of this wonderful event solely on the Brethren. I've always loved to "man the grill," but it was until I got into smoking (mind you, on an electric smoker (I'm sorry)) that my love for BBQ really "caught fire(lame pun)." In my frequent perusal of this glorious website, I...

Any of you bretheren have youtube channels to which you upload videos? I am purchasing an BGE XL (holy crap, I'm excited) on Saturday and would love to get help from people I trust. Buehler? (Videos don't necessarily need to be specific to the BGE, but BBQ tips in general! Thanks!

So chicagokp cooked up a nice looking paella here the other day and reminded me that I haven't made paella since the NorCal pre-bash gathering back in November! Mentioned in that same thread by chingador was the Naked Whiz's page on paella which includes a recipe for Chicken Paella. I've...

I've been looking to get an XL BGE for some time now, and have been searching CL for the better part of a year hoping to find a deal. I've come up empty and was getting ready to start saving to buy a new one this year. Thought I would do a CL search this morning for grins & giggles and lo and...