Its super versatile too, so that should help convince the wife. Get the cast iron grill add-on, and you can get that bitch to 800 degrees. You can sear steaks, or use it as a pizza oven. Best part about the pizza oven? Throw a hardwood chunk in and have smoked pizza.
It was all just one load of fuel. One full firebox (to the top rim of the second ring, is usually good for ~24 hours @ 225-250 degrees but thats on teh large egg. The XL will do 30+ hours with a full load
Also my tournament went good I finished 4th. I bolwed a 300, 248, 223, 279, 258...
Here we go!
Here is the point split
Here is the face of the point
And here is a slice from the flat.... and the reason I say Smokers are better than Sous Vede - Look at the juicyness of the flat: