smokers Big Green Egg
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I have an XXL Egg myself. Best tool ever. It smokes great (I use a BBQ Guru wifi controller). Holds perfect temps, gets nice and hot for grilling, and is also great for dehydrating meat.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-7XnvGYdsg
Nulle said:
That's my fav grill! :CHEERS:
anyone got one of these?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iwJq3Fbc6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iwJq3Fbc6E
thats awesome, i need one heh. My nest for my Egg is non-portable.
non portable for a good reason... the smallest eggs weight like 300 lbs right?
idk what to think about that thing tbh... sounds amazing, but on such a classy looking grill, idk if i could stand having it on such an un classy stand if i could avoid it. i like the hard wood tables people make from IPE decking personally.
on the other hand if you live in an apartment or something with a small deck... you could just roll the thing in and out when ever you want.
its a good reminder as to why they cost what they cost eh? lol
idk what to think about that thing tbh... sounds amazing, but on such a classy looking grill, idk if i could stand having it on such an un classy stand if i could avoid it. i like the hard wood tables people make from IPE decking personally.
on the other hand if you live in an apartment or something with a small deck... you could just roll the thing in and out when ever you want.
Nulle said:
its a good reminder as to why they cost what they cost eh? lol
ColdSmoke said:
you saved a few boards then i take it?
IPE is a wonderful material... im curious though if you looked at other tropical species? garapa etc.?
queequeg152 said:
Me and a buddy or two can lift my XXL. We take it to tail gating at the 49er games. Something like the wheeled one is amazing.
ah. i like the properties of IPE, but NOT the look myself. too dark, though i understand IPE can come in lighter tones.ColdSmoke said:
im looking to buy like 9 boards of cumaru or garapa for a shower bench which is why i asked.
very nice. yea it looks amazing, i guess i should clarify... im saying for a shower i think the garapa would look better.ColdSmoke said:I kind of like the look... I like to think it was milled from the bloody hands of Brazilian slaves.
tbh for a deck? the cost of these woods being what they are, i would let the cost determine what tropical wood i used. they all look amazing and last a very long time.
those bloody slaves did a damn good job milling that lumber =).
fiveohmike said:
true! would suck if you got rear ended on the way though.
Ya i probably would cry if we got rear ended and my egg broke lol
I can say that my BGE is everything I wished for and more. One of the best purchases I have ever made. I am still learning temperature control, like how much fuel for different things, but it is a wonderfully tasty adventure. Everything I have cooked on it has been terrific. I am a believer and would recommend it to anyone! It was fun re-reading this thread and all the stuff I said last year. Turns out I did everything I said I was going to, I did buy a Weber gas grill before I bought the Egg. Now it is pretty much a $600 rack to set my Egg stuff on while I grill. I will still use it to make hot dogs or whatever, but so far I have not used it since I bought the Egg.
JayT said:
This. So much this. I went through the phase of getting an expensive infrared grill before I found the egg. It sat for so long after purchasing it. One thing I will recommend that really help extend the charcoal time and makes cooking on the egg much easier:
The BBQGuru:
https://www.bbqguru.com/storenav
I have used both the DigiQ (back when it was a larger rectangle) and now have the CyberQ so I can do some neat tricks with the internet. But it comes with a blower so you can set temperatures (especially for smoking food overnight, set alarms, set ramp times and a shit ton more.