Big green egg

gbieber05 · June 28, 2013

Anybody have the big green egg grill? If do what do you think about it likes/dislikes?

mossbum · June 28, 2013

I have a friend that owns one and he raves about it. Holds heat like it's no ones business and barely uses any charcoal. He only burns lump charcoal in it.

gbieber05 · June 28, 2013

I've been looking at them pretty hard. All I have to go off of right now is YouTube and the website. There is a dealer 1.5 hr away from me so I guess I need to take a ride and look at them more. Just would like a few people's personal opinion for a $800 improved looking old smokey. I have however seen nothing but good reviews on YouTube.

jcihab · June 28, 2013

I have a large for about 2 years now.Havent used my gas webber since.Only use lump and never any lighter fluid.

I use it about twice a week.Its good for over night cooks or searing a steak.I also have the pizza stone and make homemade pizzas tastes like a brick oven pizza crisp crust.I highly recommend it .Not expensive when you think about it you are getting a smoker,grille and oven all in one. See if there is any egg fest near you if so you can buy the demos that were used only for 1 day with the full warranty

gbieber05 · June 28, 2013

Oh thanks I will look into that. I figured I would be happy with one just wanted some other advise. How is it on long cooks? Temps stay close to where u want them?

jcihab · June 28, 2013

Yes it with a full load of lump you can easily cook at 250 for 14 to 20 hours.If you get one you can also start looking into digital controllers that will make sure everything stays perfect so you can cook over night and not lose any sleep.It is actually easier to cook on than a gas grille very hard to dry out your food.With the thick ceramic you don't even need to have a water pan when smoking .

gbieber05 · June 28, 2013

Oh that's cool. Any accessories I should look into that egg sells other than a controller. How long does it take to fire up?

jcihab · June 28, 2013

You will want to get a plate setter this will allow you to do indirect cooks .Which you will use a lot especially when doing low and slow cooks.I also bought the grid lifter which I didn't think I would need but use it a lot to lift the hot grid. Also check out a Thermapen thermometer because with the egg you will be cooking more to temperatures rather than time and it reads like in 2 seconds.My controller is not made by BGE there are different brands.There are actually wifi models now that you can use your cell phone to check the grid temp,meat temp and speed up or slow down the fan.

jcihab · June 28, 2013

Sorry forgot I use the electric starter takes about 15 minutes to get going,some people use fire cubes from BGE some use a torch

gbieber05 · June 28, 2013

Dang I defiantly will have to get a plate setter. Looks like there is a great deal of options with the egg not to mention a great warranty. Ill go tomorrow and check them out in person thank you

15 minutes isn't bad right now with my smoker I spend a good hour getting it perfect only to tend to it the duration

jcihab · June 28, 2013

Yeah after it's lit I usually wait until the lump is burning clean no smell very light colored smoke before putting the food in. You can check out biggreenegg.com go to forums for great info on cooks. I'm sure you will like it.Hopefully you will get it and become a egghead lol:)

gbieber05 · June 29, 2013

Yeah after it's lit I usually wait until the lump is burning clean no smell very light colored smoke before putting the food in. You can check out biggreenegg.com go to forums for great info on cooks. I'm sure you will like it.Hopefully you will get it and become a egghead lol:)

I'm sure I will thanks for your input it was defiantly a help.

gbieber05 · June 30, 2013

We'll after a long time of looking at them yesterday I went ahead and bought a large egg. Really hard choice to make between the extra large or the large. I bought the nest and cover for it, now I have to decide what accessories to buy. Thank you all for the help.

gbieber05 · June 30, 2013

Jcihab have you ever heard of the kamado joe? Looks just like an egg but I'm sure a little different. Guy at work ws askin why I wasn't buying one of those instead.

jcihab · July 1, 2013

Congrats ,I have heard of the kumado joe .Not quite as popular sorta like the Pirmos .But the quality and the warranty of the egg is better i believe .Did you get the plate setter ? Or are you going to try a different brand for indirect cooks