20 Years of BGE Ownership!

Florida Grillin Girl

I can't believe it, but since I saved the receipt, I guess it's true!

Wow! Those years flew by!

I bought this (my first Large Egg) at a home show, never seeing the Egg in action, or tasting any food cooked on it. I pretty much taught myself everything about cooking on it. I rigged up most of my own eggcessories, since they didn't have any back then, not even a platesetter.

I have traveled to Canada, New Hampshire, Cincinnati, N. Georgia and Atlanta to attend eggfests, plus the Florida ones. I don't think there is a question I can't answer about cooking on the BGE.

I never knew it would become such a big part of my life, but it sure has. Now most of my friends and family have Eggs. Any holiday or dinner party that I throw will have major BGE cooking going on with several Eggs cooking at the same time. 

It is impossible to measure how much this BGE ownership has impacted my life. Besides all the great food I have cooked, I have met the NICEST people, and have many Eggheads that I call friends. 

I accidentalley happened into this cooking/Egging lifestyle and I am so happy that I went to the home show that day.

Egg On, my friends!!

Cookbook_Chip

Cool!  I probably saw my first egg in '95 and wanted one ever since.  Finally got it in 2012.  Hard to believe 4 years have blown by, never mind 20.  Congrats!

WeberWho

I'd hate to see what an egg costs in another 20 years. Might be pushing 2k by than. Happy anniversary!

MeTed

Great post. Thanks for sharing!

blasting

Cool post

Wardster

Awesome.  Look at that price!

SGH

Florida Grillin Girl said:

Wow! Those years flew by!

Sadly they do fly by sister. You wake up one day and your life has quietly passed you bye. 

Egg On, my friends!!

You too sister. Keep fanning the flames and the smoke rolling. 

On a seperate not, great post. Thanks for sharing. 

Canugghead

Faith your money could have grown ten-fold if you'd invested it, but of course the Big Green Egg life changing experience/enjoyment is Priceless!  Great post, thanks for sharing. It was also nice meeting you and others from south of the border when you cooked at Niagara.

VB_egger

Thats great man!  What's the one cook you are still meaning to get too?

SciAggie

Very cool. I hope I can enjoy mine for that long. 

Theophan

Faith, I'm grateful to you and so many other EggHeads who were so kind to me and taught me so much (and still are!) when my wife bought me my first BGE a number of years ago (I forget, but a LOT less than 20, maybe 5 or so).  I love my Eggs.  Egg on!

THEBuckeye

That receipt belongs in mothership museum.

gdenby

"C R O W N" for @Florida Grillin Girl

NPHuskerFL

Cheers. Here's to many more years with the flower pot cookers. Pretty cool. And I'd agree there are some good folks in this cultish community. 

TheToast

Wow, wasn't cheap back then either! $399

StillH2OEgger

That is awesome. I didn't even know this cooking vessel existed five years ago and discovered it only after I started doing some research when it was time to replace a gas grill that I had milked about 14 years out of. I think it's great that you went in blind, probably had some hiccups, and learned along the way. I hate to think what my frustration level would have been if not for this forum and all of the things I have learned from those through their experiences.

bhedges1987

MeTed said:

Great post. Thanks for sharing!

Agree

BilZol

Congrats and thanks! You've already inspired one meal this week for me and gave me good instruction so I could pull it off. Thanks for sharing your experience, it expands my use of the egg immensely. 

4Runner

399    What size?   Very cool and the receipt looks brand new.

Mickey

My hero. 

Little Steven

Mickey said:

My hero. 

Mine too Mick! I'm getting close to 20 years too. Faith is one of the best egg cooks around. I attended a demo she gave in Niagara one year. Changed my life

vb4677

Honored and humbled to be a part of the family.

Florida Grillin Girl

@VB_egger - The only thing left that I haven't egged is a whole pig. That may be coming up for the holidays as I found an Italian market nearby that has small ones that will fit on the large Egg.

Florida Grillin Girl

@Mickey - Aww thanks!!
@Little Steven - Do you mean the Canadian Eggfest where you made the Butter Chicken with 150 ingredients?? I think it's you that gave the much better demo!

Florida Grillin Girl

@4Runner - Large egg. $399 less 10%. I brought it home in the backseat of my car. My (then) husband thought I was nuts!

Florida Grillin Girl

@SGH - I had an 18 month old toddler when I bought the egg, and now he is away at college. Yes, time sure flew by. 

Brisket_Fanatic

Very awesome Faith, Your definitely the original egghead and have taught many people lots of great things. 

BrueggeDad

Thank you for sharing!  I'm still new, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.  Time flys when your having fun!

Canugghead

Florida Grillin Girl said:

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@Little Steven - Do you mean the Canadian Eggfest where you made the Butter Chicken with 150 ingredients?? I think it's you that gave the much better demo!

150 chillies for sure 

Florida Grillin Girl

@Canugghead -  @LittleSteven - Yep, that's me next to Little Steven watching him dish out his 150 ingredient butter chicken! I also remember that this FL girl was freezing my -you know what- off!

Florida Grillin Girl

@Brisket_Fanatic  Ben, that is so nice of you to say. There are many, many people that have taught/coached our fellow eggheads through the years.