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Neighbor Like My Egg So Much He Bought a Traegar
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SteveWPBFL
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For $1000 you get a metal grill about 2x the size of the LBGE. It utilizes an automatic pellet feed system. He didn't want to diddle with the vents or have to go the extra $$$ mile to get a BBQ Guru. He's cooking a Costco pork shoulder on it right now and it looks fine. He's trying to 'duplicate' what I give him off the Egg. We'll see.
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My buddy bought a Traeger a few years ago. They are nice and can produce great BBQ in capable hands like the Egg. There is more than one way to skin a cat. Plus it is the person more than the equipment that produces good Q. Hope your friend enjoys it. There is a big community of Traeger owners like Egg owners.
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I'll be curious to see how the cost of pellets compare to lump and availability of pellets in your area in winter. twww.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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I'm convinced that the Egg is not for everyone. Most of them will come around to realizing the Egg is for them though. Lots of people want a cooker that is easier....gas/pellets fit that profile.
-SMITTY
from SANTA CLARA, CA
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My brother liked our egg so much he bought a knock off from Lowes. We went for dinner last night and the shoulder he smoked was very good.Gerhard
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How I landed with the BGE-short course-exposed to the BGE in 1994-too stupid to recognize right answer when told (and a 2K mile distance)-same friend has a Traeger and a Weber gasser-bottom-line all except the BGE are now rust buckets. But everyone is different-and the BGE does require some effort to produce the great results. Not exactly "fire and forget". FWIW-Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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The BGE'ers on here with WiFi remote control ought to be able to compete with a pellet pump. From what I saw the pellets are wood only, no charcoal . That could be a strike against, the charcoal taste is a big part of BGE!
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I know the Traegers are A/C powered; can they be used in the rain? :-/_____________
"Commander, say hello to Cricket!" - KN
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A Traeger is not exactly fire and foreget because you have to keep an eye on the hopper. If it empties, it's bad. Good luck doing an overnight cook.
I had one before I got better and got an egg. I found that it didn't produce much smoke flavor at all and tended to dry out meat. I sold it a year ago. I'm sure it's rusted away by now.
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Funny.
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Neighbor brought a sample over a while ago. I'd given him some Bad Byron's Butt Rub. Costco was out of boneless shoulders so he ended up with a Sam's bone-in shoulder. He cooked it on 'medium' until my Thermapen read 200F I.T., and, the probe went in everywhere nice. It was good but I think the Egg pulled pork is a little better (you knew that was comin') due to the charcoal flavor. He used mesquite pellets and I like to use hickory. Might be fun to do a side by side. The Traegar's an interesting approach.
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gerhardk said:My brother liked our egg so much he bought a knock off from Lowes. We went for dinner last night and the shoulder he smoked was very good.GerhardDelta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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Skiddymarker said:gerhardk said:My brother liked our egg so much he bought a knock off from Lowes. We went for dinner last night and the shoulder he smoked was very good.Gerhard
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Large and Small BGE, Blackstone 36 and a baby black Kub.
Chattanooga, TN.
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Traegers are fine. I have four eggs, if I had room I wouldn't mind trying one. Eggs aren't magical. I have a bubba keg that cooks exactly the same (although with a little less fuel). I like variety though I guess.
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cookingdude555 said:Traegers are fine. I have four eggs, if I had room I wouldn't mind trying one. Eggs aren't magical. I have a bubba keg that cooks exactly the same (although with a little less fuel). I like variety though I guess.
I agree. I like variety also as you can tell from my signature. Eggs are my favorite, but I enjoy Qing/grilling on all my toys. The BBQ team I'm on competes with my large Egg and a Lang stick burner. If you got the patience, the Lang easily produces better BBQ IMO than the Egg. The Egg is our chicken cooker. -
cookingdude555 said:Traegers are fine. I have four eggs, if I had room I wouldn't mind trying one. Eggs aren't magical. I have a bubba keg that cooks exactly the same (although with a little less fuel). I like variety though I guess.
Nothing magical about the Egg at all.....you can produce great results on other cookers too. What sold me on the Egg was it's versatility. Not too many other cookers are quite as versatile as the Kamado style cookers.
After looking at the Traeger website, I am considering getting one for my Dad as a gift.
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I don't know how long it will last but it seems well built and like I said the shoulder was great. He has just a tad over $300 invested in his set up, mine is just shy of $1500. one hopes the egg is a better quality product but his seems to be a pretty good buy. I think the ceramics of the egg will probably maintain steadier heat, the feel when opening the egg gives an impression of higher quality. I don't know if his can maintain a fire for 20 hours on a single load of charcoal like the egg, can you trust it keep a steady temperature while you sleep? I can't answer those questions but the egg does everything I want well from low and slow to high heat pizza, this morning we baked bread on the egg.If I ever wanted a second egg I could consider one of these. You can buy a lot of meat for the difference.Gerhard
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I have a Cookshack that is great. Electric, digital temp control and very well built. I like fooling with the Egg, but if I want to put something in and leave I usually go with the Cookshack.
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