medium size egg vs large egg

iwannaegg · December 2010

I want to get my husband an egg for his birthday....tomorrow.
Should I get the medium or the large. It is usually just us two, sometimes the two teenagers eat at home, but not usually. We also have friends over quite a bit and like to do chicken thighs or ribs. Please give me some advice if you can. My husband currently uses a gas grill, and is a great cook.

Rascal · December 2010

Get a large. I do limited cookimg but enjoy the space it offers..

Carolina Q · December 2010

Large. The extra space is nice. More accessories available for it as well. THE most popular size.

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boston_stoker · December 2010

I would get a large. The extra space is nice, and it has the most Eggcessory options. It is very versatile. The cost difference should not be too drastic either.

cookn biker · December 2010

You can do a bunch on a medium. BGE offers a grid with colapsable legs, adding another level. Or there is the ceramicgrillstore.com., which has some very fine products to choose from.

Carolina Q · December 2010

Easy for her to say - she has one of each! :laugh:

FlaPoolman · December 2010

Large,, you'll probably add a small down the road

Lit · December 2010

Get him the large. I have a medium and large and would get rid of the medium first.

Lit · December 2010

What ever size you get one accessory you need for sure is a platesetter. Have to have it for indirect cooking.

2Fategghead · December 2010

My bias opnion is for you and your husband to get a large egg because there are so many options and eggcessories. If you don't beleive me just ask me.

Happy New Year to you and your family. Tim

RRP · December 2010

Go large - no question about it!

willrev · December 2010

I have had mine for over a year. Get the large. It is the most popular size. You will not regret it.

PattyO · December 2010

I suggest a medium. I live alone and a medium is too big for me so I added a mini, one week later. I love that combo. More versatile than one large.

PattyO · December 2010

No, Never. I added a mini and love the versatility of the two. I live alone but often have company sharing my cooks.

Lit · December 2010

My issue with my medium is with ribs. It can only handle 2 racks of ribs flat and to do 3 I have to use my large v rack which I hate because you have to flip and rotate the ribs because they don't cook uniformly in a v rack. With the large I can put on the rack extender and easily put 3 racks flat with room to spare. Also with briskets your pretty much stuck cooking flats since full packers barely fit in the large.

Hoss · December 2010

No comment.

Jupiter Jim · January 2011

YES YES YES

Pjoe · January 2011

Get a large. I went through the same thought process and bought a medium. Wish I had gone with large from day one. They are more versatile.

Bill

Pjoe · January 2011

The grid with the collapsible legs is a royal PIA. Hard to set up and even tougher to remove when it is hot. I'm thinking of a Woo ring or building up another grid with bolts.

BR-549 · January 2011

I have a medium, but sometimes I wished I have gotten a large. Can't go wrong with a large.

Bulldog Mom · January 2011

Get the large, then you can add a small or a medium down the road

jacobkathleen · January 8

Whats the total cook time you can get out of a medium with a full box of lump?

jacobkathleen · January 8

low and slow .. forgot to mention that.

Max232 · January 8

I have done several 16-18 hr cooks on my med and there was still some lump left after the cooks.

JerkChicken · January 8

large

calracefan · January 8

Large

Skiddymarker · January 8

I have a medium, for the two of us it is excellent. We often cook for up to 6 with it. If you need to cook for more than 6 on a regular basis, the large is a better choice.

double · January 8

I'm hoping he got his egg, the post started December 2010, I hope it was the Large.

Boomer · January 8

maybe she's still deciding? :)

jfm0830 · January 8

double said:

I'm hoping he got his egg, the post started December 2010, I hope it was the Large.

It may be several by now. It has been a few years. You leave those things alone in the dark and they tend to multiply. I know. ;)

Jim

jlsm · January 8

Lit said:

Also with briskets your pretty much stuck cooking flats since full packers barely fit in the large.

I start the packer draped over a large bowl in the middle of the grill. Halfway through the cook the meat has shrunk enough that I can remove the bowl and set the brisket flat.

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