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Springram said:
Sounds good to me. Have fun with your Weber Smokey Joe or whatever. You used the word "outperform". You lost a little credibility on that one, however. Going cheap is the least of my goals in life. Springram Spring, Texas
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I stand with Zippylip on this.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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Still love that Koolaid! :<)My favorite flavor is green. (pun intended)@Zippylip - I am not offended at all. I totally respect your opinion.SpringramSpring, TexasLBGE and Mini
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Springram said:Still love that Koolaid! :<)My favorite flavor is green. (pun intended)@Zippylip - I am not offended at all. I totally respect your opinion.SpringramSpring, Texas
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Village Idiot said:I stand with Zippylip on this.
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Zippylip said:Village Idiot said:I stand with Zippylip on this.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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I think @Zippylip must be a college professor, you know, being "rational" and all ... plus not knowing when to quit talking.Hell, I am one of those as$%^hole lawyers so I know when to rest my case better than he does. By now the jury has gone to sleep and does not care anymore.BTW, @Zippylip, I drive a Mercedes Benz sports coupe car. I assume that does not meet with your approval and is not rational either. I know, should have gotten a 270Z instead, right?SpringramSpring, TexasLBGE and Mini
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Have L, S, and M BGEs and used a bunch of weber kettles before I drank the koolaid. Interesting conversation, but I think one of you is arguing the "value" side and the other is arguing "best available". You're both right!Mamaroneck
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The mini is a great little cooker, and how much food it can put out is often underestimated, IMO. The low and slow capabilities of a ceramic cooker like the egg are hard to beat. If you already have a smokey joe and are a little handy, you can make a mini WSM out of a tamale pot. It has more "moving parts" though. Another option if you are looking for something less expensive is the Weber Go Anywhere, which in some ways beats the Smokey Joe since you can do indirect cooks easily.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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[OT= can someone explain the Kool-aid reference to me?]
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caliking said:
[OT= can someone explain the Kool-aid reference to me?]
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oh, got it. Thanks, VI. That's kinda morbid.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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Springram said:I think @Zippylip must be a college professor, you know, being "rational" and all ... plus not knowing when to quit talking.Hell, I am one of those as$%^hole lawyers so I know when to rest my case better than he does. By now the jury has gone to sleep and does not care anymore.BTW, @Zippylip, I drive a Mercedes Benz sports coupe car. I assume that does not meet with your approval and is not rational either. I know, should have gotten a 270Z instead, right?SpringramSpring, Texas
Springram, I can't help your feeling of being schooled by a professor nor will I dispute that you're an **** per your own acknowledgment. But I'm a charitable & gregarious sorta guy so I will give you some advice: don't sweat it, so you made a bad choice & realized it, no biggie these things happen... it's all part of life. If lashing out at me as the messenger makes you feel better, all I can say is you're welcome.
By the way didn't they teach you not to lead with your chin in law school?
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Zippylip said:By the way didn't they teach you not to lead with your chin in law school?
) Zippy. You're gonna fit right in here.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious -
Lit said:
Here's a 6.5 pound shoulder on a mini.
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South Dakota
KBØQBT
Large BGE,
Mini BGE
36" Blackstone Griddle
Phoenix Gasser
Cyber Q WIFI
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Zippylip said:Mickey said:
Mickey, with all due respect you and I both know how long it would take to rotate enough food on & off a cooker the size of a mini to feed 21 hungry people. Can it be done? Of course, but that's not the question. Can it be done in 1/2 the time at 1/10th the cost? Yes.
If your goal is to spend 10 times the money & a great deal more time cooking, then the mini is certainly the best choice.
Zip the cost to them was Zero. I went to the Distributer (Paragon, Texas and some other states) got Mini for free. Old forum gave $$$ to ship and sent lots or rub, etc. All they have extra over there is time. They cooked for 21 lots of days and very happy to do it. Hell, Zip I have two Larges setting here if I need it. The guy posting has Large and Med so I see no reason a Mini will not work. Anyone reading this please understand Zippylip is an outstanding cook and tons of Egg knowledge. I have been reading him for many years on old forum. We just do not agree on this. Having only two of us at the house and 3 Eggs I use the Mini 75+% of the time.Salado TX & 30A FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers. -
For what it is worth 7 of my last 10 cooks have been on my mini. My other egg is a large.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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I got my Mini last Friday, I look at my large the other day and saw what I thought was water and come to find out it was tears. :(( I patted him on his head and told him it wold be ok for I am going to use him this weekend, He winked and smiled back at me
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South Dakota
KBØQBT
Large BGE,
Mini BGE
36" Blackstone Griddle
Phoenix Gasser
Cyber Q WIFI
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@zippylip, out of genuine curiosity, would you rather use a small BGE over the smokey joe on campouts or other adventures where portability is important, or would you just stick with the webber? I really looked long and hard at the small, but went with the medium due to there being more eggcessories. I really enjoy the egg, but would like another one for portability purposes. Great thread topic.Persistence and determination are omnipotent!
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Hey Zippy, if your Mini is still in your garage and your anathema toward it is genuine, I'll take it! :-D
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Thank you all for your commentary and good discussion. There are some great points to be had by all and I enjoyed reading them. I have a mini BGE on order from my BGE Dealer and I look forward to enjoying it just as much as all of you who have one.Large, Medium, Mini, and Mini Max, a few too many accessories, 2 kids, 1 dog, and original wife. Lover of winter, powdery snow, and lots of golf.
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Really don't think you will regret it @Powderhound, if you find uses for a Large and a Medium, you will find uses for your new Mini, congrats on the new acquisition.
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Firemedic183 said:@zippylip, out of genuine curiosity, would you rather use a small BGE over the smokey joe on campouts or other adventures where portability is important, or would you just stick with the webber? I really looked long and hard at the small, but went with the medium due to there being more eggcessories. I really enjoy the egg, but would like another one for portability purposes. Great thread topic.
Firemedic, if portability is the chief consideration, I'd go with the joe over even the small because of its ease & simplicity of movement (if that thing weighs 4lbs I'd be surprised). You can pick it up with one finger & dump the ashes, it cools in minutes, it can be indiscriminately tossed in the trunk or back of a pickup truck without concern for its safety whereas one false move with an egg & you've got a problem, an expensive one at that.
On the other hand, when you're getting into the upper size eggs now you're getting into territory where their larger capacity & ceramic properties come more into play. Particularly with the size (depth & volume of the firebox) you can do more things with the small than can be accomplished with the mini or the joe. So it depends greatly on what you're cooking, and if you don't mind the extra effort in carrying the egg to & from then the small would be a good choice over the joe.
On the third hand, although I don't have much use for one because I have 2 larges & a 22.5 inch kettle, if I were to go camping I'd probably pick up a Jumbo Joe, it's another table top joe but with an 18.5 inch grid (the regular one is 14.5). Imagine a cooking surface the size of the LBGE on a cooker that probably weighs 5lbs, costs 59 bucks, and for all practical purposes is indestructible. Seems to me they were made for camping out & tail gating... it's worth consideration.
Taste Bud said:Hey Zippy, if your Mini is still in your garage and your anathema toward it is genuine, I'll take it! :-D
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Mickey said:Zippylip said:Mickey said:
Mickey, with all due respect you and I both know how long it would take to rotate enough food on & off a cooker the size of a mini to feed 21 hungry people. Can it be done? Of course, but that's not the question. Can it be done in 1/2 the time at 1/10th the cost? Yes.
If your goal is to spend 10 times the money & a great deal more time cooking, then the mini is certainly the best choice.
Zip the cost to them was Zero. I went to the Distributer (Paragon, Texas and some other states) got Mini for free. Old forum gave $$$ to ship and sent lots or rub, etc. All they have extra over there is time. They cooked for 21 lots of days and very happy to do it. Hell, Zip I have two Larges setting here if I need it. The guy posting has Large and Med so I see no reason a Mini will not work. Anyone reading this please understand Zippylip is an outstanding cook and tons of Egg knowledge. I have been reading him for many years on old forum. We just do not agree on this. Having only two of us at the house and 3 Eggs I use the Mini 75+% of the time.
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I don't have an opinion on this but will comment that I will soon be the proud owner of a Mini Egg. Ordered one through Dickson's yesterday at the Toronto Eggfest. Haven't broken the news to my 2 larges but I'm sure they will get over it. Why did I decide on the Mini? Portability and only 2 of us at home. More importantly to me why the hell would I want to cook on anything else?
the city above Toronto - Noodleville wtih 2 Large 1 Mini
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Please post pics of indirect cooks on smokey Joe, briskets and butts and how the lump performed.
Some pizzas and going from indirect to sear on it also.....
Once those come in I'm sold!Seattle, WA -
SkinnyV said:Please post pics of indirect cooks on smokey Joe, briskets and butts and how the lump performed. Some pizzas and going from indirect to sear on it also..... Once those come in I'm sold!But putting all banter aside, if you like your mini, great. I use mine too for grilling steaks.__________________________________________Dripping Springs, Texas.Just west of Austintatious
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@gabriegger how much $$$ did you pay?gabriegger said:I don't have an opinion on this but will comment that I will soon be the proud owner of a Mini Egg. Ordered one through Dickson's yesterday at the Toronto Eggfest. Haven't broken the news to my 2 larges but I'm sure they will get over it. Why did I decide on the Mini? Portability and only 2 of us at home. More importantly to me why the hell would I want to cook on anything else?
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As far as I'm concerned, that's missing the point. Why would I want to do those things on a mini when I have a large? Even if I did, you wouldn't fit a Texas packer on a mini. Oh yeah, you're saving money by using less lump. Bwahahahaha.Village Idiot said:SkinnyV said:Please post pics of indirect cooks on smokey Joe, briskets and butts and how the lump performed.
Some pizzas and going from indirect to sear on it also.....
Once those come in I'm sold!But putting all banter aside, if you like your mini, great. I use mine too for grilling steaks.
i believe the whole point of this thread is what sets the mini and other small grills apart. He nailed it with almost exactly what i said earlier in the thread and zipply chose not to respond. If you are looking to only cook burgers and dogs you can use any little grill you want but the mini can do that and much more. -
SkinnyV said:Please post pics of indirect cooks on smokey Joe, briskets and butts and how the lump performed. Some pizzas and going from indirect to sear on it also..... Once those come in I'm sold!
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