Talking at people about egging?

Carolina Q · June 2013

Little Steven said:

Flag! Ten yards for using a Canadian expression in CT

Well, that's better than ten metres. Where's your sense of humour?

Charlie tuna · June 2013

The outside is all discolored from the heat, so it isn't a nice shiny unit anymore! The problem is, it conducts too much heat through the walls and burns up all the lump -- zero insulation. I must say, it is a converation piece for sure!! Don't know exactly how you get it up onto a towing reciever?? I asked if this was copied from another, his son said "no"? Heck of an investment in materials and labor for an "idea off the top of your head!"..... I will try to get a picture of it!

FanOfFanboys · June 2013

I bought mine after seeing one in action while in Hilton Head. Since I bought mine two of my buddies have each bought one. My step dad and brother in law are both buying one next few days. On a MMA forum I'm on I helped convince 3-4 people to buy one who had heard about them.

FanOfFanboys · June 2013

And I talk about Egging a lot at work. I also never say grilling or smoking anymore ha. Just say egging. It's become like saying to google something, regardless of what search engine you use. One of the first things I'm going to do with my mini once I get the stone is take to work and do a pork butt for them.

that_dude_Dave · June 2013

My friends are all cheap bastards... no amount of me talking something up will ever convince them to drop coin. They think I'm a snob because I don't drink A-B beers except at softball, or because I ride a Triumph instead of a Harley, on and on. My tastes are simple, I only want the best.

SickEyeDiaz · June 2013

FanOfFanboys said:

And I talk about Egging a lot at work. I also never say grilling or smoking anymore ha. Just say egging. It's become like saying to google something, regardless of what search engine you use. One of the first things I'm going to do with my mini once I get the stone is take to work and do a pork butt for them.

^^^ and I am one of the MMA fans he is talking about! Thanks again guy!

Unfortunately, only one of my friends likes to cook/grill/BBQ. Before I got the BGE, we were chatting about it. When I told him approximately how much they were (I wasn't even sure), he said he would invest that money in building a permanent smoker/BBQ pit outside, as that's something we had talked about several times before. Sure, something like that would be cool for the aesthetics at a party, and would make some great tasting food, I decided it had nothing on the versatility and convenience of something movable like the BGE.

You can probably guess where this is going. Now he is pretty much tortured because he wants one so much. The only thing he's actually ate from it is some cold BBQ chicken pizza I made. He just realizes that the possibilities are endless. I wish I could work on some more of my friends, but like I said, none of them really appreciate good food and can't be bothered to light and cook on a grill. Especially a charcoal one. I guess I'm gonna have to settle with chatting with my online fellow cultists!

Charlie tuna · June 2013

Picture, as promised, of stainless steel cooker!!

Eggcelsior · June 2013

@charlie_tuna, paint that black and you have the Black Knight. "It's just a flesh wound."

Charlie tuna · June 2013

Never heard of a "Black Knight"?? But this thing can't hold enough lump to cook more than three hours -- no insulated sides.....

aem · June 2013

Two issues seem to scare people I talk to away from ownership: Time and Money. Most people assume gassers are quicker (and easier) for grilling. And admittedly the BGE is not cheap. Those issues kept me away for a while. Instead I entered the Weber camp with a Genesis gas grill and a Weber Smokey Mountain (WSM) smoker. Those are two great products and I have nothing bad to say about either. The WSM online community is very active and I learned a lot about outdoor cooking from them. As I got better at cooking on the grill and smoker, I really wanted something that could grill on a wood fire. Yes, the WSM can do it but not easily. I seriously considered adding a Weber Kettle. After a lot of research, I picked the BGE instead.

How do I talk to people about the egg? I tell them my story. And then I offer to cook for them.

I still have the Weber gasser, but rarely use it except for the occasional hot dog. My wife and I are empty nesters now and thinking about downsizing to a smaller house/yard. I've been very clear I need a patio/yard big enough for at least one grill, and if I had to pick one it would be the BGE. I gave the WSM to my brother to spare him the shame of the Brinkman he was using.

Thatgrimguy · June 2013

2 Weekends with my Egg so far... 3 employees have ordered one already because of how good the food I keep bringing to work is! Soon my entire dealership is going to have one.

hondabbq · June 2013

All my friends are too cheap as well. They can definitely afford one. But then the argument that it takes too much time to cook on it. They dont really know, all they know is that what I cook is better than anything they have ever made on any contraption. They also always seem to invite themselves over if I am cooking.