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Poor man eggers dilemma

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SoCalSooner
SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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So I need some advice here........  Do I continue to invest money into my LBGE (Smokeware cap, nice gasket, ANOTHER CGS stone, cast iron grates......... list could go on and on) or do I start to look for a second used egg on CL. I'm thinking a small in the $250 range. Further more how the heck do I convince my wife I need a second egg?
2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • buzzvol
    buzzvol Posts: 534
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    ^ what he said
    Lawrenceville, GA
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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    @dmchicago I like it. Didn't want to list all the accessories I have for the large. Feel like I can pretty much do any cook I want with what I have, but there's always room for more right......  or a second used egg
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • larryd
    larryd Posts: 121
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    My second was fairly simple, had a XL at home and found a pristine L for the Lakehouse. Now the M was a little more difficult! 
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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
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    I added a MMX to my XL and use it a lot now.  Lump consumption is right down, the MMX uses a lot less for smaller cooks.  Should be some kind of man maths where you can justify that.
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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    @Eoin by my man math calculation I coming up with a third egg........  a mini just because it would look cool sitting next to a small and large.  :) 
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,336
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    I would go with the used BGE (or one new from an eggfest).  You have  more flexibility with cooking styles/temps options.  But your $$ and your environment.  
    Wherever you land, "don't look back, somethin' might be gainin' on ya."  (Satchel P{Paige).  
    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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  • Jupiter Jim
    Jupiter Jim Posts: 3,351
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    DoubleEgger said:
    When my wife was chastising me about why I needed a second egg, I asked her why she needed a double oven. I never heard another word about it. 
    Kay is going to ask Marissa about this!

    I'm only hungry when I'm awake!

    Okeechobee FL. Winter

    West Jefferson NC Summer

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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,296
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    SoCalSooner said:
    @Eoin by my man math calculation I coming up with a third egg........  a mini just because it would look cool sitting next to a small and large.  :) 
    And then a medium to fill in the gap.
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  • slovelad
    slovelad Posts: 1,742
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    Skip all that and just buy a black stone for your second weapon
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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    @lousubcap I looked into a small at demo price here in the Oklahoma City area. No dice. We just had okie eggfest here at Tony's Tree Plantation. It was awesome. I want to cook in it next year. Smallest size they had was medium for demo eggs. I don't know of any other fests in the area. Set my CL search settings just now so I get updates for anything within 200 miles. We shall see what comes around..............
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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    slovelad said:
    Skip all that and just buy a black stone for your second weapon
    There's an idea
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,822
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    Just keep showing up with them. She won't leave, the food's too good. @SoCalSooner where you at? I'm at the 405 & 22.
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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    @td66snrf  looks like a dream I had one time. That's incredible!!!  How many total, 5?  I see the little guy hiding back there. I wish we were still anywhere close to the 405. We are back in Oklahoma............  While we were in CA we were in the Point Loma area right outside downtown SD. 
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,888
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    I'm lucky - back in 2000 my wife and I bought our first egg together - the large. I won't say I mastered it quickly, but with enthusiasm and help from eggers I quickly got good enough to take over many of the nightly cooking. In fact she liked the results so much that over the next 5 years she surprised me with our S, M & Mini on my birthdays. 
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • SoCalSooner
    SoCalSooner Posts: 52
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    @RRP thats awesome. Egg at my house is pretty much one man show. Wife is just interested with the end result and not the process. I have taken on A TON of the nightly cooking lately. We are expecting kiddo number 4 any day. Wife is hanging out with the feet up while I "slave away" with my hobby in the back yard. Win win I say. I'll be looking to you guys for some new recipes in the very near future to keep things interesting while I continue to cook the majority of meals for the fam.  
    2 Large Eggs    Oklahoma City,OK
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,822
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    @SoCalSooner Now I get the sooner part. Yeah there's five of them. The small one in the back is actually a Vision Grill Kub. I bought two of them when Costco had a  close out on them a couple of years ago. I do have a mini in the garage. 
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • Froman
    Froman Posts: 201
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    @td66snrf What did you replace the shelves with on the nest?

    That is a nice collection!
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  • td66snrf
    td66snrf Posts: 1,822
    edited June 2017
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    @Froman I  don't believe they're available any more but those are all BGE composite shelves "mates". I think the new ones are rectangular. And thanks for the compliment. It took me a few years. 
    XLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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  • InfectedDAS
    InfectedDAS Posts: 211
    edited June 2017
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    I went the Kettle route as there are yet no used Eggs here and a new one is a lot of money.
    For extra cooking area specially for hot and fast and the side dishes while the juicy main dish was cooking inside the XL a Kettle may  suffice.
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