Minimax or ??? I know I know many other discussion about this

thetrim said:

Wassi's in Melbourne, FL (I know you can't benefit from this) has the Minimax for $399 all the time.

 I have not gone to my local dealer yet to see what his price is hopefully if I decide to go with the minimax he will be willing to sell at a discounted price Since I purchased an XL and a ton of accessories from him already but something tells me that means nothing in their eyes also I can’t seem to find a used one anywhere in my area 

SciAggie said:

Think about what you cook. 

 Being relatively new to the Egg community  all of my cooks Have been on the larger side but have cooked things indoors that I said I should have cooked outside with that said I think the medium might be the better choice I’m going to go to my local dealer and touch and feel the different sizes and see which one speaks to me and of course to see if he’s willing to give a discount on  any of the sizes in particular 

 Actually that statement above may not be correct I’m no expert but I am assuming the amount of lump being used will not affect the time it takes to come to temperature I would think it has more to do with the air space so with that said using less lump in the XL will allow  A hot and a cold section but won’t necessarily allowed me to cook any faster as of now I normally light the grill and let it burn off for 30 minutes before I set it to temperature so initial start up takes anywhere from 45 min to a hour not a problem when you have cook plans but when you want to do a last-minute grill  it just takes too long sometimes I don’t have the time to wait an hour before I start to cook which is why I was looking for a n alternative weather it be a smaller egg or something else.  I know I have a gas grill but how do you go back to gas grilling after tasting what can be done on the egg. So I guess what I should Be asking is does egg mean less prep time and if so how much less approximately?

minniemoh said:

I started with a L and then added a used M as my second egg. Thought two L eggs would be perfect so I sold the M. After a few months, I missed the M so much that I bought another one. Hands down my favorite egg for my family of 5. We use the mini quite often too but the M gets a very high percentage of the cooks. The M and mini are fastest to temp for me. My S is my "portable" egg when my back is feeling like I can carry it.

Thanks looks like I'm leaning towards the Medium right now as well

I’m trying to resist and be smart and think this through, but after looking at the eggs at my local dealer today I’m thinking I might get a medium and a minimax.  So much for taking my time and seeing whether or not I need a second egg let alone a third.  I know everyone’s going to say you can never have too many eggs, but is it wrong to go from 1 to 3 overnight should I earn the other eggs or just Give in to impulse and just get them.  There should really be a warning on the store saying adult candy shop enter at your own risk or something like that.  Had my dealer offered me any type of discount I would’ve pulled the trigger right then and there but since he didn’t I’m going to scour the Internet and other distributors see if they might be inclined to swell for a little less.  So with that said anyone near Long Island New York looking to sell a used mini max or medium let me know thanks 

bgebrent said:

There you go.

 I read another post that people on the site are really good at spending other People’s Money I apparently have no problem doing it on my own now the question is how do I get the wife’s approval.  She’s already jealous of the time I spend with the egg when I’m home versus her, but doesn’t complain when she’s eating the treasures Cooked on egg. 

SciAggie said:

Dude, it's your money. Consider this. If you're going to shell out that kind of money - how about a medium and a Roccbox? Instead of having three Swiss Army knives, have a Swiss Army knife and a cleaver. (I hope the analogy makes some sense).

Thanks for the suggestion as I am looking for alternative ideas unfortunately not the roccbox. A friend of mine has a roccbox I’m not a big fan, the steaks don’t come out as good and it takes a long time to get the temperature especially in the winter months here in LI NY. Plus when using wood it burns pretty fast at high temps and is hard to control if multi tasking ie. using 2 grills at once. I’m not a big pizza maker so there’s that as well.