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gman
gman Posts: 106
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
The wife finally says "yes". Now, what size do I get. We grill for 9-12 people often and I am considering the X-large. Does it cook as well as large. Thank you inadvance for eggspert advice.
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  • Pdub
    Pdub Posts: 234
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    gman,
    large,then a small shortly there after
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  • gman
    gman Posts: 106
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    pdub,
    Thanks for the opinion
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  • jeffybeer
    jeffybeer Posts: 42
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    gman,
    I like Pdub's response. Because that is the exact combo that I have. However it is also going to depend on what you are cooking most often. And remember nobody ever said you have to cook everything at one time.
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  • Morro Bay Rich
    Morro Bay Rich Posts: 2,227
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    gman,
    I vote with pdub .... large followed by small later (my setup). The final $$$ will be essentially the same. The added advantage of this setup is the added versatility. You might find it difficult to sear a steak and cook zucchini followed by peaches on an XL but it is no problem with a large and a small.[p]I just cooked 18 lbs of pork butt on the large and could easily have done twice that amount. I can tell you that is a LOT of pork butt even at the 57% yield I got for the final product; certaily more butt than 12 hungry people will eat.[p]If you cook for 9-12 people with every cook the XL may make sense but the XL will kill you in lump cost if you ever use it for just 2 to 4 people.
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  • gman
    gman Posts: 106
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    jeffybeer,
    good point. Tends to be chicken, ribs, hamburgers for guest and ribs, chicken steak, pork loins for the three in my family
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  • gman
    gman Posts: 106
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    Morro Bay Rich,
    Majority of the time it will just be 3 people. Once, maybe twice a year I would consider doing two 12-13lb birds. Pool paries, ~twice a month, are usually hamburgers chicken,or ribs. How many racks of BB ribs can you get on the Large?
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  • Morro Bay Rich
    Morro Bay Rich Posts: 2,227
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    gman,
    I've seen upwards of 12 here on the Forum. For that many one uses the stainless steel rig made by tjv. I've gotten 8 on the large using the normal grid and the raised grid I usually use for chicken.
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  • Crawdaddy
    Crawdaddy Posts: 29
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    Morro Bay Rich,
    How do you fit 8 slabs on the grid. Are you talking verticle, with a rib rack?
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  • Pdub
    Pdub Posts: 234
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    gman,
    Having the two gives you a lot more options and a greater flexability. I usually cook for two, and for day to day grilling type stuff I usually use the small. I use the large to do low and slow and pizza and baking in the large. I have cook for 20 plus and found that it was perfectly adequate. I put 14 lb of butt and lbs of brisket in the large.
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  • jeffybeer
    jeffybeer Posts: 42
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    gman,
    Then I would think you are a great canidate for an XL Egg. Either that or go with a large and than a small or a medium. That way you can get 2 different temps going if you are doing more than one thing at once. Either way you are about to embark on a great new adventure in BBQ.
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    Crawdaddy,

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