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I Scored A Used Egg!!!
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Florida Grillin Girl
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I've been looking for a used egg to add to my family of eggs for the past 2-3 months. I scored a LGBE yesterday for $250.
Here it is loaded for the trip home:
It hadn't been used for a long time and had some questionable stuff growing and living inside it so I did a high temperature burn on it.
Lit it with a huge load of lump:
The thermometer went past 750 and got around to the 200, approx 1000 degrees.
I let it burn til it burned itself out. Today it was brushed with a stiff wire brush, and put back together. Look how nice it came out:
The people I bought the egg from gave me everything they had to go with it, including all these wood chips, a BGE apron, BGE shirt, a bag of BGE charcoal, (3/4 full), and grill utensils.
As they were having an estate sale too, I found this nice aluminum pot for .25 cents. It has a lid and fits the Large perfectly since the handles are small -it measures 17 inches wide:
The nice man who sold me the egg told me his dad( who has passed) loved to cook chicken on this egg. Tonight, for my first cook on it, in honor of Mr. Fernandez, I am cooking chicken on it.
This nice son of Mr.Fernandez hugged me when I left with the egg because he knew the egg would be well used and enjoyed by this particular Egghead.
Faith
Tampa
Here it is loaded for the trip home:
It hadn't been used for a long time and had some questionable stuff growing and living inside it so I did a high temperature burn on it.
Lit it with a huge load of lump:
The thermometer went past 750 and got around to the 200, approx 1000 degrees.
I let it burn til it burned itself out. Today it was brushed with a stiff wire brush, and put back together. Look how nice it came out:
The people I bought the egg from gave me everything they had to go with it, including all these wood chips, a BGE apron, BGE shirt, a bag of BGE charcoal, (3/4 full), and grill utensils.
As they were having an estate sale too, I found this nice aluminum pot for .25 cents. It has a lid and fits the Large perfectly since the handles are small -it measures 17 inches wide:
The nice man who sold me the egg told me his dad( who has passed) loved to cook chicken on this egg. Tonight, for my first cook on it, in honor of Mr. Fernandez, I am cooking chicken on it.
This nice son of Mr.Fernandez hugged me when I left with the egg because he knew the egg would be well used and enjoyed by this particular Egghead.
Faith
Tampa
Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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Great score! Add a new gasket and it will be perfect!
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Eggcellent score Faith, and a nice touch with the tribute to the original owner. Kudos.
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Hate to hear a devoted egger has passed, but glad for you! I have no doubt you will put it good use.aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
Congratulation and what a nice thing to cook for your first event in his honor. It's says alot about you.
My Best,
Bordello -
Great find. Nice the seller happy it went to an egger.
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What a great, great, great, story, Faith. This made my day.
Judy
San Diego
Where nobody ever sells a used Egg.Judy in San Diego -
Great find Faith! Your one lucky lady
Did the son seem a little off his rocker? Why'd he sell? -
Faith.....FELICIDADES!!!!!
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Nice score Faith!!Molly
Colorado Springs
"Loney Queen"
"Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it."
Bill Bradley; American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, former U.S. Senator from New Jersey
LBGE, MBGE, SBGE , MiniBGE and a Mini Mini BGE -
Nice score and tribute....my son and daughter would probably fight over my BGE.LBGE Katy (Houston) TX
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Faith,
Great deal, congratulations! We should talk this week.
SteveSteve
Caledon, ON
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You have any ideas on how to solve that predicament?
Buy more eggs!! :woohoo:aka marysvilleksegghead
Lrg 2008
mini 2009
XL 2021 (sold 8/24/23)
Henny Youngman:
I said to my wife, 'Where do you want to go for our anniversary?' She said, 'I want to go somewhere I've never been before.' I said, 'Try the kitchen.'
Bob Hope: When I wake up in the morning, I don’t feel anything until noon, and then it’s time for my nap -
Wonderful,Wonderful,Wonderful!!
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faith,
Aren't deals like yours against the law? I'm sure there's a city code or ordinace against it :laugh: .
Nice story, great deal! -
Was that the same Estate sale in west Tampa I saw on Craigs list? I got a reply that that they sold it. I was going to send the youngan after it. :laugh: Great find and congrats.
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Nice find, congratulations looks like a great egg. Thanks for the pictures and background.
I am sure the chicken turns out great.
Kent -
Can I just say I am pea green with envy :S - I check the paper and Craig's list daily -- nothing ....
but congratulations what a find! -
I hunt CL almost daily and missed the only Egg in this area for a while, by just a few minutes. You are so fortunate Faith!
Nice touch on the tribute to Mr. F too! Very coolKnoxville, TN
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LOL I check Maine and Fort Myers and Sarasota every morning and every night. thought that would be good deal at a sale like that!!
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Wow Faith,what a great deal :woohoo: Nice job finding that one Keep an eye out for me,I still NEED a large
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Faith,
I will pay you $300 for it...will you please bring it to Atalanta for me? I can wait til Eggtoberfest if necessary...thanks... :silly: :woohoo:
Great deal and nice cook in memory of the previous owner..... -
Congratulations Faith, looking forward to seeing more of your fantastic cooks from it.
Gator
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Darn, that's as good as winning the lottery.
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Great story and a heck of a find! I think that it's very cool that you honor Mr. Fernandez that way. Faith, you are always a class act!! Congrats on your new egg!
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Thank you all for the beautiful comments. They made us laugh and cry. Poppy would have appreciated it, too. God bless!!
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What a deal....great job on the cleaning :cheer:
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I would like to thank Jack and Elizabeth - this is who I bought the egg from.
I will post pics later of the chicken cook.
Faith
TampaHappily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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