large vs XL BGE

It depends on your cooking needs. I would ask how many people in your family do you normally cook for? How many large cooks would you do? How often do you entertain? While the XL is a great cooker it is a very large cooker. I started out with an XL and it fits me needs. Shortly after I acquired a large. I love being able to cook entire meals on the Eggs and I do a great deal of large cooks and entertaining. I have a family of 3 that I normally cook for and more often than not my large is sufficient. I am looking to get another large in the very near future. The large is the most popular and the most versatile as there are many accessories available to provide more space. The XL does have its advantages. When grilling the other sizes are out matched by the XL because of the grid space. You are able to cook several racks of ribs or briskets flat on the grid without modification. But on a regular basis the Large is the work horse.

depends on how much grill space you need. this is a large with 7 full breasts on it, thats 14 bone in chicken breasts from the supermarket. feeds a fair amount, could have used a second raised grid and cooked double. the second pic is 32 pounds of butt and brisket, feeds a small army. that second cook would have been easier on an xl, but the large will manage it. it takes many a long time to buy that first egg, but most buy a second egg without even thinking about it, you may want to put that into the equation.