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edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Ok...ok...I'm convinced....I found my way to the BGE site purely by accident. I was doing online research on regular smokers (steel, charcoal/electric) trying to figure out which to buy. Now, I am going to buy an egg. What size ? I am thinking medium or large.[p]Do folks who have mediums find themselves wanting more space that often ? What are you cooking when that happens ?[p]Thanks[p]Dan
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  • GrillMeister
    GrillMeister Posts: 1,608
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    <p />BackYardDan,[p]Go with the Large! I did for my first one, then I got another large. Then one morning, I woke up and there was another egg. I gonna have to keep them on separate sides of the deck. [grin]

    Cheers,

    GrillMeister
    Austin, Texas
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  • Smokey
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    BackYardDan,[p]I had a medium for three years. Its a great size, but after getting married, having a child and friends wanting me to fook for them, I upgraded to the large.[p]Smokey
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  • RRP
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    GrillMeister,
    Cool pix!
    I have 3 size BGEs now and love what each one is "just perfect for". As I always say - Go for it now, next year and thereafter! Life isn't a dress rehearsal!
    BTW GrillMeister, check your email for a response to our earlier discussion...
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • TRex
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    BackYardDan,[p]Large.[p]Enough said.[p]TRex
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  • SouthernMan
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    BackYardDan,
    Large works for me. Nothing like ribs for a crowd all at once.[p]Kinsey
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  • Mr. Hyde
    Mr. Hyde Posts: 99
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    BackYardDan,[p]Large, to start with. And if you are married, don't let your wife near it, if she is like mine, she will take over. On second thought, introduce her to it immediately!
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  • stike
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    BackYardDan,
    I am not exactly educated in the ways of the smaller eggs, having gone for the large right out of the gate.[p]But I think that if you can afford it, you should get a big one. I understand the small and mini are amazing with regard to searing steaks (distance from fuel to grill is shorter than in the large), but holy hell. I can't imagine what MORE char looks like, since my steaks at 850 degrees are perfect as is.[p]I do understand that the large uses more fuel, but the egg is stingy to begin with. When I'm done, I shut it down, and the next day I just relight the unspent fuel.[p]I am considering getting an additional egg, a small, because frequently it is just my wife and I eating, and I'm sure that adds up in the fuel usage department on the large.[p]But I would never give up the big-boy, and have NEVER regretted it. Nothing like doing a 24-hour cook of two or three 10 pound butts, or multitudinous racks of ribs...[p]Try for the big one if you can swing it.[p]But that's my biased opinion.
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • stike
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    Smokey,
    I got people askin me to fook for them allatime, but my wife won't let me. How'd you get her to acquiesce?
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Smokey
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    stike,[p]<c>I WEAR THE PANTS!</c>[p]No really, it's one of her friends who loved thr turkey breast I made on night and asked. The wife just let it slide I guess![p]Smokey
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  • stike
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    Smokey,
    ...i was tryna make a funny.
    you said 'fook' early on, and so i said my wife wouldn't let me 'fook' a whole buncha people...
    aw fergeddit, wasn't funny to begin with i guess....[p]
    hahahha
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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