Your job and the egg

I do. Most of the time I am able to load the mini with lump and set one of the fire cubes to light it.
While the fire is lighting/ spreading, I end up taking a shower so it ends up being ready just in time.
I usually grill chicken breasts or steak for such short time.

the answer is a simple - yes many of us do - though I myself am now retired. Maybe I'm reading between the lines here but I see you own an XL so perhaps to you that is too much hassle and uses too much lump so you don't want to fire him up. There are many ways to get around that issue - though the easiest is to buy another smaller egg.

Never!!!!! I only use mine 6 or 7 days a week

that's kinda the problem - most times a guy can buy a large and a small or at least a large and a mini for the price of an XL and have far more versatility. Instead some guys say "me wantum biggest one made" and then realize it takes a lot of lump to use all that real estate! Perhaps if you plan in advance some night you can try egging after work even if you end up eating a little later - or are there young ones to feed shortly after getting home? Tell us more and I'm sure you'll get more suggestions. Good luck!

I work in a kitchen so I don't cook after work during the week (at home). I just got a mini and have been bringing that to work and having everone's lunch on that.

6-7 days a week here and many weekends are multiple cook days.

I usually cook bigger cooks on the large over the weekend. The leftover lump I save in a can with a lid and use that for the mini and I use the mini during the week after work.

for cooks with less lump, you could buy a firering for a mini and use that to place your lump in the XL. there are cheaper options for keeping your lump together, but if you get a mini later, you can use the extra firering to give you a raised grid. If your wishlist is aiming at a small. get an extra firering for a small instead.

If you're used to a gasser, it's a lot more tricky cooking on the Egg after work but I used to cook on my large a few times a week. See if you can get home a little early or set it up the night before. It takes longer than a gasser but just plan around it.

"Look Dear, our new smaller Egg. Sorry, I promise I won't do it again!"

Yes,yes and yes. In the fall threw spring I cook 4 or 5 times a week. Always make sure plenty of lump for next cook before shutting down. Spray the grill front side, back side, holding from on end, swap ends and spray front side and back again. Any place that doesnt have non stick spray will be pill to clean. Toss in a plastic water trough while eating and clean up a breeze. Don't do complicated cooks working. I work 12 hrs, shift. Get home at 16:30 and get up at 2:20 so I have to have it down to a science to get any sleep! :laugh:

excuse me...why am I hesitant about the XL? Guess I don't get your point. I was trying to HELP you - not slam you! If you bothered to check my profile I own 4 eggs - what you don't see there is I have won 2 large eggs and donated both. Do I want an XL? Nope! Do I need an XL? Nope. I was just trying to help you. Good night.