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Large vs XL
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azbbguy
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I had always read that the XL and Large acted a bit different, and tonight i got to see first hand that is true.
I was actually surprised at how much different my bro's large acted compared to my XL, i really didn't expect it to be that noticeable.
It was nothing i couldn't overcome, but it did take a bit to get used to, being the first time i have ever cooked on one.
All in all we turned out a great, but simple meal. We had burgers, hot dogs, shrimp kabobs, and some sides.
Oh and I got to try my first "Luther", and it was quite delicious.lol
Quick question however. We have a 2" paver under it, plus the egg is on its feet. I noticed the paver was pretty hot, which kind of surprised me, as i had never seen that with my XL(mine stays pretty cool) Is that fairly normal? It seemed like there was quite a bit of hot embers that fell through the charcoal grate.
I was actually surprised at how much different my bro's large acted compared to my XL, i really didn't expect it to be that noticeable.
It was nothing i couldn't overcome, but it did take a bit to get used to, being the first time i have ever cooked on one.
All in all we turned out a great, but simple meal. We had burgers, hot dogs, shrimp kabobs, and some sides.
Oh and I got to try my first "Luther", and it was quite delicious.lol
Quick question however. We have a 2" paver under it, plus the egg is on its feet. I noticed the paver was pretty hot, which kind of surprised me, as i had never seen that with my XL(mine stays pretty cool) Is that fairly normal? It seemed like there was quite a bit of hot embers that fell through the charcoal grate.
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I´ve got a question refer this fact.
I´ve large egg, and think´n currently about increasing my eggfamily by adding an XL.
I´m satisfied with the behavior of my large during low & slow and also during mid temp (350 - 400 F) cooks.
90% of my cooks are low & slow or mid temp. So, when you are saying the diff between the L and XL is more than ya expect, please tell me, what is exactly the difference ?
Cooks the XL the low and slow and mid temp cooks at the same level (temp maintain, mositure food...) as the large, or is it worse ?
Thanks for your answer -
I agree with the last post. I just bought an XL and haven't even had my first cook. I was building the table and assembling the BGE most of the weekend. Please give more details about the difference.
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It is not that i found one better then the other, just different.
Both maintained temps fine, it just took me a bit longer to dial it in, then my XL, as the settings were fairly different. It also seemed to react a bit different to changes. It was not a bad thing, just took a couple of min. to get used to.
I love my XL
I am surprised by how hot the bottom got, as mine never gets that hot. -
From my experience, the paver under a large Egg does heat up. Doesn't seem to be that bad, as I've had the same cheap Home Despot paver there since I bought my Egg 5 years ago or so, but it does get hot.
-John
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