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Do you rob Peter to pay Paul?

Mickey
Mickey Posts: 19,741
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Not sure I have ever put fresh lump in my Mini. Always use out of one of the Larges. imageimage
Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • fence0407
    fence0407 Posts: 2,244
    Hope to cross that bridge myself one day...until then, 1 large is it!
    Large - Mini - Blackstone 17", 28", 36"
    Cumming, GA  

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,741
    edited August 2014
    Getting ready for a little lite lunch. Couple of tenderloins. image
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Thatgrimguy
    Thatgrimguy Posts: 4,738
    I do the opposite. I end up throwing leftovers from the small in with the XL so I can keep the small clean. It's easy to stir and scrape ash out the XL. The small is a pita
    XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,167
    I only have one BGE, but my grills tend to share coal pretty well.  Occasionally, they even share hot coals. 

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
    Dammit Mick! Talk about frugal.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Hotch
    Hotch Posts: 3,564
    I with you on this one @Mickey , large feeds the mini.
    Large BGE, MiniMAX BGE, 2 Mini BGE's, R&V Fryer, 36" Blackstone Griddle, Camp Chef Dual Burner 40K BTU Stove
    BGE Chiminea
    Prosper, TX
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  • johnkitchens
    johnkitchens Posts: 5,234
    That is a very nice lunch Mickey. That would be a nice dinner. 

    Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    edited August 2014
    I read the title and thought you'd seen my bank statements. =)) =))
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,023
    since getting my mini kub i dont use the large much at the house at all. i do use all the small pieces of fresh lump first for the mini, then take the bag of bigger pieces to camp though
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,741
    Little Steven said:
    Dammit Mick! Talk about frugal.

    First off I am retired. Most important it is a shorter distance to one of the Larges than the garage where the OO is kept. And used lump lights even faster.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,741
    johnkitchens said:
    That is a very nice lunch Mickey. That would be a nice dinner. 

    We both like the larger meal at lunch.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,174
    Yeah, the XL gets the bulk of the work, but when the small or mini gets the nod I usually get the lump out of the XL.

    Peter sure is an easy mark and Paul is a greedy bastid.
    Flint, Michigan
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  • JRWesco
    JRWesco Posts: 57
    I do the same thing with my large and small !
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    I didn't feel like going in the garage attic to get more lump down this weekend so I robbed from the XL twice. Once for the mini and once for the large. Don't normally though
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  • SkinnyV
    SkinnyV Posts: 3,404
    Yes I do this all the time
    Seattle, WA
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  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,045
    I take from the large and put in the small. When I want to clean out the small I take any lump still in it and throw in the large. And @Thatgrimguy‌ is right the small is a pain to clean out. But I love it anyway.

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     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,868
    I've cooked three times this week on the same batch of lump.
    NOLA
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Rob Peter for Paul? No I do not. I haven't used Paul (mini) since March... 2013! So no lump needed.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,741
    edited August 2014
    Carolina Q said:
    Rob Peter for Paul? No I do not. I haven't used Paul (mini) since March... 2013! So no lump needed.

    Michael you might want to send it to a good home in Texas.
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Just given a Mini to add to the herd. 

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  • anzyegg
    anzyegg Posts: 1,104
    Mighty hearty looking lunch... Looks great.
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