First egg recommend a size

kcw

XL if you have the room. I started with a large only to find wasn't big enough, thanks to CGS adjustable rig I have doubled capacity. Recently added a MM. 

LKNEgg

Large is all I need for family of 4 and entertaining.  Good luck with apartment complex!

stv8r

My vote is for the large!  As others have said, not too big for a small cook for two, but large enough for company (especially if you add a secondary raised grid). 

grEGGorys

I have a medium and it cooks most everything that I need for the wife and I. I would get a large if cost and space weren't a concern. I am not sure how well an Egg would be at an apartment complex. First there can be an abundance of smoke that could blow over to your neighbors patio. They might not like the smell as much as you do. Also I have seen flames shooting out the top of my egg when getting it really cooking. This would definitely be a fire hazard and I would hate to be responsible for any type of fire. It might be best to wait until you get your own backyard to get the Egg you really want.

bcsnave

Buy what you think will work for you. I was in the same boat last September when I bought my egg. I was thinking it was expensive and I didn't want to make a mistake of buying a large when for only a couple hundred more I could purchase an XL. In the end I bought a Large and a week later bought a mini for quick cooks.

My recommendation is get a large. Plenty of grid area for smoking, great for direct, if you choose pizzas, they are easy on this.  Just my opinion but I think unless you cook for a lot of people...you might regret the XL....just go out and buy a large and start cooking.

Fred19Flintstone

I have a XL and I love it.  I used to have a used large and I liked it, but decided to get a new XL and never looked back.  It is not unheard of that a large owner posts he/she wishes they had an XL.  I haven't seen any XL owner post they wished they had a large.

For me, the reason I wanted the XL is because I was accustomed to cooking on a Weber kettle.  A common kettle technique is to bank the coals creating direct and indirect zones.  The same can be done with the XL.

bcsnave

good point @fred19flintstone

DMW

Buy an XL and a Small or MM.

clifkincaid

I have a Medium for a family of 4. It does and I can make it work for everything for a full nights dinner. I just bought a new MM because i couldn't pass up 350 for a new one. It is a great addition sitting beside the medium. 

WeberWho

Double check your apartment rules with charcoal grills. I'd hate for you to spend that kind of money and then figure out that they don't allow charcoal grills. 

I have an XL and Large egg. I'd keep the large egg between the two. 95% of my cooks will fit within the large. The other 5% I'd make work

ads75

I vote Large, its what I got for myself, if you can leave it on the balcony. If you need to be able to take it in or out all the time, mini max or small.

Davec433

I intended to buy a large but the XL was only 300 dollars more when I went to make my purchase. It's still sitting in the garage in the box waiting for the patio to go in. I'm a firm believer in going as big as you can afford!

stemc33

@stx.dead.I, Now that you have everyone's thoughts, which size/sizes are you going to get?

dieseldare

I have a large and love it, but sometimes I get frustrated smoking large pieces of meat slow and low because of the heat that comes up from the sides of the plate setter.  Makes me wish I had an XL so I'd get better coverage.

OmahaOne

Buy the largest you can afford. Look for an Eggfest in your area to get a good deal. I have an XL that I got from an Eggfest and haven't regretted it. 

BYS1981

For sure check apartment rules, some dont allow charcoal grills on second stories. 

I would but biggest you can afford if you're allowed to have them in your apartment complex.

westernbbq

The large is the one I wish I had started with.   My first was an XL and  I love the capacity of the XL but it does consume a lot of fuel.  For the XL, there's a vortex fuel concentrator which allows you get the fuel arranged in such a way that you can grill over intense heat in a smaller area. Fuel will spread out over an XL's fire grate without some type of firebox divider so that is a must if you go the XL route.

The MiniMax however, is my favorite.  It's a hit when I take it to the beach in Mexico, the mountains in eastern and northern Arizona, and to tailgate parties for football games.  it is simply a fun grill to use.

I would start with a large as it's been the easiest to learn on.  Be sure to get some multigrid capabilities from CGS so you can really expand your cooking capacity.

Hawg Fan

swordsmn said:

I'd do small or mini-max knowing you'll add a large when u do the house thing.   Just seems like an apt sized plan. 

Ditto!