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This is why I bought an XL





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  • @finebaum. A true southerner...
    Killen, AL (The Shoals)
    XL, Small, Minimax, and Mini BGEs
  • @SGH it's on now man!




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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,889
    Bring it on brother. Standing by for the finale. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • dstearn
    dstearn Posts: 1,702
    I was going back an forth deciding between the large and XL. I went with the XL. Great choice especially when you smoke a 15 LB Packer.
  • SmokingPiney
    SmokingPiney Posts: 2,319
    edited September 2015
    I've never doubted buying my XL. The extra real estate on the grate is always nice to have. 
    Living the good life smoking and joking
  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,257
    +1 on the XL.  You're two weiners short  =)
    canuckland
  • paqman
    paqman Posts: 4,837
    I like the TV outside

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  • @paqman thanks man. It's a lot of fun. I'm working on some better set up but it's great with football and grilling!

    @SGH that's the last shot before it all got devoured!! I had about 15 +kids waiting to dig in when it came off the grill. Burgers were great if I do say so myself. Was just 80/20 chuck but then mixed in 2 lbs of bacon deer burger. I might have had two and 3 hot dogs. 

    Total success. Had a few couples in our neighborhood over. I did the meat and they brought sides and dessert. Then let the kids play in the pools, set up some blow up stuff, and the men gathered round the TV while the women talked inside. Huge brownie points for watching the kids. That's how you get to do these kind of things more often!  

    And guys, if your in the fence get the XL. Bigger is better in this case for sure. 


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  • six_egg
    six_egg Posts: 1,112
    +1 on XL

    XLBGE, LBGE 

    Fernandina Beach, FL

  • Mosca
    Mosca Posts: 456
    Why the raised grid, if you don't mind my asking?
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,889
    @SGH that's the last shot before it all got devoured!! 

    And guys, if your in the fence get the XL. Bigger is better in this case for sure. 
    First, I like hearing that the food got devoured. This is as it should be. Next, as to the XL, I have to agree. I myself own a large, but I always recommend that folks buy the biggest that they can afford. If the egg was my only rig I would have went with the XL myself. However I have several big units standing by at the ready so capacity was not a issue for me. The large is a great rig and has served me well. But again, if I didn't have the big units, I would have went with the XL myself. The grub looks wonderful my friend. 

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

  • @mosca

    theres some one things you definitely want raised for, like a direct spatchcock. But I just wanted to get the meat off the flame a little. We were having a lot of people over and I wanted to have some room to talk and cook while helping people get anything they need. 

    Long story short: just to move the food a little bit away from the flame. 


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  • I wanted an XL, but realistically I don't need one....but as they say, you don't miss something until you realize you need it

    LBGE in Northern VA
  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    edited September 2015
    I, as @SGH only have a large but have just acquired another large and just have to go pick it up.  Can't wait for more grid space.

    Great looking cook!!!

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."

                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA
  • Canugghead
    Canugghead Posts: 12,257
    I, as @SGH only have a large but have just acquired another large and just have to go pick it up.  Can't wait for more grid space.

    Great looking cook!!!
    congrats on your new large!
    canuckland
  • @SGH - What about the rusty old Weber kettle?
    Flint, Michigan
  • MCN - Nice job!
    Flint, Michigan
  • I, as @SGH only have a large but have just acquired another large and just have to go pick it up.  Can't wait for more grid space.

    Great looking cook!!!
    congrats on your new large!
    Thanks!!

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."

                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

    2 Large
    Peachtree Corners, GA