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20 Years of BGE Ownership!
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Florida Grillin Girl
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I can't believe it, but since I saved the receipt, I guess it's true!
Wow! Those years flew by!
I bought this (my first Large Egg) at a home show, never seeing the Egg in action, or tasting any food cooked on it. I pretty much taught myself everything about cooking on it. I rigged up most of my own eggcessories, since they didn't have any back then, not even a platesetter.
I have traveled to Canada, New Hampshire, Cincinnati, N. Georgia and Atlanta to attend eggfests, plus the Florida ones. I don't think there is a question I can't answer about cooking on the BGE.
I never knew it would become such a big part of my life, but it sure has. Now most of my friends and family have Eggs. Any holiday or dinner party that I throw will have major BGE cooking going on with several Eggs cooking at the same time.
It is impossible to measure how much this BGE ownership has impacted my life. Besides all the great food I have cooked, I have met the NICEST people, and have many Eggheads that I call friends.
I accidentalley happened into this cooking/Egging lifestyle and I am so happy that I went to the home show that day.
Egg On, my friends!!
Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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Cool! I probably saw my first egg in '95 and wanted one ever since. Finally got it in 2012. Hard to believe 4 years have blown by, never mind 20. Congrats!Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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I'd hate to see what an egg costs in another 20 years. Might be pushing 2k by than. Happy anniversary!"The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan
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Great post. Thanks for sharing!Belleville, Michigan
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Florida Grillin Girl said:Wow! Those years flew by!
Sadly they do fly by sister. You wake up one day and your life has quietly passed you bye.Egg On, my friends!!
You too sister. Keep fanning the flames and the smoke rolling.
On a seperate not, great post. Thanks for sharing.
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. -
Faith your money could have grown ten-fold if you'd invested it, but of course the Big Green Egg life changing experience/enjoyment is Priceless! Great post, thanks for sharing. It was also nice meeting you and others from south of the border when you cooked at Niagara.canuckland
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Thats great man! What's the one cook you are still meaning to get too?VA Beach
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Very cool. I hope I can enjoy mine for that long.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
YukonRon -
Faith, I'm grateful to you and so many other EggHeads who were so kind to me and taught me so much (and still are!) when my wife bought me my first BGE a number of years ago (I forget, but a LOT less than 20, maybe 5 or so). I love my Eggs. Egg on!
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"C R O W N" for @Florida Grillin Girl
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Cheers. Here's to many more years with the flower pot cookers. Pretty cool. And I'd agree there are some good folks in this cultish community.LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Wow, wasn't cheap back then either! $399
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That is awesome. I didn't even know this cooking vessel existed five years ago and discovered it only after I started doing some research when it was time to replace a gas grill that I had milked about 14 years out of. I think it's great that you went in blind, probably had some hiccups, and learned along the way. I hate to think what my frustration level would have been if not for this forum and all of the things I have learned from those through their experiences.Stillwater, MN
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MeTed said:Great post. Thanks for sharing!
Kansas City, Missouri
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"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf -
Congrats and thanks! You've already inspired one meal this week for me and gave me good instruction so I could pull it off. Thanks for sharing your experience, it expands my use of the egg immensely.Bill Denver, CO
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399 What size? Very cool and the receipt looks brand new.Joe - I'm a reformed gasser-holic aka 4Runner Columbia, SC Wonderful BGE Resource Site: http://www.nakedwhiz.com/ceramicfaq.htm and http://www.nibblemethis.com/ and http://playingwithfireandsmoke.blogspot.com/2006/02/recipes.html
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My hero.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). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.
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Mickey said:My hero.
Mine too Mick! I'm getting close to 20 years too. Faith is one of the best egg cooks around. I attended a demo she gave in Niagara one year. Changed my lifeSteve
Caledon, ON
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Honored and humbled to be a part of the family.Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
2 Large BGE's, Instant Pot, Anova Sous Vide, and a gas smoker...
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@VB_egger - The only thing left that I haven't egged is a whole pig. That may be coming up for the holidays as I found an Italian market nearby that has small ones that will fit on the large Egg.Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
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@Mickey - Aww thanks!!
@Little Steven - Do you mean the Canadian Eggfest where you made the Butter Chicken with 150 ingredients?? I think it's you that gave the much better demo!Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
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@4Runner - Large egg. $399 less 10%. I brought it home in the backseat of my car. My (then) husband thought I was nuts!Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
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@SGH - I had an 18 month old toddler when I bought the egg, and now he is away at college. Yes, time sure flew by.Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
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Very awesome Faith, Your definitely the original egghead and have taught many people lots of great things.
NW IA
2 LBGE, 1 SBGE, 22.5 WSM, 1 Smokey Joe
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Thank you for sharing! I'm still new, so any advice would be greatly appreciated. Time flys when your having fun!XL BGE - Virginia
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Florida Grillin Girl said:...
@Little Steven - Do you mean the Canadian Eggfest where you made the Butter Chicken with 150 ingredients?? I think it's you that gave the much better demo!
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@Canugghead - @LittleSteven - Yep, that's me next to Little Steven watching him dish out his 150 ingredient butter chicken! I also remember that this FL girl was freezing my -you know what- off!Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
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@Brisket_Fanatic Ben, that is so nice of you to say. There are many, many people that have taught/coached our fellow eggheads through the years.Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
3 Large, 1 Small, 1 well-used Mini
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