Hi everyone

jimdgreat1

New guy from Kansas here. Long time smoker and griller, just got my first egg. (LBGE)

Great site you have here.

lkapigian

Welcome, just be careful on Fridays around here

nolaegghead

Welcome, friend.

Theophan

Welcome!!!

I am sure you will LOVE your new Egg.  I used to use other charcoal grills, had a gas grill for a while, and it was all good.  But I never really LOVED what I grilled or smoked until my wife bought me a Big Green Egg (I was too cheap <laughing>).  Oh my goodness!  I'm still not sure why it makes such a huge difference, but I absolutely love the food I grill or smoke in my BGE.  I am sure you will, too!  Welcome to the Forum!

Bluekard

Welcome!  Glad to have another egger on board.

lousubcap

Welcome aboard and enjoy the journey.  Above all, have fun.  

jabam

Welcome aboard!

hoosier_egger

Welcome! Lots of great info and people here! Friday's are fun!!

kl8ton

Howdy

bluebird66

Hello and welcome aboard!!

jdkeithbge

Welcome!

saluki2007

You made a great choice in grill and joining the forum.  Enjoy the journey.

johnnyp

welcome, looking forward to your cooks

Smokeydawg

Welcome! Lot’s of great advice available here!

YukonRon

Forget retirement. You now are inflicted with BGEism, a widely known condition that causes massive weight loss of your bank account, while creating significant weight gain on your credit cards. 
The initial purchase of the BGE is the least expensive aspect of owning a BGE.
You have been warned. 
Get a membership to Costco for your protein purchases, aluminum foil, aluminum pans, and alcohol, get a membership at Restaurant Depot for tools such as sausage makers, knives, cutting boards, slicers, etc., find a great carpenter for building storage cabinets for spices and rubs,  dedicate storage space in your garage for a minimum 30 bags of lump, and cases of smoking wood, (cars, bicycles, yard tools do not need inside storage space, you will learn) build that second garage, (because your wife's car needs storage space, you will learn) keep a landscaping company on retainer, because you will buy another BGE and you will need to modify your patio and yard, adding lighting for the evening cooks etc., go to your appliance store and get a deep freezer, then go back 3 months later and get the bigger one you talked yourself out of,  then a year later get the big one (your third) you thought would be ridiculous to buy in the first place, build yourself a decent wine cellar, second fridge, audio and visual system for the time you spend with the BGE, new patio furniture, find a Lodge cast iron outlet, oh, yeah, almost forgot, start the planning of the remodeling of your kitchen. Do I even need to talk about coolers yet? Sous Vide? Lump lighting tools?
I am sure I am forgetting at least another $10,000.00 worth of necessary items....oh yeah, building that killer table for your BGEs, then finding out you are not a table builder, then go out and buy one.
But most of all enjoy every step of this crazy journey, because it is worth it.
Welcome to the forum......therapy is every Friday night in here, and occasionally every day that ends in "Y".
Have fun, and glad to have you. 

jimdgreat1

Thanks for the welcome. I'm 10 + years away from retirement. Though I'll probably continue contract work after as thats what I do now. (engineering)

Have a membership to Costco and only live about a mile away.

No Resturant depot close to me. Deep freeze, cast iron, 2nd fridge, sous vide, and wine storage taken care of. Do need a stand or table though...

Only paid $150 for the egg so I'm somewhat ahead of the curve.

THEBuckeye

YukonRon said:

Forget retirement. You now are inflicted with BGEism, a widely known condition that causes massive weight loss of your bank account, while creating significant weight gain on your credit cards. 
The initial purchase of the BGE is the least expensive aspect of owning a BGE.
You have been warned. 
Get a membership to Costco for your protein purchases, aluminum foil, aluminum pans, and alcohol, get a membership at Restaurant Depot for tools such as sausage makers, knives, cutting boards, slicers, etc., find a great carpenter for building storage cabinets for spices and rubs,  dedicate storage space in your garage for a minimum 30 bags of lump, and cases of smoking wood, (cars, bicycles, yard tools do not need inside storage space, you will learn) build that second garage, (because your wife's car needs storage space, you will learn) keep a landscaping company on retainer, because you will buy another BGE and you will need to modify your patio and yard, adding lighting for the evening cooks etc., go to your appliance store and get a deep freezer, then go back 3 months later and get the bigger one you talked yourself out of,  then a year later get the big one (your third) you thought would be ridiculous to buy in the first place, build yourself a decent wine cellar, second fridge, audio and visual system for the time you spend with the BGE, new patio furniture, find a Lodge cast iron outlet, oh, yeah, almost forgot, start the planning of the remodeling of your kitchen. Do I even need to talk about coolers yet? Sous Vide? Lump lighting tools?
I am sure I am forgetting at least another $10,000.00 worth of necessary items....oh yeah, building that killer table for your BGEs, then finding out you are not a table builder, then go out and buy one.
But most of all enjoy every step of this crazy journey, because it is worth it.
Welcome to the forum......therapy is every Friday night in here, and occasionally every day that ends in "Y".
Have fun, and glad to have you. 


Ron, and how much of the $90K you mentioned have you spent on your frozen bourbon slush? 

jimdgreat1

Screen shot of the letgo ad.

mlc2013

Welcome to the site and I hope you enjoy your egg experience as much as I have you find this site very useful just type in anything to the search bar and find a hundred different opinions on fat side up or down etc. Enjoy the ride.

JohnnyTarheel

Welcome brother.... enjoy and share your cooks

jimdgreat1

Cracked coal grate. Doesn't seem to matter.



First fire with new draft door and seals.



Planning a turkey this weekend.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Welcome. Nice score on the egg! But don’t worry, you will spent that every month in lump and accessories before too long. The egg is the gateway drug...

YukonRon

THEBuckeye said:

YukonRon said:

Forget retirement. You now are inflicted with BGEism, a widely known condition that causes massive weight loss of your bank account, while creating significant weight gain on your credit cards. 
The initial purchase of the BGE is the least expensive aspect of owning a BGE.
You have been warned. 
Get a membership to Costco for your protein purchases, aluminum foil, aluminum pans, and alcohol, get a membership at Restaurant Depot for tools such as sausage makers, knives, cutting boards, slicers, etc., find a great carpenter for building storage cabinets for spices and rubs,  dedicate storage space in your garage for a minimum 30 bags of lump, and cases of smoking wood, (cars, bicycles, yard tools do not need inside storage space, you will learn) build that second garage, (because your wife's car needs storage space, you will learn) keep a landscaping company on retainer, because you will buy another BGE and you will need to modify your patio and yard, adding lighting for the evening cooks etc., go to your appliance store and get a deep freezer, then go back 3 months later and get the bigger one you talked yourself out of,  then a year later get the big one (your third) you thought would be ridiculous to buy in the first place, build yourself a decent wine cellar, second fridge, audio and visual system for the time you spend with the BGE, new patio furniture, find a Lodge cast iron outlet, oh, yeah, almost forgot, start the planning of the remodeling of your kitchen. Do I even need to talk about coolers yet? Sous Vide? Lump lighting tools?
I am sure I am forgetting at least another $10,000.00 worth of necessary items....oh yeah, building that killer table for your BGEs, then finding out you are not a table builder, then go out and buy one.
But most of all enjoy every step of this crazy journey, because it is worth it.
Welcome to the forum......therapy is every Friday night in here, and occasionally every day that ends in "Y".
Have fun, and glad to have you. 


Ron, and how much of the $90K you mentioned have you spent on your frozen bourbon slush? 

Do we have to go there????
Let us just say......an appreciable portion has been directed to social libations

MaskedMarvel

Welcome!!! Hope you’re HUNGRY!

R2Egg2Q

Welcome aboard and congrats on your first Egg!

nolaegghead

The less you spend, the more you Macgyver.  Life is too easy sober and with accessories.  Get your drink on and improvise.  Welcome.

bradleya123

Welcome Aboard!!!!

SamIAm2

Welcome to the forum and that is a great score on an old LBGE. Quite sure there will be folks along to suggest accessories, we are all good at spending your money. Look forward to your cooks.

TideEggHead

Welcome!

bluebird66

Welcome!

vb4677

Yo, neighbor...