Atlanta Grill Company no longer BGE?

Possumtrot

Same thing here  - large base cracked (only 16 yrs old) - continued to use it for a year or two, then decided to get a replacement.  Dealer said it might take a week or three - arrived in 10 days.  Don't like having to drive over 30 miles - but hassle free.  Good dealers are priceless.  OTH, have had warranty on KJ Jr. twice - same thing - no hassles and quick response. Just got XL in Hiawassee - hopefully will have same experiences.

GoldenQ

I use Chim Chinney in League city TX and they sitll provide great BGE service and have a good supply of new ones.  I asked about any intent to go KJ and they said not as long they get the type of service from BGE as at present.  They do carry some pellet smokers also.

Ron Burgundy

FWIW BGE gave them an ultimatum - “us or them.” AGC chose “them.” 

DoubleEgger

Ron Burgundy said:

FWIW BGE gave them an ultimatum - “us or them.” AGC chose “them.” 

And that’s fine. That’s business. Taking the low road with that billboard is another story. 

alaskanassasin

Billboard simply states that they used to sell bge and now sell kJ 

Kent8621

everything being in one place was nice to see but some of the prices could have been better, I stopped there once and that was enough for me. 

Jeremiah

DoubleEgger said:

Ron Burgundy said:

FWIW BGE gave them an ultimatum - “us or them.” AGC chose “them.” 

And that’s fine. That’s business. Taking the low road with that billboard is another story. 

Someone mentioned on the faceblock group the the billboard was in response to one BGE put up above their store. I believe there’s more to this story than we know. 

HeavyG

Kinda weird that in the Age of Trump™ a funny billboard is considered "taking the low road".

DoubleEgger

HeavyG said:

Kinda weird that in the Age of Trump™ a funny billboard is considered "taking the low road".

Way to bring it home as usual. 

johnnyp

KJ owner just posted this to FB.

another gen.  Aside from the obvious dimensional changes, I wonder what else is new. 

DoubleEgger

I’d say that hole in the side is new. 

GATraveller

DoubleEgger said:

I’d say that hole in the side is new. 

Weiner warmer. 

SGH

DoubleEgger said:

Sure you can go buy a Pelican with more features or a cheaper RTIC, but you don’t get the same street cred as hauling a Yeti around Panama City Beach in your jacked up F 250.  

This is why I haul a Pelican, Yeti and RTIC at the same time in my jacked up F250. It doesn’t matter what crowd I pull up in, I’m still cool because I have one of each cooler

HeavyG

johnnyp said:

KJ owner just posted this to FB.

another gen.  Aside from the obvious dimensional changes, I wonder what else is new. 

Also appears that there will be a new design cart for it. Has room on the bottom for their new "swirly vortex diverter" thingy.

stlcharcoal

I just saw the new Pro Joe......pretty impressive.  It's the diameter of a Big Joe, but much taller.  So they have multiple levels of racking with no worries about the height.  Kind of like a cross between a drum and a kamado.

SGH

stlcharcoal said:

I just saw the new Pro Joe......pretty impressive.  It's the diameter of a Big Joe, but much taller.  So they have multiple levels of racking with no worries about the height.  Kind of like a cross between a drum and a kamado.

Sounds like a good idea to me. 

Grillinois

#triggerd

HeavyG

stlcharcoal said:

I just saw the new Pro Joe......pretty impressive.  It's the diameter of a Big Joe, but much taller.  So they have multiple levels of racking with no worries about the height.  Kind of like a cross between a drum and a kamado.

A local dealer got one in his store in late July. Pretty nice.

Multiple levels seems to be a requirement these days. Even Komodo Kamado has been redesigning their domes in order to better handle more levels.

Ozzie_Isaac

I bet you could use a 55 gallon drum to make a wicked smoker.  I wonder if anyone has tried?

blasting

I looked for more info on these two new grills - couldn't find anything.  I did stumple across the price for that multi piece fire box and fire ring $95.99 ( free shipping).  I just paid 138+ tax for a medium firebox.  With a fire ring and tax it would have been way more than double the kj.  

Maybe something about parts pricing should be on the next billboard.

DoubleEgger

stlcharcoal said:

I just saw the new Pro Joe......pretty impressive.  It's the diameter of a Big Joe, but much taller.  So they have multiple levels of racking with no worries about the height.  Kind of like a cross between a drum and a kamado.

I assume they are trying to increase the cooking area as a response to the overwhelmingly popular pellet droppers. 

WeberWho

Kamado Joe get's taller and adds more grates for the consumer. Big Green Egg chops down the small and calls it innovative. 

Photo Egg

DoubleEgger said:

Ron Burgundy said:

FWIW BGE gave them an ultimatum - “us or them.” AGC chose “them.” 

And that’s fine. That’s business. Taking the low road with that billboard is another story. 

Don't see that as the low road. Their hand was forced by pure pressure. They chose the freedom to sell what they wanted to sell in their store. I respect their freedom to choose. Just like the red white and blue you fly.

DoubleEgger

Photo Egg said:

DoubleEgger said:

Ron Burgundy said:

FWIW BGE gave them an ultimatum - “us or them.” AGC chose “them.” 

And that’s fine. That’s business. Taking the low road with that billboard is another story. 

Don't see that as the low road. Their hand was forced by pure pressure. They chose the freedom to sell what they wanted to sell in their store. I respect their freedom to choose. Just like the red white and blue you fly.

It’s not about the choice that was made. It’s about how you carry yourself once you’ve made a choice. 

GATraveller

Anyone whose ever dealt with the guys who work at AGS know this is on par with how they operate.  They're all a bunch of d!cks.

DoubleEgger

GATraveller said:

Anyone whose ever dealt with the guys who work at AGS know this is on par with how they operate.  They're all a bunch of d!cks.

It’s like a frat house in there. 

stlcharcoal

@DoubleEgger

And that’s fine. That’s business. Taking the low road with that billboard is another story. 

Which billboard are you guys all talking about?  Apparently there are two different ones.

DoubleEgger

stlcharcoal said:

@DoubleEgger

And that’s fine. That’s business. Taking the low road with that billboard is another story. 

Which billboard are you guys all talking about?  Apparently there are two different ones.

The one I’m talking about is posted in the what are you doing now thread. 

SmokeyPitt

stlcharcoal said:

I just saw the new Pro Joe......pretty impressive.  It's the diameter of a Big Joe, but much taller.  So they have multiple levels of racking with no worries about the height.  Kind of like a cross between a drum and a kamado.

That definitely sounds interesting...this is hearsay but I googled and found something on another Kamado forum that said the estimated price is $3699.  Ouch. 

TEXASBGE2018

Ya apparently it’s all stainless too.