Clearance and height and use of table-nests

OregonChuck

I am wanting to build an outdoor kitchen with a slot for the Egg - I currently have a large but covet the xl so want to build it to fit that. I plan to have a raised (six inch) counter on the "guest side" and am wondering how deep my working side needs to be so when I raise the dome of either a large or an xl it does not hit the counter? I know it is shorter than the distance listed in BGE's spec sheets, which show distance away from a wall. What is the clearance needed?  And how high are the table nests, and can they be used in a three-sided opening for the egg?

mpenacho

I tried to measure my eggs as best as I could.  I have them in a built-in outdoor kitchen, and it is hard to get the yardstick and read it super accurately.  (So, what I am saying, is don't take these measurements as exact, leave some slop).

XL (2019, new hinge) (includes height of table nest)

• felt height (from bottom of BGE table nest)  18.5"
• bottom of hinge height, lid open (from bottom of BGE table nest) 13"
• depth of egg - measured from circumference at felt line - lid open 7.5" (this one was hard to get accurately, as the lid drops over the back of
  
• the lower portion of the egg).

L (2015, new hinge added 2019) (includes height of table nest)

• felt height (from bottom of BGE table nest)  21"
• bottom of hinge height, lid open (from bottom of BGE table nest) 17.5"
• depth of egg - measured from circumference at felt line - lid open 6" (this one was hard to get accurately, as the lid drops over the back of the lower portion of the egg).

Also remember, that when you open the lid, it likely will go a little past this resting spot first, before bouncing back a bit, as metal flexes, etc.