OT..,Golden Cast Iron Kamado

Photo Egg

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Anyone have any hands on experience with this grill?

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Thanks 

GrateEggspectations

Photo Egg said:

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Anyone have any hands on experience with this grill?

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Thanks 

Have not tried one, but personally, I think any material that doesn’t crack like ceramic does offers a big advantage. The Blaze has always called my name. 

Buckwoody Egger

They are made here in Georgia or at least the company is located here.  Someone was trying to sell a new/never used one for $1,000 in Atlanta and it took quite a while.  They may be fantastic but don’t seem to have caught on.  

Photo Egg

GrateEggspectations said:

Photo Egg said:

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Anyone have any hands on experience with this grill?

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Thanks 

Have not tried one, but personally, I think any material that doesn’t crack like ceramic does offers a big advantage. The Blaze has always called my name. 

I really like the Blaze. It is very well made and the design features seem great. Love that it’s made to take a rotisserie as well.
The Golden is a heavy SOB compared to the Blaze. Both have excellent, solid built stands.
Stay tuned…

MotownVol

I like the looks of the cart.

GrateEggspectations

@Photo Egg

Were I to be doing it again, the Blaze would be my choice.

Canugghead

Caliber looks nice too, $pendy though.

WeberWho

Photo Egg said:

GrateEggspectations said:

Photo Egg said:

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Anyone have any hands on experience with this grill?

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Thanks 

Have not tried one, but personally, I think any material that doesn’t crack like ceramic does offers a big advantage. The Blaze has always called my name. 

I really like the Blaze. It is very well made and the design features seem great. Love that it’s made to take a rotisserie as well.
The Golden is a heavy SOB compared to the Blaze. Both have excellent, solid built stands.
Stay tuned…

I like where this is headed.......

caliking

no experience with the  Golden CI cooker, but I know its been around for some time. 

CI is brittle, don't know how this will stand up. Also, the high humidity of your locale may be something to consider. 

Photo Egg

caliking said:

no experience with the  Golden CI cooker, but I know its been around for some time. 

CI is brittle, don't know how this will stand up. Also, the high humidity of your locale may be something to consider. 

I talked to the owner a couple years ago. Super nice guy. Expressed my concern about gulf coast weather and salt air. He said the high temp powder coat is almost bullet proof. Same with the 1” thick wall tubing of the stand. He asked me how my foreign made bands and nest were holding up on my Egg…we both started laughing. He said I could sit on the table shelves of the Golden. But it is almost double the cost.
I really like the Blaze but Leary of aluminum oxidation.  But love the fact it doesn’t need a gasket at all.

caliking

Didn’t know that the exterior was powder coated. So, learned something today

TEXASBGE2018

GrateEggspectations said:

@Photo Egg

Were I to be doing it again, the Blaze would be my choice.

Yup me 2

theyolksonyou

The blaze forum kicks as$ too

Buckwoody Egger

Feel like adding the decision to pass on the $1k golden to the long list of real estate listings that I should have pounced on. 

Photo Egg

Got the Golden Kamado grill home and safe on my back deck. It has the stand with the stainless side tables but no wheels. I really like the big wheels in the photo above but the price was right. I will work on adding wheels. I have Jury Duty tomorrow but will post a couple photos soon. This will give my back, knees and nuts time to recover…
I have moved my XL Egg many times by myself. This thing was crazy heavy with 3 people. Could not find a 4th which would have been perfect. On the plus side, don’t have to worry about crack heads walking off with this beast.

caliking

Dang! You move quick 😀

FWIW, I’d consider being the 4th for the grand sum of a few wings… (only for you, though).

Tspud1

Photo Egg said:

caliking said:

no experience with the  Golden CI cooker, but I know its been around for some time. 

CI is brittle, don't know how this will stand up. Also, the high humidity of your locale may be something to consider. 

I talked to the owner a couple years ago. Super nice guy. Expressed my concern about gulf coast weather and salt air. He said the high temp powder coat is almost bullet proof. Same with the 1” thick wall tubing of the stand. He asked me how my foreign made bands and nest were holding up on my Egg…we both started laughing. He said I could sit on the table shelves of the Golden. But it is almost double the cost.
I really like the Blaze but Leary of aluminum oxidation.  But love the fact it doesn’t need a gasket at all.

I have never seen any tubing with 1" wall but it does look stout

4TheGrillOfIt

Heath Riles, a winner at. Memphis in May this year, has a lot of You Tube videos using the Golden’s…

lousubcap

@Photo Egg - That is taking true advantage of the "window of opportunity" right there.  Looking forward to some pics and cooks even given its pedigree.  

Photo Egg

Tspud1 said:

Photo Egg said:

caliking said:

no experience with the  Golden CI cooker, but I know its been around for some time. 

CI is brittle, don't know how this will stand up. Also, the high humidity of your locale may be something to consider. 

I talked to the owner a couple years ago. Super nice guy. Expressed my concern about gulf coast weather and salt air. He said the high temp powder coat is almost bullet proof. Same with the 1” thick wall tubing of the stand. He asked me how my foreign made bands and nest were holding up on my Egg…we both started laughing. He said I could sit on the table shelves of the Golden. But it is almost double the cost.
I really like the Blaze but Leary of aluminum oxidation.  But love the fact it doesn’t need a gasket at all.

I have never seen any tubing with 1" wall but it does look stout

A comma would have made this more clear. Stand is 1” square that is thick, heavy gauge material.

Photo Egg

4TheGrillOfIt said:

Heath Riles, a winner at. Memphis in May this year, has a lot of You Tube videos using the Golden’s…

Thank you.
I will search for them. 

6baluts

@Photo Egg
- I do not own a Golden but have contemplated pulling the trigger.
- I am positive that Johnny (View to a Grill YouTube channel) could/would answer any and all questions concerning either size Golden he owns. You can go off line with him if desired in the “About” section it has his email under contact me.
- If you watch any of his videos you will recognize right away he has had Military Instructor Training (in his case I believe Army). I enjoy his videos he comes across as a regular guy.
- He routinely cooks on the Goldens, Weber Kettles and an offset.

V/R
6b

GO NAVY

SonVolt

If Blaze or Golden made an XL I'd be all over it. 

Photo Egg

Tspud1 said:

Photo Egg said:

caliking said:

no experience with the  Golden CI cooker, but I know its been around for some time. 

CI is brittle, don't know how this will stand up. Also, the high humidity of your locale may be something to consider. 

I talked to the owner a couple years ago. Super nice guy. Expressed my concern about gulf coast weather and salt air. He said the high temp powder coat is almost bullet proof. Same with the 1” thick wall tubing of the stand. He asked me how my foreign made bands and nest were holding up on my Egg…we both started laughing. He said I could sit on the table shelves of the Golden. But it is almost double the cost.
I really like the Blaze but Leary of aluminum oxidation.  But love the fact it doesn’t need a gasket at all.

I have never seen any tubing with 1" wall but it does look stout

Actually it’s 1 1/4” square tube not 1”. 

Photo Egg

caliking said:

Dang! You move quick 😀

FWIW, I’d consider being the 4th for the grand sum of a few wings… (only for you, though).

Cleaning everything up a little today. Wanted to pull out the cast iron lump bowl. I can’t lift it out myself. Even that is crazy heavy. When we have a little shade later today I will rig up a lift.

Money_Hillbilly

I picked up a new one on FB Marketplace for $300 a couple years ago. Guy won it in a casino contest and had no use for it.  Gave it to a friend, he said it cooked really well but he despised lifting the heavy dome.  He sold it for $900 and replaced it with a large egg.  The two of us loaded it and moved it to his back porch.  It is like moving 2 XL eggs at the same time.

Photo Egg

Money_Hillbilly said:

I picked up a new one on FB Marketplace for $300 a couple years ago. Guy won it in a casino contest and had no use for it.  Gave it to a friend, he said it cooked really well but he despised lifting the heavy dome.  He sold it for $900 and replaced it with a large egg.  The two of us loaded it and moved it to his back porch.  It is like moving 2 XL eggs at the same time.

Wow, $300, what a deal. Dome on this 1 lifts very easy. And the dome opens much further than my Eggs.

Money_Hillbilly

@Photo Egg Yeah the guy didn’t know what he had, just wanted to get rid of it.  I picked it up a couple years ago and I am guessing they replaced the spring mechanism for the dome.   I lifted it a few times and it was a lift that could get old fast.   It is a bulletproof machine, congratulations!!

Ozzie_Isaac

Looking forward to some pics and some cooks!  Curious how hot the outside gets.

Photo Egg

caliking

That's downright purty! Love the shelves and stand, too. 

Can you show the inside? Is it similar to the BGE grate + firebox + fire ring?