amazon expander kit, did not fit in my big green egg

mackconsult

Weird, it was just barely to big to fit in my big green egg, guess I get what you pay for

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D22CM2LX?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

DoubleEgger

Should have purchased from Ceramic Grill Store.  

caliking

DoubleEgger said:

Should have purchased from Ceramic Grill Store.  

+1. I wonder if that was built to KJ (or other) specs, and they figured all kamado cookers are the same. 

@mackconsult - call Ceramic Grill Store. Ask for Tom. Tell him what/how you cook, and he'll steer you in the right direction. He's been an egghead for quite a while, and is not known for overselling.  

Edit: the CGS website can be overwhelming at first, given there are so many options. Which is why calling them can be helpful. 

mackconsult

yeah if you look at the amazon page they show 18" diameter, measured the egg and its like 19" on the inside at the top.  It was snug and push it in to get it to sit on top of the deflector.  When I took the deflector out it would not even down on to the burn bowl.  Returning it .......

GatoGordo

But all the other reviews on Amazon say it is great! Five stars!

I assume the one one star review is yours.

zaphod

i read the 2 and 3 star reviews. the 5 star are usually fanboys and the 1 star are often idiots.  I bought a light for my egg that has a mount which straps onto the handle and the light snaps onto the mount. it's rechargeable. the mini-USB is located under the part that the snaps  onto the mount. I think it even said that in the instructions. 

whole bunch of 1 stars that say "there is no USB charging port - piece of junk".  sigh. 

unoriginalusername

If only there were clues … like calling the top rack the conveggtor lol

CGS is your best non oem bet 

GatoGordo

zaphod said:

i read the 2 and 3 star reviews. the 5 star are usually fanboys and the 1 star are often idiots.  I bought a light for my egg that has a mount which straps onto the handle and the light snaps onto the mount. it's rechargeable. the mini-USB is located under the part that the snaps  onto the mount. I think it even said that in the instructions. 

whole bunch of 1 stars that say "there is no USB charging port - piece of junk".  sigh. 

It appears that in this case the 5 star reviews are from shills.

Photo Egg

It’s possible that your Large Egg base is off. It’s happened to others in the past. I have a Small Egg that won’t fit some add on stuff that fit great in my 2nd Small Egg. It’s more common to see a base or dome that’s not truly round.

RRP

Photo Egg said:

It’s possible that your Large Egg base is off. It’s happened to others in the past. I have a Small Egg that won’t fit some add on stuff that fit great in my 2nd Small Egg. It’s more common to see a base or dome that’s not truly round.

I agree Darian about some being out of round - best way to determine that is to measure the diameter one way and then turn your tape 90 degrees and measure the other way.

Same way as the planes of some bases (more often than domes) being out of whack as well. The latter explains why some bases leak smoke no matter what gasket is put on.