Thinking about getting another egg.

leemschu

I have had a large for about 10 years but I’m considering getting a XL to go with it. I have a family of five. We sometimes feed others as well. Does anyone have both? Any reason not to?

Ozzie_Isaac

Go for it.  2 eggs is great to have.  Allows cooking a lot of different things at different temps and scale cooks based on need.  If you can swing it, no reason not to.

Legume

I've had an XL for 10 years and it's always been more than enough for our family of five and more.  The one thing I couldn't do was cook at two temps with one egg.

If I was in your position, I think I'd lean toward two larges. I know that's not the question, but sharing accessories, cheaper, I think that's the ticket, unless you want to cook on just one at a time.

kl8ton

Legume said:

I've had an XL for 10 years and it's always been more than enough for our family of five and more.  The one thing I couldn't do was cook at two temps with one egg.

If I was in your position, I think I'd lean toward two larges. I know that's not the question, but sharing accessories, cheaper, I think that's the ticket, unless you want to cook on just one at a time.

Came to say that too.... Two larges

RRP

I agree with the comments above about another Large and (though I haven't shopped recently) with the money saved by not buying an XL then buy that recommended Large PLUS a M/M. You can't believe how handy that M/M will be!

caliking

Another vote for 2 LBGEs

Ozzie_Isaac

I recommend a medium and an XL to compliment your large.

Elijah

I only have a large, but I'd say two larges as well. We surge around the holidays and it's the flexibility that's needed more than the size. Just cooked for 33.

ColbyLang

I’ve only got an XL. Family of 4. Multiple cooking layers (thanks Tom at CGS). I’ve cooked up to 7 pork butts at once, twice I’ve cooked three briskets simultaneously. Jonesing for an XXL myself lol

fishlessman

Or you could buy a wood fired oven 

ColtsFan

XL is a great addition. 

Hungry Joe

I like having two LBGE's and did it to be able to share accessories, unfortunately I found I needed doubles of most of my accessories so I didn't save much there. 

DoubleEgger

Personally, I think the large egg is the worst size other than the Mini. Remember that your effective indirect cooking area is the size of the Platesetter. That’s not much on a large. It’s a lot less hassle to cook full packers and ribs on the XL. By buying the XL, you get something you didn’t have before.

Much like a big block V8, there’s no replacement for displacement especially when you have a daily driver. 

MasterC

I felt the same way, bought a second large thinking I could share accessories. Ended up buying duplicate accessories for the second large. Then a year later got my forth egg, an xl. 
That said I'd go xl

Mark_B_Good

I have an XL, I'd say 1 XL is good (vs 2 x L) ... when you have a larger cook on, I don't think you want to have to watch 2 BGEs at the same time. The other thing is the dome volume, and being able to fit in something larger, or a lot of meat that is stacked on a rack. The larger dome of the XL allows you to fit larger cooks from the verticle perspective. I usually cook two 15 to 17 lb turkeys in the XL for thanksgiving ... and those both fit in the XL. Sometimes, I cook a lot of ribs, and use a stacked tier grate to give me another level to put ribs on ... lots more volume than a Large.

xfire_ATX

I had both for a while (now only XL).  I never used both at the same time, I really just used the L because it wasnt getting used.

Now I have an XL and a Pellet and I still never use both at the same time.

Canugghead

I once had four Eggs, XL-L-L-S, down to just XL now, don't miss the other three. Can still use my L accessories in my XL except the spider. Never needed KAB for any Egg. I also have two Traegers that are used more often than the XL.

Post retirement part-time stint at a renowned bbq dealer (the one that sold a L to Meghan Markle during her Suits days in the GWN) opened my mind to other cookers.

Previous debates on L vs. XL:
https://www.google.com/search?q=large+vs+xl+xl+eggheadforum.com&oq=large+vs+xl+xl+eggheadforum.com&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigAdIBCTE3NDcyajBqN6gCFLACAQ&client=ms-android-samsung&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Foghorn

DoubleEgger said:

Personally, I think the large egg is the worst size other than the Mini. Remember that your effective indirect cooking area is the size of the Platesetter. That’s not much on a large. It’s a lot less hassle to cook full packers and ribs on the XL. By buying the XL, you get something you didn’t have before.

Much like a big block V8, there’s no replacement for displacement especially when you have a daily driver. 

This.

MaskedMarvel

I have three larges and one medium. The ease and cost difference of being able to move accessories between the same size makes perfect sense for me and how we use ours. 

Corv

DoubleEgger said:

Personally, I think the large egg is the worst size other than the Mini....

I have both, but also cook for just myself. The Mini is good for one or two courses and of course y'all know what the LBGE can do, and for me that was an upgrade from a Medium. 

The Mini uses so much less charcoal that it saves a bit, too.

Hot dogs for the kids while something is cooking for the adults on the bigger Egg? The Mini is perfect.

fishlessman

the mini uses almost no lump to cook. 20 something wings split into 40 something pieces wingettes and drumettes. i didnt even fill the basket for the cook. the basket makes cooking wings alot more simple than an open dome flipping wings with tongs on a larger egg but i can only imagine how many wings in a basket on an xl

YukonRon

leemschu said:

I have had a large for about 10 years but I’m considering getting a XL to go with it. I have a family of five. We sometimes feed others as well. Does anyone have both? Any reason not to?

I have two, an XL and a Mini Max. I love the XL for large cooks and low and slow. The Minimax we use for road trips, camping, tailgating, as well as, when I need to cook for My Beautiful Wife and I as empty nesters (Our children are fighting, rather viciously, for the inheritance of both).

I have two briskets I plan to do this week end, I will be doing both on the XL. Wish me luck. 

lousubcap

@YukonRon- Great cook on the horizon.  You are waaaaay beyond needing any luck for those brisket cooks.  Enjoy the outcome!

Canugghead

YukonRon said:

leemschu said:

I have had a large for about 10 years but I’m considering getting a XL to go with it. I have a family of five. We sometimes feed others as well. Does anyone have both? Any reason not to?

I have two, an XL and a Mini Max. I love the XL for large cooks and low and slow. The Minimax we use for road trips, camping, tailgating, as well as, when I need to cook for My Beautiful Wife and I as empty nesters (Our children are fighting, rather viciously, for the inheritance of both).

I have two briskets I plan to do this week end, I will be doing both on the XL. Wish me luck. 

Your children are smarter than ours, they refused a brand new Large as house warming gift ;( 

YukonRon

Canugghead said:

YukonRon said:

leemschu said:

I have had a large for about 10 years but I’m considering getting a XL to go with it. I have a family of five. We sometimes feed others as well. Does anyone have both? Any reason not to?

I have two, an XL and a Mini Max. I love the XL for large cooks and low and slow. The Minimax we use for road trips, camping, tailgating, as well as, when I need to cook for My Beautiful Wife and I as empty nesters (Our children are fighting, rather viciously, for the inheritance of both).

I have two briskets I plan to do this week end, I will be doing both on the XL. Wish me luck. 

Your children are smarter than ours, they refused a brand new Large as house warming gift ;( 

Aw man, so sorry for you and them. 

leemschu

Thanks guys maybe I should go with a XL and a mini max

alaskanassasin

You came to the right place 

Tomjohn

I have a mini, minimax, small, medium, four large and two xl’s, eggs . When using multiple eggs I usually have a large and xl going . I seldom use the mini, small or medium .

Ozzie_Isaac

leemschu said:

Thanks guys maybe I should go with a XL and a mini max

Minimax, to me, just misses the mark.  It is a finicky egg to use, and it isn’t super portable.  For actual use I would get a medium before a Minimax.  For coolness factor and occasionally portable the Minmax is fun.

So I say get a medium and an XL to compliment your large.  The medium is a Ferrari.  Comes up to temp quickly, easy to change temp on the fly, rock solid while holding, and is a dream to cook on.

The XL is a protein smoking machine.  Can do mad amounts of protein in it.  It does gobble the lump though.  

Legume

I would've thought the finicky one would be called a Ferrari.

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

I would've thought the finicky one would be called a Ferrari.

The finicky one is like a 17 year old Ford.  It runs and does its job, but you have to remember to twist the key just right, don't bump the headlight switch to hard, the middle seatbelt doesn't work, and don't worry about the rattle at 57 mph.  The dash will light back up if you hit it just to the right of the airbag light.  You never remember all the idiosyncrasies  until someone tried to borrow it and you need to tell them how to start it.