Small or Medium for 2nd Egg?

PA Dutch Egger

I am definitely an egghead. I have owned a large egg for 10 months and am starting to think about purchasing a second egg. Most of the time it is the 2 of us going to 3 with our son home for the summer with no college clsses. Looking for input on buying a small or a medium. Want to be able to make side dishes (appetizers) while the main course is cooking on the large, as well as using the smaller one when it is only the 2 of us for a smaller meal. I thought I saw something recently about a problem with starting or controlling temps with the medium egg?

FlaPoolman

I like the large/ small combo. Never had a medium so I can't speak for that one.

Mickey

I started with a small and that was what I was used to. I found it is alot like a sailboat, bigger is easier.
My 2cents is get another large and you will not have to spend several hundred dollars on all the neat stuff (you have it)....
The large is easier to use and control...
Most of the time it is only 2 of us at home.

Canugghead

Got my large a year ago. For my 2nd egg I debated between small and mini, ended with the small. Medium never crossed my mind because it's too close in size to a large. My third(?) will probably be another large, like Mickey said it can share all the accessories with the first.

AlwaysGolf

I have two larges. If I ever get a third it will be a XL. I like that I can use all of my eggcessories between both eggs. My fourth egg will probably be a small for the travel trailer that I would to have, but is in the way distant future. :(

Bacchus

I own a large and small.

Small is easy to take along with. Can go in front seat of car with seatbelt(wrapped in old blanket of course).

Medium cooks more like a Large than it does a small. It has the same size draft door. The small is unique all its own.

I use my small more as a grill, and the large as a smoker & pizza oven.

FSUScotsman

You use yours just the way I do. Small is mostly for grilling. I originally bought my small just to tailgate. It works great for all my secondary dishes. A medium is too big for me.

For you all with small families, what do you cook that you need a second large for???

Mickey

Ron I am not sure if it is only because my large is new, but I use it more now than I was using my small that I have had for the past 2 years. I find it lights quicker and holds temp better. Makes me look like a better cook

Little Steven

PA Dutch Egger,

As others have said, the large/large is an ideal combination. If you want to transport..not so much.

Steve

Hamilton

I've owned all 5 sizes, bigger is better.

Cactus Doug

Recently decided to get a second one myself, I now have two large eggs. I found a price I could not pass up. The other nice thing about two the same size is that they can share accessories. Maybe Im crazy.

Gandolf

The replies to this questin are always very predictable. You get one of two answers depending on what setup folks have. Large/Small is the best, or Large/Large is the best. Both are probably true . I started with a Medium for about 2 1/2 years. Wanted a second and added the Large. Love em both. I aready had all the hardware for my Medium since it was my first Egg, so that wasn't an issue for me. You can see GrandpasGrub for most of the "problems with the Medium" posts you see here (no disrespect meant GG). My Medium is about 10 years old now, is only on its second gasket, and I have none of the problems he outlines. Whatever your choice, you'll be very happy I'm sure. Go for it!

emilluca

With just 2 of us I love my mini. Did supper last night 2 bnls. pork chops a slice of butt 1 corn obnn the cob and 1 baked potato.
All firt great and cooked great.
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DrZaius

I have a large and medium.

civil eggineer

I have had a medium for a couple of years and absolutely love it. It uses little lump, can cook 15 lbs butt or a whole packers cut brisket. Mainly cook for my wife and I and it is just the right size. If I planned on having an egg to go camping etc., I would get a small. The medium is still substantial to bring traveling.

DryFly

Large and Small. For the infrequent times I need to tailgate I lug a Lodge cast iron hibachi along. Not doing any low and slow cooking that require an egg. Anyway since my wife's idea is of camping is a weekend in the Pierre in Manhattan, it would be tough sneaking an Egg past the the front desk.

Beli

Make space for the Mini somwhere along the line....a great complement to the large.....We are 3 in the family & that's our present combination.....love it!!

Hitch

I have a large and a small, and totally recommend getting the small. I have a wife and 4 growing boys (11,9,6,2), and routinely cook for all of us on the small. It can fit 6 burgers, 16 dogs, 2 pork tenderloins easily, whole chickens, large butts, small pizzas with the 8" stone, and of course tons of other things.
The real reason I recommend it to you is ease of transport. I can easily handle the small without help and without taking it apart. The large is a completely different story. It would be hard to do this with the medium by yourself.

Beli

Hitch....I see your point.....but let me tell you my situation is very different from yours.....I can barely lift the Mini.. :laugh: :laugh:

FrankC

I have a large and a medium. I've found that I use the medium much more often than the large. Now I'm sure that will change as my kids get older...I'm on the other end of the spectrum....my kids are just starting kindergarten and preK.

Like others have said, you can still do some sizable, indirect cooks on the medium.

fc

Celtic Wolf

I think the mini is chubbier than you too.. :woohoo:

PhilsGrill

The perfect compliments for having two eggs is

XL and Medium
Large and Small
Medium and Mini

Works out to be about perfect for folks.

Eggscriber

Hey Hitch!
Where did you get that egg hitch?
I want one!

ibanda

I now have 6 months experience with my small and I am very happy with it. Most of the time my cooks are just for one but I plan leftovers for lunch or dinner the next day. It is very thrifty with lump, I cooked 3X a week for 4 months on one twenty pound bag. If I were cooking for 4 regularly I would have steered toward the medium, 1 to 3 the small works great, and I can still put a 7 or 8 pound pork butt on there for 12 hours and have people over.

Ala-Egg

I went through the same thing about 2 months ago, settled with the medium simple for the grid space and to travel with me too.

Jersey Doug

We started with a Small and added a Large soon afterwards. We just added a Mini. The steps in size are big enough that the right Egg for the job is almost always obvious.