Saw my 1st Primo Ceramic Grill - Not impressed

3Pedals6Speeds

I was at the local fireplace store today and ran across (never knew of) the 'Primo Jr' Grill.

Looks a lot like a BGE if it was Green, but only from a few feet away. The top didn't seal very well. The hinge did little to help in lifting the top, and when you closed it didn't seem to set it down firmly. The Oval shape was interesting, but I'd be worried about heat distribution, and the vent at the bottom was about as easy to move as the shift lever on my 1st car that has lost all the synchro's. The vent at the top had a lot less adjustability than the daisy wheel. Seemed very poorly built compared to the Egg.

mad max beyond eggdome

don't kid yourself ... primos work every bit as well as green eggs. ...and the ovals hold a ton of meat . . .its what caused bge to finally put out the XL. . .while i don't personnally own one, i've been around them plenty over the past 9 years and they cook up food every bit as well as any other ceramic cooker with excellent results. . .now, having said that, their following isn't nearly as big, their customer service isn't nearly as good, and their forum isn't nearly as good . . .

Hatch

Hey Max, did you recieve anything from us?

Kenny

Little Steven

Max,

Their forum used to be pretty good. I lurked on there for quite a number of years.

Steve

Bordello

Very well put Max, I visit their forum now and then as I miss some that used to post here and I'm sure you know the all of the regulars. (Char Wood, King of Coals, Ask A Butcher,etc)

But this is home for me.

Love being here in Eggland,
Cheers,
Bordello

fishlessman

their forum was good until they changed it to one of those newer box type forums you see recommended here every so often. alot of the older primo folks were once eggers. :ermm:

Little Steven

fishlessman,

Some still are. Lot of good cooks used to hang out over there, after they left here.

Steve

fishlessman

i would still frequent there if they didnt change to that format, so happy we didnt do that here.

fishlessman

i would like to see how an oval handles a 1200 degree pizza cook. other than that they are nice cookers

Little Steven

I agree. Sure has been a lot of push for it. Ever try and follow a thread on BBQBrethren?

Steve

fishlessman

thers an ice fishing forum i follow thats similar, lots of good tips and helpful folks, but hard to follow and the way its laid out seems to provoke people as its sometimes hard to see who is replying to who, every post almost needs to have things quoted or you cant follow the darn thing

Little Steven

Yeah,

I've seen more than a few arguments start and couldn't figure out who dissed who. :laugh:

Unknown

I shouldn't get too down on them, after all, many of the cooks here own them they just choose not to talk about it on the forum. You would be very surprised if you knew a few of the folks on this forum that owned them.

And, as stated above, most of those guys in the Primo forum came from here and they also own BGE's all over the place. There is some great talent in both rooms

I've always thought the BGE vs Primo was a wasted argument. We're both ceramic!

How about we get over the "us" vs "them" and go cook something?

PS I would LOVE to own a Primo Jr. even maybe one of their big'uns' if I had the cash to blow and the people to cook for.

Little Steven

Bob,

Ronbeaux was my favourite. That man could cook, well probably still can.

Steve

Brokersmoker

I debated long and hard before buying my Lge, both cook very well, main factors were support, I liked this forum better ( more friendly help for a newbee), and price. I went for the bigger name with the smaller price tag. That being said, I have absolutely no regrets "Luv my BGE :woohoo: :woohoo: "

Unknown

sure did kenny. . sorry for not calling you guys ....came in the day before thanksgiving and i was superbusy. .. i owe you and joe and huge THANKS!!!!!. .very unexpected gift along with the jersey. ..tell joe i'll try and get it over to practice as soon as i can. .. .the caps are on the road the better part of the next couple of weeks though so it may take me a couple of weeks. ...

Unknown

you're right bob, some great cooks over there too. .it was just a pain to use their forum in my mind. ....i do miss chet and charwoody and especially ask-a-butcher though!!