medium for large? suggestions please

WokOnMedium · June 2011

A little over a year ago I sent a friend to a dealer who was selling some Eggs and the price was way way way right. The hooking ad on CL said a large was $595. When I called to inquire they said they only had one left. My friend ran up there and called because that really was the price and he had two.

I bought a second large that day because who could let that go by?

It mostly sits, but has come in handy a few times for entertaining.

Today my sister called to deliver an offer. My aunt and uncle would like to trade my large for their medium, platesetter and table plus cash.

I've read about folks having struggles getting temps going in mediums. How much of that is a real concern? What are your thoughts about the actual deal? Ideally I'd like a small instead of a medium, but this looks like a sweet deal.

Sundazes · June 2011

I have no probs with temps on my medium. It get used the most out of the 3 I have. The large sees use for entertaining and bigger cooks. The mini is my quick lunch machine. The Med is my go to most nights for dinner. Last night, I seared a couple of ribeyes (no pics so it didn't happen) at 600 then backed it down to 400 for the roast.
I have done many overnight cooks on it and it has always held.

Morro Bay Rich · June 2011

The first time I cooked on a medium at an Eggfest I burned the gasket ........ meaning there was no problem getting it to high temps. The hardest part was having to tell Smitty what I had done to someone else's demo model.

gdenby · June 2011

I have 2 mediums. No problems with them other than operator error.

Lo-n-slo cooks no problems. Hot sears work just fine. Just finished a focaccia. Started at 450 dome, and then dropped the temp to 350 so the bread would not burn.

cookn biker · June 2011

Staci, My medium gets up to temp just fine. Use that one most weekends, unless I got folks ocer.
Sounds like a good deal.

loco_engr · June 2011

"moste" weekends, unless I got folks "ocer"

Cut her off! :laugh:

Mainegg · June 2011

Love ours Stacy and no issues at all

cookn biker · June 2011

My typing sux this weekend. I've been flipping letters more than Flipper did. :woohoo: :laugh:

skihorn · June 2011

I have a Large and a Medium and the Medium is just as good at keeping temps. It is slightly quicker for getting up to temps, and of course, uses less lump.

The only drawback I have found is that it can run out of lump at about 16 hours on a low and slow, whereas the Large will go more than 20 hours easily. Of course, at 16 hours you can finish the pork butt or brisket in the oven. Besides, you could just use the Large when doing a long cook.

I'd definitely make that trade. The medium uses less lump and you would still have the Large for bigger cooks.

Freddie
League City, TX

cookingdude555 · June 2011

I have read the problems about the medium and temp issues, and I know one person that suffers from this, Grandpas Grub. He is a very experienced egger, and he knows what he is talking about. I have been to his house, and seen the medium he is dealing with, and it is a situation where his fire box and fire ring are too small to force air up thru the lump. You can almost shove your arm down in between the firebox and side of the egg it is so big. I saw another medium just like his, at a dealer once.

However, I have a medium where the fire box and ring fill the egg nicely, and my medium is a blast furnace.

EDIT: found a pic of the firebox fit from a time I was cleaning the egg

I have the lg, sm, and mini also, and none get as hot, as fast as my medium. My small has a similar issue as Grandpas Grubs medium, and it struggles to get up to temp in a timely manner (without putting a alum. foil rope between the fire ring and egg wall, and blowing air in lower vent).

Enjoy that medium, I absolutely love mine.

reader40 · June 2011

I have had a medium at my place since Feb and have had no issue getting up to temp.

I have tried to experiment with using 2-3 starter perices (some from HD and some from Shopko that you might use to start a campfire) and 2 seems ok but with 3 i am ready to go in about 20-25mins i would think

I get a little restless so i might run out and blow on the fire after about 5 but it gets cranking aweful quick. i have cook a lot of steaks on there and could use a new gasket, probably could have a few months back but still hangs in there.

Sounds like a really good deal for you though.

medium for large? suggestions please

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