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Mini Nest...worth it??

Dyal_SC
Dyal_SC Posts: 6,023
edited July 2013 in EggHead Forum
I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on a mini within the next coupla days. I can get the mini only for $380 and the mini w/ nest for $415. I have a table for my large with extra space on top to place the mini. I'm thinking a stone with spacers would suffice for that instead of getting the nest. And I'm also wanting to transport my egg around for camping/tailgating purposes. I like the look of the carten. I may go with one of those in the future. I am thinking the nest may not be for me. Suggestions??

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  • IMO, The nest and the carten are an either/or thing.  Either you get a nest and forget a carten or go for the carten and forget about the nest.  The only variation, and I fall into this category, is buying a nest and later on buying a carten.  I bought my mini second hand and the nest came with it.  I'm really interested in a carten though.
    Flint, Michigan
  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 5,629
    I want a carten for my small like really bad. I've emailed the guy twice and haven't gotten a response. :((

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  • Austin  Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
    I have both the CARTen and the nest.  Mini in the nest on the glass table and the CARTen when traveling.  Nest also goes with us when traveling....Have found a few old wooden picnic tables I would not trust to just the egg in the CARTen.  Nest a lot lighter than firebricks.
    Large, small and mini now Egging in Rowlett Tx
  • U_tarded
    U_tarded Posts: 2,041
    shtgunal3 said:
    I want a carten for my small like really bad. I've emailed the guy twice and haven't gotten a response. :((
    patience, the guy is moving i do believe.  

    also, I just set my mini on top of my table on a couple of pavers, I usually only use it for short quick cooks so I haven't had any scorching problems.
  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,669
    I have both the CARTen and the nest.  Mini in the nest on the glass table and the CARTen when traveling.  Nest also goes with us when traveling....Have found a few old wooden picnic tables I would not trust to just the egg in the CARTen.  Nest a lot lighter than firebricks.

    Joan with using the feet do you see any problem in the Carten and wood?
    Salado TX & 30A  FL: Egg Family: 3 Large and a very well used Mini, added a Mini Max when they came out (I'm good for now). Plus a couple Pit Boss Pellet Smokers.   

  • SkinnyV
    SkinnyV Posts: 3,404
    Like my nest
    Seattle, WA
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,727
    I skipped the nest and got the carten, but can see that the nest may be useful too. I'm working on a mobile table setup which the carten will sit in.

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    caliking said:

    I skipped the nest and got the carten, but can see that the nest may be useful too. I'm working on a mobile table setup which the carten will sit in.

    It better be remote controlled.
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 18,727
    I skipped the nest and got the carten, but can see that the nest may be useful too. I'm working on a mobile table setup which the carten will sit in.
    It better be remote controlled.
    Who do ya think I am? nola? It will have wheels though :) 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Mine will. I'm going to johnny 5 that bad boy when I get it.
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    I could put one in the cat wheelchair I made for my neighbor's cat, and I suspect the cat dangling apparatus was never successfully implemented. (I'm not kidding, I made this for their crippled cat Doby)  I do have a picture but I'm too lazy to find it. Trust me.


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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414

    I could put one in the cat wheelchair I made for my neighbor's cat, and I suspect the cat dangling apparatus was never successfully implemented. (I'm not kidding, I made this for their crippled cat Doby)  I do have a picture but I'm too lazy to find it. Trust me.


    Is it similar to that dog one that was in the news a few years ago?
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    It's kind of pathetic. 3/4" ID PVC pipe, some castors I cast in with epoxy and bondo.  But a solid design,   I looked at video of them in action and pictures and read up. Probably $30 in PVC...and that's a lot because that stuff is dirt cheap.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    I bet if you painted flames on it the cat would gain 10 horsepower.
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    Ah, you're using Thermapen logic.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414

    Ah, you're using Thermapen logic.

    Mainly ricer logic.

  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
    If it didn't have wings, it would fly off the road into outer space.
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  • thetrim
    thetrim Posts: 11,352
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    Tampa Bay, FL
    EIB 6 Oct 95
  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    They see me rollin'... they hatin'...
  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Tryin to catch me ridin dirty
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929
    Dyal I love my nest. Got a wait on the carten. He isn't making them for a while. The new nest is great IMO. You could build some type handle or it and have best of both worlds.
    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
  • Dyal_SC
    Dyal_SC Posts: 6,023
    Thx everyone for your suggestions. I think I might go ahead and get the nest then. May try to fabricate my own egg crate thingy since the guy building them is tied up. I like little projects like that anyways. :)
  • TAPROOT
    TAPROOT Posts: 22
    Table the mini my friend.
    Fireside Outdoor Kitchens
    www.firesideoutdoorkitchens.com
    Big Green Egg dealer extraordinaire
  • Griffin
    Griffin Posts: 8,200
    Was fun talking to you last night even if I wasn't helpful. Blame it on the bourbon.

    Rowlett, Texas

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  • Mama Roneck
    Mama Roneck Posts: 386
    Overturned ceramic planter.image
    Mamaroneck
  • Chubbs
    Chubbs Posts: 6,929

    Overturned ceramic planter.image

    Could work. Wonder if the new nests will work.

    Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
  • Mama Roneck
    Mama Roneck Posts: 386
    Chubbs said:
    Overturned ceramic planter.
    Could work. Wonder if the new nests will work.
    Honestly, I don't think I need to keep the nest on - it's pretty stable without it
    Mamaroneck
  • jaydub58
    jaydub58 Posts: 2,167

    I didn't want the nest, found a metal cart on-line at Costco which works great here at home.  I did get a Carten for traveling, primarily when we go to our little hideaway on the Oregon Coast.  In the Carten, on four ceramic feet, sitting on a sheet of silicone padding, like @Mickey does, it will go on a wooden table with no problems whatever.

    Love the Carten!

    John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon