Large Big Green Egg

therealhaddock · August 2014

Realistically, how many hours will a LBGE keep its temp at 250 for?

hapster · August 2014

With a full load of Rockwood or Ozark Oak.... 20 to 24 hours should be doable pretty easily

MeTed · August 2014

I just did a 22 hour cook and had lump left over. Although it was 225 this should give you a good idea.

SmyrnaGA · August 2014

I was only able to get around 14 hrs if I fill up to the top of the firebox. But, if you fill it up half way up the fire ring almost touching the plate setter, you should see 22+ hour results.

tulocay · August 2014

I got 23 hours recently and had a little lump left over. Most of the cook was 250 dome, but near the end I bumped it to 300.

tulocay · August 2014

Oh, and I was using Rockwood.

henapple · August 2014

I went 4.5 hours on a load of Royal Oak. .. >:)

Philly35 · August 2014

Every cook/ fire is different. I did an 8 pound pork butt using RO once and it went for 18 hours. I didn't even use half the lump.

MeTed · August 2014

@henapple, that is funny.

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therealhaddock · August 2014

Is Rockwood the BGE branded lump?

henapple · August 2014

No

therealhaddock · August 2014

henapple said:

No

It's all I've got at the moment and can't get Rockwood in UK. Is the BGE not very good (as a newbie this is only the second bag of lump I've used).?

Acn · August 2014

BGE is fine. General consensus is that Rockwood and Ozark Oak are more neutral on flavor, so you have more control on the amount of smoke. It is also much more expensive than most other charcoals (paying the premium for the BGE label).

That being said, if BGE is all you can get, then that's what you're going to end up using, regardless of what all of us think.

henapple · August 2014

You'll do fine with bge. How much are you paying?

EGGjlmh · August 2014

I did 230* for 19 1/2 hrs with RO on a huge shoulder and still had some left.....Sorry @henapple

grey_bri · August 2014

should be no problem doing 22 or 24 hrs and only filled to fire ring. I have done it many times

Carolina Q · August 2014

I once did an 18 BR butt cook with wicked good. Could probably have gone at least twice that. Tons of lump left. Pic is on here somewhere, but I can't find it.

sstripes96 · August 2014

Last Labor day I did a 15 LB brisket. It was on for 24 hours at 225. I took it off, FTC, and then did smoked Mac and Cheese for 3 hours. When I shut the LBGE down after 27 hours, I still had a fair amount of Rockwood in the bottom. I had filled the lump to the top of the fire ring.

bcsnave · August 2014

I put lump up to about 1/2 of the fire ring....that was 14 days ago....I still have plenty of lump in there..... =D>

Tjcoley · August 2014

30 pounds of pork for 29 hours at 225, with enough lump left to smoke a turkey breast.

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