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xxl egg update

tcampbell
tcampbell Posts: 771
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For the few that have one are you using it and what do you think. Is anyone else even considering one.Thanks
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  • nealcr1
    nealcr1 Posts: 198
    Not me. You only get 5 more inches in diameter, but 4k more? Just 3-4 XL's for the same price.
    Mini Max, Medium BGE, Large BGE, Lodge Cast Iron Sportsman, Digi Q II, Woo 2, AR with Oval setup
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  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    I'm not considering one, but just looked at one on Friday. FWIW, it was priced at $3,649 and includes the plate setter and nest handler. 
    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
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  • GATABITES
    GATABITES Posts: 1,260
    edited November 2014
    Th XXL is a novelty. Not many guys in here have one. The ones that do either dont use it or they post few and far between.
    XL BGE 
    Joe JR 
    Baltimore, MD
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  • nolan8v
    nolan8v Posts: 400
    Neighbor has one and uses it every day, as well as his large BGE.
    "You can live in any city in America, but New Orleans is the only city that lives in you."
    Chris Rose 

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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    The juice isn't worth the squeeze.
    Jacksonville FL
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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    GATABITES said:

    Th XXL is a novelty. Not many guys in here have one. The ones that do either dont use it or they post few and far between.

    Agreed. It is a novelty for me as no I don't use mine. I have not really had time this year due to work and when I do have time I don't have the need to fire it up. Seems l Ike my cooks are to small or to big for the xxl so right now it is resting quietly the the back corner of my garage. :(
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • rtt121
    rtt121 Posts: 653
    edited December 2014
    I agree that I do not need an XXL.  But I might provide some positive logic for the XXL....

    nealcr1 said:
    Not me. You only get 5 more inches in diameter, but 4k more? Just 3-4 XL's for the same price.
    A 16" pie is a lot more pizza than a 12" pie.. almost always a better value.  The extra inches in diameter do not scale linearly. The area of a circle is A=π(r)² .   So your XL egg 24" cooking grid gives you an area of 452" but the extra 5 inches gives you an area of 754".

    The extra 5 inches is 30% more inches in diameter but it is almost 70% more cooking area.

    BUT. A pizza 16 vs 12 is not the same price difference as a XXL vs XL BGE.  
    Medium, and XL eggs in Galloway NJ.  Just outside of Atlantic City.  
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  • Jeremiah
    Jeremiah Posts: 6,412
    I think the argument is, at least for me, if someone has $3600 to spend on a smoker, his money is better spent on a trailer smoker like sgh's #6.


    Btw, I seriously want that smoker.
    Slumming it in Aiken, SC. 
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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,839
    There was a member on here that bought the XXL for his crew at work.  He was posting cooks of ribs and such for his entire team.
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • nolan8v
    nolan8v Posts: 400
    @YEMTrey,

    I think this is what you are refering to:

    "You can live in any city in America, but New Orleans is the only city that lives in you."
    Chris Rose 

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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,484
    Jeremiah said:
    I think the argument is, at least for me, if someone has $3600 to spend on a smoker, his money is better spent on a trailer smoker like sgh's #6. Btw, I seriously want that smoker.

    I have my eye on the Good One Marshall. The Gen 3 Marshall New Owner Demo: http://youtu.be/yKyS_8cbWPc
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,484
    They are are made about a hour from my house and my dealer who is 3 miles away sell them. This is what I want next as a smoker, but can't justify it unless I am doing some catering.
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
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  • kdink
    kdink Posts: 336
    Ladeback69 said:
    They are are made about a hour from my house and my dealer who is 3 miles away sell them. This is what I want next as a smoker, but can't justify it unless I am doing some catering.
    You can justify any purchase just have to try harder
    2 Xl's, MM and Forno Bello
    Pizza Oven in Bergen County, NJ
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    rtt121 said:
    I agree that I do not need an XXL.  But I might provide some positive logic for the XXL....

    nealcr1 said:
    Not me. You only get 5 more inches in diameter, but 4k more? Just 3-4 XL's for the same price.
    A 16" pie is a lot more pizza than a 12" pie.. almost always a better value.  The extra inches in diameter do not scale linearly. The area of a circle is A=π(r)² .   So your XL egg 24" cooking grid gives you an area of 452" but the extra 5 inches gives you an area of 754".

    The extra 5 inches is 30% more inches in diameter but it is almost 70% more cooking area.

    BUT. A pizza 16 vs 12 is not the same price difference as a XXL vs XL BGE.  
    I think your last sentence sums up why many people have issue with the XXL cost. 2 XL's will give you a cooking area of 904 inches, and 2 XL's are still considerably less $$ than one XXL.  So in this case you get far more pizza for far less money by ordering two of the smaller ones :).

    Which came first the chicken or the egg?  I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. 

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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    Ladeback69 said:


    Jeremiah said:

    I think the argument is, at least for me, if someone has $3600 to spend on a smoker, his money is better spent on a trailer smoker like sgh's #6.


    Btw, I seriously want that smoker.




    I have my eye on the Good One Marshall.
    The Gen 3 Marshall New Owner Demo: http://youtu.be/yKyS_8cbWPc

    Looks like too much work for me. What is the cost of one? @Ladeback69‌
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    See there are other xxl buyers out there.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,484
    badinfluence said:
    Jeremiah said:
    I think the argument is, at least for me, if someone has $3600 to spend on a smoker, his money is better spent on a trailer smoker like sgh's #6. Btw, I seriously want that smoker.

    I have my eye on the Good One Marshall. The Gen 3 Marshall New Owner Demo: http://youtu.be/yKyS_8cbWPc
    Looks like too much work for me. What is the cost of one? @Ladeback69‌

    Around $2300+tax. It will do more then the XXL and a third of the cost. I have taken 2 cooking classes from Chris Marks, the first one he used there test model for the phase 3 Marshall. The second one was on the new phase 3 Marshall. They are are made of heavy steal and hold their temp very well. In our Brisket and Butts class he cooked 2-14 to 15 pound briskets and 2-10 pound pork butts in around 10 to 12 hours cooking around 275. They were both juicy and had great flavor. Below are some spare ribs he did in 3 hours on the
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

    Kansas City, Mo.
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  • tksmoke
    tksmoke Posts: 776

    @jjharriss144 and @badinfluence - you are not alone in your madness.  Of those who look askance at the XXL, how many have multiple eggs?  How many NEED multiple eggs?  I'm guilty as charged.  I have an XL that satisfies all my outdoor cooking needs.  I also have a medium, which is very handy, comes up to temp faster (than the XL), and really sees the most action.  Did I need it?  I was able to rationalize it to myself, and I had enough wampum to buy it.  But I didn't need it.  The XXL merely stretches the financial scale of the equation.  And it is a matter of scale.  Ten bucks is  a lot to some people.  To others, it's a hundred, to still others $1,000 and so on down the line.  It always boils down to want. 

    I want a minimax...

    Santa Paula, CA
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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    @tksmoke I now have a mini max as well. I promised the mrs I would stop at a dozen eggs. Got it...so maybe she will let me go a bakers dozen. :D
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Budgeezer
    Budgeezer Posts: 669
    Nice. I had a crazy smoke ring on a brisket last winter when cooking it in sub zero weather. Maybe a coincidence but I think the cold have have played a role.
    Edina, MN

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    I really want a backwoods G2 Competitor.
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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    @lit backwoods are nice cookers for sure I see a lot of them at comp cooks. I have never personally cooked on one though.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    @badinfluence‌ I have my Craigslist app set to include all the surrounding states and I check several times a day but those things hold their value just like eggs do.
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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    @Lit ... which app are you using?

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    @Jeepster47‌ cplus for craigslist
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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    @lit I have found most quality cookersall hold there value w well. Backwoods, souther pride, peoria custom cioker...ect. but are worth the investment if you get serious into cooking.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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  • jjharris144
    jjharris144 Posts: 15
    @Lit....   Wish I knew about that app a few months ago.  I was in the market for a decent grill/smoker for my toyhauler and became obsessed with craigslist.  In the end, I finally gave up my quest for finding "a deal" and ordered a yoder.  Still addicted to craigslist though!!!!

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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    I have a windows phone so it might not be available for all platforms. I know I have a different one on my iPhone for work though where you can select all major cities with a single click. This works great for one off things like I am looking for a Griswold hearts and star waffle iron right now and hoping to find one. I found my Simpsons Weber in Maine and paid the guy to ship it here.
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  • tcampbell
    tcampbell Posts: 771
    I'd like to have one but certainly don't need it.
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