Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

xxl egg update

2»

Comments

  • westernbbq
    westernbbq Posts: 2,490

    I was ready to buy the XXL the first time it was mentioned they'd be available (by Thanksgiving last year), so I was stoked, fired up and ready to make four turkeys on the XXL.  Well, then it was Christmas, so I figured, OK, I'll still get it and then i'll make four large prime rib roasts for friends and family and i'll be able to smoke a bunch of shoulders for New Year's Day bowl games and the Super Bowl, then it was another couple of months, and well, I got to thinking, if I could get a multigrid system for the XL and the LG ones I have, then i'll be able to make all of that meat, or at least most if it without spending almost $5K.  so I did that and the want is still there but the delays and promises wore me out. NOw, with the MiniMax at a fraction of the cost and a lot more flexibility and i'll have a lot more fun

     

    On my wish list, an XXL will always be there, sort of like a Mercedes 600, or a Shelby Super Snake.  Very capable but in excess of anything i'd ever need it for.

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    tcampbell said:
    I'd like to have one but certainly don't need it.

    My thoughts exactly. I don't need one but I would love to have one. If the price ever comes down I will probably buy one and mount it on a 6x8 trailer.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SMITTYtheSMOKER
    SMITTYtheSMOKER Posts: 2,668
    A few years back most of the BBQ Competitions we did required you to cook extra meat to serve the public, we added a Stumps 223 (classic) to our arsenal.  Gravity fed charcoal cooker.  It allowed us to smoke an extra 80/100lbs of meat each cook.  We don't use it much anymore, but handy to have when you need it.

    image  

     

    -SMITTY     

    from SANTA CLARA, CA

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    SMITTYtheSMOKER said:
    A few years back most of the BBQ Competitions we did required you to cook extra meat to serve the public, we added a Stumps 223 (classic) to our arsenal.  Gravity fed charcoal cooker.  It allowed us to smoke an extra 80/100lbs of meat each cook.  We don't use it much anymore, but handy to have when you need it.

    image  

    I agree 100%. A man can not have to many smokers or guns.

    Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.

    Status- Standing by.

    The greatest barrier against all wisdom, the stronghold against knowledge itself, is the single thought, in ones mind, that they already have it all figured out. 

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • McStew
    McStew Posts: 965
    @smitty what do u use to raise your temp gauge?
    Hermosa Beach CA 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SMITTYtheSMOKER
    SMITTYtheSMOKER Posts: 2,668
    McStew said:
    @smitty what do u use to raise your temp gauge?
    I cut a wooden 1.25" dowel in 1" lengths, drill out hole and painted them red. We cook quite a bit of meat in competitions, I like the temp gauge having room between the meat and tips. 

     

    -SMITTY     

    from SANTA CLARA, CA

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109

    SMITTYtheSMOKER said:
    McStew said:
    @smitty what do u use to raise your temp gauge?
    I cut a wooden 1.25" dowel in 1" lengths, drill out hole and painted them red. We cook quite a bit of meat in competitions, I like the temp gauge having room between the meat and tips. 
    I use wine corks with a hole drilled in them.  The best part is drinking the wine.
    ______________________________________________
    I love lamp..
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • 55drum
    55drum Posts: 162
    A couple of weeks ago...for my birthday.....my BIL decided to buy me a XXL & a trailer to haul it around in...hell of a gift!!  I already have an XL which does great...now I can drag this thing around for the big family gatherings.

    Have a long way to go yet but basically got the table framed and the egg mounted..want to think things thru a little...did a couple of turkeys & ham over Thanksgiving...was amazed how fast it came to temp....

    image
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • jjharris144
    jjharris144 Posts: 15
    @55drum....
    That's one hell of a gift... congrats!  Look forward to seeing your table.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    @55drum - I think I need to upgrade my in-laws... Wow!
    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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SmokinOutBack
    SmokinOutBack Posts: 311
    Very nice.
    Cherry Hill, NJ
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tksmoke
    tksmoke Posts: 776
    Do you think your BIL would adopt me?
    Santa Paula, CA
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tcampbell
    tcampbell Posts: 771
    Congras to all xxl owners.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
    55drum said:
    A couple of weeks ago...for my birthday.....my BIL decided to buy me a XXL & a trailer to haul it around in...hell of a gift!!  I already have an XL which does great...now I can drag this thing around for the big family gatherings.

    Have a long way to go yet but basically got the table framed and the egg mounted..want to think things thru a little...did a couple of turkeys & ham over Thanksgiving...was amazed how fast it came to temp....

    image
    My brother sucks!!!  He doesn't even chip in for the meat!!


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

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • jjharris144
    jjharris144 Posts: 15
    tcampbell said:
    Congras to all xxl owners.

    Finally.....  no longer 2nd class eggers!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    jjharris144 said:


    tcampbell said:

    Congras to all xxl owners.


    Finally.....  no longer 2nd class eggers!

    @jjharris144‌ just cuz we have a xxl don't mean we are any better then the rest of the people who don't have one.

    if I had it to do over I would not have gotten 1 as I have used it 1 time.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • jjharris144
    jjharris144 Posts: 15
    @badinfluence...   I couldn't agree with you more!
    My comment was intended to poke fun at "us" xxl owners....  definitely not intended as pretentiousness!

    BTW....  I'm kinda on the fence with mine regarding if I had it to do over again.

    Appreciate you sharing.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • minniemoh
    minniemoh Posts: 2,145
    @55drum - it will be interesting to see how the ceramic internals (fire box, fire ring, platesetter) hold up to transport on a trailer. When I have travelled with my L or S, I cushion the internals with slices of cardboard between pieces and use wood shims to keep things from moving around. I haul mine in the bed of my truck or in the back of our SUV. I have never had anything break but I would certainly be disappointed to arrive at my destination and have broken egg parts. Keep us posted as you get your project on the road. Looks like fun!

    By the way, congrats on the XXL!
    L x2, M, S, Mini and a Blackstone 36. She says I have enough now....
    eggAddict from MN!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories