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What is the BGE accessory you regret purchasing the most?

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jonnymack
jonnymack Posts: 627
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Just curious with so many wise BGE vets on here, what is the one thing you bought for the Egg you regret the most. I don't have a ton of accessories but I did buy a cheapo "grill extender" that is giving me exactly what I paid for. It works but it's not really all that great. Below is a pic of it in action. It works but slides around a lot and is actually set up to be reversed from what it is now. Technically I have it upside down. Probably buyer mistake but I regret buying it and am looking to replace soon.
Firing up the BGE in Covington, GA

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  • Fireman_Joe
    Fireman_Joe Posts: 298
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    The Slider rack, mine went in the trash finally
    Gambrills,Maryland

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  • damnedhooligan
    damnedhooligan Posts: 213
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    This! After getting the thermapen, I never used this thermometer again.

    XL BGE with adj rig & woo2

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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    jonnymack said:
    Just curious with so many wise BGE vets on here, what is the one thing you bought for the Egg you regret the most. I don't have a ton of accessories but I did buy a cheapo "grill extender" that is giving me exactly what I paid for. It works but it's not really all that great. Below is a pic of it in action. It works but slides around a lot and is actually set up to be reversed from what it is now. Technically I have it upside down. Probably buyer mistake but I regret buying it and am looking to replace soon.
    Who told you that it is upside down?  You're misinformed if so.  

    Guess it isn't for all folks, but I use my grill extender all the time with no issues.  I sit mine up against the rear of the Egg so that all three legs are resting on grid/grate.  

    This is from Amazon where you can buy this...


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  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,522
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    I have a grill extender like that and for my MBGE it is the best accessory I have, made by Grill Dome. For two of us it provides a raised direct, do a yardbird or whatever and it sits securely on the fire ring. Best use is for reverse sear, again, for a small cook. 
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    I think the one @jonnymack has was meant to be used like a spider.  It can hang upside down from the standard fire ring.  The one @tarheelmatt has is the extender.  I looked into these at one time. 

    For me it was probably the 3 tier rack.  It works ok for things like wings but the post in the center is usually in the way.  I don't think I have used it in over a year. 

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

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    @jonnymack I agree with @tarheelmatt . I have the same extender(I think it's a grill dome accessory) from when I had my medium egg. There wasn't anything else available at the time I had it so this worked great. The way you have it positioned is the proper way. I flip it too for low searing as it will rest on the fire ring.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 32,378
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    Another vote for BGE's 3 tier rack for the LBGE.  It's been off-line for almost four years now. 
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 32,759
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    cast iron grid, way over rated in the egg
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    SmokeyPitt said:
    I think the one @jonnymack has was meant to be used like a spider.  It can hang upside down from the standard fire ring.  The one @tarheelmatt has is the extender.  I looked into these at one time. 

    For me it was probably the 3 tier rack.  It works ok for things like wings but the post in the center is usually in the way.  I don't think I have used it in over a year. 
    Everything I gather and read they look the same to me.  I did a search for another type extender and found nothing.  
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  • NCEggSmoker
    NCEggSmoker Posts: 336
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    I originally bought a plate setter and BGE grid expander, but due to the collective recommendation of the contributors here they were returned for an adjustable rig. No major regrets, though I did throw out my wire grill brush based on stories of people needing operations to remove metal brush needles from their throats. *Shudder*
    Raleigh NC, Large BGE and KJ Joe Jr.
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  • THEBuckeye
    THEBuckeye Posts: 4,231
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    Spider and 13" CI Grate (Large Egg) 

    Only used a couple times. 
    New Albany, Ohio 

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  • tamu2009
    tamu2009 Posts: 387
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    Plate setter with the CGW 2 tier swing grid. I wish I would have went with the AR
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    LBGE 2013 - MiniMax 2015 - Seemingly every accessory the fine folks at CGS sell - Fightin' Texas Aggie till I die - Gig 'Em - Located in the bright lights of Dallas
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,627
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    big bag of cowboy lump
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  • Mickey
    Mickey Posts: 19,674
    edited March 2015
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    Easy: Platesetter and the Egg Cookbook
    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.   

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  • Egghead_Daron
    Egghead_Daron Posts: 862
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    Once I got the A/R, I have never used the platesetter since. I didn't know any better when I bought the first Egg and used the hell out of the platesetter so I don't necessarily regret it but I sure don't need it anymore.
    LBGE 2013, SBGE 2014, Mini 2015
    Columbus IN
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  • jonnymack
    jonnymack Posts: 627
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    tarheelmatt said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    I think the one @jonnymack has was meant to be used like a spider.  It can hang upside down from the standard fire ring.  The one @tarheelmatt has is the extender.  I looked into these at one time. 

    For me it was probably the 3 tier rack.  It works ok for things like wings but the post in the center is usually in the way.  I don't think I have used it in over a year. 
    Everything I gather and read they look the same to me.  I did a search for another type extender and found nothing.  
    Yeah it's meant to be used hanging from the fire ring. Wasn't sold like that online and the way I can tell is the bars running across the grill are on the top of the grill when I have it set up as an extender. Makes it hard to use for bigger items so I generally limit it's use to wings.
    Firing up the BGE in Covington, GA

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  • Nanook
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    PS for me as well. Just collected dust after I got my AR. I recently purchased another Lg Egg, and have ordered a WOO2 from CGS, so I guess my PS will be back in the game. 
    GWN
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  • bigalsworth
    bigalsworth Posts: 685
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    BGE table way over priced for what it is and would have preferred to build my own.  I never bought it though my wife did without telling me.  
    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • NDG
    NDG Posts: 2,431
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    I have two, but both were small investments:
    1) beer can chicken stand . . just stupid  
    2) fire wire . . ok but very hard to flip for 2nd side sear
    Columbus, OH

    “There are only two ways to live your life.  One is as though nothing is a miracle.  The other is as if everything is” 
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  • SmokeyPitt
    SmokeyPitt Posts: 10,490
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    tarheelmatt said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    I think the one @jonnymack has was meant to be used like a spider.  It can hang upside down from the standard fire ring.  The one @tarheelmatt has is the extender.  I looked into these at one time. 

    For me it was probably the 3 tier rack.  It works ok for things like wings but the post in the center is usually in the way.  I don't think I have used it in over a year. 
    Everything I gather and read they look the same to me.  I did a search for another type extender and found nothing.  
    I think it is this indirect rack.

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

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  • islanderegger
    islanderegger Posts: 69
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    The Looftlighter sits on a shelf after I found out about veg. oil and paper towel.
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  • volfan1
    volfan1 Posts: 164
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    Question for those who don't use the PS. Do you make pizza? If so, what set up do you use? We make a lot of pizzas, and my set up is PS legs up, grid, and pizza stone on grid. It seems to work well, but I've already had a PS crack, and if the second one goes, I'd like to look at other options. Thanks!
    XL & Mini & knock off medium. Western North Carolina. Formerly Franklin, TN. Formerly in Palm Harbor, FL. 
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  • robnybbq
    robnybbq Posts: 1,911
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    Platesetter.   Got a AR a month after I got the Egg and never used the PS since.  its sitting in the shed somewhere.

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    LBGE, Adjustable Rig, Spider, High-Que grate, maverick ET-732, Thermapen,

    Garnerville, NY
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  • Wooly Swampman
    Wooly Swampman Posts: 79
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    platesetter. AR is the way to go.
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  • tarheelmatt
    tarheelmatt Posts: 9,867
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    SmokeyPitt said:
    tarheelmatt said:
    SmokeyPitt said:
    I think the one @jonnymack has was meant to be used like a spider.  It can hang upside down from the standard fire ring.  The one @tarheelmatt has is the extender.  I looked into these at one time. 

    For me it was probably the 3 tier rack.  It works ok for things like wings but the post in the center is usually in the way.  I don't think I have used it in over a year. 
    Everything I gather and read they look the same to me.  I did a search for another type extender and found nothing.  
    I think it is this indirect rack.
    Yep, I believe you're correct Sir!  Looked just like the one I have, but I assume those risers are spread out farther to act as a spider.  
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  • JRWhitee
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    Plate setter, the AR is a much better option.
                                                                
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    Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
    Green Man Group 
    Johns Creek, Georgia
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 25,894
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    A special fire ring that is only 2" tall. It was a short term solution for a BGE design flaw. I bought it with the idea I could shoehorn a 28# turkey in my large by having more dome space. It worked BUT I only used it once! I still have it but I would rather have the $40 I paid for it!
    Re-gasketing America one yard at a time.
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  • Zmokin
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    fishlessman said:
    cast iron grid, way over rated in the egg
    Well, to each his own, but I really hate the stock stainless steel grid.  I love the CI grill.  My only regret is paying too much for a BGE green DigiQ, by BBQ Guru.  If I had known I could buy a red one that doesn't say "Big Green Egg" on it for $50 less, I would have bought the red one.
    Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
    Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
     and a BBQ Guru temp controller.

    Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
    Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.

    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • tarheelmatt
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    I don't really have anything I don't use or think is junk.  I try to think my purchases carefully, however I have wanted a CI grid for sometime though.  
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  • Backyard Mike
    Backyard Mike Posts: 80
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    Worst - crappy lump from Home Depot.

    Best - Adjustable Rig with sliding shelves.  Stoker.  

    Thought about making a table, but read on here about people burning their house down so that idea is "tabled" for now.  The table that burns your house down would probably be the all-time worst accessory.
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