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Question for mini owners.......

northGAcock
northGAcock Posts: 15,173
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........I was eying them at a dealer this weekend. Do you find it difficult to pick through the lump for appropriate size?  I have been thinking about going MM for my tailgate habbits, but find the mini to be easier to handle. I am not looking for a downside of the mini, just a question that poped into the ol knoggin after I left.
Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

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Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • HofstraJet
    HofstraJet Posts: 1,174
    edited August 2015
    Not to hijack your thread, but I have a somewhat related question on tailgating with an egg - what do you do with the hot egg when you go in to the game or when you are ready to leave postgame if cooking after the game?
    Two Large Eggs, 6 gal Cajun Fryer, and a MiniMax in Charlotte, NC - My New Table
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  • Hawg Fan
    Hawg Fan Posts: 1,517
    No problem at all.  I just pour the lump into the Mini and remove the large pieces and set them aside for the Large Egg.

    Any road will take you there if you don't know where you're going.

    Terry

    Rockwall, TX
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    northGAcock said:
    Do you find it difficult to pick through the lump for appropriate size?  
    Not at all. If you have some giant pieces (which is rare) simply break them up. This can be true even with the bigger eggs if the lump piece is huge. I have burned everything from Rockwood to Kingsford briquettes in my mini. It's not picky at all. 

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

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    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. 

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,602
    HofstraJet said:
    Not to hijack your thread, but I have a somewhat related question on tailgating with an egg - what do you do with the hot egg when you go into the game or when you are ready to leave postgame if cooking after the game?
    Not to be a downer but Weber Smokey Joe is the way to go for tailgating.  Light, you can dump out with one hand, and place it back in your vehicle 5 minutes later.  Unless you are smoking something and have a long time to wait for it to cool down its a pain in the arse. KAB might help the process but found my mini and small to be too much of a hassle for most tailgate cooks 
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
    Pick thru the lump? If I dump some in and see a piece the size of a basketball, I'll remove it. Otherwise, time to cook!

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Still a fresh mini owner here but I have an old ladle that I just scoop used lump out of the large into the mini.  

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    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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  • northGAcock
    northGAcock Posts: 15,173
    Hawg Fan said:
    No problem at all.  I just pour the lump into the Mini and remove the large pieces and set them aside for the Large Egg.
    Thanks.....thinking for tailgateing that is a move I would need to do before leaving home. Makes sense. I assume that traveling with a loaded mini presents no ill effects?
    Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax

    Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
    Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    No ill effects for me. Personally, I'd do a minimax or small for tailgating unless you only tailgate with 2 or 3 people.
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    edited August 2015
    HofstraJet said:
    Not to hijack your thread, but I have a somewhat related question on tailgating with an egg - what do you do with the hot egg when you go in to the game or when you are ready to leave postgame if cooking after the game?
    Haven't done a game, but a few road trips with the MM. 

    Shut it down and let the fire extinguish. Them scoop out lump into a 6 gallon galvanize can with locking lid( Home Depot) leave dome open and it's cool enough to move pretty soon. Can't wait till game time to make a move though. 
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  • HofstraJet
    HofstraJet Posts: 1,174
    WeberWho? said:
    HofstraJet said:
    Not to hijack your thread, but I have a somewhat related question on tailgating with an egg - what do you do with the hot egg when you go into the game or when you are ready to leave postgame if cooking after the game?
    Not to be a downer but Weber Smokey Joe is the way to go for tailgating.  Light, you can dump out with one hand, and place it back in your vehicle 5 minutes later.  Unless you are smoking something and have a long time to wait for it to cool down its a pain in the arse. KAB might help the process but found my mini and small to be too much of a hassle for most tailgate cooks 
    That's kinda what I figured. I see that they try to market the MiniMax for tailgating, but I just don't see the practicality of it.

    Here's my current tailgating grill: 


    Two Large Eggs, 6 gal Cajun Fryer, and a MiniMax in Charlotte, NC - My New Table
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  • Lit
    Lit Posts: 9,053
    WeberWho? said:
    HofstraJet said:
    Not to hijack your thread, but I have a somewhat related question on tailgating with an egg - what do you do with the hot egg when you go into the game or when you are ready to leave postgame if cooking after the game?
    Not to be a downer but Weber Smokey Joe is the way to go for tailgating.  Light, you can dump out with one hand, and place it back in your vehicle 5 minutes later.  Unless you are smoking something and have a long time to wait for it to cool down its a pain in the arse. KAB might help the process but found my mini and small to be too much of a hassle for most tailgate cooks 
    I just scoop the coals out of my mini into a aluminum pan and pour water into the pan and toss it in the garbage. With the coals out of it the mini cools down quickly and with the carten I don't even wait 5 minutes just sit it on a paver in my trunk.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
    Lit said:
    WeberWho? said:
    HofstraJet said:
    Not to hijack your thread, but I have a somewhat related question on tailgating with an egg - what do you do with the hot egg when you go into the game or when you are ready to leave postgame if cooking after the game?
    Not to be a downer but Weber Smokey Joe is the way to go for tailgating.  Light, you can dump out with one hand, and place it back in your vehicle 5 minutes later.  Unless you are smoking something and have a long time to wait for it to cool down its a pain in the arse. KAB might help the process but found my mini and small to be too much of a hassle for most tailgate cooks 
    I just scoop the coals out of my mini into a aluminum pan and pour water into the pan and toss it in the garbage. With the coals out of it the mini cools down quickly and with the carten I don't even wait 5 minutes just sit it on a paver in my trunk.
    Even my large was cool to touch in 10 or 15 minutes after scooping the coals out. I did have an SJ though. The coals went in there and we used it as a "fire pit" while we ate. 
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