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Anyone considering the XXL? What does one cost?

matt121966
matt121966 Posts: 76
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at your convenience 

Toledo, OH

XL BGE (December 2014), 2 burner weber gas
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,571
    It roughly costs 3 XL's.  =)
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    Unless your commercial or catering, get one only if you need to prove something.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,376
    The mothership sells them for $3400. I'd buy a nice offset or vertical cabinet before I bought a XXL. 
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  • ryantt
    ryantt Posts: 2,560
    Agree with @DoubleEgger get a nice cabinet unit. @cazzy or @SGH could point you in the right direction.  
    XL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2 


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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,376
    ryantt said:
    Agree with @DoubleEgger get a nice cabinet unit. @cazzy or @SGH could point you in the right direction.  
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  • Ladeback69
    Ladeback69 Posts: 4,484
    My dealer has one of the first 1000 built and is selling it for $3800 or so.  Comes with nest and plate setter.  Normally around $5000, you can by a really nice sticker burner for that, that will cook a lot more or you could buy 3 XL's and have money left over.    They are more of a novelty to me for what they cost.
    XL, WSM, Coleman Road Trip Gas Grill

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    DoubleEgger said:
    The mothership sells them for $3400. I'd buy a nice offset or vertical cabinet before I bought a XXL. 
    Agreed. If I was going to drop that much coin on another cooker it sure wouldn't be an XXL.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Hey, @badinfluence has one. I saw a post last week or two with another guy cooking on one. 
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 21,988
    edited December 2015
    If I had the coin I would get one just to have one.

    They peg the cool factor.  I would cook on a mini-max inside of it.

    I would rather light a candle than curse your darkness.

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,989
    edited December 2015
    In my humble opinion, if you were into making massive loads of bread, the XXL would be a tough act to follow and near the ideal rig. However for cooking meat, when you consider capacity versus price, there are many cabinets and offsets on the market that will easily run circles around the XXL and best it's performance in every category that matters. This is not me being a a$$ or a jack wagon. I'm merely stating the facts on the subject. 

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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    If I had the coin I would get one just to have one.

    They peg the cool factor.  I would cook on a mini-max inside of it.
    While sitting Indian style on the cooking grid of the XXL
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  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    SGH said:
    In my humble opinion, if you were into making massive loads of bread, the XXL would be a tough act to follow and near the ideal rig. However for cooking meat, when you consider capacity versus price, there are many cabinets and offsets on the market that will easily run circles around the XXL and best it's performance. This is not me being a a$$ or a jack wagon. I'm merely stating the facts on the subject.  
    Exactly what I said.  First time Scottie and I agree. ;)
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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  • badinfluence
    badinfluence Posts: 1,774
    Expect to pay 4000.00 delivered with egg, nest, plate setter, and side tables, and handler. Make SURE they deliver it. My dealer delivered and assembled it on sight and it is over 500lbs. 

    If if I had to do it over again would I have bought it? Hell yes! Why you ask? Cuz I have one and you don't....lol now the 12' inflatable mr egghead was something that I regret buying the most.

    As said before you cand get a decent cabinet or offset cooker for about the same price that would be a better investment.

    I am guessing I could fit about 7 butts on the XXL, but when I'm cooking that much meat I fire up the meat monster that I can fit 36 butts on in a pinch. Never have cooked over 20 so I have not tried cooking on the bottom rack yet which is good as it is a booger removing both upper racks to get to the bottom rack anyways.
    1 XXL BGE,  1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.


    Clinton, Iowa
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