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Benefits of having more than one egg?
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Stormbringer
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I read people's egghead fourm signatures, many have more than one BGE and importantly of different sizes. So far my household of two (and three cats) has been fine with a single LBGE, but is there something in having more than one egg, especially a different sized one?
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Two temps.
A smaller one for faster and smaller cooks
Cold smoke
Portable
More space
Lots of reasons. -
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What they said.Coleman, Texas
Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
"Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
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I light mini for most weeknight cooks for 2. Use the large for pizza, large cuts and long smokesColumbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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Thanks, folks. The cold smoking is of interest, what does the minimax do to allow cold smoking that the LBGE does not?
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Some use an Egg for baking only.------------------------------
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Looks really coolXLBGE, LBGE, MBGE, SMALL, MINI, 2 Kubs, Fire Magic Gasser
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Stormbringer said:Thanks, folks. The cold smoking is of interest, what does the minimax do to allow cold smoking that the LBGE does not?
Check out @nolaegghead 's setup:
http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1145832/cold-smoked-salmon-pic-heavyWhich came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg. -
tarheelmatt said:Some use an Egg for baking only.
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XL and MM. MM used more for camping and tailgating. Also use it when it is just My Beautiful Wife and I specifically when the children are not home. I wil use it for sides and appetizers while the XL is cooking main protein.
We seldom use the oven in the kitchen anymore, and when we do, it is to boil using the burners on top."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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What all the others said! Oh and he who has the most toys!!!!!!
I'm only hungry when I'm awake!
Okeechobee FL. Winter
West Jefferson NC Summer
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Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...
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I got my second large because when we had extended family over for steaks I was having to grill in stages.
Adding that second large was a good move for me.Louisville, GA - 2 Large BGE's -
DoubleEgger said:Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...
Good call there Double.....I purchased (a while back) a Bertozoni Italian gas range (which I love), however the wife is always complaining about the small oven cavity. Brilliant....just brilliant I tell ya.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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I think if you're not sure what the benefit of a second Egg might be, you don't need one. Save yourself a lot of money and keep enjoying your Large!
My wife bought me a Medium, years ago, and I LOVED it, but there were times when it was just too small for what I wanted to do, and a year or so later she bought me a Large. I really love having both, because for just her and me, most of the time the Medium is just what I want. But for cooking a rack or two of ribs, the Medium really isn't well suited. Or if we have a bunch of people over sometimes I'll actually cook with both at once. I bought a whole ribeye ("Prime Rib") roast that was too big for my Large, and I cut it into unequal halves and cooked one in the Large and the other in the Medium. So I love having two, but if she'd gotten me the Large first, I don't know for sure whether I'd have thought it was worth it buying a second smaller one. If you're happy with your Large, be happy with your Large! -
northGAcock said:DoubleEgger said:Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...
Good call there Double.....I purchased (a while back) a Bertozoni Italian gas range (which I love), however the wife is always complaining about the small oven cavity. Brilliant....just brilliant I tell ya.------------------------------
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Stormbringer said:Thanks, folks. The cold smoking is of interest, what does the minimax do to allow cold smoking that the LBGE does not?
Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle -
DoubleEgger said:Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...
I use the oven more than my wife so that one won't work for me. -
What they said
Kansas City, Missouri
Large Egg
Mini Egg
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us" - Gandalf -
tarheelmatt said:northGAcock said:DoubleEgger said:Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...
Good call there Double.....I purchased (a while back) a Bertozoni Italian gas range (which I love), however the wife is always complaining about the small oven cavity. Brilliant....just brilliant I tell ya."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
Louisville, Kentucky -
Simple. BALLER STATUS!Steve
XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio -
The turkey and the ham are ready at the same time just before dinner.
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. -
tarheelmatt said:northGAcock said:DoubleEgger said:Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...
Good call there Double.....I purchased (a while back) a Bertozoni Italian gas range (which I love), however the wife is always complaining about the small oven cavity. Brilliant....just brilliant I tell ya. -
lump savings with a mini is probably 5 to 1 to the large. its my main cooker for 1 to 2 people
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
fishlessman said:lump savings with a mini is probably 5 to 1 to the large. its my main cooker for 1 to 2 people
To quote Donny Douglas from Frasier, "I think I now have what is known in the legal profression as a bargaining chip."
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I have a medium and a mini max. There is just two of us, so if I only cook a few chicken breasts or burgers the MM is fine. If we have company it is the Medium, and depending on the crowd I use both.
If we have company w/kids the Medium is for ribs, etc and the MMX is for hot dogs and hamburgers. Love it.
Medium BGE in Cincinnati OH.
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"I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me. " Duke of Wellington, Battle of Waterloo. -
No need for a second egg to cold smoke... http://www.amazenproducts.com/product_p/amnps5x8.htm
Just place it in the bottom of the Egg. Not to mention the exhaust from an Egg is going to be a bit on the warm side for smoking cheese....and butter. -
Stormbringer said:fishlessman said:lump savings with a mini is probably 5 to 1 to the large. its my main cooker for 1 to 2 people
To quote Donny Douglas from Frasier, "I think I now have what is known in the legal profression as a bargaining chip."
Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle -
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