Benefits of having more than one egg?

Stormbringer · March 2016

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?

stompbox · March 2016

Two temps.
A smaller one for faster and smaller cooks
Cold smoke
Portable
More space

Lots of reasons.

Sammi · March 2016

^^^^^^^^^ All the above.
And burn less lump.

SciAggie · March 2016

What they said.

Chubbs · March 2016

I light mini for most weeknight cooks for 2. Use the large for pizza, large cuts and long smokes

Stormbringer · March 2016

Thanks, folks. The cold smoking is of interest, what does the minimax do to allow cold smoking that the LBGE does not?

tarheelmatt · March 2016

Some use an Egg for baking only.

td66snrf · March 2016

Looks really cool

bgebrent · March 2016

Purely need based.

SmokeyPitt · March 2016

Stormbringer said:

Thanks, folks. The cold smoking is of interest, what does the minimax do to allow cold smoking that the LBGE does not?

For cold smoking many people use one egg for the smoke and run a dryer tube into the other egg. However, two eggs is not necessary for this you could just use any type of vessel. A cheapo brinkman smoker would work fine or anything that will hold the smoke in.

Check out @nolaegghead 's setup:

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1145832/cold-smoked-salmon-pic-heavy

RRP · March 2016

tarheelmatt said:

Some use an Egg for baking only.

I'm in that camp as my medium is my baking only egg. Never had any meat of any kind or size in it in the 15 years since I bought it. It's still just a light honey color inside and still sporting the original old style flannel gasket. Helluva nice baking oven it is!

YukonRon · March 2016

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.

Jupiter Jim · March 2016

What all the others said! Oh and he who has the most toys!!!!!!

DoubleEgger · March 2016

Just ask your significant other why they want or need a double oven...

johnkitchens · March 2016

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.

northGAcock · March 2016

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.

Theophan · March 2016

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!

tarheelmatt · March 2016

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.

My wife asked me one time "I need a woman cave, you know like a man cave. What is the equivalent to that?" I said "dear, it is the kitchen".

blind99 · March 2016

Stormbringer said:

Thanks, folks. The cold smoking is of interest, what does the minimax do to allow cold smoking that the LBGE does not?

smokeyw · March 2016

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.

bhedges1987 · March 2016

What they said

YukonRon · March 2016

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.

My wife asked me one time "I need a woman cave, you know like a man cave. What is the equivalent to that?" I said "dear, it is the kitchen".

My wife asked for a watch. I told her she didn't need one, because there is a clock on the stove.

YEMTrey · March 2016

Simple. BALLER STATUS!

Mickey · March 2016

The turkey and the ham are ready at the same time just before dinner.

theyolksonyou · March 2016

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.

My wife asked me one time "I need a woman cave, you know like a man cave. What is the equivalent to that?" I said "dear, it is the kitchen".

You off the couch yet?

fishlessman · March 2016

lump savings with a mini is probably 5 to 1 to the large. its my main cooker for 1 to 2 people

Stormbringer · March 2016

fishlessman said:

lump savings with a mini is probably 5 to 1 to the large. its my main cooker for 1 to 2 people

Crikey, that much? If that is the case then just on lump consumption (or reduction thereof) at our present rate it would pay for itself in 3.5 years, and now myself and my wife have discovered this forum that rate will increase I am sure.

To quote Donny Douglas from Frasier, "I think I now have what is known in the legal profression as a bargaining chip."

evie1370 · March 2016

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.

dougcrann · March 2016

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.

blind99 · March 2016

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

Crikey, that much? If that is the case then just on lump consumption (or reduction thereof) at our present rate it would pay for itself in 3.5 years, and now myself and my wife have discovered this forum that rate will increase I am sure.

To quote Donny Douglas from Frasier, "I think I now have what is known in the legal profression as a bargaining chip."

@stormbringer I haven't returned my borrowed small BGE. it's so efficient I think it is actually producing charcoal! seriously though it uses maybe half a chimney of lump for a dinnertime cook of some burgers or chicken. kind of sad but a minimax would actually pay for itself in lump savings over a few years at the rate we grill. If I had a BGE in every size I would probably use all of them.

thetrim · March 2016

You can make yourself fatter than you are now!

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