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Decision Help, Small or Mini

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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 964
    edited April 2016
    I'm "curing" the little guy today and i've been able to go up to 300, down to 250, on a whim and hold it.  Been holding 250 for almost 1.5 hours now. I am really impressed and the coal use after close to 4 hours is pretty amazing as well. Really, really happy.

    The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

    Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

    Cumming, GA
    Eggs - XL, L, Small
    Gasser - Blaze 5 Burner
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  • Sammi
    Sammi Posts: 598
    Good choice, you'll love it. +1 on that HiQue grate.
    Sudbury, Ontario
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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 964
    Sammi said:
    Good choice, you'll love it. +1 on that HiQue grate.
    It's on order along with a smokeware cap and a rig from ceramic grill store.

    The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

    Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

    Cumming, GA
    Eggs - XL, L, Small
    Gasser - Blaze 5 Burner
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  • QDude
    QDude Posts: 1,066
    Fred19Flintstone said:
    danv23 said:
    Fred19Flintstone said:
    I have the small and the airflow is not good.  The minis a rocket by comparison.  I've heard the mm is also a rocket.  
    Are u using a high q grate?
    Yes sir I am.  The small breathes like it has emphysema.  IMO, pay the $30 more go with the mm.
    I agree.  I sold my small after a year.  It took way too long to get to temp.

    Northern Colorado Egghead since 2012.

    XL BGE and a KBQ.

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  • Jeepster47
    Jeepster47 Posts: 3,827
    danv23 said:
    Sammi said:
    Good choice, you'll love it. +1 on that HiQue grate.
    It's on order along with a smokeware cap and a rig from ceramic grill store.
    @danv23 ... Just to be sure ... you did order the MiniMax Cap Adapter ... yes?

    Why don't you cure the little guy with some wings?  All those eggfest eggs are cooked on from minute one.  Especially with the new gaskets ...

    Washington, IL  >  Queen Creek, AZ ... Two large eggs and an adopted Mini Max

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  • danv23
    danv23 Posts: 964
    Jeepster47 said:
    danv23 said:
    Sammi said:
    Good choice, you'll love it. +1 on that HiQue grate.
    It's on order along with a smokeware cap and a rig from ceramic grill store.
    @danv23 ... Just to be sure ... you did order the MiniMax Cap Adapter ... yes?

    Why don't you cure the little guy with some wings?  All those eggfest eggs are cooked on from minute one.  Especially with the new gaskets ...
    I threw a chicken breast on there for an hour at 250. Dam was it good, and yes, I ordered the adapter.  Thank you for checking up on it.  

    All, I would have gotten the minimax but i was't going to transport it and I didn't have a table for it.  The small fits perfectly where I wanted it to in its nest.

    The Dude: This is a very complicated case, Maude. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head. Luckily I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug regimen to keep my mind, you know, limber.

    Walter Sobchak: Nihilists! *uck me. I mean, say what you want about the tenets of National Socialism, Dude, at least it's an ethos. 

    Cumming, GA
    Eggs - XL, L, Small
    Gasser - Blaze 5 Burner
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