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Companion for the large BGE
Powak
Posts: 1,412
I'm sitting on some play money and I'd like to get a buddy for my large. Looking for something I can be cooking some extra stuff for large cookouts, take camping here and there and cooking for 1-4 people. I'm down to a mini-max, small or medium. What's the way to go?
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I vote small
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LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .
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I have always and still do say the best backyard combo is a Large and a Small. On top of that using a PotLifter then that small becomes very portable. I can carry mine by myself like a duffle bag!
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Small. Not too much heavier than a MM and functions like it's bigger siblings."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 -
I have a MM and like it. When it's just my wife and me we cook on it often. I also use it in conjunction with my large. I have discovered I never take it anywhere. For that reason if I had it to do over again I think I might choose the small instead. I have not used a small however. I think you should ask yourself just how portable it needs to be and how much indirect cooking you intend to do on this cooker. Glad I could help make your decision more difficult.
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?"
YukonRon -
Im happy with my L/MM combo. Probably use the MM twice as much as the L. The MM is easy to take camping. It does make it difficult to leave the campsite unattended with a MM and a Yeti sitting around. Keep that in mind when you consider taking any egg camping.Houston (Clear Lake) TX
2 LBGE, 1 Mini-Max -
Does the small do better with indirect?SciAggie said:I have a MM and like it. When it's just my wife and me we cook on it often. I also use it in conjunction with my large. I have discovered I never take it anywhere. For that reason if I had it to do over again I think I might choose the small instead. I have not used a small however. I think you should ask yourself just how portable it needs to be and how much indirect cooking you intend to do on this cooker. Glad I could help make your decision more difficult. -
Yeah I don't believe an 80 yr old can lift an 80 lb egg with 1 arm out to his side my bad. Plus his argument that it's better for your back to carry something to your side rather than with 2 arms out in front of you is about as wrong as you can get.pgprescott said:Where's @lit? He still doesn't believe you Ron. The pot lifter is a great little tool. -
Loaded a Small weighs 77 not 80, plus when I transport it I remove the firebox and fire ring. Those two pieces weigh 10 pounds so we are down to 67 pounds. Doing a deadlift of 67 pounds with my back straight and using my legs for the lifting strength needed then using a PotLifter is very doable even for this 72 year old guy. Since you have never tried it yourself then you don't have a clue and why you keep harping on it makes no sense!Lit said:Yeah I don't believe an 80 yr old can lift an 80 lb egg with 1 arm out to his side my bad. Plus his argument that it's better for your back to carry something to your side rather than with 2 arms out in front of you is about as wrong as you can get.
BTW when my wife helps me carry our Medium WITHOUT removing the firebox and fire ring then it weighs 114 pounds and we have no problem transporting it!Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time! -
I've met Ron in person. He is 6'6" and 280 easy. All muscle. No jersey shore fake muscle either.Lit said:Yeah I don't believe an 80 yr old can lift an 80 lb egg with 1 arm out to his side my bad. Plus his argument that it's better for your back to carry something to your side rather than with 2 arms out in front of you is about as wrong as you can get.Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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I thought today was Sunday...not Friday
Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint. -
Btw, to the OP, unless you really plan to travel a lot, my vote is Medium.
Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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Your full of crap Ron it's ok.RRP said:Loaded a Small weighs 77 not 80, plus when I transport it I remove the firebox and fire ring. Those two pieces weigh 10 pounds so we are down to 67 pounds. Doing a deadlift of 67 pounds with my back straight and using my legs for the lifting strength needed then using a PotLifter is very doable even for this 72 year old guy. Since you have never tried it yourself then you don't have a clue and why you keep harping on it makes no sense!
BTW when my wife helps me carry our Medium WITHOUT removing the firebox and fire ring then it weighs 114 pounds and we have no problem transporting it! -
I've heard the medium is good and read a forum where these guys used the mediums more than their other eggs.Ozzie_Isaac said:Btw, to the OP, unless you really plan to travel a lot, my vote is Medium. -
I don't have a small but from what I have seen I believe it would be easier to manage with indirect heat. I do not know this for certain however.Powak said:Does the small do better with indirect?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?"
YukonRon -
I like my medium, but I sure wouldn't want to go any smaller. I'm not a fan of feeling crowded.Phoenix -
I can only comment on the SBGE: I don't transport it so no info there. But if you want a hacker then trick it out with a High Q grate and woo and stone from CGS. Just yesterday I ran it at 260+/- for a good seven hours and still had plenty of lump left for several additional hours.
You decide the parameters that matter then let those drive the final answer. Wherever you land you will enjoy the flexibility of a second BGE.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint. -
The Small gets hot faster and temp is harder to manage than my MM. Suspect it's about the dimensions of the grill. MM grill is big enough for 2 of us and then some. MM is easy to move.1 Large BGE, 1 Mini BGE, 1 Minimax BGE, Original wife and 3 dogs living in the heart of BBQ country in Round Rock Texas.
"The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."
Albert Einstein -
I have an XL, a MM, and a Medium. I love all of them, but the Medium is my work horse.Powak said:I've heard the medium is good and read a forum where these guys used the mediums more than their other eggs.Don't tell your problems to people. 80% of people don't care and 20% are glad you have them.
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It's kind of a shame that the medium is not very popular. I cooked on Nola's two years ago at the crawfish festival and it was a joy to cook on.Ozzie_Isaac said:I have an XL, a MM, and a Medium. I love all of them, but the Medium is my work horse.Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
Status- Standing by.
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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Good talk."Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber
XL and MM
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I do like the MM but also like the medium. It really depends how portable you want it to be and how much you comfortably want to spend.
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I thought the grill dimensions for the small and MM were the same. Not sure then why one over the other but really, with 4 boys (10-16), I am finding I can't cook enough ribs etc on the large. But is that reason enough to add a Medium? I think for me, given I don't plan to travel with it, a 2nd large may even be the best bet. Likely Medium or Large will be my next but I do love the thought of a MM for some reason.Mt Elgin Ontario - just a Large.
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I only have a medium and will agree with others, it gets up to temp quickly and is manageable to move if needed. As for cooking space, I did 3 racks of ribs last weekend using a rib rack and cutting them in half, it was tight. I also did a 13lb brisket for Father's Day and had to separate the point from the flat and use my DIY second level grate. I am disappointed in the number of rack options and accessories available for anything smaller than a large.Medium BGE , iGrill2
Virginia Beach, VA -
If you can't tell I was trolling Ron just like you were trolling me trying to get him going. I still don't think Ron can carry it but I do know for sure his statement that its better to carry a heavy object to one side ofyour body instead of with both hands in front of you is not right for sure. There's all sorts of articles online about how bad the back packs that go over one shoulder are for you and it's better to use one that does over both shoulders. Not sure how anyone would ever think carrying something to your side would be better for your body than carrying it straight on.pgprescott said:This just cracks me up! Why would he lie? Just to impress you? Therapy @Lit! Get help for your issues! So angry. I can't believe you took the bait. Impulse control.
I still ill love your cooks. They blow mine away. Happy 4th! -
Touché!Lit said:If you can't tell I was trolling Ron just like you were trolling me trying to get him going. I still don't think Ron can carry it but I do know for sure his statement that its better to carry a heavy object to one side ofyour body instead of with both hands in front of you is not right for sure. There's all sorts of articles online about how bad the back packs that go over one shoulder are for you and it's better to use one that does over both shoulders. Not sure how anyone would ever think carrying something to your side would be better for your body than carrying it straight on. -
@caliking should chime in here. If I'm not mistaken, he has a small and he got to cook on Centex's minimax this weekend.
I don't have either, but it is my impression that the small is better for indirect cooks.XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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Since you think you "know everything" here's something you don't know - I have had a back problem for over 40 years and if I carry much of any weight in front of me two handed like you say my back goes out and it is quite painful for a couple weeks. Once I lifted a crock pot full of chili from one side of our kitchen to the other and SNAP - out went my back! BUT using a PotLifter with my back straight and using my legs to provide the lifting strength I CAN CARRY MY SMALL BGE SANS THE GUTS to my side like a duffle bag!Lit said:If you can't tell I was trolling Ron just like you were trolling me trying to get him going. I still don't think Ron can carry it but I do know for sure his statement that its better to carry a heavy object to one side ofyour body instead of with both hands in front of you is not right for sure. There's all sorts of articles online about how bad the back packs that go over one shoulder are for you and it's better to use one that does over both shoulders. Not sure how anyone would ever think carrying something to your side would be better for your body than carrying it straight on.Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time! -
I don't have a MM but do have a small and mini. I prefer the small for indirect over the mini just because of the distance from the fire. Even when using the woo and stone the food cooks from the heat radiating from the hot stone and I have to flip the protein so it cooks evenly. I have no first hand info but would imagine the MM would be similarFoghorn said:
I don't have either, but it is my impression that the small is better for indirect cooks.-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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