Buying an LBGE in the next few days. Need advice

I'd consider a different table. I had that exact table and it really didn't hold up very well. Ended up building my own. 

Did anyone mention beer? 

BilZol said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

pgprescott said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

Any suggestions of what to put under the Egg stand or on top of the table to prevent heat damage from the hot pieces?

Will a standard large paving stone work under the Egg and a large pice of flooring tile work for the table top?

buy a table nest from BGE

I'm getting the table nest. But can it sit on the wood? Os should it also have a paving tile?

There's still a lot of heat outinder the nest. It's necessary. If my table were wood and not metal I would use a paver or granite under the nest. That's just me though. I was so worried about it I went all metal. 

I have nothing against taking all the safety precautions you want, but my own set-up is table nest on a wooden table and the table is not any warmer directly under the BGE as it is anywhere else when I've checked.

Is it to late to say DON'T?

The BGE is awesome, but you will never be satisfied.  Stick with a gasser and never eat any food cooked on  Kamado.  Just don't do it.  If friends have BGEs forget them.  Move on.

Ignorance is bliss.

Fire it up and play with the upper and lower vent, get a feel for temps. 

pgprescott said:

BilZol said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

pgprescott said:

SaintJohnsEgger said:

Any suggestions of what to put under the Egg stand or on top of the table to prevent heat damage from the hot pieces?

Will a standard large paving stone work under the Egg and a large pice of flooring tile work for the table top?

buy a table nest from BGE

I'm getting the table nest. But can it sit on the wood? Os should it also have a paving tile?

There's still a lot of heat outinder the nest. It's necessary. If my table were wood and not metal I would use a paver or granite under the nest. That's just me though. I was so worried about it I went all metal. 

IMO, all the paver does is provide a place to store the heat and transfer it to the wood. You cannot see whats going on under the stone. I would go with the nest only.

I just picked up at the dollar store some metal trivets, put hot cast iron, plate setter etc with no problems.  I used a square brick before that but it was scratching the table.

Nice!  beautiful table

Concerning table vs nest - I started years ago with a table from the local dealer, not a BGE table, but one that he sourced locally.  It was a great fit and I was quite happy with it.  A couple of years later, I was awakened by a bright light from my yard and went outside to find the table ablaze.  Thankfully, no damage to the deck or the house.  I replaced the table with a next and a stainless table beside it, along with huge tiles under the next.  That arrangement served me well for years.  Now I'm changing locations and am required to minimize - it will be the next plus the Egg Mates.

The moral of the story, wood tables can and do catch fire.

Knowing what i know now, if i were to start with a L BGE and table today, here is what i would get for accessories and the first part of each list is where to get them from:

CGS:  Spider, stone, adjustable rig, rig extender, round grid for up top, two oval grids, slide guides and crossbars for lower levels, oval stone and oval foil ring, 16" carbon steel wok, two sets of ceramic spacers (0.5" and 1.5"), wok holder ring, a roll of pink butcher paper.


BGE: pizza stone for L., Cast Iron grill grate, spring style grid lifter and pliers style grid lifter.

Thermoworks:  Thermapen.

BBQ Guru: DigiQ controller with meat and oven probe cables, air intake adapter, pit viper fan @ 10CFM.

RRP: Rutland gasket.

Lodge:  Double Dutch 5Q DO and lid/pan combo.

ACE hardware: Weber high heat gloves with silicon coating, charcoal starter chimney.

Restaurant supply store: two pizza peels, one wood and one aluminum, and a large bow-shaped rocker style pizza cutter.

Goodwill:  a $2 hair dryer for stoking fires.


This is a big list and a lot of $$$ but if you had all of these items, you are in business.  You can make pizza, you have capacity and temp control  capability for ribs, brisket, shoulder, and chicken, you can sear on CI and Lodge, you can make multiple levels of potatoes, corn or other grill roasted veggies, you can make veggies in wok or stir fry other items, you can bake, and you have every combination i wished i had over the last few years.....plus you wont waste money on unecessary items that you wont use.  I wish i knew this stuff four years ago, as it wouldve saved me a lot of money and frustration.  Plus, i wouldve gotten so much more utility out of the BGE.


Happy egging!