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Is BGE really falling behind?

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  • PirateBill
    PirateBill Posts: 259
    YEMTrey said:
    Kamado Joe's are commie red!  You can have my XLBGE when you pry it from my dead, cold, hands!
    THESE COLORS DONT RUN!!! they might get the meat sweats sometimes ... BUT THEY DONT RUN!!! and they could crack if you let the temp get too high ... you know what I mean.

    Fight like a man so you don't die like a dog

    - Calico Jack Rackham

    1,000 watt Sharp - 1.1 Cu. Ft. Mid-Size Microwave and one sweet steakager (retail 229$) 

    Scruffy City a.k.a. Knoxville, TN.

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  • PatBateman
    PatBateman Posts: 33
    edited March 2017
    This thread cracks me up, BGE is the litmus paper all other brands are measured against. No harm in the others on both ends, but if you're that worried then just go buy the darned KJ (and let the forum know when someone can come pick up your egg)...
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  • PirateBill
    PirateBill Posts: 259
    saluki2007 said:
    What's a microwave?  Is that like what you start out surfing on?
    It is a technological wonder that most on this forum don't fully appreciate they prefer to cook over a fire (Neanderthals). The Microwave cooks much faster, more thoroughly, and much more efficiently and any other cooking means. We are constantly finding new abilities that this amazing food machine has ... for instance did you know that the CIA can spy on you though your microwave?  

    Fight like a man so you don't die like a dog

    - Calico Jack Rackham

    1,000 watt Sharp - 1.1 Cu. Ft. Mid-Size Microwave and one sweet steakager (retail 229$) 

    Scruffy City a.k.a. Knoxville, TN.

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    PirateBill said:
    da87 said:
    PirateBill said:
    regardless if it is a commie plot ever since I was educated on microwave listening devices I have been storing my beloved Sharp microwave in the crawl space.

    I keep my Sharp down in the shelter alongside all the MREs and canned food. 
    Must say ... BAD IDEA!!! That is how the govment finds out about your prepper bunker, then you know what happens ... takes ALL THE GUNS!!!
    Once Trumpy took office he returned the many millions of guns that Obama confiscated.
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    PlanSB said:
    da87 said:


    Like that thread its intriguing how many (not all, but many) of the posts in this thread favoring other kamados are from newer forum members...  just sayin'


    What are you saying?  You implying these posters are being sent here by the other kamado companies?
    If they are they have been playing the long game - there are threads on this site that mention Kamado Joe (and probably Primo) going back at least six or seven years. :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • ewyllins
    ewyllins Posts: 461
    I kinda like the fact that I had to purchase my BGE from a local dealer and not from a big box store. I like that about BGE, not there this anything wrong with big box store its just when I'm spending the amount of cake for one of these I would just like a little attention. Just my opinion. 
    O-Town, FL

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  • PirateBill
    PirateBill Posts: 259
    HeavyG said:
    PlanSB said:
    da87 said:


    Like that thread its intriguing how many (not all, but many) of the posts in this thread favoring other kamados are from newer forum members...  just sayin'


    What are you saying?  You implying these posters are being sent here by the other kamado companies?
    If they are they have been playing the long game - there are threads on this site that mention Kamado Joe (and probably Primo) going back at least six or seven years. :)

    Fight like a man so you don't die like a dog

    - Calico Jack Rackham

    1,000 watt Sharp - 1.1 Cu. Ft. Mid-Size Microwave and one sweet steakager (retail 229$) 

    Scruffy City a.k.a. Knoxville, TN.

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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    HeavyG said:
    PlanSB said:
    da87 said:


    Like that thread its intriguing how many (not all, but many) of the posts in this thread favoring other kamados are from newer forum members...  just sayin'


    What are you saying?  You implying these posters are being sent here by the other kamado companies?
    If they are they have been playing the long game - there are threads on this site that mention Kamado Joe (and probably Primo) going back at least six or seven years. :)
    In all that time, I'm not sure you have posted a single cook on your egg. I could be wrong, but I don't ever remember it. Maybe you're the owner of KJ? 
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  • PirateBill
    PirateBill Posts: 259

    Fight like a man so you don't die like a dog

    - Calico Jack Rackham

    1,000 watt Sharp - 1.1 Cu. Ft. Mid-Size Microwave and one sweet steakager (retail 229$) 

    Scruffy City a.k.a. Knoxville, TN.

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  • Acn
    Acn Posts: 4,490

    LBGE

    Pikesville, MD

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  • Eoin
    Eoin Posts: 4,304
    pgprescott said:
    HeavyG said:
    PlanSB said:
    da87 said:


    Like that thread its intriguing how many (not all, but many) of the posts in this thread favoring other kamados are from newer forum members...  just sayin'


    What are you saying?  You implying these posters are being sent here by the other kamado companies?
    If they are they have been playing the long game - there are threads on this site that mention Kamado Joe (and probably Primo) going back at least six or seven years. :)
    In all that time, I'm not sure you have posted a single cook on your egg. I could be wrong, but I don't ever remember it. Maybe you're the owner of KJ? 
    That came out of nowhere, but maybe you've spotted something we all missed.

    Also KJ and KGB are so similar. The plot thickens.
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  • pgprescott
    pgprescott Posts: 14,544
    Eoin said:
    pgprescott said:
    HeavyG said:
    PlanSB said:
    da87 said:


    Like that thread its intriguing how many (not all, but many) of the posts in this thread favoring other kamados are from newer forum members...  just sayin'


    What are you saying?  You implying these posters are being sent here by the other kamado companies?
    If they are they have been playing the long game - there are threads on this site that mention Kamado Joe (and probably Primo) going back at least six or seven years. :)
    In all that time, I'm not sure you have posted a single cook on your egg. I could be wrong, but I don't ever remember it. Maybe you're the owner of KJ? 
    That came out of nowhere, but maybe you've spotted something we all missed.

    Also KJ and KGB are so similar. The plot thickens.
    For sure. LOL!
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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    pgprescott said:
    HeavyG said:
    PlanSB said:
    da87 said:


    Like that thread its intriguing how many (not all, but many) of the posts in this thread favoring other kamados are from newer forum members...  just sayin'


    What are you saying?  You implying these posters are being sent here by the other kamado companies?
    If they are they have been playing the long game - there are threads on this site that mention Kamado Joe (and probably Primo) going back at least six or seven years. :)
    In all that time, I'm not sure you have posted a single cook on your egg. I could be wrong, but I don't ever remember it. Maybe you're the owner of KJ? 
    Never have posted pix of any cooks here (or anywhere else) and likely never will. Too lazy for that.

    If I WAS the owner of KJ things would be different. They'd be made in the US in a Big League™ facility, using only the best Big League™ materials. They would outsell every other cooker in the market. The demand would be so yuge your head would spin. 

    The color would probably stay the same tho - Kremlin Red. :)
    “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.” ― Philip K. Diçk




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  • Dobie
    Dobie Posts: 3,458
    It had to happen  :|
    Jacksonville FL
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,682
    I keep opening this thread, searching for answers.  I know I'll keep searching, even after today.  
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • YukonRon
    YukonRon Posts: 17,261
    I think since everybody got fired at the DNC, for allowing the United States Of America to elect such an idiot, that even circus clowns think he is goofy, have a lot more time on their hands, and post on this thread.
    @JohnInCarolina Save your points brother, the Democrats will put a beat down on this ship of fools, and all will be right again.
    "Knowledge is Good" - Emil Faber

    XL and MM
    Louisville, Kentucky
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  • Hans61
    Hans61 Posts: 3,901
    BGE be like

    “There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body.”
    Coach Finstock Teen Wolf
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988

    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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  • YEMTrey
    YEMTrey Posts: 6,835
    Steve 
    XL, Mini Max, and a 22" Blackstone in Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • blasting
    blasting Posts: 6,262

    Not sure what all the fuss is about.  I heard somewhere that if you like your kamado, you can keep your kamado (or something along those lines.)


    Phoenix 
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,682
    blasting said:

    Not sure what all the fuss is about.  I heard somewhere that if you like your kamado, you can keep your kamado (or something along those lines.)



    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • NEKEgger
    NEKEgger Posts: 22
    I struggled with which brand to purchase.  For me, it boiled down to the fact that I trust the BGE company to be around for a LONG time.  I plan on my BGE lasting decades, not years like with my gas grills.  And if I need a replacement part 25 years from now, I want to know that the company that sold my grill will still be around.


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  • Hntnhrd
    Hntnhrd Posts: 713
    SGH said:

    Last summer Costco had a Pit Boss grill that looked just like this. Nest , side tables grates and plate setter type heat diffuser. $350 I almost pulled the trigger but decided to wait and get a BGE. I just felt I was getting a better quality tool. Kmart sockets work but snap on tools are a better quality product. 
    I found my Large used for $375.00 no platesetter but a new gasket!!. I will say what worries me is the amount of warranty claims people here say they have. I have zero warranty since mine is used. For a $1000 a good warranty is something you want but I think you would also want to not have many claims. I love my egg and the
    level of my BBQ has increased a ton, but at times I wonder if the pit Boss with a few tweeks might not have been a good move also. 
    I looked at the KJ and wasn't impressed to the point of abandoning my egg dream 
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  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    ewyllins said:
    I kinda like the fact that I had to purchase my BGE from a local dealer and not from a big box store. I like that about BGE, not there this anything wrong with big box store its just when I'm spending the amount of cake for one of these I would just like a little attention. Just my opinion. 
    BGE grills pop up at Sam's Club on a regular basis. Is that better or worse than a big box store?
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,568
    Hntnhrd said:
    SGH said:

    Last summer Costco had a Pit Boss grill that looked just like this. Nest , side tables grates and plate setter type heat diffuser. $350 I almost pulled the trigger but decided to wait and get a BGE. I just felt I was getting a better quality tool. Kmart sockets work but snap on tools are a better quality product. 
    I found my Large used for $375.00 no platesetter but a new gasket!!. I will say what worries me is the amount of warranty claims people here say they have. I have zero warranty since mine is used. For a $1000 a good warranty is something you want but I think you would also want to not have many claims. I love my egg and the
    level of my BBQ has increased a ton, but at times I wonder if the pit Boss with a few tweeks might not have been a good move also. 
    I looked at the KJ and wasn't impressed to the point of abandoning my egg dream 
    that grill is made by vision, my little mini cub is a great little egg, the daisy on it is not as nice as a bge daisy but its an easy work around. it is well worth the hundred bucks i paid for it when vision discontinued  the kub. the wooden wing tables come off for storage with no tools for those that want to keep it looking good
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • bigalsworth
    bigalsworth Posts: 686
    edited March 2017
    Hntnhrd said:
    SGH said:

    Last summer Costco had a Pit Boss grill that looked just like this. Nest , side tables grates and plate setter type heat diffuser. $350 I almost pulled the trigger but decided to wait and get a BGE. I just felt I was getting a better quality tool. Kmart sockets work but snap on tools are a better quality product. 
    I found my Large used for $375.00 no platesetter but a new gasket!!. I will say what worries me is the amount of warranty claims people here say they have. I have zero warranty since mine is used. For a $1000 a good warranty is something you want but I think you would also want to not have many claims. I love my egg and the
    level of my BBQ has increased a ton, but at times I wonder if the pit Boss with a few tweeks might not have been a good move also. 
    I looked at the KJ and wasn't impressed to the point of abandoning my egg dream 
    Yeah unfortunately its not "if" they crack, it is "when" they crack.  I just replaced a base, fire ring, and firebox.  Good news for you though is when something does crack you can pay to replace that individual piece and then that piece will have warranty.  
    Large BGE
    BBQ Guru DigiQ II

    Martensville, Saskatchewan Canada
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  • tjv
    tjv Posts: 3,846
    @SGH  Grilla's Kong Ceramic Grill is the same as Dansons' (Louisiana Grills) Pit Boss Ceramic Grill except the Kong's warranty is only 4 years.  I'd never buy a ceramic grill with only a 4 year warranty over the internet.

    t
    www.ceramicgrillstore.com ACGP, Inc.
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  • dougcrann
    dougcrann Posts: 1,129
    Not one to care about gadgets and gizmos. If it doesn't improve the function of things don't need it.....what is offered for a KJ is of 0 concern to me.....don't need to have every new gadget...hell, I am driving around in a 99 Explorer and 02 Duramax pickup...and probably will til I die lol....
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  • SkySaw
    SkySaw Posts: 656
    NEKEgger said:
    I struggled with which brand to purchase.  For me, it boiled down to the fact that I trust the BGE company to be around for a LONG time.  I plan on my BGE lasting decades, not years like with my gas grills.  And if I need a replacement part 25 years from now, I want to know that the company that sold my grill will still be around.


    BGE will still be around in a decade, but it will be called something else. The current owners are clearly riding this pony off into the sunset and will sell it when they retire.
    https://plantbasedbbq.wordpress.com
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