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Which would you perfer?

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  • bucky925
    bucky925 Posts: 2,029
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    @QDude you need to make one more post.  That 666 is freeking me out  B)

    Be careful when following the masses. Sometimes the M is silent.

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  • GregC
    GregC Posts: 91
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    Bucky925, don’t guess I see here your getting the number from.
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  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
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    It is a miss-perception that you start slower or burn more lump on a larger Egg.  When you are done shut it down.  If you are not tailgating I would tell you go bigger, not smaller.  You get more utility out of a bigger grid.

    XXL #82 out of the first 100, XLGE X 2, LBGE (gave this one to daughter 1.0) , MBGE (now in the hands of iloveagoodyoke daughter 2.0) and lots of toys

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  • smokeybreeze
    smokeybreeze Posts: 216
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    IMNSHO, the LBGE is perfect for any small, mid-duty, or large cooks. While it's not "portable" per se, it does everything the smaller BGEs do. At the cost of the smaller eggs, ask yourself how much lump you could buy/use and how much time difference you would gain/lose by just using the LBGE that you have and at what financial outcome over purchasing another BGE.

    I know, I know, financial outcome and ROI aren't particulars here, but just positing that thought for you...
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  • bboulier
    bboulier Posts: 558
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    I have a medium and a KJ Classic (equivalent to a large).  The medium is very flexible.   For two, it is ideal.  And, you can cook some pretty large meals when you need to.  I have no experience with sizes smaller than the medium, but I don't think they would be a good choice from my reading of the evidence.
    Weber Kettle, Weber Genesis Silver B, Medium Egg, KJ Classic (Black)
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  • MotownVol
    MotownVol Posts: 1,040
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    I have had a large for approximately 5-6 years but our daughter is gone to college and except for summer weekends when we have company by the pool it's just me and the misses.  I wanted a second egg and she bought me one for Christmas last winter.  

    I struggled between the MM which so many on here love and the small and the medium.  I ended up picking the MM for a variety of reasons.   Honestly I don't know if I will ever use the portability of the MM, but I love the fact that it can sit on a table.

    After using it now for approximately 5 months, it is an amazing cooking machine.   I grill several things each Sunday.   I cook enough for my lunch every day until Wednesday or Thursday, generally cooking 3-4 different things.  The lump consumption is amazing.  I have only used about 2.5 bags and as I say I cook several different things every time I fire it up. 

    I now only use the large for larger cooks, such as ribs, butts and briskets.  The MM gets all the burgers, steaks, tuna, salmon, chicken, wings, and brats.   I love it.    
    Morristown TN, LBGE and Mini-Max.
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  • JustOneOfTheGuys
    JustOneOfTheGuys Posts: 142
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    Why choose, get one of each!
    Southwestern CT
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