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hoosier_egger
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Greeting Friends,
I recently cooked at a local EggFest in my hometown and we met up yesterday with all the cooks to debrief, recap, and plan for next year. I mentioned to the dealer that I'd like to have an XL one day and he immediately said come see me, obviously your cost is going to be significantly less since you're helping us at these EggFest.
My question for ya'll is do I still keep both larges or sell one? I can see me using an XL, large and the KJ Jr all at once, but I am struggling with keeping the second large. Has anyone been in a similar situation and saw the need to have 2 larges and an XL?
For clarity, buying the XL isn't the question, it's do I really need to have two larges and an XL.
Thanks in advance
I recently cooked at a local EggFest in my hometown and we met up yesterday with all the cooks to debrief, recap, and plan for next year. I mentioned to the dealer that I'd like to have an XL one day and he immediately said come see me, obviously your cost is going to be significantly less since you're helping us at these EggFest.
My question for ya'll is do I still keep both larges or sell one? I can see me using an XL, large and the KJ Jr all at once, but I am struggling with keeping the second large. Has anyone been in a similar situation and saw the need to have 2 larges and an XL?
For clarity, buying the XL isn't the question, it's do I really need to have two larges and an XL.
Thanks in advance
~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!
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Yes
2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe
Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)
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The real question is: "Do I need the $300 I could get from selling a large?"
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There is really no way for us to know what is best for you. We have no idea the amount of food you might be cooking at one time.
The used market has shown a used Large BGE can sell for more than $300.
It might only be worth $300 to some members here, and we have all seen great deals be had on Craigs List. But in most areas a Large BGE in clean shape will fetch around $450.00-$500.00.
I think you will appreciate the extra cooking room in the XL.Thank you,DarianGalveston Texas -
Why rush? Just move forward and after a year if you still feel the same way. then act.
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They make great heritage pieces for the kids
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i would keep em, plus next year for indy eggfest im guessing we will have an adjustable rig
for an XL to use 2 Large Eggs - Raleigh, NC
Boiler Up!!
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I'd get the XL and see how it fits in your rotation for the way you cook etc, then make the decision later on for a sale.------------------------------
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I sold two larges this year, $600 each. Used the funds to buy another XL. so it sounds like you’re just swapping one of your larges for an XL. I’d say it’s a worthy trade.
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My response is going to seem contradictory but here it goes. On my 1 Large with my CGS Extended Rack I can easily cook 40lbs+ of food depending on what it is. I can never imagine any scenario where I would be filling up an XL with Extended Rack, a L with extended rack, and a KJ with the extended Rack in 1 cook. If you are doing that kind of cooking regularly it would make way more sense to buy an offset on a trailer or a gravity feed box. A XL, L, and KJ Jr. filled up could easily cook at least a couple hundred pounds of food at once. Are you really cooking that much all the time and if so do you really love the BGE enough to make it much more of a pain in the a$$ managing 3 separate smokers at once when you could do all of it on 1 trailered rig or gravity fed box? Each person is different but to me owning more than 2 Eggs makes zero sense for 99% of people. I would think for most people its just a matter of "I have the money so I will spend it" and they have zero use for 4 or 5 eggs. If your question is for competitions or serving hundreds of people regularly I wouldn't waste your money. If this is for your house. I see no problem with having an XL and a Large but I think 2 Larges is better. You can swap accessories between the 2 and still cook close to 100lbs of food depending on what it is.
Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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Only you can answer whether you need two larges, but there will be zero depreciation whether you decide to sell it next week or a year from now.Stillwater, MN
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TEXASBGE2018 said:My response is going to seem contradictory but here it goes. On my 1 Large with my CGS Extended Rack I can easily cook 40lbs+ of food depending on what it is. I can never imagine any scenario where I would be filling up an XL with Extended Rack, a L with extended rack, and a KJ with the extended Rack in 1 cook. If you are doing that kind of cooking regularly it would make way more sense to buy an offset on a trailer or a gravity feed box. A XL, L, and KJ Jr. filled up could easily cook at least a couple hundred pounds of food at once. Are you really cooking that much all the time and if so do you really love the BGE enough to make it much more of a pain in the a$$ managing 3 separate smokers at once when you could do all of it on 1 trailered rig or gravity fed box? Each person is different but to me owning more than 2 Eggs makes zero sense for 99% of people. I would think for most people its just a matter of "I have the money so I will spend it" and they have zero use for 4 or 5 eggs. If your question is for competitions or serving hundreds of people regularly I wouldn't waste your money. If this is for your house. I see no problem with having an XL and a Large but I think 2 Larges is better. You can swap accessories between the 2 and still cook close to 100lbs of food depending on what it is.
Which part of my long drawn out ramble do you disagree with @DoubleEgger?Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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I personally wouldn’t want two large eggs an xl and a JR, but some people have way more than that and seem happy about it. Depending on what a used egg sells for in your area it might make more sense to give it to a friend or family member than to get the $300-$500 from selling it. Just a thought.1 large BGE, Spartanburg SC
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or you can clean burn one of the L's and use it strictly for baking if there's an avid baker in the family.canuckland
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Probably the fact that it was long and drawn out. Plus the fact that bigger is always better.TEXASBGE2018 said: -
With the exception of Hookers and Strippers I would agree.Eoin said:Probably the fact that it was long and drawn out. Plus the fact that bigger is always better.
Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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I like this idea! I've been wanting to step up my bread gameCanugghead said:or you can clean burn one of the L's and use it strictly for baking if there's an avid baker in the family.~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
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If you get the price you want sell it, if you don't keep it. No reason to unload it.
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TEXASBGE2018 said:
1. Your post seems to be centered around the weight of the food that can be cooked on an egg with a rack. It's more about the real estate required for a given cook. Apps and veggies tend to take up a lot of real estate. Trust me you can fill up some eggs pretty quickly with appetizers for 10-20 people. You recommend a stick burner or GF which leads to #2.
2. The variety of foods that can be cooked on multiple eggs offer greater flexibility over a stick burner or gravity feed. Why do kitchens have double ovens? Do allow you to cook multiple types of food at different temps. It allows you to have delicate cooks not taste like your ABTs.
3. Just because someone needs some extra capacity/flexibility doesn't mean that they have to change the type of cooking vessel that they are accustomed to. Buying a stick burner or GF means that are you starting out on the beginning end of the learning curve. Not everyone wants that challenge. Not everyone wants to feed a stick burner every 45 minutes. (There's a reason pellets are the hottest thing on the market right now). Those units have their limitations and are not the answer in 99% of the situations out there. Stick burners and GF's definitely offer advantages to cooks looking to fill a specific need. One more thing: you can fire up a few eggs and get up to temp a lot faster than you can get a stick burner or GF to stabilized temp.
4. I believe that most people buy additional eggs for a specific reason not because they have money to waste. They are looking to fill a particular gap. That gap might be additional cooking space, multiple temp ranges, mobility, or lump savings. I purchased my medium solely for lump savings as it's just two folks here. I dined at a restaurant in Stavanger Norway where the chef only used his large egg to cook root vegetables. He did not use an egg otherwise. Mr. Rutland has an egg exclusively for baking.
5. I don't agree with the concept of swapping accessories. What are you swapping? At what point are you making a swap in a cook? If you are not swapping mid cook to another egg of lower/higher temp, then what's the point? If you're not swapping mid cook, then what purpose does it serve? How often are you swapping accessories?
6. Two larges are not better than a XL-L combo. There's nothing that the L-L combo can do better than an XL-L combo except save a little lump. The XL gives you a lot more indirect cooking area much makes a big difference when cooking larger proteins such as brisket and ribs. No foiling the ends to protect against burning. More room for bigger pizzas so half the family isn't watching the other half eat pizza while the second pizza cooks. The XL design with its much large fire grate is far easier to stabilize the temps. It's less affected by airflow issues due to clogged holes.
7. There have been plenty of times that I wished I were TripleEgger. You've got a brisket rolling on the XL for dinner and you want to make some lunch with some appetizers and the medium is all you've got to work with. -
Well, I guess he did ask.
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I retract my previous statement. This is a long drawn out postDoubleEgger said:
1. Your post seems to be centered around the weight of the food that can be cooked on an egg with a rack. It's more about the real estate required for a given cook. Apps and veggies tend to take up a lot of real estate. Trust me you can fill up some eggs pretty quickly with appetizers for 10-20 people. You recommend a stick burner or GF which leads to #2.
2. The variety of foods that can be cooked on multiple eggs offer greater flexibility over a stick burner or gravity feed. Why do kitchens have double ovens? Do allow you to cook multiple types of food at different temps. It allows you to have delicate cooks not taste like your ABTs.
3. Just because someone needs some extra capacity/flexibility doesn't mean that they have to change the type of cooking vessel that they are accustomed to. Buying a stick burner or GF means that are you starting out on the beginning end of the learning curve. Not everyone wants that challenge. Not everyone wants to feed a stick burner every 45 minutes. (There's a reason pellets are the hottest thing on the market right now). Those units have their limitations and are not the answer in 99% of the situations out there. Stick burners and GF's definitely offer advantages to cooks looking to fill a specific need. One more thing: you can fire up a few eggs and get up to temp a lot faster than you can get a stick burner or GF to stabilized temp.
4. I believe that most people buy additional eggs for a specific reason not because they have money to waste. They are looking to fill a particular gap. That gap might be additional cooking space, multiple temp ranges, mobility, or lump savings. I purchased my medium solely for lump savings as it's just two folks here. I dined at a restaurant in Stavanger Norway where the chef only used his large egg to cook root vegetables. He did not use an egg otherwise. Mr. Rutland has an egg exclusively for baking.
5. I don't agree with the concept of swapping accessories. What are you swapping? At what point are you making a swap in a cook? If you are not swapping mid cook to another egg of lower/higher temp, then what's the point? If you're not swapping mid cook, then what purpose does it serve? How often are you swapping accessories?
6. Two larges are not better than a XL-L combo. There's nothing that the L-L combo can do better than an XL-L combo except save a little lump. The XL gives you a lot more indirect cooking area much makes a big difference when cooking larger proteins such as brisket and ribs. No foiling the ends to protect against burning. More room for bigger pizzas so half the family isn't watching the other half eat pizza while the second pizza cooks. The XL design with its much large fire grate is far easier to stabilize the temps. It's less affected by airflow issues due to clogged holes.
7. There have been plenty of times that I wished that I were TripleEgger. You've got a brisket rolling on the XL for dinner and you want to make some lunch with some appetizers and the medium is all you've got to work with.
What would have also worked is CAUSE HE WANTS TO YA BUFFOON.
Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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I knew you liked verbose posts so....
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DoubleEgger said:I knew you liked verbose posts so....
Ya but that was borderline Theophan detailed right there.... Not that there is anything wrong with Theophan.Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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I started to type my rebuttal but then I got a bad case of carpal tunnel syndrome. So in conclusion touché.
Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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The added real estate is the reason for the XL. Not having to lay a packer over a brick so that it fits or wanting to throw on 4-5 racks of ribs.~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
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Yeah I had to pull out the Macbook for that. You did ask....TEXASBGE2018 said:
Ya but that was borderline Theophan detailed right there.... Not that there is anything wrong with Theophan. -
so did you pick it up yet or what?
2 Large Eggs - Raleigh, NC
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The OP came to a BGE forum asking if he should buy anther egg.. Yeah Yeah right. LOL He Mr Alcoholic should I sell this 12oz Budweiser to buy a 24oz Budweiser?-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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Agree with @DoubleEgger. So often the shared accessories bit is sold, but they can only be used in one egg at a time. I love the XL, in fact I have two of them. Flexibility is what I gain from them. The large cannot do what the XL can, even with the AR. I have an AR in one of my XLs and the L, and the large AR is puny compared to the XL AR setup. My medium doesn't feel that small compared to the Large, but man, the Large is tiny compared to the XL.
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cookingdude555 said:Agree with @DoubleEgger. So often the shared accessories bit is sold, but they can only be used in one egg at a time. I love the XL, in fact I have two of them. Flexibility is what I gain from them. The large cannot do what the XL can, even with the AR. I have an AR in one of my XLs and the L, and the large AR is puny compared to the XL AR setup. My medium doesn't feel that small compared to the Large, but man, the Large is tiny compared to the XL.
When I stated "shared accessories" I was not implying that you would switch them back and forth mid cook, just that if I have 2 larges the accessories are interchangeable which is nice to have rather than having to go out and buy those same accessories again for an XL. Might I ask how many times you can recall that you were using more than 2 eggs at once? All I was trying to say was that for the vast majority of people they aren't going to use more than 2 eggs at once regularly. I have no problem with wanting a larger egg. I just think again that for most people having an XL, L and KJ Jr all loaded at once as Colts said he would is not normal. One of the things this forum is great at is having other people spend your money. I've learned that several times off here.Rockwall, Tx LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.
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My name is on it. Maybe this weekend if time permits.Kent8621 said:so did you pick it up yet or what?~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!
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