Should I sell my M and Mini to buy a MM?

garthb4903 · January 2019

three year egger here, thanks for your thoughts: I have a large for smoking/parties/pizza, etc., and am wondering about selling my M and Mini for a MM. I would like to have a second egg for grilling steaks/chicken and for wokking. Would you recommend keeping the M and Mini or exchanging for a MM? Thanks for your input!

Gulfcoastguy · January 2019

What can the MM do that the medium can’t?

WeberWho · January 2019

The MM is a mini but slightly larger. So you would sell the medium and mini just to get a few more inches out of a mini?

A big pass on that one if I were you. Only my opinion though.

milesvdustin · January 2019

Keep the other two and get the MM

JRWhitee · January 2019

I have a large and Mini Max. That combo works great for us, I can cook/smoke for a party or a just do a couple steaks or a spatchcock for two of us and the mini max can easily travel with us.

HeavyG · January 2019

You already have a second and a third grill. Why get rid of a Medium to get a MiniMax unless you want something you think is more portable?

Killit_and_Grillit · January 2019

When I bought my MM I thought I would take it places. It’s been twice. SOB is heavy.

I like it for quick grills. Sear a steak, cook a few shrimp, do veggies while something bigger is cooking on the large. But a medium or mini could do that. And you’ll lose $$$ selling those to pay full price for the max.

Don’t let the good idea fairy get ya. She can give you Egg envy.

garthb4903 · January 2019

@HeavyG great question, I guess my goal is to be as efficient as possible, going from 3 to 2 eggs is a nice way to have less "stuff" while being more effective. I'm wondering if that will achieve my goal or just do exactly the same thing with a lot of effort?

Photo Egg · January 2019

Are there any cooking issues or needs that your M Egg can’t handle?
Getting rid of Mini and Medium will not make you more efficient. Just one less Egg and fewer options than if you had 2.

nolaegghead · January 2019

Sell the mini and stop there.

littlerascal56 · January 2019

Just sell them and get what you want (MM). Less stuff to keep up and more space for other cool patio toys.

minniemoh · January 2019

I have a M, S, and Mini. The M and Mini are used more than my L eggs. No way I would sell the M or the Mini for MMax. I love my M egg and if I only got to keep one, I'd be hard pressed to choose anything other than the M.

EGGjlmh · January 2019

I have a L, M, and MM. Not going to comment on what to do but keep in mind the MM is much shorter and for general grilling tje charcoal is much closer to your meat. Not saying i don't love my MM because i do.

Jeremiah · January 2019

I’m your guy if you want to sell the mini.

Jstroke · January 2019

I guess I’m confused by what you really are “missing”—patio elbow room, searing ability, or grid space. Thinking about searing and woks leads me to another large depending on how much searing you need to do at one time.

garthb4903 · January 2019

@EGGjlmh what cooks do you use the MM for?

garthb4903 · January 2019

@Jstroke another good question, I like (don't love) the searing ability of the M, the grid space on the mini seems just a tad too small. My thought was the MM would have better searing than the M with a tad more grid space...FYI, I was born and raised in Gahanna, Columbus has changed a lot since I left in 1982!

Fred19Flintstone · January 2019

This is BGE’s forum. You are hereby advised to keep both the M & Mini and are further directed to purchase the MM for good measure. Have a nice day and come again!

cookingdude555 · January 2019

If you are looking to upgrade your mini, the mini max is a worthy upgrade. But the medium (and small) are better than the mini max, in every way. If portability is a consideration, consider this. The medium weighs as much as a mini max, and a small weighs over 20 lbs less.

The best advice I would echo from the others is this: sell nothing, add the next size you want. Then you can provide arguments on which egg is best and further the debate.

Whatever your decision, I’m sure it will work out for you.

HeavyG · January 2019

cookingdude555 said:

If you are looking to upgrade your mini, the mini max is a worthy upgrade. But the medium (and small) are better than the mini max, in every way. If portability is a consideration, consider this. The medium weighs as much as a mini max, and a small weighs over 20 lbs less.

The best advice I would echo from the others is this: sell nothing, add the next size you want. Then you can provide arguments on which egg is best and further the debate.

Whatever your decision, I’m sure it will work out for you.

Medium - 114#

Small - 80#

MiniMax - 76#

cookingdude555 · January 2019

HeavyG said:

cookingdude555 said:

If you are looking to upgrade your mini, the mini max is a worthy upgrade. But the medium (and small) are better than the mini max, in every way. If portability is a consideration, consider this. The medium weighs as much as a mini max, and a small weighs over 20 lbs less.

The best advice I would echo from the others is this: sell nothing, add the next size you want. Then you can provide arguments on which egg is best and further the debate.

Whatever your decision, I’m sure it will work out for you.

Medium - 114#
Small - 80#
MiniMax - 76#

Ah crap you're right. Thanks for checking my math. I’ve seen conflicting values but checking BGEs specs shows what you posted.

even with the correct weights, none of them are portable. However I will give the nod to the mini and MM for being able to use them on a table. I do like that aspect of my mini and MM.

Little size comparison with small (a red one anyway)

unoriginalusername · January 2019

Pump enough iron and any egg is portable

cookingdude555 · January 2019

unoriginalusername said:

Pump enough iron and any egg is portable

The precarious moment my garage cam caught me unloading the XL from my car. It didn’t seem too portable. I need to pump a lot more iron, and a few less donuts.

nolaegghead · January 2019

what could possibly go wrong?

fishlessman · January 2019

have never used a medium, but the lower vent (is way too small for good airflow) in the mini, minimax, and small and doesnt let the temps get searing high like the large does. i dont think my small ever got into the 700 degree temps no matter how long i waited. the large will hit 1200 and easily hits the 750/800 dome temp sweet spot for a good sear. some will say the minimax gets the lump closer to the grill, its also been said about the small and mini, the same thing can be done with a large and xl

nolaegghead · January 2019

fishlessman said:

have never used a medium, but the lower vent (is way too small for good airflow) in the mini, minimax, and small and doesnt let the temps get searing high like the large does. i dont think my small ever got into the 700 degree temps no matter how long i waited. the large will hit 1200 and easily hits the 750/800 dome temp sweet spot for a good sear. some will say the minimax gets the lump closer to the grill, its also been said about the small and mini, the same thing can be done with a large and xl

You don't need the lower vent when searing....I close mine. Lid open. Where it's a problem is high temp pizza.

cookingdude555 · January 2019

fishlessman said:

have never used a medium, but the lower vent (is way too small for good airflow) in the mini, minimax, and small and doesnt let the temps get searing high like the large does. i dont think my small ever got into the 700 degree temps no matter how long i waited. the large will hit 1200 and easily hits the 750/800 dome temp sweet spot for a good sear. some will say the minimax gets the lump closer to the grill, its also been said about the small and mini, the same thing can be done with a large and xl

So before I sold my small, I did some experimenting. I had the mini max to replace it already, and I had ordered a KAB for the mini max as well. I took the KAB from the mini max and put it in the small. It instantly changed the small into a fire breathing monster. My small would not get to high temps, ever. Part of the reason I sold it in favor of the mini max. I somewhat regret selling the small for the MM. The MM can get to higher temp because of the wider surface area of the lump to air ratio at the bottom of the fire grate (I mean these have the same inlet and exhaust size, same carb and muffler if you will). The small holds more lump, but its stacked on top of each other. That is until you put a fire grate from a large or mini max (because they are the same) in the small. I say that people that have small egg temp issues should try a wider fire grate when they want to grill at nuke temps. They get a mini max experience, but then it behaves more like a larger egg with lump capacity when you go back to the smaller fire grate of the small.

EGGjlmh · January 2019

garthb4903 said:

@EGGjlmh what cooks do you use the MM for?

Thats a great question. I will use it for general grilling but you have to be careful as your meat is closer to the coals. I am sure you could do a raised grid to remedy this. I really like to do wings indirect on mine, seems like its easier to get the temp dialed in

DoubleEgger · January 2019

fishlessman said:

have never used a medium, but the lower vent (is way too small for good airflow) in the mini, minimax, and small and doesnt let the temps get searing high like the large does.

My medium is a little firecracker with a KAB and the factory grate. It’ll peg the thermometer with graceful ease. It’s high revving like a Ferarri.

fishlessman · January 2019

nolaegghead said:

fishlessman said:

have never used a medium, but the lower vent (is way too small for good airflow) in the mini, minimax, and small and doesnt let the temps get searing high like the large does. i dont think my small ever got into the 700 degree temps no matter how long i waited. the large will hit 1200 and easily hits the 750/800 dome temp sweet spot for a good sear. some will say the minimax gets the lump closer to the grill, its also been said about the small and mini, the same thing can be done with a large and xl

You don't need the lower vent when searing....I close mine. Lid open. Where it's a problem is high temp pizza.

i gave up on the small years ago, was costing me too much beer and day light to get it up to temp. 6 beers in would get it up to roasting temps. i gave it away, sits at a friends camp lakeside and it cooks me free food

minniemoh · January 2019

fishlessman said:

i gave up on the small years ago, was costing me too much beer and day light to get it up to temp. 6 beers in would get it up to roasting temps. i gave it away, sits at a friends camp lakeside and it cooks me free food

I really only use my Small when I travel now. It fits nicely under my tonneau cover and has enough capacity for tailgating and small family gatherings. Trying to cook on it at home drives me nuts. Mine behaves exactly as you have described above and its associated beer cost is disproportionately large. When I travel with it, I am typically hanging out and don't really care about start-up time as much - otherwise I would part with it too.

I have also considered taking a Dremel to the base and installing the larger vent to see if it would help. A few times, I've also used an extended pipe on the top to try to increase the air draw for faster/hotter temps, but the limiting factor really seems to be the undersized lower vent.

Should I sell my M and Mini to buy a MM?

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