Welcome to the EGGhead Forum - a great place to visit and packed with tips and EGGspert advice! You can also join the conversation and get more information and amazing kamado recipes by following Big Green Egg to Experience our World of Flavor™ at:
Facebook  |  Twitter  |  Instagram  |  Pinterest  |  Youtube  |  Vimeo
Share your photos by tagging us and using the hashtag #BigGreenEgg.

Want to see how the EGG is made? Click to Watch

Intervention

Doc_Eggerton
Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
in EggHead Forum
OK gang, talk me out of or into the XXL that has been sitting in the dealership for years.

Has a plaque that says one of the first 100 sent out.

The Spouse says it is up to me.

Looks like you have to improvise multi tier rigs and such as nobody makes them for that size.



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

· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • Photo Egg
    Photo Egg Posts: 12,137
    Tom @ Ceramic Grill Store can make anything you want. Don’t use lack of Rigs as an excuse.lol
    If it’s a great price, buy it.
    Thank you,
    Darian

    Galveston Texas
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,488
    Why do you want it? What is it going to do that your other eggs can’t do? 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 12,199
    For my purposes, I can’t imagine needing more than a Large - especially with a two tiered grate.

    An XXL would be fun, but I can only imagine a few pounds of wings, or even an 18lb brisket would look pretty darn lonely on there. Good on ya if you are able to use an XXL to its fullest. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • bgebrent
    bgebrent Posts: 19,636
    You’ve already decided.  Calling @DMW.
    Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Photo Egg said:
    Tom @ Ceramic Grill Store can make anything you want. Don’t use lack of Rigs as an excuse.lol
    If it’s a great price, buy it.
    Before you add is the few accessories it is $1,200 of MSRP.


    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

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 9,184
    You you couldn’t be in a better spot for negotiation 
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 37,785
    Timing is everything.  Just stopped by my dealer Saturday and their XXL is still there ( since debuting) complete with the serial certification plaque.  Price now $1200 less than original.  Currently at $1799- definitely keeps one spot of the store floor free from dust!
    Want vs need in play here.  If you want it-go for it.  The pain of the buy diminishes over time.  Besides if not now....when?
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    GrateEggspectations said:
    For my purposes, I can’t imagine needing more than a Large - especially with a two tiered grate.

    An XXL would be fun, but I can only imagine a few pounds of wings, or even an 18lb brisket would look pretty darn lonely on there. Good on ya if you are able to use an XXL to its fullest. 
    The Spouse keeps asking me if Wassi's Meats can get a suckling pig.

    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

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,874
    lousubcap said:
    Timing is everything.  Just stopped by my dealer Saturday and their XXL is still there ( since debuting) complete with the serial certification plaque.  Price now $1200 less than original.  Currently at $1799- definitely keeps one spot of the store floor free from dust!
    Want vs need in play here.  If you want it-go for it.  The pain of the buy diminishes over time.  Besides if not now....when?
    Take them 15 hundies and I bet you'd be able to load that sucker up!
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Skiddymarker
    Skiddymarker Posts: 8,528
    Doc, if you have the space it would be a great addition for poolside. Sounds like a want rather than a need, but then that’s pretty much what defines all of us. Think of the entertaining you could do, and it is always nice to have extra grid space, just in case.....
    Delta B.C. - Whiskey and steak, because no good story ever started with someone having a salad!
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    You’ve made an empty spot by gifting the medium to unit 2.0.  I bet if you scoot a few eggs around you will end up with just the right amount of space for the XXL.  

    -----------------------------------------

    analyze adapt overcome

    2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    https://www.wassismeatmarket.com/meat-market/whole-pigs-hogs/whole-pigs-hogs77


    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

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Life life is too short to rationalize EVERY decision. 

    He who dies with the most toys... wins. 

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,488
    bgebrent said:
    You’ve already decided.  Calling @DMW.
    Yup. This thread should have been titled “Announcement” 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • DMW
    DMW Posts: 13,836
    Do it. The XL AR fits in just fine.

    They/Them
    Morgantown, PA

    XL BGE - S BGE - KJ Jr - HB Legacy - BS Pizza Oven - 30" Firepit - King Kooker Fryer -  PR72T - WSJ - BS 17" Griddle - XXL BGE  - BS SS36" Griddle - 2 Burner Gasser - Pellet Smoker
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 17,699
    Inspect carefully for cracks before loading Her up, BGE had some trouble shipping those beasts without breaking them.  
    If you DO get it, you'll need a lot of lump and I hear there's a sale on Cowboy's...   =)

    “Declare victory when you have retreated past the point where you started”   - Don Tzu

    Ogden, UT, USA

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • shtgunal3
    shtgunal3 Posts: 6,134
    Just go get the damned thing and post up your 1st cook on it. 😀

    ___________________________________

     

     LBGE,SBGE, and a Mini makes three......Sweet home Alabama........ Stay thirsty my friends .

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 687
    Are you in KC? I've seen a similar situation...

    Kansas City: Too Much City for One State - Missouri side
    2 Large BGE's, Instant Pot, Anova Sous Vide, and a gas smoker...
    Barbeque, Homebrew and Blues...
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    Hey, I pulled the trigger on a Lone Star Grillz offset smoker... Buy it. Enjoy it. Cook great food for those you love. #noregrets 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Fred19Flintstone
    Fred19Flintstone Posts: 8,174
    Repeat after me:  Hi.  My name’s Doc and I’m an Eggaholic...
    Flint, Michigan
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cookingdude555
    cookingdude555 Posts: 3,196
    Buy it, I did.  Except mine is the newer one.  If I could have got the XXL instead of the 2XL, I would have.

    I am with @DMW, I am going to use my XL AR in it.


    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    edited July 2019
    Number 82 out of the first 100 XXL's.  I did not know this, the 2XL is lighter due to thinner ceramic.  Got the dealer to take another 10% off the discount price.  $1,475 off of MSRP.

    Pic tomorrow.

    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

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • cookingdude555
    cookingdude555 Posts: 3,196
    edited July 2019
    Doc_Eggerton said:
    Number 82 out of the first 100 XXL's.  I did not know this, the 2XL is lighter due to thinner ceramic.  Got the dealer to take another 10% off the discount price.  $1,475 off of MSRP.

    Pic tomorrow.
    2XL is the same ceramic, it’s lighter because it has a smaller base, and the firebox is smaller also due to the shorter base. XXL and 2XL have the same lid and fire ring. 

    Congrats on the discount, that’s awesome. You will love it. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Doc_Eggerton
    Doc_Eggerton Posts: 5,321
    Botch said:
    Inspect carefully for cracks before loading Her up, BGE had some trouble shipping those beasts without breaking them.  
    If you DO get it, you'll need a lot of lump and I hear there's a sale on Cowboy's...   =)
    Cowboy shall never sully #82


    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

    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • steel_egg
    steel_egg Posts: 295
    SciAggie said:
    Hey, I pulled the trigger on a Lone Star Grillz offset smoker... Buy it. Enjoy it. Cook great food for those you love. #noregrets 
    Been looking at those myself.   Thoughts?  Wife thinks I’m nuts. 
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
    steel_egg said:
    SciAggie said:
    Hey, I pulled the trigger on a Lone Star Grillz offset smoker... Buy it. Enjoy it. Cook great food for those you love. #noregrets 
    Been looking at those myself.   Thoughts?  Wife thinks I’m nuts. 
    Of course we’re nuts - but we cook and that should make everything hunky dory. 
    Coleman, Texas
    Large BGE & Mini Max for the wok. A few old camp Dutch ovens and a wood fired oven. LSG 24” cabinet offset smoker. There are a few paella pans and a Patagonia cross in the barn. A curing chamber for bacterial transformation of meats...
    "Bourbon slushies. Sure you can cook on the BGE without them, but why would you?"
                                                                                                                          YukonRon
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Categories