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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,638
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    Beer koozy is my top accessory.
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  • 2HB
    2HB Posts: 19
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    I use a timer on literally every cook. And in the winter when it gets dark at 5:00pm I use the flashlight feature while cookong as well.  This is always on my wrist, and is definitely one of the most appreciated bbq accessories that I use.

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  • JethroBodeen
    JethroBodeen Posts: 524
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    I dont even own an ash tool and I have two eggs. I have an old fire poker from one of those useless fireplace kits. If my Bernzomatic torch quit. I would buy another tomorrow.
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,375
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    JethroBodeen said:
    I dont even own an ash tool and I have two eggs. I have an old fire poker from one of those useless fireplace kits. If my Bernzomatic torch quit. I would buy another tomorrow.
    Agree on the torch. Also great for searing, when needed (e.g., sous vide). 
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,870
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    Legume said:
    Beer koozy is my top accessory.
    I can't support this.  The koozy is optional.  It's the beer that is the top accessory.

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 14,638
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    Foghorn said:
    Legume said:
    Beer koozy is my top accessory.
    I can't support this.  The koozy is optional.  It's the beer that is the top accessory.
    Well, if you’re going to get into disposables...I would probably agree.  Foil pans are great.  Lump and wood chunks are important, but I can always get takeout ‘cue if I have cold beer.
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  • cookingdude555
    cookingdude555 Posts: 3,195
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    https://biggreenegg.com/mini-big-green-egg/

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  • SaltySam
    SaltySam Posts: 887
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    I found a set of cheap tongs like these somewhere...Sams Club or Costco I think.  One large pair 12” and one smaller 7”.  I believe they set me back about $4.00 total.  That was five years ago. I use them every day.  Love em!

    LBGE since June 2012

    Omaha, NE

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  • sumoconnell
    sumoconnell Posts: 1,932
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    My cheapest and often used accessory is a 2 foot piece of 1/2 inch rebar.  Great for poking the lump on long cooks, and general tomfoolery. I had one that I ground the burrs off and spray painted, but it's been missing in the garage for years.
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    Austin, Texas.  I'm the guy holding a beer.
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,375
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    @attaboy: Welcome. Good sizing combo there. Spend enough time on here and you will find many other “investments” being discussed that just might make their way onto your cooker. 
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  • attaboy
    attaboy Posts: 30
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    Thank you. I’m not on social media at all. And I’m a young man at 37....😉. Looking forward being more involved here!
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  • SciAggie
    SciAggie Posts: 6,481
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    I decided the other day that an underrated accessory is sheet pans. I use them all the time for Mise en place, moving hot pans, actual cooking, - all sorts of duties. 
    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
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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,328
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    Enameled Dutch oven.
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  • KennyCJR
    KennyCJR Posts: 262
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    Pig tail flipper.  We grill a lot of steaks, chicken breasts, and pork chops.  The pig tail flipper is awesome for those cooks.  
    Llano, TX   -  Med and XL BGE’s
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  • OhioEgger
    OhioEgger Posts: 908
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    This grid lifter might be my most used and indispensable tool.


    http://www.thirdeyeq.com/
    Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning.
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,824
    edited April 2020
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    SciAggie said:
    I decided the other day that an underrated accessory is sheet pans. I use them all the time for Mise en place, moving hot pans, actual cooking, - all sorts of duties. 

    I've accumulated a lot of sheet pans, and I agree.  Corollary to sheet pans is baking racks.  Key for dry brines so air will circulate.
    NOLA
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