All Hail the Minimax

Man, I should have bought one of these earlier. I have had a large egg since 2011, had it delivered the first day we moved into our first house. I would have had it earlier, except the creepy neighbor in my duplex said the smell of charcoal from my Weber went into her apartment—well it wasn't anything like the mothballs she had her poor husband dump under our porch...while we were having dinner with friends!!! I bought a used Mini a couple of years later and it hasn't had much use. But now we are doing a lot of Japanese cooking (check out https://www.justonecookbook.com/ for our health) and are a 9 days from being empty nesters, so firing up the large is less and less common. I bought an original Minimax off FB Marketplace. Boy is it fabulous. Here's a drone shot (!) of the two sitting on my modular nest system. 



I cooked a brisket on the large and an 8 pound pork shoulder on the Minimax for a family reunion. Almost everything got eaten. And what wasn't eaten then has been my lunch this week. The Minimax is perfect for 4-5 burgers, for salmon, for pretty much anything we throw at it. I've even used it for wok cooking. I'm a foodie, I like to learn about different kinds of foods and cuisines. Woks need to be really hot and stir frying is awful for indoor air quality, so it's perfect for that. 



It lights up quick and it doesn't burn through coal fast. What a gem. I love it! I bought the Kick Ash can and basket for it. This is going to be a fun journey. 

I'd love to hear what other owners of multiple eggs use their minimax for and heck, what I can use my old Mini for. I've tried selling it here in north Jersey for a while, but no luck.