Getting ready to buy - prices, advice

First, there are the EGG accessories. I platesetter is always good for the indirect cooks. In fact, I was a bit intimidated by the EGG at first and used my platesetter for my first couple of cooks.



The next is an ash tool and grid lifter. The ash tool is needed to clean out your ash and the grid lifter will help you take off the got gird.

Also, there is the grill exteneder. This has two purposed. First is increase your space. Second is to get the cook a little further from the fire. The second really does make quite a difference.



You will also need some good gloves. The changing out accessories mid cook can be a killer. I almost burned my hand off picking up a hot platesetter with a Pampered Chef grill glove. Most everyone has these:



For me, I spent the first couple of months using the BGE firestarters to start the EGG. I have recently bought a MAPP torch which has decreased my prep time in half.

Personally, I have had my EGG since October and believe that I have spent more on accessories that I did not the EGG. This would include a sittin' chicken



A V-Rack



A chicken wing rack (which is great in smoking drums)



A great one for brick oven style pizza is the pizza stone. Note that this is used with the platesetter (feet down). A 600 degree pizza in the EGG is a very special thing.



and the ultimate must, a BGE table. I do not know what I would do without this workspace. In fact, I have landscape bricks on the rails around it to hold hot accessories that I pull out of the EGG.



Let me know if you have any further questions.

Greg

I bought my large egg in April and have been amazed ever since. The most important accessories to get to accompany your egg home would be the ash tool, the grate lifter and some good lump! Of course, once you cross the threshold, you will constantly be on the lookout on other eggcessories, something you can never have enough of

Ellis, you've gotten lots of great advice here! My opinion would be to go simple early, and add as you go and determine your needs.

A placesetter is a really good choice if you intend to do any indirect cooks.

I bought a lot of different things trying to add grills space for more cooking surface. I too settled in on the Adjustable Rig from tjv...IMHO, it rocks! If you want to start with it and a pizza stone, you can actually forgo the placesetter (but I think you'll wind up wanting one anyway).

After 9 months, I've got tons of Egg-Tech and Egg-Ware, but none of it is essential, just makes egging easier. Good luck!

I bought my large egg back in March and have been using it a lot. The large egg cost $700. The salesman (correctly) recommended a platesetter. I think the grid lifter and ash tool came with the egg - these (or the equivalent) are necessary. You will also need to put the egg on something. Since I can do woodworking, I bought a nest ($80) and planned to make a side table, which is now completed. For me the combination works great - I'm left-handed so I need the table on the left. Also, I just didn't want to spend $400 for a table. My table also has storage for some of the accessories.

Other things you will need depend on the type of cooking you will do, so I would wait a little before buying. The egg will likely change your cooking preferences. For instance, I grill a lot more veggies. I already had a pizza stone, which works fine. I also have a rib rack and turkey stand. I bought a box of BGE starter cubes with the egg. When they are done, I'm not sure I will go to something else or not. Generally, I light the starter and go inside and begin preparing what I am grilling. By the time I ready to put the food on the egg, the lump is about ready. Its just a matter of timing. If you are in a hurry, get a blowtorch.

Hey there,

We paid $729 for our large in Lower Alabama. We bought the long table for $400. We are not handy enough to build our own. There is a smaller table available for $300. The table is wonderful because you can put your "stuff" on it while your getting ready.

We bought the plate setter, grill extender (which is o.k.) but will probably add the rig from eggaccessories.com later. We bought the V-rack for ribs and roasts. The ash tool, grill gripper, firestarters and a bag of lump came with the package. We have used everything we have bought. We will eventually add the DigiQ Guru later on. We love our egg! I see a small egg in our future..... :cheer:

Personally, I never really use the grate lifter.

I tend to use the Third Hand by ThirdEye. It works on both the porcelain grate and the CI.

It is very handy and a little easier to manage than the grate lifter.




Greg

yup and they are so useful. some one posted recently about using the full size ones [bent up a bit] as drip pans i am going to try that.

East Cobb Eggy,

Where did you get the wing rack?

I use the ash tool to lift my grate out all the time. I have the grid lifter but have found that the ask tool works better. I just slip the ash end under the grate and lift it right out. Works great!