Small vs Mini

It really depends on what you plan on cooking.The small is an awesome "little" version of the large.There are platesetters and pizza stones available.The mini is more of a grill(with a 9" grid).Don't get me wrong,I have,and love both,but if I were doing a lot of cooking,I would definitely go with the small ;)I can carry mine(no problem)and put it in the passenger seat without even emptying the lump :woohoo:But if your just doing a few burgers,the mini is also great

I love both our sm and our mini. for portability the mini has it. but it is only good really for two. If you want something that is more of a work horse then the small is great. It will give you more working space for larger cooks combined with your large. We left the mini home in Maine and I wish we had stole it back from our son and brought it :(

Nice shots of Miss Mini hard at work. Photo presentation was great as well.

Cheers,
Bordello

I was intrigued by the mini for a long time, then I found out about the practicality of the small. Figured I'd get a small one day but gradually came to realize that I don't actually need a small yet. I need the large and I also could use a portable egg that I can take on trips, vacations, etc. but can enhance the large, allowing me to have two cooks at once if I want to. Something that gives me a cooking alternative to the large when I don't need to cook a lot.

So I got a mini as my second Egg and I use it a lot. My first cook was a 3.1/2 lb chicken and the next day I cooked a roast beef. I lean more toward grilling than smoking so the mini is fine for grilling up the main course. I cooked swordfish steak on it the other night. and last night I cooked 8 good-sized drumsticks on it (it was a pile o drumsticks, not pretty but they came out fine!) A lot of times, even though there are 4 of us, I'm able to cook enough meat on the mini for a meal.



Something I am looking forward to is I will be able to take it to work with me when I'm working in the field.

don't rush your decision. think about how you intend to use it, what are your priorities, etc and then go from there. or wait.

I have the lg, md, sm, mini.

My main cooking needs are for:
. Group of 24 mix of adults & pre-teen's.
. Grandma & me & 3 or 4 pre 10 year old G-kids
. Grandma & me (most of the time).

Before getting a mini I thought it was cute and way too small. After buying all the other sized except the xl I got the mini. The wife got tired of me always making excuses to go see it.

Now except for the large group I use the mini more than any other of the eggs and more than I use the medium or small combined.

If your needs are to cook two large steaks, probably the small would be a better solution. I can cook what the wife and I eat, portion size, well on the mini, that is one large steak we split or two smaller steaks.

I can cook enough chicken, chicken parts, dogs, brats, meat, fish and on and on for wife & I and some g-kids on the mini. I can cook enough on the mini for probably 4 adults.

I am thinking of selling the medium and or small and just keeping the mini & large.

With that said, I do like having other eggs for different type of food cooks at the same time

For my needs I think I would first get the large, then mini and if I wanted another egg I would skip the medium (which I don't like very much) and skip the small and pick up another large.

2 lg's & mini would be ideal IF I needed more cooking space otherwise, lg & mini.

Just my 2¢
GG

:woohoo: you know about my medium, the medium and I have an ongoing battle.

I am amazed what you do on your medium. I keep waiting to see if you get a large.

Hope you and the Mrs. had a good holiday.

Kent