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Post by jkabdoors » Fri. Oct. 04, 2013 3:54 pm

I just had a BGE given to me and saw one but I am not sure how to use the thing. It is a small with all the bells and whistles.Does anybody have one and can you give me some tips. Thank You very much. Jeff


 
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Post by 2001Sierra » Fri. Oct. 04, 2013 8:25 pm

Do you have any idea how much they cost? I have a Weber Smokey Mountain which has a great website wsmvirtualbullet.com
The Green Egg should behave the same, but you can run higher temps and do wood fired pizza and more. A guy I work with has one and loves it. If you are new to smoking, you need to learn patience. But we already know you have that because you burn COAL :lol:

 
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Post by KLook » Fri. Oct. 04, 2013 10:15 pm

OMG, you were given one?!!! Those things are the rage down here. But only for the big money people. I have a lowly grill and can only dream of the egg. Read up on it, you will love it I think.

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Post by SMITTY » Fri. Oct. 04, 2013 11:07 pm

Explains why I've never heard of one ... :lol: Had to Google that! I'm sitting here going ... WTF are these guys talking about??? :D

 
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Post by KLook » Fri. Oct. 04, 2013 11:13 pm

Would have been the same here Smitty....but I walked into a furniture place selling them and got an education.

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Post by dcrane » Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 4:52 am

The real macoy or one of those knock offs?...If its only two of you and you have the kind of time necessary to learn it and deal with it maybe it can be good, I personally am not cooking pizza or Cornish game hens on my grill. There just not conducive to family cookouts at all (if this be the case with you than... Ebay Baby! toothy (then go buy a bad azz propane grill) :clap:

 
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Post by anthony7812 » Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 5:59 am

SMITTY wrote:Explains why I've never heard of one ... :lol: Had to Google that! I'm sitting here going ... WTF are these guys talking about??? :D
Glad I wasnt the only one


 
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Post by freetown fred » Sat. Oct. 05, 2013 9:45 am

I know this probably isn't any consolation to you well traveled guys--but I had no idea either. I was thinkin like a BIG goose egg :clap: toothy

 
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Post by jkabdoors » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 8:09 am

I only saw one at a home show one time.
YES this was given to me and it is the real Green Egg. Its only a small but that is all I need.
My wife and I put a chicken in the egg at 5pm on fri nite. took it off 10am sat morn it was golden brown outside and tender and juicy inside.
I am amazed at what this can do

 
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Post by Rob R. » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 8:13 am

If you think the chicken turned out good, try some ribs and a boston butt.

 
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Post by samhill » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 8:22 am

I was thinking of a what came first the chicken or the egg thing, I too had no idea about these modern wonders but it sounds like you did good. :oops:

 
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Post by lsayre » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 8:51 am

Man are you lucky! I seriously want one of those, but the cost is prohibitive. I've looked at BGE's, Kamado Joe's, and Grill Dome's so far. All of the various "Kamado" style cookers are very similar, right down to the high cost. You did good!

 
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Post by VigIIPeaBurner » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 9:00 am

This style of cooker makes amazing chicken. I cooked this chicken for six hours at 235 and each thigh measured hundred and 75° or more. I gave the leftover chicken halves to a friend and when they went to eat them the next day, it was so juicy pink inside they argued with me that it was undercooked. They were so used to eating dried out overcooked chicken that they overcooked this too - what a shame!
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Post by lsayre » Sun. Oct. 06, 2013 9:08 am

A brief comparison of several Kamado manufacturers wares:



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