Big Green Egg Grill

[SDarkRage]

Looking for people that own or use a Big Green Egg Grill. Over the Fourth of July weekend while I was up in Kentucky, I visited a fancy-schmancy outdoor grill awesomeness shop. He was doing a demo of a couple of different grills that he had in stock and I got to play the Egg for a little bit. Was rather impressed with it, but would like to hear from owners about the good or the bad of the Egg. Thanks.

[1shott]

Always wanted one, never have picked one up. They are expensive but from what I hear you can maintain 225 for 20 hours or so.....

[rhodesbe]

I know three different guys, real fat guy guys, who are all great cooks & grillers.

Independently, they all have claimed the green eggs are the best platforms out there, no contest.

I'm not a good cook, but they have compelled me to think that the green thing lives up to the hype.

[Jckellison]

If you grill a lot, totally worth the money

[Shadowrider]

I've never heard a negative review of them at all. Other than the price.

I also have a cookshack and I still I want one badly. I hear that there is no better steak to be had than one that comes off of the BGE.

[SDarkRage]

I grill roughly twice a week and smoke once a week as well. Currently have a Cookshack smoker which I dearly love but am totally fascinated by the Green Egg. I grill on a rather nice commercial gas grill now. I love how easy it is to just fire it up and cook but when I played with the Egg, it was hot and ready in about 5 minutes to grill. The guy told me that its as easy to control the temp in the Egg for smoking and baking. Wish I could have stayed around a little longer because he was going to bake a pizza in the Egg a little later. I think I'm going to drop the money on one here after a while unless someone can convince me otherwise.

[dustingaunder]

Everyone I've talked to or read that had both an egg and a traeger like the traeger better.

[jfssms]

What the heck is a traeger?

[crazyfish]

A guy I work with has used one. He said it was super easy to use. Smoked a pork butt for 14 hours and it held perfectly at 225 with no adjusting. And he raves about the steaks. I think you should sell me your cookshack and buy the BGE!

[dustingaunder]

Steaks at 225?

[dustingaunder]

What the heck is a traeger?

Best cooker ever. Two racks of ribs on tomorrow.

[xnavychief]

1/2 the fun of smoking is fighting the temp changes hourly and drinking beer. Two 8lb briskets going on at 9am which gives me 5:45 of sleep if I go now..............um.............ok, rethinking the green egg.

[1shott]

Steaks at 225?

No BBQ at 225, you can grill with one also and from what I hear home made pizza is the best off a BGE.

[dustingaunder]

If they don't get hot enough the steaks will suck. We've baked cookies on the traeger. It doesn't get hot enough for steak but I prefer gas steaks anyway.

[Woody's Janitor]

I have a Cookshack and a BGE. I love both but when I want the best, I use the BGE.