June 23, 200818 yr Thanks for your feedback on the food. Your comments are typical of the online "egghead" testimonials that I have read. BGE's customer satisfaction numbers must be through the roof. The only serious knocks that I have read have been its relatively small capacity (the large model has an 18" diameter cooking grid) and its weight. I think that it would be large enough for my family of five. I promise you can cook for a family of five on it....he does it all the time. Also it really seems to keep the meat juicy even if you like food well done. I am telling you it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. :ylsuper:
June 24, 200818 yr Author I promise you can cook for a family of five on it....he does it all the time. Also it really seems to keep the meat juicy even if you like food well done. I am telling you it's the greatest thing since sliced bread. :ylsuper: I have pretty much decided to take the plunge. I've started pricing the grill and the essential accessories. After I started this thread, I was watching the news and coincidentally they were interviewing the winner of the DC area National Capital Barbecue Battle. He was wearing a Big Green Egg apron and hat. When they asked him what his secret was he replied, "The Big Green Egg." The testimonials, including yours, have sold me on the grill. Thanks, TD!
June 24, 200818 yr Nice looking job It looks building one would be an almost simple enough project for me to tackle. If I were a little more resourceful, I would buy two big ceramic pots and try building a homebrew version of the BGE: Where did you get that pic....
June 24, 200818 yr You can also make your own ceramic smoker for less than $75..... works pretty well! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ka2kpzTAL8&feature=related
June 24, 200818 yr Author Where did you get that pic....I found it on http://www.thesmokering.com. Here is a link to the page, which also contains some construction details.
June 24, 200818 yr Author You can also make your own ceramic smoker for less than $75..... works pretty well! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ka2kpzTAL8&feature=related One of the posters on http://www.thesmokering.com mentioned the Alton Brown ceramic cooker. I enjoy watching Good Eats but I think that I missed that particular episode. Thanks for posting the link.
June 28, 200818 yr Author I decided to go with a Grill Dome ceramic grill. It's about the same price as a Big Green Egg, has thicker walls and is 50 pounds heavier. All of the metal parts are also stainless steel and the grill comes completely assembled. I am supposed to pick up the grill Thursday afternoon, so hopefully I will be eating my first barbecue on the 4th. Now I am trying to decide on a menu. I am thinking of smoking either a brisket or a pork butt overnight on Thursday. On Friday afternoon, I will be grilling burgers, hot dogs, kabobs, and maybe some rib eyes. Grill dome makes black, blue, red, green, and copper colored grills. The only large model that I could find in stock was the black one, so mine will be black like the one below:
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