Any Big Green Egg Owners??

[Whitwabit]

Have wanted one for a long time and finally broke down and bought the XL Big Green Egg ..

Have cooked twice on it now and its a bit to learn the ease of keeping a slow cook going !!

Slow cooked brisket in a couple of weeks ..

 

[Bugkiller99]

i got one as a birthday gift. Love it. Lot of third party accessories for them.
As you got the XL, it takes longer the equilibrate the heat. But once you do, it should hold temperature steady as a rock

 

[misswired]

I've had the regular large size around ten years... replaced the 'insides'... need to replace the air vent and install another gasket.
With the vent door broken and non existent gasket, it's hard to shut off and save the charcoal. Over the years I've broken three plate setters and two pizza stones... the large piece on the inside was replaced under warranty about eight years in. Other than somehow breaking the egg itself, it ought to last a lifetime.

Save your receipt, it does have an original owner warranty.

 

[misswired]

Aaron Franklin is one of the brisket pro's....I've never used lighter fluid or briquettes in the egg.

Basic brisket recipe....season and smoke with favorite wood four to six hours on the egg. Wrap brisket tightly in multiple layers of foil....cook at 250 in the oven another 8 to 10 hours.
Drain fat ..... back on the 200degree egg for another hour of smoking.

It's the rarely cooked BBQ pork ribs and taters around here tonight.

 

[Whitwabit]

Some what surprised there aren't more Big Green Egg owners on the forum ..
Cooked T-Bones tonight at 650 degrees 2 minutes a side flipped 3 times .. Both T-Bones came
out a perfect medium to medium rare like we like..

Still lots to learn but having fun and getting fat learning !! Wife thinks a prime rib roast should be one of my next cooks ..

 

[Whitwabit]

Aaron Franklin is one of the brisket pro's....I've never used lighter fluid or briquettes in the egg.

Basic brisket recipe....season and smoke with favorite wood four to six hours on the egg. Wrap brisket tightly in multiple layers of foil....cook at 250 in the oven another 8 to 10 hours.
Drain fat ..... back on the 200degree egg for another hour of smoking.

It's the rarely cooked BBQ pork ribs and taters around here tonight.

I haven't used anything but a wadded up piece of paper for at least the last 15 years probably closer to 20 .. made my own starters from wood shavings and paraffin for years and started using lump charcoal as soon as it was available in my area some years ago .. also have 3 Weber's and an off set barrel smoker beside the XL Big Green Egg I just got .. Think I'm pretty much set up for grills .. Unless I decide on a small Egg to use with smaller cooks ..

Sunday is for cooking out doors even in our horrible winter weather in Illinois !! I cook an average of 3 to 4 times a week on any one of the grills .. I also have Pecan Trees, Cherry and Apple and oak .. so have my own wood for smoking .. and all are organically grown so no pesticides on the wood ..

 

[Whitwabit]

i got one as a birthday gift. Love it. Lot of third party accessories for them.
As you got the XL, it takes longer the equilibrate the heat. But once you do, it should hold temperature steady as a rock

Cooked a 5 pound rump roast for just under 6 hours at
120 to 145 degrees .. kept the temp once adjusted with in about 25 degree swing .. which I contributed to the windy conditions that day .. was medium well except the very middle which was medium rare .. so everyone had the doneness they desired among our guest that evening .. of coursed used a internal meat thermometer during the cook and a temp gauge at the grill surface .. to keep the fire in check ..

The thermometer on the Egg is about 20 to 25 degrees higher then the grilling surface I've found ..

It was a bit hard to get the XL Egg done to that low of a temp and stay .. Vent openings were opened less then a pencil thickness on both upper and lower vents ..

 

[Gundalow]

Have had the large size for about 15 years. One of the most useful accessories purchased is a Thermoworks Dot meat thermometer. This allows you to monitor temperature of chicken, turkey, goose or ribs without raising hood. Thus I can monitor temperature from house, without having to go outside. However, the wire between the probe and thermometer is sensitive to extremely high temperature so you have to make sure wire does not get exposed to flames or the metal grill. Replaced the gasket once. Once temperature stabilizes, it doesn’t vary much and easy to modify with vents.

 

[Gundalow]

Attached is photo of thermometer. (Thermometer also has an alarm that beeps when the temperature that you set is reached.)

 

[Farmer17]

My wife is an amazing cook and I would put her cooking up against anybody in town and she loves to talk about cooking and watch the cooking shows on TV. She thinks there's something wrong with with me because I don't love cooking, but its just not fun or interesting to me and I have other interests that keep me entertained. I'll cook bacon and eggs, or spaghetti or grill a little meat but that's about it, whatever I'm in the mood for and is quick and easy but she makes me feel sometimes like I'm defective because I don't have a passion for cooking.

 

[PatAz]

We have had one for 14 years now.

 

[Whitwabit]

My wife is an amazing cook and I would put her cooking up against anybody in town and she loves to talk about cooking and watch the cooking shows on TV. She thinks there's something wrong with with me because I don't love cooking, but its just not fun or interesting to me and I have other interests that keep me entertained. I'll cook bacon and eggs, or spaghetti or grill a little meat but that's about it, whatever I'm in the mood for and is quick and easy but she makes me feel sometimes like I'm defective because I don't have a passion for cooking.

I know many men like you and that's great your wife is a good cook .. You see I'm from a family of 9 kids and learned to cook when I was very young 9 or 10 .. Have worked as a baking cook in a restaurant(Pie, cakes, cookies ect ), fry cook, cook at a home cooking style restaurant (everything from scratch ) ..
and I do like to cook !!

 

[Whitwabit]

Attached is photo of thermometer. (Thermometer also has an alarm that beeps when the temperature that you set is reached.)

I have a 4 lead thermometer that has an app so you can see the temp on your phone also .. good for cooking multiple items as I often do ..

 

[cherrypointmarine]

I've got a knockoff of one , which I've had at least 10 years . I get these fire starters from BJs , I was told never use lighter fluid , it'll leave the taste of it on your food . I cook it all , but if you want to try something good , cook a pizza . I buy the dough at publix and use a cast iron pan . I tell you , it comes out great !

 

[Bugkiller99]

Attached is photo of thermometer. (Thermometer also has an alarm that beeps when the temperature that you set is reached.)

Good for you.

If you are going to buy a serious grill, don’t go cheap and buy a chinzy thermometer!

That’s like buying a Porsche and putting retreads on it.

 

[misswired]

I've got a knockoff of one , which I've had at least 10 years . I get these fire starters from BJs , I was told never use lighter fluid , it'll leave the taste of it on your food . I cook it all , but if you want to try something good , cook a pizza . I buy the dough at publix and use a cast iron pan . I tell you , it comes out great !

The knock off Kamado Joe's were engineered to surpass the BGE's performance. May try one if the Egg ever fails