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PikeSki
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Big Time BBQ on the BGE
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6/16/2009 9:31:22 AM
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Mac, thanks for asking. When I get asked this question, I always recommend that people go to the Eggtoberfest (in October) at the Atlanta Big Green Egg headquarters to answer it. They put out 200 brand new eggs and people come in from all over the country (and world) and cook on them. It's open to the public to come and enjoy the food all day long. There's something like a $40 registration fee but this covers all your drinks (including beer) and eating all day long. You simply walk around to 200 different eggs all day and taste test. I'm a believer that after that 1 day, you will be convinced of the difference. It's absolutely amazing what people cook on these things. Note - Registration opens in September and you will need to sign up to attend as soon as the registration opens on their website because it sells out in under 5 days. They can only take 1400 people and they will not sell tickets at the door.
You can also register to purchase (on-line during registration) one of the used eggs after the event. They also sell out quickly as this is the only time you will ever see the Eggs on sale. They provide the complete package of the Egg, Nest (stand), Grates, Ash tool, Bag of charcoal, Cleaner, and cap for a great discounted price (this is where I bought mine) but you have purchase it on-line before the event as they will sell out quickly also. Many people buy 4-5 used eggs at this event.
See - http://www.biggreenegg.com/eggtober.html for details.
My personal opinion to your question is that the Egg is so versatile in what it can do. I typically set the egg to 225 degrees with soaked hickory chunks and throw on 2-3 Boston Butts. I smoke these for up to 24 hours and never have to open the lid or change the charcoal. I have cooked up to 30 hours on 1 batch of charcoal. On the other end of the spectrum, when you want to grill a great steak on a gas grill, even a good gas grill will only get up to maybe 450-500 degrees. On the Egg you can easily get the temp up to over 750-800 degrees. (3 minutes per side and your done! - perfect medium rare). You can easily control the exact temp that you want. You can cook any meat (fast or slow), pizza's on the Egg Pizza stone, deserts, breakfast, Chinese, Mexican, smoked cheeses, and bake outstanding pies and cakes. All of these are done at the Eggtoberfest (and much, much more).
The big stainless steel grills (which will wear out eventually - I know) can cost from $1000 - $5000. The large egg is only around $800 (and much cheaper than that at Eggtoberfest). The secret is in the type of ceramic that they use. It was developed by NASA. It is very tuff and durable and lasts forever. I had a friend buy his over 25 years ago and he came to my house when I brought mine home and he said "yep...looks exactly like mine from 25 years ago" and he meant it.
I know there are a lot of "knock off" brands that have popped up in the last several years but I know that many of them have cracking issues (not covered in the warranty) or have many parts that will rust out. The Egg has none of these problems and the knock offs aren't much cheaper that the egg. Just my humble opinion. I hope you buy one or attend Eggtoberfest to see this machine in action. You will not be disappointed if you like to smoke/grill.
Let me know if you have any question!
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