BBQ Question Big Green egg

[laker]

Received a "Big Green Egg" Grill from a friend. It looks like it needs some new pieces as there is two parts on the inside that are broken. Is this worth fixing? Anyone use these for their smoking and grilling. Have heard some good things but wondered if anyone had one and how they are to cook with?

[Christian]

Yes it is worth fixing, they are one of the best charcoal cookers out there

if you do not want it I will gladly take it off your hands :mrgreen:

[RAGS]

try big green egg . com

[Big Z]

I would fix it, I hear they are great grills!

[Somewhere In the Sun]

You have heard this from others- great grill, fix it

[36Tango]

I have one at the lake and one at home and they are the best grill out there, in my opinion. Go to biggreenegg.com, and you will see that there is a bit of a cult following with these. I have had mine at home for about 12 years, and it is still in perfect shape. All of the internals are easily replacable, and remember to only use lump charcoal with NO lighter fluid. An electric lighter works great. You do not know how lucky you are.

[DeSimulacra]

Received a "Big Green Egg" Grill from a friend. It looks like it needs some new pieces as there is two parts on the inside that are broken. Is this worth fixing? Anyone use these for their smoking and grilling. Have heard some good things but wondered if anyone had one and how they are to cook with?

Ditto:mrgreen:

opps I was gonna quote that I would be glad to take off your hands also. They are Great Grills, the reasons I like them is that they hold temp very consistently, less moisture loss in food and you can reuse the charcoal lumps all season long!

[seiowan]

Received a "Big Green Egg" Grill from a friend. It looks like it needs some new pieces as there is two parts on the inside that are broken. Is this worth fixing? Anyone use these for their smoking and grilling. Have heard some good things but wondered if anyone had one and how they are to cook with?


Your friend doesn't happen to have a Weber Smokey Mountain, or FEC 100 they want to "Give" away do they???:mrgreen: I'd take either of those off their hands.

oh- and ditto on the lump charcoal.

[kini]

Be glad to come by and pick it up if you want to get rid of it. My neighbor hits alot of BBQ cotest and always takes his Green Egg.:mrgreen:

[laker]

Thanks for all the input. Have to replace the firebowl and gasket. Will be about $130 total. Looking forward to trying it out. I am sure it will take some getting use to. Still like my offset smoker I have always used the lump in my offset. Thanks again

[36Tango]

For the maiden voayge, take three chickens and clean them up real good. brush them with butter and a little bit of spice. Using the top and bottom air shutters, stabilize the temp to 225. Stick a beer can with a few ounces of water up the chickens ass and put them on the grill, sitting upright. Stick a lead from an electronic thermometer in the breast of one chicken. Close the lid and keep at 225 till the temp is about 155 in the breast, and then shut down the air shutters completely, and let it sit for about 15-20 minutes. Pull the birds off, cut'em up, and eat them down. We've been doing this for years. The kids call it beer up the butt chicken.