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I'm sure you’ll love man. Having that plus the egg will give you a lot of flexibility too.
NonDawg Big Green Egg Thoughts?
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If you want to get rid of that BGE I’ll happily take it off your hands.
Had a BGE for 20 yrs. The "large" I have has an 18" cooking grid. Since getting a Traeger 3 years ago I've only grilled on the BGE maybe 10 times. The BGE is triple the trouble that the Traeger IMO. If you do not have one of those fancy digital temp control fan/blower units ($250-500 bucks) that controls your BGE temp then you will have to babysit the damn thing while cooking for long hrs. Some folks like all that attention to detail cooking but I got tired of that shit pretty quick. Steaks, burgers, chicken are a breeze on the BGE but not the cuts of meat that require 7-9 hrs of smoking. To each their own I suppose.
Not to sound arrogant, but if you have to babysit your BGE you’re doing something wrong. The key to these style cookers is their ability to hold temps and be stable.
this was back in 2019.. do you still feel that way? I have rebuilt my deck from 12x16 to 12x25 so now i have room for a new grill and was trying to decide whether to get a BGE or another brand..
@Single Barrel Dawg would agree the KJ is more innovative than the BGE. I’m a BGE guy but only bc I had a friend who sold them so I got mine at cost. Once these wear out I’ll probably make the switch
Get a KJ. @Golden Boy with disagree with me, but the KJ is fabulous and does grilling, roasting, pizza, smoking et al. really well. It is a swiss army knife grill.
El Oh El! These threads really do live on in perpetuity, don't they?
I do love my BGE. I got it as a retirement present in late 2013 and cook on it frequently. It does everything I need. Now, in fairness, if I were making the purchase decision today, I would definitely check out the KJ, too, to make an informed comparison and decision. My guess is that you really can't go wrong with either.
Adding the KJ rotisserie capability to your BGE is really nice. It's also great with a Napoleon basket for crispy wings; looking forward to trying a rotisserie leg of lamb next.
You will love it. I have BGE and a new RecTeq. So far I still prefer the BGE by a big margin.
I don't think you need an xl unless you are feeding an army everytime, large works just fine, I would definitely get a table though. I cooked on my buddies xl , just burgers and damn that thing got hot, now maybe if you are cooking multiple butts and ribs
I gave my BGE to father in law when I bought my RT700.
top 3 biggest mistake of my life
Agree with these 100%. I went with the KJ and have been super happy. My neighbor has. BGE and he is very jealous of the pneumatic hinge. I can lift it and let it stay in place open withmy pinky finger. But the ability to go super hot is why I like ceramic over the pellet. But I have never had a pellet smoker so only speculating. Ceramic is definitely my preference.
I think mine is a large, but there have been many times I had wished I had an xl. I smoke more than I grill.
if you want a pellet grill just use the oven. Basically the same thing except you don’t have to worry about running out of pellets.
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I’ve had a BGE for 18 years. I’ve had to replace a few parts but it still cooks better than my neighbors kJ. I will admit, my neighbor is from Philly
Love that this thread bubbled back up.
If you can cook, you can cook. You know? Anybody who can cook can make great food on almost any decent rig.
I'm an egg guy, but if it fell over tomorrow, I'd buy a KJ just to get some strange. And then I'd be a KJ guy and that would be just fine too.
If you can cook, you can cook. You know? Anybody who can cook can make great food on almost any decent rig.
I'm an egg guy, but if it fell over tomorrow, I'd buy a KJ just to get some strange. And then I'd be a KJ guy and that would be just fine too.
I have both, cook exactly the same, Kamado Joe offers more bang for the buck and has better innovation. You can’t go wrong with either.
I was thinking of getting the bge large.. which KJ is close to the same size? Which kj would you recommend?
15 year BGE owner here and agree with the above. If i was in the market I would buy Kamado Joe today. My father in law, a Tech guy, has a red one and I often think of swapping with him.
Same here, I’ve had a large for 18 years and on many occasions wished I had an XL.
I was talked into getting the XL and I've never regretted that decision.
Do yourselves a favor and go check out grillsgrills.com before making another grill purchase. Also check out their FB page. They have excellent grills and even better customer service! You really can’t beat them on value either.
I'm not super familiar with their lineup but I think the Classic Joe is the equivalent to the BGE Large. They have three series of Joe's so you'll have to choose which advancements you want or can live without.
I will say, while the KJ's cost more than the BGE's - you get a hell of a lot more included with the KJ's, and if you bought all of that same stuff for your egg I would think the price would be close to if not more than the KJ kits that are sold.
