Big RED "Egg" Smoker $288 Prime Shipping

It doesn't look bad at all, to me.

But all ready have enough cooking things myself, I still just like my old school Weber kettle for those situations :)
 
So what's the difference between this and the green egg?

And free shipping? thing has to weigh a ton!! But then again I just ordered 4 boxes of salt mix with free shipping at 63 pounds per box :D
 
sfsuphysics said:
So what's the difference between this and the green egg?

And free shipping? thing has to weigh a ton!! But then again I just ordered 4 boxes of salt mix with free shipping at 63 pounds per box :D
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The Green Egg is ceramic, the Red "Egg" is doublewalled steel. Still a good grill/smoker, especially at the price difference.
 
The kamodas are really good. The construction is solid and I like mine alot, especially when compared to my neighbors green egg he spent 1k on.
 
Climber said:
The kamodas are really good. The construction is solid and I like mine alot, especially when compared to my neighbors green egg he spent 1k on.
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Climber a lot of people are complaining it rusts etc you had any rust issues? Thinking of buying one.
 
hakstarr said:
Climber a lot of people are complaining it rusts etc you had any rust issues? Thinking of buying one.
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No I havent. However I keep my in an outdoor kitchen I built and when winter arrives I store mine indoors.
 
Don't attempt a cookout party with that tiny thing. I grill steaks and ribs bigger that.
Get you a real grill http://classiccookers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC4000-Special-043.jpg
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I've used propane in the past and still not a huge fan for just home use.

I'd still rather use lump charcoal in a Weber Kettle at home.

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Looks nice, but with a family of 4 there is no way I could get 4-6 steaks, 4-6 baking potatoes, and enough corn on the cob on that thing. Not to mention, I'm lazy and lean towards propane, or if I had a nice outdoor "kitchen" just tied directly into the gas line. Unfortunately, without a covered patio, grills down here in Houston seem to succumb to the elements after only a year or two. Our 4-burner finally breathed it's last a couple weeks ago, as the bottom rusted out and 2 of the 4 burners had already rusted out. Need to find a new grill, but no way I'm spending $1000+ without a covering and protection from the elements.. and I'm not wheeling/dragging that thing back and forth from the garage to the back yard every time I want to use it either...
 
farscapesg1 said:
Looks nice, but with a family of 4 there is no way I could get 4-6 steaks, 4-6 baking potatoes, and enough corn on the cob on that thing. Not to mention, I'm lazy and lean towards propane, or if I had a nice outdoor "kitchen" just tied directly into the gas line. Unfortunately, without a covered patio, grills down here in Houston seem to succumb to the elements after only a year or two. Our 4-burner finally breathed it's last a couple weeks ago, as the bottom rusted out and 2 of the 4 burners had already rusted out. Need to find a new grill, but no way I'm spending $1000+ without a covering and protection from the elements.. and I'm not wheeling/dragging that thing back and forth from the garage to the back yard every time I want to use it either...
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Using propane isn't lazy, its smart. While I use coal a lot, I much prefer propane due to it being much easier to control heat and the economics of it. You'd be surprised how cheap it is to replace your burner elements and heat shields, as for your bottom/grease pan rusting out, there are easy ways to fix it but honestly at that point I'd get a new one. To prevent rust on the bottom I recommend a good scraping every 3-4 months of the bottom grill.

In the near future I may go purely propane.
 
I've gotten the OK from my wife to buy a Kamado Joe grill. There's a restaurant in the area that uses them to cook their food and it's just delicious. However, Kamado Joe grills are still a little pricey, so I'm saving slowly for one. Hoping that Costco has another visit from them when it comes time to buy.
 
I prefer offset smokers and use only wood. Oak, cherry, and apple depending on what's cookin'! I also have a propane grill too though. Sometimes you forget to take something out for supper and say "Well, I'm hungry so.. burgers on the propane it is.."

A happy life means to always check with the wife!! :D
 
ShepsCrook said:
I've gotten the OK from my wife to buy a Kamado Joe grill. There's a restaurant in the area that uses them to cook their food and it's just delicious. However, Kamado Joe grills are still a little pricey, so I'm saving slowly for one. Hoping that Costco has another visit from them when it comes time to buy.
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Roadshow schedule:
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I'm in the same boat. They had the kamado joe for 400$ at my costco last year and I'm still kicking myself for not jumping on that. They are at my local costco this week, so I'll be taking a look, but I believe it's almost full price (1200$ for the big model).
 
Biznatch said:
Roadshow schedule:
Kamado Joe Schedule

I'm in the same boat. They had the kamado joe for 400$ at my costco last year and I'm still kicking myself for not jumping on that. They are at my local costco this week, so I'll be taking a look, but I believe it's almost full price (1200$ for the big model).
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Nice, they are at mine this week as well.

Not sure I'm ready to shell out the funds. I was looking at some of the DIY versions of these which sound pretty good.
 
Confirmed price at costco.

24" - 1200$
18" - 780$
13.5" - 400$ (This thing is small... Like 4 burgers small)
 
Read the reviews. A lot of complaints about it rusting out. Good throw away of money. Go ceramic!
 
ShepsCrook said:
Not that it was needed. I'm just saying. She thought it would be nice to have one too.
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Exactly, little processors and SSD's and all are easy to miss. But a Grill has nowhere to hide, you are smart by running it by the higher power first. Makes it a joint purchase ;-)
 
cybrnook said:
Exactly, little processors and SSD's and all are easy to miss. But a Grill has nowhere to hide, you are smart by running it by the higher power first. Makes it a joint purchase ;-)
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Actually, I didn't even mention it. We ate at the restaurant, and she loved it. Then she started looking on craigslist for them (Big Green Egg, and Kamado Joes). But, yeah, most of the time it's not a bad idea to run something like that by the Mrs. Otherwise life can get pretty miserable.
 
Trimlock said:
Using propane isn't lazy, its smart. While I use coal a lot, I much prefer propane due to it being much easier to control heat and the economics of it. You'd be surprised how cheap it is to replace your burner elements and heat shields, as for your bottom/grease pan rusting out, there are easy ways to fix it but honestly at that point I'd get a new one. To prevent rust on the bottom I recommend a good scraping every 3-4 months of the bottom grill.

In the near future I may go purely propane.
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If you like propane for the convenience, more power to you I guess.

I even grew up in a town that had a lot of natural gas, we had a grill right out the back door you could turn on in the middle of winter that was directly piped into it in the 70's.

I still prefer lump charcoal for the flavor myself, and the wife does also.

That lump charcoal makes things taste smoked, and many times we will cook almost a weeks worth of food on the grill and put stuff in the fridge for later in the week.

But it is always personal preference on food a lot of the time, I suppose.

I have an Aunt that is a retired professor that has hosted many, many parties in the past and has been featured in a few magazines (Southern Living, I forget what else) for cooking/house that we turned her onto that, and she swears by it now.

What ever floats your boat :)
 
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Nukester said:
Read the reviews. A lot of complaints about it rusting out. Good throw away of money. Go ceramic!
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I've had mine for 5 years or so, some surface rust on the wheel bolts and bottom shelf where the paint has been gouged by me sliding stuff, but that's about it. Kept in a shed or under a cover, you shouldnt have any problems. Left out in the elements, yes it will rust like anything else thats made of steel. Though it is ceremic coated, on the inside for sure, i never investigated the outside coating.

I've been happy with it's performance, quick to come up to temp, but also quick to fall. Temp stability is lacking compared to ceramics, but also keeps the typical burgers and dogs from turning into a long production. Did my first 12 hour overnight brisket on it and still had 1/4 load of lump left over. Makes a good starter egg-style grill. Ideally i'd love to have both a ceramic egg and a regular propane for quick stuff, but the kooker was a very affordable comprimise that has kept me happy.
 
In case anyone hasn't heard, MonGrel prefers cooking with lump charcoal... :p
 
farscapesg1 said:
Looks nice, but with a family of 4 there is no way I could get 4-6 steaks, 4-6 baking potatoes, and enough corn on the cob on that thing. Not to mention, I'm lazy and lean towards propane, or if I had a nice outdoor "kitchen" just tied directly into the gas line. Unfortunately, without a covered patio, grills down here in Houston seem to succumb to the elements after only a year or two. Our 4-burner finally breathed it's last a couple weeks ago, as the bottom rusted out and 2 of the 4 burners had already rusted out. Need to find a new grill, but no way I'm spending $1000+ without a covering and protection from the elements.. and I'm not wheeling/dragging that thing back and forth from the garage to the back yard every time I want to use it either...
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Dyna-Glo 6-Burner LP Gas Grill in Black and Stainless Steel with Side Burner-DGF600SSP - The Home Depot

Recently bought this after seeing it on SlickDeals and I'm pretty glad I did. It's definitely no Weber, but it's a 6 burner LPG grill for $200. I'm actually fairly impressed with the quality of it considering the price. Lots of nice little touches like individual ignitors for the electronic ignition (instead of one on one burner), casters on all four feet (lockable), hell the thing even has a bottle opener mounted on one side. And it can cook blazing hot... And when it rusts to bits in 4 or 5 years I won't be too broken up about it...
 
I probably wouldn't go past a 4 burner again. My prior 6 burner (really a 5+side) used too much propane.
 
Walmart has Webbers made in America and the Best you can get......

Knockoff Grills are like 1/2 price of a Webber Grill but you might Burn out the Bottom.
 
As much as I like Webber, this thing will kick it in the nuts for intended purpose.

I still have my Webber and use it often for smoking though, it is a very good tool for just about every type of cooking.
 
I went Big Green Egg last summer and am about to give away my propane grill to a friend to just get rid of it. I am glad I went all in on an Egg personally. I won't go back to propane. I have a large egg and recently bought a mini max as well, which is (semi) portable and is perfect for small weeknight cooks. It still weighs about 75 pounds, but it is much smaller than my large.
 
I do want to get one these. This is a pill i can swallow. The big green eggs are just too damn high for me.
 
Comixbooks said:
Walmart has Webbers made in America and the Best you can get......

Knockoff Grills are like 1/2 price of a Webber Grill but you might Burn out the Bottom.
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Spoken like someone without a single clue... Weber is good but not anywhere near the "best you can get".

This is far from a "knockoff grill" and i would put it up against a weber any day of the week.
 
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