Ed Wort help with Big Green Egg Purchase

SuperiorBrew · 12-31-2007, 04:11 AM

Since you have several of us buying eggs now, Would you be so kind as to help us out with accessories. It's 90 minutes to my closest egg dealer so I want to get it all in one trip.

Lighting/ wax starters or electric?
Baking Stones/ theirs or any?
Vented Cover/ will i need it sitting under a big overhang on the porch?

Half Moon Raised Grids
Lump Charcoal
Plate Setter
Grill Gripper
Ash Tool
Temperature Gauge
Cast Iron Grid
Grill Extenders

Other suggestions comments please

**John Beere** · 12-31-2007, 04:17 AM

He sent me this link: http://www.eggaccessories.com/ and said the Woo2 is on the "must-have" list of accessories.

I'm hoping to pick mine up tomorrow...

**Yuri_Rage** · 12-31-2007, 04:34 AM

I was gonna start a thread just like this, but I'm not in a position to buy right away. However...since you started it...

Ed, I'll likely only buy one Egg. I grill often - several times per week. Mostly, I cook for two, but I'd like the option to cook more from time to time. Occasionally, a whole brisket, several racks of ribs, or a whole bird may find their way into the smoker/grill.

In addition to the questions above, I'd like your recommendation on size...and anything else we should know.

Looking forward to the discussion!

**John Beere** · 12-31-2007, 06:54 PM

Welp - here she is...

Going out now to fire her up for the first time. Woot!

SuperiorBrew · 12-31-2007, 08:27 PM

Congrats, I just came back from picking up a couple racks of baby backs for supper tonight.
Is that a Large? How much was it and what did you all get. I hope to go get mine on Thursday or Friday.

**EdWort** · 12-31-2007, 08:48 PM

Sweet! I reccommend going out to www.eggaccessories.com for stainless grids, extenders, and such. Don't buy a platesetter, get a pizza stone to work with the Spider from www.eggaccessories.com. Get a custome grid lifter from www.gridlifter.com (he makes my custom tap handles too).

I light mine with a Berzomatic MAPP torch. Takes just about 30 seconds and the egg will be up to temp in 10 minutes. Buy only lump charcoal, NO KINGSFORD. Cowboy lump is crap. If you have a Cabela's nearby, they sell it.

I always recommend a large BGE. You can then get a small for your second, or another large (or both like me). The Large is the most versatile. I can smoke 4 boston butts on one large, 4 beer butt chickens, and loads of other stuff.

Welcome to the club guys, the Big Green Egg Club!

**John Beere** · 12-31-2007, 09:06 PM

They didn't have many accessories, so I've had to improvise. They did have a rib rack which I purchased along with a big bag of BGE lump charcoal - which they stock so I shouldn't have any problems there...

I'm cooking ribs right now - this is a terrible pic but it was through the smoke:

For indirect cooking, I found this Pizza Stone and holder on clearance at Target today. It hangs perfectly under the main cooking grate and leaves about 3/4" clearance all the way around. You can see it in action the top photo. All in all, I've been pretty amazed at how easy it was to hit 225 degrees and hold it there...

**EdWort** · 12-31-2007, 11:32 PM

Those types of stone will crack sooner than later. When that happens, you will want to get a BGE pizza stone as it is the same ceramic material.

Fire bricks work great too. Get the splits. They are a whole brick split in half lengthwise.

I just lit mine for the two Boston butts to go on in about 30 minutes.

**John Beere** · 01-01-2008, 02:24 AM

Here is the finished product:

We had already eaten about half of them before I had the presence of mind to take a photo. Both my wife and I agree that they were, without a doubt, the best ribs we have ever had!

**BlindLemonLars** · 01-01-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by John Beere

Welp - here she is...

Going out now to fire her up for the first time. Woot!

Nice! Is there any kind of "burn-in" procedure you need to do before cooking for the first time?