Green Egg Grill

[bigmac]

I built mine, but kind of winged it based loosely on the plans on nakedwhiz.com. The usefulness of those plans was significantlly impaired by the lack of any kind of dimensions IMHO and the fact that I didn't have the Egg here when I built it (I ordered from a dealer 90 miles south of here for $579 - it took a week, but was more than $100 cheaper than the local dealer).

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by BriEOD

I'm going to hook her up tonight.

So, will you finish out there at Barksdale?

No the job at Greenville is active duty, I'll finish out there and then stay as a civilian either with DCMA or L3

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by bigmac

I built mine, but kind of winged it based loosely on the plans on nakedwhiz.com. The usefulness of those plans was significantlly impaired by the lack of any kind of dimensions IMHO and the fact that I didn't have the Egg here when I built it (I ordered from a dealer 90 miles south of here for $579 - it took a week, but was more than $100 cheaper than the local dealer).

I guess they don't have territory restrictions like someone.....

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by bigmac

Not to threadjack but I did pull the trigger on a Big Green Egg. I debated gas vs charcoal, but the ease of gas just didn't outweigh charcoal flavor for us. As it turns out, the Egg is a great compromise. The thing is easy to start with just one paraffin block and is ready to cook in 10 minutes - no chimneys, no electric starters necessary. The ash is neglible, so cleanup is just not big deal. It grills and bakes (pizzas are big around here, and one of my biggest scores has been meatloaf with some vidalia onions chopped in and a handful of mesquite chips on the coals). One of the best aspects is that there are no hot spots - every place on the grill cooks the same. I built the cart out of cedar - the pneumatic tires give it all-terrain capability .

We've been dedicated charcoal grillers since I was a kid - Omaha steaks way before there WAS an Omaha Steaks.... I felt like going with gas would have been turning my back on my heritage. This type of grill has been an eye-opener for me, and a real advancement in the art IMHO.

It looks like your bands are not installed correctly. The handle should be over to the right about 3 or 4 inches (directly in line with the bottom opening)

the lower band has a pin that mates up with an indentation on the bottom portion of the egg. Be sure that these are lined up or eventually the bottom band will slip and cause the lid to fall.

[tex]

Originally Posted by bigmac

Not to threadjack but I did pull the trigger on a Big Green Egg. I debated gas vs charcoal, but the ease of gas just didn't outweigh charcoal flavor for us. As it turns out, the Egg is a great compromise. The thing is easy to start with just one paraffin block and is ready to cook in 10 minutes - no chimneys, no electric starters necessary. The ash is neglible, so cleanup is just not big deal. It grills and bakes (pizzas are big around here, and one of my biggest scores has been meatloaf with some vidalia onions chopped in and a handful of mesquite chips on the coals). One of the best aspects is that there are no hot spots - every place on the grill cooks the same. I built the cart out of cedar - the pneumatic tires give it all-terrain capability .

We've been dedicated charcoal grillers since I was a kid - Omaha steaks way before there WAS an Omaha Steaks.... I felt like going with gas would have been turning my back on my heritage. This type of grill has been an eye-opener for me, and a real advancement in the art IMHO.

Is that lunch?

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by tex

Is that lunch?

not unless he's making Souvflaki.....


don't forget the tzatziki!

[BriEOD]

Originally Posted by Farmer Ted

No the job at Greenville is active duty, I'll finish out there and then stay as a civilian either with DCMA or L3

That sounds good Tim. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get it.

Hey man tell me about making pizza. Do you make your own dough or what?

[bigmac]

Originally Posted by Farmer Ted

It looks like your bands are not installed correctly. The handle should be over to the right about 3 or 4 inches (directly in line with the bottom opening)

the lower band has a pin that mates up with an indentation on the bottom portion of the egg. Be sure that these are lined up or eventually the bottom band will slip and cause the lid to fall.

I knew that a true Egger would spot that .

I assembled it, but I did that offset on purpose to give better access to the bottom damper. I saw the indent in the bottom half of the egg, but there were no pins on the band to match it that I saw (and I did look). These bands and the lift mechanism are the spring-loaded version rather than the older lift/lock style. I'll have to go recheck that assembly again, though.

[6ballsisall]

Man you guys are killing me with this thread about all the good eats off your Egg.

[Farmer Ted]

Originally Posted by bigmac

I knew that a true Egger would spot that .

I assembled it, but I did that offset on purpose to give better access to the bottom damper. I saw the indent in the bottom half of the egg, but there were no pins on the band to match it that I saw (and I did look). These bands and the lift mechanism are the spring-loaded version rather than the older lift/lock style. I'll have to go recheck that assembly again, though.

I have the old style bands that need to be unlocked before lowering the lid (old school) the new bands are pretty sweet.

Just watch that the bottom bands don't slip!