re: Alternatives to the Big Green Egg

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to those saying it's not any better and a waste..... . It may not be worth it to you, but in the week I've had it, I've lit it 5 times. It's stupid easy to hit the exact temps I want and it holds it steadier than my oven (I've checked with my probe thermometers). I can keep that thing in a 10 degree window for hours while touching it very sparingly.

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Exactly. This past Saturday I made 3 8lb boston butts for my daughters bday which I had never done 3 on my BGE before. Honestly it was borderline too much meat, I think 2 10-12 lbers would be better. I had to stand the meat up on the bones whereas I usually put the fat back side up.

I lit the charcoal at 5pm and put the meat on at 6. All that meat dropped the temp a lot for about 2 hours from 225 to under 200. But by the time I went to bed at 10:30 it was settled at 245 degrees. I normally do 225 but I had ran out of charcoal so I only had about 3/4s full and with the 3 pieces of meat I was worried it would burn through faster. Needless to say, my daughter woke up at 4:30 crying and I checked it 250 exactly. Then I woke up at 6:15, checked it again at 250 exactly. I pulled it at 7am. They were all perfect.

I got my spots where I can hit 225, 250, 400, 550, and then full blast is 725-775 depending on how clean the ash pan is and what not. I can hit those temps almost perfectly every time.