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re: Pellet Grill or Big Green Egg?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:22 am to BallsEleven
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:22 am to BallsEleven
I've had it since July 6th, cooked on it 4 times & so far the only "problem" I encountered is a leaky drip tray which I'm sure is an easy fix.
I haven't used the app so I cannot provide any feedback on it.
One of my cooks was burgers. I'm not a fan of the large 'M' in the middle of each grate as they reduce the cooking surface where you are able to achieve those nice grill marks.
I conducted a burn efficiency test during the initial seasoning of the unit. I filled the hopper with about #13 of a #16 bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets, set the temp to 225°F, & let it roll. I also refilled the hopper with the remaining briquets once they burned down enough for them to fit.
It burned for well over 12 hours & held temp fairly consistently throughout the duration of the cook.
The ash pan is large & was able to accommodate the total quantity of ash from burning #16 of charcoal.
One observation of note. The grate that holds the charcoal above the ash pan as it burns is not of the best design. It allows large pieces of unburned charcoal to fall through. This is about #2, out of #16, of unspent charcoal that fell through.
For smoke, I just add a couple of chunks of wood directly to the ash pan at the beginning of the cook. They get hot enough to smolder & eventually charcoal embers fall through to ensure they do their job.
Overall I am very happy with the product that is produced by the MBGS. Going from electric smokers to this has bern one giant leap for BBQ-kind!
Looking into converting the gas grill to a flat top griddle with a Steelmade flat top griddle plate & I'm going to stack and connect my electric smokers (I have two) to create a cold smoking chamber for cheese, fish, jerky... etc!
I haven't used the app so I cannot provide any feedback on it.
One of my cooks was burgers. I'm not a fan of the large 'M' in the middle of each grate as they reduce the cooking surface where you are able to achieve those nice grill marks.
I conducted a burn efficiency test during the initial seasoning of the unit. I filled the hopper with about #13 of a #16 bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets, set the temp to 225°F, & let it roll. I also refilled the hopper with the remaining briquets once they burned down enough for them to fit.
It burned for well over 12 hours & held temp fairly consistently throughout the duration of the cook.
The ash pan is large & was able to accommodate the total quantity of ash from burning #16 of charcoal.
One observation of note. The grate that holds the charcoal above the ash pan as it burns is not of the best design. It allows large pieces of unburned charcoal to fall through. This is about #2, out of #16, of unspent charcoal that fell through.
For smoke, I just add a couple of chunks of wood directly to the ash pan at the beginning of the cook. They get hot enough to smolder & eventually charcoal embers fall through to ensure they do their job.
Overall I am very happy with the product that is produced by the MBGS. Going from electric smokers to this has bern one giant leap for BBQ-kind!
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Looks like the gas grill and smoker haven't been touched in a while
Looking into converting the gas grill to a flat top griddle with a Steelmade flat top griddle plate & I'm going to stack and connect my electric smokers (I have two) to create a cold smoking chamber for cheese, fish, jerky... etc!
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Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:37 am to BigDropper
I thought they wanted you to use hardwood charcoal in this thing?
Posted on 7/30/20 at 11:49 am to BigDropper
Yeah I have heard the app sucks but I can live with that.
Glad that it is working out for you. Really seems like the best of both worlds.
Glad that it is working out for you. Really seems like the best of both worlds.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 2:35 pm to t00f
From what I understand, you can use either or both!. I use briquets in my big gravity smoker so I just continued that practice with this one.
I like briquets because they are more uniform & fit better in the hopper. Irregular or large pieces if lump can hang up or create voids so they are less dependable.
I might do a burn off in the MBGS with a bag of lump just to see how it compares.
I like briquets because they are more uniform & fit better in the hopper. Irregular or large pieces if lump can hang up or create voids so they are less dependable.
I might do a burn off in the MBGS with a bag of lump just to see how it compares.
Posted on 7/30/20 at 7:42 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
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You can fit 4 racks of ribs easily on a small pellet smoker. You'll have to cut ribs down to fit the same on the comparably sized egg.
You can buy or make an accessory that will hold four racks on a large egg. I Made one that works perfectly.
Egg and ceramics are much better imo solely because of the ability to grill, sear, smoke and bake all in one. It really depends on what you want to achieve.
Pellet grills also are very user friendly. It’s impossible to screw up a cook. If you want to hone in an actual skill I would recommend the ceramic without a smokeboss. It’s been very rewarding trying to master all the different ways I can cook on the egg. You do however have to put in some practice with the egg to become efficient with it.
I know some people have families and just want a solid cook without a lot of work, if that’s you then a pellet grill is the better choice more than likely.
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