Meat Smokers? Who has them...

[Corbet]

Well it's a Larger Big Green Egg for the win. Picked it up today. I'll have to build my own stand before I can take it for a test drive. I could not justify buying any of the options there.

 

[Corbet]

The table build is coming along today

 

[rover67]

Looks nice Corbet! I made a few shoulders on a Large BGE over the weekend, it worked pretty well!

 

[B-RAD]

You'll love it. Great choice!

 

[Corbet]

Finished the table build. Need to stain it and seal the travertine. I countersunk the tiles on the top. I did not add it up but probably $150 in materials. I'll use left over deck stain to finish it. Have some tile sealer laying around too.

 

[Corbet]

Afternoon shadows are not helping the pic. No patience, must fire it up asap.

 

[rover67]

Wow that turned out great Corbet nice work!!!!!

 

[Corbet]

Breaking it in now with some plank salmon.

 

[OilHammer]

Are you supposed to slow heat eggs like you do pizza ovens for the first fire? Looks great! Now clean that shop asap!

 

[Corbet]

Well I hope not. Nothing I could find in the directions indicated that. Plus I'd think my dealer would have mentioned it too at the time of sale.

 

[LARGEONE]

Pizza ovens get up to like 900 degrees. The Egg is gonna stay below 300 most of its life so I doubt there is a need to break it in.

 

[OilHammer]

Good point

 

[Corbet]

There was an online instruction to keep it below 350° the first time to allow the gasket adhesive to cure. Oops. I'm sure it will be fine. Easy to replace anyway.

On to more important things. Meal #2. Chicken. I now only eat food cooked in the egg. This thing is awesome.

 

[PhatFJ]

Eggs are the bomb. I've had ours for about 15 years and it still rocks like the day I bought it..

 

[rover67]

Try some pizza on it! Super fun and tasty!

 

[collk22]

Do you spatchcock the bird yourself, or are you buying it somewhere that way?

 

[Corbet]

Do you spatchcock the bird yourself, or are you buying it somewhere that way?

It was a whole bird. Mother-in-law spatchcocked it.

 

[Corbet]

We did our first take and bake tonight. Everything tastes better on the egg.

 

[Corbet]

Finally got some stain on the table.

 

[LXBRADY]

That table is awesome!