So I stopped by a BBQ store today and took a look at the Large EGG in person, which was selling for $899 there. I really liked it and I'm sold on the product, I just don't have that much to spend right now. They told me the medium was $600, but they didn't have one on the floor for me to look at. I had the salesguy print me out a summary for the large grill, plate setter and stand, which came out to around $1250 all together. He kept saying that I was going to want to get the grill cover too, which costs another hundred, but I said to leave it off. I also ran in to another customer who was there buying an Egg accessory, so I asked him if he thought the grill was worth the price tag. While he told me he loved it in front of the salespeople, when I ran into him in the parking lot, he admitted that maybe he overpaid some for his Egg but that they are selling the Medium Egg at Costco for $500 and they have a Large Egg knockoff grill there for $500 as well. If any eggheads are out there, maybe you can help me with one or two of these questions:
- I'm probably going to be cooking regularly for just 1-3 people. On the rare occasion I may cook for 5-6, but that might be once every few months. Do I even really need the large model? It seemed pretty big in the store, maybe too big. Are there others with the medium Egg that can chime in here?
- Do I even need the expensive name brand cover? I live in LA so it's not like there's a lot of adverse weather conditions here. Does a tarp work just as well?
- What other stands/nests besides the standard metal one with 4 wheels would you recommend? I liked the large wooden table stand they had in this store, but it's $500. I like the idea of a table, but don't want to spend that much. Maybe there are smaller tables out there?
- I see a lot of people have the set of grill mates, mostly the wooden ones. Are those stable? Do they provide sufficient space when grilling?
- Do I really need a $30 charcoal cleaning tool? Can't I get any kind of similar tool at Target for much less?
- What other accessories for the egg do you like? I'm thinking I'll just get the basics at first, but I want to plan for down the line.
- Has anyone had an experience or heard anything negative or positive about other ceramic grills on the market like the Grill Dome, Primo or Kamado King?
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I'm pouring through the Big Green Egghead website and the Egghead forums as I write this, but I wanted to hear some more objective opinions from guys on this site which I tend to trust more than others. Any comments/answers would be much appreciated :0008
