I love my BGE

[Turbodog]

I have not baked bread yet, or done pizza, butI will soon Friday night we grilled oysters on it. We bought a gallon from Bill's (we have old, cured shells that we re-use). They may have been the best I have ever had. Used butter, garlic, lemon, seasonings, parsly and grated pecorino romano to top. So good! We did 6 or so batches of 2 dozen shells, most with multiple oysters, over 2-3 hours of drinking.

Last week I did a rack ofSt. Louis ribs (excellent) and pork tenderloins (I sent them to the beach with one of my boys, but heard they were great (he said the plce they rented, a condo, had a BGE for the condo association use).

The BGE is awesome.

[hungryone]

Okay, I just took the plunge. Bought a large from Contractor's Supply in Kenner, which will deliver, set up, and throw in a few extras for the same price as other places charge for pickup. It should arrive tomorrow....

[Jesse]

I've been thinking of getting one as well, I'll keep Contractor's Supply in mind if I do.

[Turbodog]

Hungry one and Jess, enjoy your BGE's, as I know you will. It takes a while to get use to dealing with it. I am a bonehead and did not watch the DVD that came with it, so it took me a while to master using it.

[Tchoupitoulas]

My only complaint about Best Stop is that it is the most disgusting place I have ever bought anything to eat. Last time there (about a month ago) there was hair on their fruit longer than mine. The produce was soooo old and smelly that I could only imagine what was behind the meat counter...it broke my heart. So I now over the bridge to the Don's on I-10 for gratons and Billeaud's in Broussard for my boudin.

[Jesse]

Turbo, how long have you had yours, and how is the wear & tear on it? I currently have a barrel smoker, and I was also considering another one but the versatility of the BGE really has me leaning it's way.

[hungryone]

My BGE arrived at 8:30 this AM; the delivery guy put it together, and it just about killed me to drive off to work knowing it was sitting in the garage, as yet unfired. What to cook first on it? I'll probably grill a pizza, as I have dough resting in the fridge. But I'm feeling a pork butt coming on (not just because I had doughnuts with sprinkles for breakfast).

[Turbodog]

Jesse, I got mine for Christmas 2007. I use it a lot. It reaaly is awesome.

[Deb]

We love ours, too, have had it for 5 years or more.

Turbodog, do you frequent the BGE forum at all?

http://www.eggheadforum.com/index.php

Terrible format, but great people who all love "Egging". Lot's of tips and recipes too.

[ratcheese]

I bought one back in 1978-79. A little Oriental in San Antonio sold them, and I always thought they were from Japan or something.

I had a medium sized BGE, (they were not called BGEs back then--they weren't even called anything that I know of--nobody had even seen one). So we always called it the Oriental cooker.

I moved away a few years later and left it with my folks who used it until the early nineties, when the bottom finally disintegrated from setting in water and moisture. They didn't have the metal stands back then, they had a base ring made of the same material as the pot, and they would rot over time.

You can't beat them. I need to buy another one. I think I payed $300, back then. For some reason, they are just more fun to cook on and you get darn good results with very little wood. Easy to get started, too.

I would highly recommend them to anyone who like to cook outdoors.