Handyjayes

Looks like you have bought out all his stock...he only has the peri peri spice blend left from those you have there..which is a shame as these look very good

Hi Deano, I'm new to the forum too. It looks pretty good. Just waiting on my first egg to turn up to go along side my smoker, which is very inefficient and needs an awful lot of maintenance...

You could be correct, but I am also very interested in 'slow and low', - I think they call it, where you can slow cook a big piece at a low temperature over maybe 18-24 hours... I am not sure this can be achieved on anything other than a ceramic bbq with god seals? I have read this can be done with just one initial load of charcoal as the ceramic and sealed unit makes for a really good slow economic bake.

Cheers Adam. Yes I had already read that if your egg is built well, then you can close off the vents, top and bottom and it will/(should) snuff the oxygen to kill the embers for re-use next time round. I will be no doubt adding a tube of wood burner mastic or equivalent to run around the bottom sliding vent to make sure all gaps are 100% sealed, but have also read in various places, that the cast iron top vent needs an extra bit of help with either another layer of fire rope or similar, in order to make sure it is sealed well to the top of the egg.... You then have the best possible chance of getting accurate temperature control making minimal changes on the sliders both top and bottom to reach your required heat!

OK bud ty, - main question is...- is- are they pretty robust, or need to be treated with kid gloves...? ty I've just fired the gun and purchased my first egg. It had to be a ceramic egg for slow cook and proper smoking. I am full of anxiety whether its going to cost me a fortune to run on days when I am cooking for myself, but it's done! This is what I have just purchased in blue: https://www.costco.co.uk/Garden-Sheds-Patio/Barbecues-and-Firepits/Charcoal-Wood-Barbecues/Louisiana-Grills-24-60-cm-Ceramic-Kamado-Charcoal-Barbecue-in-3-Colours-Cover/p/24kamadogrill

OK bud ty, - main question is...- is- are they pretty robust, or need to be treated with kid gloves...? ty

Thanks for your reply Adam.... The 24"' egg I am looking at weighs in at around 100kg. It is on its own coastered metal nest like many are. I would need to wheel this egg into a shed when not in use, which is raised 10 inches off the ground, but has a ramp with a heavy 1" lip at the bottom so there will be some bumping and knocking etc.... Do these eggs happily get moved around with out cracking or is there a reason that they have their own permanent static homes? How delicate are they? Would need to to roller this around over some 'rocky'/ pebbled ground and I am unsure whether the ceramic can handle that sort of movement on a regular basis?

Yes I get that... The mini eggs I am unsure whether they can do a whole chicken (height wise) once sat on a weber chicken/liquid stand for example and due to sad circumstances in life, is about healthier eating for myself solely. A few times a year I have a biggish crowd over and I know I won't be satisfied serving up food from my steel drum smoker, which is inefficient, unreliable and not very controllable. Got a question for you... If I am cooking for myself one whole chicken in a small 13" egg or a large 24" egg - both with good seals etc, - how much more lumpwood is used 'like for like' for the one chicken in both scenarios?

Lol Icefever, - it was the Aldi one that got me going on this in a serious way, because they give you 'everything' you need to cook in all situations.... they include a cover, heat deflector, grill, ash hook + more etc etc... all that you need to cook in most situations.... By the time I was ready to pull the trigger on that model after reading mostly positive views, within two days of it being in stock, - it had sold out. From reading many threads all over, once they sell out, then that is it for the year..... So no stock till 2021 now. So I am now still in the market, but as it happens, most places have completely sold out of all makes and models apart from the portable small ones, or the very expensive 2k + ones... I want a bigger one. I do have a source to a 24" one at under £700 and there is stock (reluctant to give link as no doubt will sell out before I get a look in and does not come up on google searching, but is actually in the UK). Only issue is, they do not offer either lifetime or 20 years on the ceramic parts which most of the expensive ones do... Nor do they offer finance, which would have allowed me to have made that purchase already)... I would go for this particular one, but there is very little info. on it, and also, the limited USA videos on it (it is made in the USA), show it as a slightly better model... So I can't find a true reflection on this model although I do think it is probably good.... So want to get going, but see many companies have stock coming back in again in a week or two....

Just joined after reading many web searches on the pro's and con's of various makes and models of ceramic egg style bbq's. I am still unsure whether to go with a budget egg or re-mortgage the house and go with a top brand to not have regrets in the long run.. Some say they wish they went bigger and better and others are happy with small, basic and cheaper... I just don't want to go small and wish it had been big! Lol.... All advice welcomed.. Cheers... JB