If you are looking for a gift idea for the griller in your life, consider The Big Green Egg. We are kicking off Grill Week here at TheMommyhood.com and my husband is guest posting and started with what is basically an ode to his grill. What can I say? He’s a man.
Gas v. Charcoal v. The Big Green Egg
My Big Green Egg will smoke anything you’ve got. Period. Gas grill? Smoked. Weber grill? Smoked. Heaven forbid – any charcoal grill that uses treated briquettes? Smoked.
I must give a shout out to my friend Rick for steering me in the right direction. I, too, was like you, grilling regularly with my gas grill (Vermont Castings). As gas grills go, it was a pretty nice one. Baked enamel finish and porcelain grill grates. Heated up nicely and held a bunch of food on the main deck, as well as what I’ll call the hot dog balcony.
At the time I had no real complaints. That was until I sampled the wares on Rick’s (not so) Big Green Egg. Rick is known to our circle of friends as a master of two b-b-q classics, among others: pulled pork (aka Rick’s butt) and beef brisket. At any given gathering of the crew, Rick will smoke up some tasty morsels to everyone’s delight. (Note from Heather: and we all frequently commented on the tastiness of Rick’s “butt”).
He is the reason I set foot down the path of grilling righteousness. At the time, finances precluded me from gaining membership into the Big Green Egg club. But when we made our way back home again to East Tennessee, the time was right. Out to Hearth and Patio I went, in search of the best grill/smoker in existence.
A couple of realities about the Big Green Egg. First, they are expensive. Depending on the size (they come in several: mini, small, medium, large and XL), this bad boy can run you upwards of one thousand bones. Second, they are a dream to grill/smoke on. Once you get the hang of it, temperature control is a breeze. In addition, you are sure to enjoy some of the moistest meat possible because this thing seems to lock in the moisture, allowing very little to escape its dark confines.
I guess the bottom line here is this: as we gear up for Grill Week here at TheMommyhood.com, please know that we wholeheartedly endorse (without compensation of any kind), the Big Green Egg. As its website suggests, it most certainly is “The Ultimate Cooking Experience.”
If you’re in the market for a new grill, at least give it a look.
My dad has a BGE — he loves it, and we love the food he cooks on it! Butt (which I have learned is really the shoulder of the animal, so why do they call it butt??), ribs, hamburgers, smoked tuna, homemade pizzas, pork tenderloins, etc. I think my mom may have said that he has even made stuffed french toast in his. Everything is ALWAYS delicious! I highly endorse (with no compensation) the BGE as well.
Yeah, I never understood the shoulder/butt as well, but it makes for better jokes. Boston Butt is one of the featured recipes for Grill Week. Never had Stuffed French Toast, but that sounds divine! My Dad makes a buffalo chicken pizza on his BGE that is really good. Not only do we get really yummy food, but I don’t have to make it!
The Hubs and I enjoyed reading this together!! We’re in the market for a grill, and after reading Grill Week, we’re itching to run over to Home Depot!! The Big Green Egg will be on our wish list.
Did you get one? Hope you are already enjoying your new grill!