"Denny Wheeler" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Jul 2009 20:43:16 -0400, "Joed" > wrote:
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>>Jeremy" > wrote in message
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>>> Are these things any good?
>>>
>>> JJ
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Yea, but a Big Green Egg is better.
>
> And WAY spendier. And WAY heavier. And a much bigger PITA if one
> needs to add fuel. That said--I'd like to have a BGE--but I'd like to
> have a WSM with it.
>

It is spendier but my egg is going on ten years old. I replaced the $10
gasket twice and had a cracked fire box replaced under warranty when it was
three years old. If it cracks again today it gets replaced again for free
again. Anything ceramic is guarantied for life. It also is much heavier. But
that is what makes NOT having to add more fuel during a 20+ hour cook
possible.

Once I put some pork butts on 11 pm on Friday night. They came off around 4
pm on Saturday and started cooking chicken parts. Then burgers. Started
drinking and forgot to close the egg down and woke up Sunday morning to a
320 degree dome and some fuel left.

I can sear a steak over 1100 degree coals or do a low and slow in the middle
of the winter during a snow storm. I bake bread and do pizza, all on one
egg. Food seems to retain more moisture cooking with ceramics

But it is a lot more money, so it might not be for everyone.

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