Reason #4 why the Big Green Egg is so great!

Reason #4:  It heats up quickly

Part of successful grilling is practice, practice, practice.  Most people have a pre-conceived notion that it takes a long time to fire up a charcoal grill.  Therefore they are not willing to invest the time into grilling several times a week.  Well, they are partially right.  Charcoal briquettes take a long time to pre-heat, usually 20-30 minutes; when grilling with the Big Green Egg and natural lump charcoal, the EGG will actually reach ...more

Reason #2 why the Big Green Egg is so great!

The Big Green Egg is made of a “space age” ceramic that utilizes the same recipe as the tiles on the bottom of the space shuttle.  It is designed to absorb heat not conduct heat like typical metal kettle grills.  This means it takes very little energy to heat the grill and very little energy to maintain the heat.  Also since it is not a conductor of energy it is not highly influenced by outside elements.  This means....more

Reason #1 why the Big Green Egg is so great!

Reason #1: The Fuel

The Big Green Egg (BGE) uses natural lump charcoal which is a specific type of wood.  It could be oak, cedar, ash or many various other types.  Manufacturers use scrap wood that is usually gathered from various mills, limbs and branches from fallen trees, but remember there is only one type of wood in a bag and it is natural. Lump charcoal is made by taking the wood and heating this wood in a closed container in the absence of oxygen. Once all of the volatile components (e.g., water, hydrogen, methane) are driven off, you are left with wood charcoal that is about 20 to 25-percent of the original volume of the....more.