Monday, January 26, 2009

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.

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