Blogger in Paradise

The Big Green Egg

A friend didn’t read his Condo docs and found out too late that the association did not allow BBQ’s that were wood fired. He had this thing called the Big Green Egg which is a great smoker/grill that is fired by chunks of hardwood charcoal – no briquettes, please. Having to get rid of it, he gave it to me. Moral to the story – read your Condo/HOA docs. Also, good to have a friend that doesn’t. I’ve been doing a little cooking on it and it works great. I’ve been trying to video or at least take pictures of the results, but when the food comes off the grill, there is a rush to eat it. Pictures are put on the back burner and there is a feeding frenzy. I managed to get a couple of pictures, but missed most. Will try harder to get a video for you. Here’s a couple of pics that I managed to get. Missed the salmon pic and the rib pic. Here’s a link to the Egg’s website. I, also, have a Webber grill which is great, but the Egg does some things differently and better. Nice to have a choice to experiment with.
Click on pics for full pic. I’ll get better ones next time.

Roasted with Applewood chips. Gone fast.

Pizza Cooked at 550. Egg can cook at over 700.