from rice-cooker to smoker/BBQ?

must be quite overpriced - since the online stores cannot publish the prices....:rolleyes:
 
Honestly, I don't know what "overpriced" means here.

I am not aware of any similar product that isn't made of matural clay in a foreign country.

This thing is made of synthetic ceramic and is an inch and a half thick. OK to use up to 700+ , and is supposed to be able to cold smoke at 100 F, too.

The the orange clay outdoor fireplaces or chiminayas from mexico crack very soon if one is not careful with them.

Here's some prices, also [ ]here, don't know how current.

Like I said, not cheap, but what do the fancy gas grills go for? Of course there are enough options to make things confusing.

The accessories don't seem to be out of line compared to comparable stuff as far as I can see. Not cheap, similar to other "name" stuff.

Some stuff just doesn't seem to be really on the Web--don't know if that is due to "authorized distributor" policies, store policies, or the fact that the manufacturer already can sell all that they are able to make.

Wouldn't go out and buy one tommorow, even if I had the money, but I'm definately intrigued.

I'm going to see what else is out there like this.
 
I looked at those when I was looking for a Smoker/Grill and went so far as to visit a local store that sells them.

I decided on one of these instead. The price is right!
I got the whole rig including the rotisserie!:D What sold me besides the price and also what was extremely important to me was the cast iron grates.
It smokes or grills anything you want to put on a smoker/grill and does it beautifully!
The only problem we've had with it here in Oklahoma is the high temperatures we get in the summer.
It's hard to, actually very hard to, keep the temp inside the smoker to less than 200* when trying to smoke fish or the like where you just want to smoke the meat and Not cook it.
But I'm sure that would be common with any smoker here.

Edit:
The whole rig was just a tad over $300.00. I should'a looked at the invoice when Barb got it out a moment ago to get the name. I was close as I got the Smokin Pro right but had forgotten Char-Griller name.:rolleyes: ;)
The steel is a little thin but with the extra bottom we've had no problem at all with it.
It does smoke or grill beautifully and the whole salmon, ham, pork loins and the like we've done on it have all came out wonderfully done.
We use Hickory primarily but have also used Pecan, Apple, and believe it or not Corn Cobs.
And no Bruise, they were Not Used First!:rolleyes: :p :barf: :D ;)
 
Yvsa, those are the old standard, that and the Webber "bullet".

Have to admit I'm intriged by not rusting, and the insulation properties. I like the idea of being able to bake in the thing without burning up a whole lot of fuel. I hate heating up the kitchen when it is hot.

I don't need big capacity, either. Just wondering if they are worth the price. If I had druthers I'd have a brick oven/grill and a little smokehouse in the back yard...

Course, it's kinda just window shopping right now.
 
firkin said:
Have to admit I'm intriged by not rusting, and the insulation properties. I like the idea of being able to bake in the thing without burning up a whole lot of fuel. I hate heating up the kitchen when it is hot.
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Firkin I have to admit that I was also very intrigued with the Egg as well.
I did need the capacity and quite frankly I didn't want to spend the money that the Egg cost right then.
Then there were concerns about it being in the extreme weather we get here all the time.
Had I of had a good secure place to keep it out of the elements I may have reconsidered on the big one. I think they made two sizes when I was looking.
The dealer had very good words for the Egg though.:D
 
Well, this site shows 4 other similar.

An earthen-ware version from Japan isn't a heck of a lot less, and can't take higher temps.

Another one costs less than the egg in bigger sizes, and another seems to cost about twice the egg in all sizes. These are modern ceramic.

The last one looks to be a semi-custom job--you can select tile and grout to cover the outside--but the prices don't show up on my browser. Seems that it can take higher temps, but you have to fire it a few times at increasing temps, before you do. Sure is purty tho:

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So, actually the Egg doesn't look that over-priced.

Still intrigued.
 
I've looked at them before, and they are definitely cool, but in my opinion, too much money. I'll stick with my trusty old Weber. Over the years, my Weber has grilled a forest worth of veggies, and enough meat to make a wooly mammoth, and it's still going strong. It's not as pretty as it once was, but still very functional, and I picked it up used probably ten years ago.

--Josh
 
Danny, some of them including the blue one, can be fitted with propane injectors....I looked, but I didn't see a single electrogravimetric BBQ. The field is wide open, you can corner the market! Who wouldn't buy a conveyance that cooks too.


Josh, if I were gonna buy one tomorrow, I'd probably go for the Webber Smokey Mountain thingy because of the cost.

But that egg gizmo seems like it does everything from tandour to cold smoking, and is really miserly with the charcoal. It would be nice to be able to not have to worry a about reloading coals or water when smoking.

Then again, the price difference is a LOT of charcoal.

And I don't really have room for the classic design that looks like a steam locomotive.

But I've seen that a couple people have put an electric hot plate and a metal pan inside of one of those ginormous flower pots they sell at the home places, then been able to find a shallower pot for the cover. They were able to a find pot that fit a replacement BBQ grill.

Now, I'm wondering about three flower pots, a charcoal and a cooking grill, a few bricks and some work with a carbide hacksaw blade.... Tough part is how to cut the air inlet in the big pot.

I may measure and price those big flowerpots next time I go to a store that has them.

Wouldn't be able to do the high temp grilling stuff, but should be a good smoker and BBQ.

Those big flowerpots are probably too expensive to make it worth it. Even though they likely come from Mexico.
 
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