Vote is split. The Egg-fest will be interesting but I want to see a KJ.

I've had my KJ for a little over 7 years and it has been flawless.

What do you guys have for sizes? What’s best for racks of baby backs? We’re mostly good for two but occasionally will cook 4 with friends. Brisket , a butt, but no giant birds.

A large is adequate for a family of 4.

I've been to a couple of KJ cookouts and they load the crap out of em.

My Big Green Egg has been fantastic. A buddy bought a used Komodo Joe which are referred to as his Chinese made imitation big green egg :-)

I started a thread about 6 months ago with the same question on here, you might be able to find it.

Anyways, after looking at both the BGE and KJ really really hard. I came to the conclusion that the Kamado Joe, is everything the BGE should have become. I bought mine at the Costco road show (classic II) back in June, I use the hell out of it, 3-4 times a week. I've done beer can chicken, smoked chicken, ribs, steaks, fish, you name it on there. I love the divide and conquer rack system because I grill a lot of veggies. So, a lot of times I will just use half the ceramic disc on one side and normal grate on the other. I felt the oven type gasket, the lid hinge especially, the divide and conquer system, ash tray system, the top vent, and the stand were all big improvements over the BGE.

I've had my Large BGE for about 15 yrs. and have read a lot about the other ceramics too.
If you do a lot of ribs, the primo might be the way to go but I don't think you can go wrong w/ the main three mentioned. So I'm not even going to vote.

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
I started a thread about 6 months ago with the same question on here, you might be able to find it.

Thanks for the reminder. Found it. I remember reading that the first time around but it didn’t come up on my search yesterday.

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Originally posted by PD:
What do you guys have for sizes? What’s best for racks of baby backs? We’re mostly good for two but occasionally will cook 4 with friends. Brisket , a butt, but no giant birds.

I can do briskets, butts, 3 beer butt chickens, or a large turkey in the large BGE. Also with a tiered rack you can stack the ribs to get more in. Usually it's just my wife and me or my son and his family of 6 and the large is sufficient. Like I said above the XL can handle large groups but if you are not cooking for a crowd it is a lot of cooker. I think if you go smaller you will regret it.

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Originally posted by PD:

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Originally posted by jimmy123x:
I started a thread about 6 months ago with the same question on here, you might be able to find it.

Thanks for the reminder. Found it. I remember reading that the first time around but it didn’t come up on my search yesterday.

Yeah that’s the one I linked on page 1.

I went with Kamado Joe. When I researched both, I really can't find a single reason why someone would buy a Green Egg over the Joe.

The accessories and hinge on the Joe are vastly superior.

Whichever one you buy, BUY A LOOFLIGHTER!!!! It will change your life! Seriously though, they are amazing. I had never heard of them until a thread here in the Lounge and I gave one a try. It's around $80 from Amazon, but it's the best way to start your smoker that I've tried to date.