After watching the American Barbecue showdown on Netflix I'm inspired and in the market to buy a ceramic egg cooker.
The big green egg units appeal to me more than the Kamado Joes as the KJ's appear to now only be available in a red colour with older models in black.
Love the look of the green egg's and from research appear to be near identical in performance with some people liking one or the other as a matter of personal preference.
Have seen that KJ's are sold via BBQ's Galore and have had either 20% or 30% off sales.
Can't seem to see a single listing on OZB for a historical deal for the Green Egg's.
Has anyone had any luck in getting one below RRP?
in Vic can see that the following retailers stock them:
- BBQS Plus
- Woodpecker
- Outdoor elegance
might just be a case of keeping an eye on sales for those retailers.
That's probably the only way, I watched prices of BGE's and KJ's (and a few other variations) for nearly 6 months in early 2019 while I tried to figure out which one to get and don't remember seeing any BGE promotions in that time. You might have some luck trying to negotiate a price directly in the store?
Something to think about - look into the Dragon model from BBQ Galore or the Akorn from Bunnings. I ended up getting the Akorn myself, everything I read online seemed to suggest that they all perform almost exactly the same. With a smartfire grill (a fan & app accessory that maintains temps for you- fantastic for cooking overnight) I've run mine for 18 hours without needing to top up the charcoal. Not saying that's better or worse than the ceramic versions but it's more than good enough for my purposes.
Can also recommend a Costco membership to go with it - they do great Boston Butts for pulled pork and fantastic Briskets. Whatever egg-bbq you get, you'll want it to be at least 50cm across, anything smaller and you'll struggle to fit a full brisket.