Ingredients

Grill & Cooking Supplies

Indirect Cooking Tips: All Sizes of Big Green Eggs

Step 1

  • Stir the existing charcoal and let the ash settle into the fire pit
  • Remove the ash as needed using the ash tool and ash pan/shovel
  • Discard Ash into a metal bin

Step 2

  • Add new BGE lump charcoal over the top of the burned charcoal
  • Add as much new charcoal as you need for your cooking project
    • Don’t forget the buffer (1-2 hours of burn time buffer)
  • Level out the lump charcoal
  • Open the Top and Bottom Vents prior to lighting

Step 3

Light the charcoal in the very center, using your preferred method

  • Establish a good solid fire / ember mass to sustain the low and slow cooking
  • I like my fire to reach around 150˚ before adding the convEGGtor
    • If cooking in cold weather, do NOT add a cold convEGGtor to a hot grill, Pre-heat convEGGtor if needed in oven. Use heat gloves when handling a hot convEGGtor
  • Once a well burning ember pile is establish (10-12 minutes) add the convEGGtor with the feet up and add a BGE drip tray, then add the grill grate
  • Adjust the top and bottom vents and set to your desired cooking temp

Dual Zone Cooking Tips: XL Big Green Egg w/ Fire Bowl and EGGspander system

Step 1

  • Shake out Fire Bowl, place back into the BGE and add the divider, move all charcoal to the right side
  • Remove the ash as needed using the ash tool and ash pan/shovel
  • Discard Ash into a metal bin

 

Step 2

  • Add new BGE lump charcoal over the top of the burned charcoal on the right side of the divider
  • Add as much new charcoal as you need for your cooking project
  • Level out the lump charcoal
  • Open the Top and Bottom Vents prior to lighting

 

Step 3

Light the charcoal in the very center, using your preferred method

  • Establish a good solid fire / ember mass to sustain the low and slow cooking
  • I like my fire to reach around 150˚ before adding the EGGspander
  • Once a well burning ember pile is establish (10-12 minutes) add the EGGspander bottom ring, then add the half moon cast iron on the right side above the charcoal
  • Add the grill grate and top portion of the EGGspander
  • Adjust the top and bottom vents and set to your desired cooking temp
  • You are now setup for dual zone

 

Step 4

  • When cooking with dual zone the left side will be the indirect side allowing you to do things like: Roast, Bake, Braise and Reverse Sear
  • When cooking with dual zone the right side will be the direct side allowing you to do things like: Sear, Grill and Cast Iron Cook