On 19 Oct 2003 10:53:11 -0700, (Patti) wrote:

I was all set to buy a BGE. I had spent ENTIRELY too much time at
their website forum, and "felt" the tenacity with which they
appreciate and adore their Big Green Egg. But the "little red flag"
in me said, "hey P, you should check out someplace unbiased, and see
if the results are the same".

Well, here I am at google, an unbiased forum, and what do I find????
I found the word....Kamado. So being the researcher that I am, I
spend all day and evening last night reading everything their was to
read on the subject. And now I find that, I guess I hadn't researched
it as thouroghly as I thought.

Suffice it to say, after spending time here...a Kamado is in the
horizon for me. And I do mean horizon, it'll take 3 months to get it,
but I it'll be worth the wait.

It does everything that the BGE does AND it's beautiful. Also,
including shipping, it's actually less expensive. I like the idea of
going through the factory, and eliminating that "dealer charge". MY
BGE dealer said something that really raised a red flag as well. She
said that sometimes getting products from the company has been a
challenge. That "it's almost like they don't really want to run the
business". Another thing is she just had pulled a few bags of the
lump off the truck, and instead of being the normal $16.99 per bag,
they had new stickers of $19.99 on them. Gosh, that's a HUGE jump,
nearly 18%!!

I am sure that the BGE and Kamado are very comparible as far as the
ability to do the job. BUT, from things that I've read here at this
newsgroup, my own feelings I get, and the history of the Kamado, I've
decided to go the Kamado route.

Someone want to pass some of their spatched chicken this way, while I
wait for the Kamada??

Buying more than one are you, Patti? Kamada is the plural for Kamado,
right? You'll love them/it.

Harry