On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 21:34:18 GMT, "TFM®" >
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>"Grizzly" > wrote in message
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>> Still usin' that Char-Broil Electric Water Smoker. (But I'm thinkin'
>> of saving up for a Big Green Egg--anyone have any experiences with one
>> good/bad? Are they substantially better (esp. in cold weather) than
>> other, lesser priced Smokers/Grills?)
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>Dude, it's not the preferred ceramic smoker, but it's ceramic.
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>Check out this comparison.........
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>Heat a beer can up in a fire alongside a brick.
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>Throw them both into the snow.
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>Which one loses heat the fastest? (in my analogy the beer can is your
>current cooker, the brick is the BGE®)
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>Ceramic cookers have more thermal mass, therefore *much* better heat
>retention.
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>Not a ceramic cooker fan only because of the cost of them. I much prefer
>concrete block which in a large enough configuration can afford the same
>thermal mass as an egg or Kamado.
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Easier for you to operate too TFM. Florida doesn't experience heat
challenges. Doing the Christmas Turkey in Calgary would be a non
starter in Calgary, eh. The kamado just goes ahead & does it .

Harry