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Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Charbroil Infrared & SRG style Cookers => Grills & Smokers => Big Easy (BEESR) and SRG Type cookers => Topic started by: Merrick Bill on December 20, 2011, 02:14:10 AM
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Can someone tell me the difference between the Big Easy and the Big Easy SRG? What are the advantages/disadvantages of each? Of the two, which would you recommend and why?
Bill
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Bill the original CharBroil TBE - TheBigEasy is an oil-less turkey fryer with a removable wire mesh lid. It runs on one temp - High
the SRG - SmokerRoasterGrill - is a larger version of the TBE with an adjustable temp control, a box for wood chips, a large domed hinged lid, &a grill attachment that sits on top and is an excellent infrared grill.
both the TBE &the SRG run on propane and are convertible to natural gas
and then there is the new BEESR - BigEasy Electric SmokerRoaster
here's all three on CharBroil's website
http://www.charbroil.com/vSeries/1-54-95/The-Big-Easy.aspx
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TBE is a good cooker, but if you need a grill then the SRG comes with a grate for grilling and it does a very nice job.
The SRG will cook a 25 lb turkey where TBE will cook a 16 lb bird. Just to give you a size comparison.
I had 2 TBE's (16 lb unit and the 25 lb unit not sold anymore) and 2 SRG's but gave my 16 lb unit to my baby sister.
The SRG's I have are modified and they will smoke, grill and fry with the best of them. 8)
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Thanks for the info. TMB, what modifications did you make to the SRG?
Bill
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Thanks for the info. TMB, what modifications did you make to the SRG?
Bill
DANGEROUS question ! ;) ;D
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Tommy doesn't have time enough to write down all his mods..but they are good mods..specially with his racks..I like them and am gonna do that to mine Pam ★*˚°。°
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Tommy doesn't have time enough to write down all his mods..but they are good mods..specially with his racks..I like them and am gonna do that to mine Pam ★*˚°。°
Has he already written about the mods somewhere else. Maybe even posted some pics?
Bill
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Thanks for the info. TMB, what modifications did you make to the SRG?
Bill
The better question to ask is what did you leave alone.
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Thanks for the info. TMB, what modifications did you make to the SRG?
Bill
The better question to ask is what did you leave alone.
Your right Ron. ★*˚°。°
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I'll post pictures and describe what was done ASAP. This may take a little while I have to go way back into the files of this old lap top ;)
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Tommy, the 3 big improvements I can think of are your large vent in the top of the SRG lid
the Tommy Ring
and the fitting/vents in the bottom of the SRG drum
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Here is the 4 in hole I cut in the top to help control heat
(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/TMBs/vent2.jpg)
Here are the air nozzles I used to help allow air flow so I could burn the wood pellets longer
(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/TMBs/RibsinSRG.jpg)
Here they are in the bottom of the chamber
(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/TMBs/RibsinSRG031.jpg)
Here is the Tommy Ring in action. The Ring raises the basket off the bottom so it gets it out of the dead zone
TBE and SRG both have a small zone on the bottom I call the dead zone, it does not get the same amount of infrared as the upper part of the chamber
(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/TMBs/RibsinSRG032.jpg)
All these mods were made so I could smoke butts and ribs for backyard comps where gas is allowed
The new version SRG has a smoker box so the vents are not needed ( when I get the new SRG I'll find out for sure) but I still say the hole in the lid is needed and the Tommy Ring despite what Char-Broil says
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Thanks, TMB.
Bill
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Thanks, TMB.
Bill
Does the mods make since now? Since getting TBE and SRG's I wanted to prove I could produce a product close to a smoker and I believe I proved it could be done.
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Yeah, I get it now. I've seen You Tube videos of these cookers and was very curious about them. Now I'm starting to get some answers.
Bill
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Thanks for the wonderful idea on how to raise the height of the basket. Phil