Let's Talk BBQ
Outdoor Cooking Equipment => Charbroil Infrared & SRG style Cookers => Grills & Smokers => Big Easy (BEESR) and SRG Type cookers => Topic started by: MoHuka on August 08, 2013, 05:52:18 PM
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You may recall me asking the forum a couple weeks ago for some guidance on another cooker that would give good results for poultry. As the responses came in it seemed that the SRG was winning out..I checked Amazon and they were $244...so I waited a few days until responses stopped coming in and it was definitely in favor of the SRG so back to Amazon and there it was for $168 and free shipping for a PRIME member.
The box arrived on my porch at 3:30pm and we were eating that Missouri Deer Loin at 6:30 having assembled, seasoned, loaded with some Pecan pellets and all...I love this thing
The Box
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The Loin getting ready
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The Loin finished
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Its new home between the Bradley and the Genesis...BTW the Bradley is rolling smoke on the 2nd 10-lb batch of jerky from the same Missouri Whitetail
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Very nice!
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Nice. Like your grillin room
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Nice. looks just like mine.
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Excellent smoking and grilling facilities (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/main_thumbsup.gif)
Thanks for posting; just a couple of days ago I found the same machine and put it on my wish list pending a bit more research on how it works. I love the idea of fried turkey, but due to cardiovascular issues, my wife severely limits my fried food intake. This machine sounds like it does quite a bit.
I love outdoor cooking (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/popup_bbq.gif)
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That's Awesome Greg and happy birthday!! I think you will enjoy your SRG :)
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Nice score!!
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Your gonna love that SRG!
Looks like it belongs out there ;)
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Good deal! That is one cooker your going to wonder how you got along without it ;)
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just a couple of days ago I found the same machine and put it on my wish list pending a bit more research on how it works. I love the idea of fried turkey, but due to cardiovascular issues, my wife severely limits my fried food intake. This machine sounds like it does quite a bit.
I love outdoor cooking (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/popup_bbq.gif)
PZ, two things to share here; The SRG is so much more than a turkey fryer, In fact, you'll find that to be a small part of it's many great cooking attributes. And, I too, have become a big Amazon fan over the past few years, and $168 is an awesome price. Amazon is doing some strange things lately price wise... lately, if you see something you want and they have a hot deal on it, you might want to pull the trigger quickly as the price seems to go back up within 24 hours (or less). I've missed a great deal on a Vacuum sealer and a few other things this past month while I was trying to decide. By the time I went back and looked at the Vac Sealer (1 day later) it had gone back up $30.00 :-\
Also, many people forget that Amazon WILL price protect prime members if the price goes down (I think it's 15 days), so I always keep checking the price after I have ordered something to see if the deal got even hotter. I have found Amazon to be my 'go to' site for cooking equipment and accessories. I don't mean to sound like a high-pressure salesman, I'm just sharing an observation. One of the other great things I love about this forum is the 'heads up' we get from the members on hot deals, ranging from deals on steaks at Publix to a new toycooker at a home improvement store. Keep your propane tank full, we're all in this together. 8) ;) :D
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Thanks BigDon. I think I waited just a bit too long as the price is back up to $203 as of 15 minutes ago. After what I have read on the forum, and your experience (and great photos), my mind was made up, but alas, only a short while too late. Now I'll have to wait until I get a good price again.
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Boxes are ALWAYS good.
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Thanks BigDon. I think I waited just a bit too long as the price is back up to $203 as of 15 minutes ago. After what I have read on the forum, and your experience (and great photos), my mind was made up, but alas, only a short while too late. Now I'll have to wait until I get a good price again.
$169.00 at the HOME DEPOT (http://www.homedepot.com/p/Char-Broil-The-Big-Easy-Propane-Gas-Smoker-Roaster-and-Grill-12101550/202018216#.UgTVWyfn-cw) with free shipping. That's where I purchased mine.
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Here is a post I did about my Big Easy conversion to run on Natural Gas...
http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=67.0
There is no factory kit to convert it and it will void your warranty but this will also work on the SRG. You would just need to drill out the orifice slightly larger due to the SRG burner is about 3,000 BTU's more than the Big Easy burner.
If you have a natural gas line available at your house then this mod is great because you don't need to worry about running out of gas or lugging a tank around town to get it exchanged or filled. Also natural gas is much cheaper than propane.
The downside is you will lose the portability aspect of the cooker. That is why I have a second one I use for camping and traveling ;)
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Dang, Keymaster, I wish I would have checked Home Depot online - I went to their local store and they had no idea what I was talking about. However, I did manage to get the $169 deal with super saver free shipping at Amazon.
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You got a fantastic deal CaptJack - I wonder why I'm such a sad sack never to find those when I need them!
muebe, I'd love to be able to tap into natural gas, but being out in the country, I'm on propane. However, I only have a gas kitchen stove on it, and even the 400lp tank lasts me 3-4 years before refill - I'd like to tap into the line and run my outdoor BBQ appliances from it rather than the little propane tanks. Is this something that a professional gas installer should do? I'd hate to have a leak and blow up my house. (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/main_shocked2.gif)
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Dang, Keymaster, I wish I would have checked Home Depot online - I went to their local store and they had no idea what I was talking about. However, I did manage to get the $169 deal with super saver free shipping at Amazon.
(http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/main_thumbsup.gif)
You got a fantastic deal CaptJack - I wonder why I'm such a sad sack never to find those when I need them!
muebe, I'd love to be able to tap into natural gas, but being out in the country, I'm on propane. However, I only have a gas kitchen stove on it, and even the 400lp tank lasts me 3-4 years before refill - I'd like to tap into the line and run my outdoor BBQ appliances from it rather than the little propane tanks. Is this something that a professional gas installer should do? I'd hate to have a leak and blow up my house. (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/main_shocked2.gif)
You can have a plumber run the gas line to the back but they are not going to tell you that you cannot use your Big Easy on that line... But you can ;)
Once you get the line back there you could use a natural gas BBQ quick connect hose on your big easy to attach to your house line. And then a simple low pressure appliance regulator may or may not be needed depending on the pressure of your house line and what pressure the output of the Big Easy stock regulator is. You would not need to drill any orifices since you are still using propane. The regulator and hose would need to be removed and the natural gas hose adapted to connect to the Big Easy using some fittings you can get from any home improvement store.
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Thanks muebe, I had a gut feeling that once I had a propane guy run the line from the main tank to the grill area I could then use the quick connect lines to attach the various propane devices, but was unsure - many thanks for the information!
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Just received an email that my SRG has shipped and is en route (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/whoo.gif)
Can't wait! ... am definitely going to do a turkey for Thanksgiving, but I'll practice on chicken in the meantime ;D
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Just received an email that my SRG has shipped and is en route (http://www.niscienceclasses.org/main/Smileys/fantasticsmileys/whoo.gif)
Can't wait! ... am definitely going to do a turkey for Thanksgiving, but I'll practice on chicken in the meantime ;D
Great Score pz!