Barbeques

Barbeques, you say? What is a hearth specialty store doing selling barbeques?

In a specialty retail store, this is what is known as a counter-seasonal product. Of course, in Laramie, Wyoming, because of cold weather and snow, we need to use our stoves in almost every month of the year other than July and August. But the nice days we do have from April till October makes some of us want to go outside and grill up some delicious meat for supper.

Well, we don’t sell just any barbeque; we sell a very unique product that has a funny name.
It’s called the Big Green Egg (BGE) and that’s just what it looks like–a very large egg-shaped barbeque with a bright green ceramic shell. The natural lump charcoal used as its fuel is VERY different from charcoal briquettes. Natural lump charcoal is made of hard woods after the wood has been “cooked” until only the best heat-producing portion of the wood is left for your barbeque. This natural charcoal starts up very quickly producing heat in as little as 15 minutes. When your meal is done, the barbecue can be shut down so it’s airtight. The charcoal goes out and is ready to use again and again.

What’s the advantage of the Big Green Egg (BGE)?
Well, the 1 inch thick ceramic shell retains the heat and will cook without the food cooling off. We especially like the fact you can use your BGE even during the winter to cook outside. It won’t cool off like a thin metal grill. The round dome shape on the top will reflect the heat and the moisture back into the food from the top, keeping your meal moist and delicious. The barbeque is versatile too. It will smoke your food at 250º for hours on end on one load of charcoal, or you can open up the air inlets and get it going to 700º to sear a steak to a perfect rare. The unit is very controllable with both an adjustable under fire air door at the bottom and an adjustable damper on the very top. You can even bake bread or cookies on your BGE.

Don’t turn down the chance to see how delicious all of your barbeque results can be if you are cooking on a Big Green Egg.