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Big Green Egg – The ultimate in outdoor cooking
What’s so special about the Big Green Egg?
The Big Green Egg is the world’s leading ceramic kamado grill. Loved by Michelin-starred chefs as well as millions of home cooks, the Egg is renowned for its versatility, efficiency and incredible cooking results.
Its ceramic construction and vents allow you to control the cooking temperature accurately. You can set the cooking temperature by adjusting the airflow and, hence, the amount of lumpwood charcoal that can be burned. Because of its superb insulation, you burn less than a quarter of the charcoal you would burn in a standard metal grill, and as a result, the airflow is far lower, meaning your food is far more moist.
With eight different ways of cooking, don’t just think of it as a grill, it can bake, sear, roast, rotisserie, pan fry… We bake cakes on ours as it is so much better than an indoor oven.
There is no better way to cook.
Why is the Big Green Egg so expensive?
The Egg is made of NASA grade ceramics and has a super solid construction. The ceramic construction has incredible insulation and thermal mass, making grilling easier than other grills.
It comes with a lifetime warranty, meaning it will be the last grill you ever have to own.
Is the Big Green Egg worth the money?
The Egg is a considered purchase, but one you’ll not regret. When you taste the results, you’ll wish you had bought one sooner.
Why is the Big Green Egg So Amazing?
The Big Green Egg is possibly the ultimate barbecue or grill on the market. Find out more about why its ceramic construction makes it so incredible, the barbecue taste is so good, and your food so moist.
We’ve put together a page detailing what makes the Egg so brilliant.
Meet the Family
There’s an Egg for everyone. There are seven different sizes of Egg. Four of them are available in the UK.
Find out more about the family and which one might suit you.
Where to buy an Egg?
You should talk to someone who uses the Egg day in and day out about buying an Egg and accessories, and that’s us. Before you buy direct, try us, as we will get you a better deal.
Bases for your Big Green Egg
Whether you want to build your Egg into your own outdoor kitchen, or take an off the shelf stand, we can help your select the right choice for you. We not only sell Big Green Egg branded bases, we have some superb alternatives.
See the options for bases.
Egg outdoor kitchens
Why not build your Big Green Egg into a beautiful outdoor kitchen or kitchen island. We have a stunning range from some of the best manufacturers.
Outdoor kitchen design
What should you consider when you’re designing an outdoor kitchen? What do you need? What would be a complete waste of money?
We’ve written about our experiences of designing our kitchen to entertain and host cooking classes.
Accessorise your Egg
There are so many ways of cooking on the Big Green Egg. We have a range of accessories, including third party ones, we recommend and sell.
Egg Bundles
We always offer incredible deals, but we  will always say to you we’d rather sell you less, and you can come back later.
Which rotisserie should I buy?
We sell both the LetzQ Spit, the original rotisserie, and Big Green Egg’s own.
How to use your Egg
We can help you get the most from your Egg through our online training and our face to face classes. Whether you’re just starting out, or you’ve had yours for years, we have cracking advice for you.
Meat Smoke Fire Live Cooks
We run a series of live online cooks and have cooked over 400 recipes to date. The live cooks are free to join in and great fun.
Recipes
We have over 400 recipes designed to be cooked on the Egg. We’ve got American barbecue, cakes, breads, you name it, we’ll give it a go.
Take a look at our recipe archive.
Online forum
Join the Big Green Egg Barbecuers UK forum. Ask owners about the Egg, food cooked, or even share your ideas. If you’re just starting out you’ll get advice on where and what to buy.
Fuel your grill
Let us help you select the right lumpwood charcoal for your grill.
Learn about lumpwood charcoal and which might suit you.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you’ve got a question about the Egg, we may have already answered it. Take a look at our Frequently Asked Questions.
If not, submit one and well add it to our list.
Big Green Egg vs. a Gas Grill
We wrote this comparison over a decade ago, but it’s still as valid now as it was then.Â
Our latest blog articles
View all our blog articles.
Design your outdoor kitchen
Have you thought about upgrading your Big Green Egg setup to an outdoor kitchen. We discuss what you might want to consider in our Outdoor Kitchen article.
The Art or Science of Low & Slow?
Low and slow, the holy grail of barbecue. But how do you do it and what's the science going on in the background. This blog should help you and debunk some of the myths.
Pans, skillets and Dutch Ovens
We take a look at a number of pans, skillets and Dutch Ovens that will really enhance the way you cook on your Egg or Kamado grill.
Our Big Green Egg journey
We bought our first Egg back in 2013, and ever since, we’ve been some of their biggest fans. We loved the product so much that we built a business around it here in Cambridge. The barbecue taste and moisture you get from cooking over lumpwood charcoal on a ceramic grill is unrivalled. The Big Green Egg is ‘the’ ultimate kamado.
Nic worked for Big Green Egg for several years before setting up Meat Smoke Fire as a Big Green Egg cookery school and reseller. We’re now one of the leading resellers and the number-one Egg cookery school in the UK.
You won’t get better advice on buying an Egg and using it.
