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BGE is good but has major negs and only one major positive.
Positive: Its insulated and will hold heat with very little fuel, regardless of outside temp
Negs: 1. Very heavy. You can roll it around your place, but a huge pain in the ass to take anywhere else.
2. Even the XL is very limited on cooking space. I can fit more on my plain old weber kettle than the BGE XL. My WSM smoker holds about twice what the BGE holds. If you are only cooking for two, not an issue, but if you want to do a larger bbq with several different meats or dishes, there really isn't much room on the bge.
3. Price. The big WSM is $400. A nice Weber Kettle with gas start is $200. BGE is like $800. Just not worth it.
4. Materials. It's ceramic. Ceramic can and does crack. Knock a WSM over and it'll dent. Knock a BGE over and it's trashed.
Anyone that drops $800 on a smoker/cooker with a tiny amount of cooking space is going to tell you they love it. I would pass though.
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