A mini popped up near me for $200. I'm considering picking it up for when I'm just cooking for the wife and I. It's an older version, is $200 fair? Does anyone know if one of the tick cut ribeyes from Costco will fit on it?
by AsianThunder
4 Comments
zigafomana
If you’re stoked on a true mini, $200 is a decent deal. Having cooked on one, I can say the 9″ grate will comfortably hold a single average ribeye, or two burgers snuggled together. Obviously they are just as capable as a larger egg, just on a micro scale.
fooldya2
I say go for it. We have had a large for many years and not long ago picked up a minimax. We are empty nesters now and found that we were avoiding grilling on the large for just 2 of us. The minimax suits us great for most of our grilling and the large is still there for larger cooks. I can’t speak specify about Costco steaks, but haven’t found any meal for 2 that I can’t cook on the minimax.
Informal_Jeweler2795
Will save charcoal. You already know a BGE should not be rushed into a cook. In theory smaller should take less time to get to temp. Probably not as much time savings as you think.
Significant-Ad1068
My wife loves how fast it comes to heat and how the smaller area cooks the food faster, we use ours mainly for wings on the weekend.
4 Comments
If you’re stoked on a true mini, $200 is a decent deal. Having cooked on one, I can say the 9″ grate will comfortably hold a single average ribeye, or two burgers snuggled together. Obviously they are just as capable as a larger egg, just on a micro scale.
I say go for it. We have had a large for many years and not long ago picked up a minimax. We are empty nesters now and found that we were avoiding grilling on the large for just 2 of us. The minimax suits us great for most of our grilling and the large is still there for larger cooks. I can’t speak specify about Costco steaks, but haven’t found any meal for 2 that I can’t cook on the minimax.
Will save charcoal. You already know a BGE should not be rushed into a cook. In theory smaller should take less time to get to temp. Probably not as much time savings as you think.
My wife loves how fast it comes to heat and how the smaller area cooks the food faster, we use ours mainly for wings on the weekend.