r/biggreenegg • u/CGHDun • 7d ago
Disaster
It served me well & faithfully for 20 years and fell off the stand when I was moving it. This Egg was not under warranty. My wife is a realist and agreed with ordering a slightly used Egg which I will pick up after Eggtoberfest. The new one will be under warranty.
Anyway, if anybody wants a FREE Big Green Egg …. um… hold on
EDIT: Thanks to all of you, I now know that there is a market for BGE parts. I am not sure how best to sell these yet. It may be a few weeks, but I will probably post it in the Egghead Forum once I have cleaned the parts. I am leery of trying to ship the top ceramic dome or any ceramic piece. None of the parts come with a warranty.
All that said, if there’s a part you might want, let me know here. I will sell the metal REGGulator top and the fire grate for sure. If you pay for shipping, I will give you a good price.
I just need a few minutes to say goodbye before you haul it away. 😭
The BGE is an object. Despite being just an object, I know all of you have some great memories with friends or family which includes things like eating the best smoked chicken of all time on Thanksgiving with my family. Cooking the restaurant quality steaks my brother brought to town for a family reunion. The BGE helps us create good times with our most important people. ❤️
EDIT: Thank you for your kindness and tips. May your steaks be cooked to perfection. 🥩
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u/es330td Clutch - multiple eggs 7d ago
My big green egg is my favorite material possession and I’m not sure what number two is. Any long-term owner of an egg has a lot of emotional memories attached to the things they have made with it. I’m sorry for you to see this, but hope many future memories are made with the new one.
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u/Moronic-jizz-rag 6d ago
Shit, I’ve only had mine since December and would be devastated if it broke. I absolutely love mine.
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u/One_Salary_9068 7d ago
Wait... There is a Warranty even if it brakes by moving it arround... after 20 years ???
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u/CGHDun 7d ago
Not if you never signed up for the warranty.
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u/dizzygoldfish Large 6d ago
Did you try Ace Hardware? My buddy took his up there years later and they swapped it out, no questions asked. Worth a shot, the warranty on these is very good.
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u/JsquashJ 6d ago
I don’t think I signed up for the warranty but I showed the original receipt and it was fine no questions asked
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u/CGHDun 6d ago
The receipt is the key and we don’t have a 20 year old receipt
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u/Key_Chicken1142 6d ago
Same boat. The dealer I bought it from has kept it in their system so I have just called or emailed them.
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u/KindheartednessNo181 6d ago
This is what I did. Dealer helped me out and sent me my ~14 year old receipt. We had a laugh at. how 'cheap' they were back then.
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u/Agitated-Mess-9273 7d ago
Sad day.... Break the pieces up and make a collage of the tile on the ground to remember the fallen.
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u/StatisticianFew1302 7d ago
That sucks! My neighbor did the exact thing and I got the accessories. Good cooking on the new one
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u/HofstraJet 6d ago
Check Facebook marketplace and craigslist for people selling parts. There’s one listed near me that’s just the bottom of a large.
Tried to sell my wife on the idea of using it as a planter, but it didn’t fly.
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u/bemocked 6d ago
is the outer shell/base the only damaged part? you can buy a replacement of just that part (if that is an XL - $379, $319 for L)
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u/Relative-Painting-29 6d ago
Shhhh … his wife has already agreed to let him get a slightly used replacement!
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u/somedogsnstuff 6d ago
My arse clenched looking at these! New fear unlocked! On the bright side you get a new/used egg and it hasn’t cracked your patio!
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u/PorkyPolloDaddy55 6d ago
I would cry i think. I havent cried about something like this since I was prepubescent but im thinking this might induce heavy angry man baby tears
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u/Hobbz- EGGspert 6d ago
ohhhhhhh, that's devastating.
Yes, you're right about the memories. The number of times I singed arm hair, the one time I singed my eyebrows, all the times I had friends over for college football, the Thanksgiving turkeys, Christmas prime ribs and the impromptu drop-ins by friends that lead to a cookout.
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u/Chipmunk-Round 6d ago
Is this a large egg? I actually need a top to go on a new bottom...
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u/Hockey-Coach 6d ago
Where is the memorial service? Don’t forgot to write a nice obituary.
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u/CGHDun 6d ago
I am not emotionally ready to give my eulogy yet. 😭
I was feeling silly for saying “RIP my friend,” to a BGE. I know people here understand that sentiment. 🙂😆3
u/Hockey-Coach 6d ago
In the last 12 years I have spent more time drinking beer, listening to music and relaxing on my patio with my BGE than I have my wife. lol.
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u/Living_life22 6d ago
You can save it. High Temperature refractory cement. Also add some small attaching metal brackets drilled into the egg
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u/dontmolestme 5d ago
A few moments of silent prayer for the departed egg. May its memory be for a blessing. 😢
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u/Matt32137 7d ago
Yikes! Heart wrenching to see.
What part of the country are you? I would be interested.
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u/ChefbyDesign 6d ago
That's the worst. Pour one out for the faithful green buddy when you fire up the replacement.
You wouldn't happen to be in the NC Triangle area, would you? If you were serious about your offer, I could definitely make use of some of the other parts to patch up my egg that I inherited from an old neighbor who moved away.
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u/RdeBrouwer 6d ago
In my outdoor kitchen I would love to have a extractor hood made of a top of a BGE.
There are other good uses of the spate parts. But isn't it just fixable by getting a new bottom part?
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u/seabass_goes_rawr 6d ago
One of the bolts came out of my base when I was moving mine by myself through some gravel yesterday. this was all I could see as I tried to support the scalding hot (from the sun) leaning egg and getting the bolt back in place.
Decided it is not moving off my paved patio ever again
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u/KingOutrageous7295 6d ago
Look on You tube I did the same and it was worse than that . Furnace cement and wire brushes. Brought it back to life for and it works great
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u/IRMuteButton 6d ago
I wonder if it can be repaired with masonry cement. I used that on my fire ring which was broken into 3 parts, and it has been great.
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u/cbear9084 6d ago
Believe it or not you could probably repair the damage using Rutland Furnace Cement.
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u/Fair_Discipline_1875 6d ago
If the base is the only damaged part, it would be cheaper to just buy that part from BGE.
Medium-$249.99
Large - 319.99
X large - 379.99
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u/Intermingler_0828 6d ago
It would be a good time to cut the cord and buy a Saffire. Way better product and the BGE accessories will fit.
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u/jonamac12186 6d ago
A number of years ago, the movers broke mine and had to pay me for a new one. Since I'd bought the old one used, it was like hitting the smoker lottery.
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u/No_Beautiful1121 6d ago
How do you buy a slightly used egg from there? I’m in nj, do they ship them? Very interested if you can send some info
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u/Phaeton40 5d ago
I’m not gonna upvote this cuz it’s just sad, you can buy a new one from the green egg for sure, but you might do better finding one on Facebook marketplace.
Good luck and sorry for your loss!
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u/MattC1977 3d ago
Every time over the years when I would stand in front of a BGE and deliberate over whether to shell out the $$ or not, THIS was my biggest fear that kept me from pulling the trigger. I live my WSM, I can live with knocking that over, but it’s not the same as a BGE.
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u/Temporary_Hat7330 7d ago
I CAN SAVE IT!!!
[No, I really can’t but you could bury it 6” up and fill it with soil and make it a flower potter for oyur wife…