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sausage mania says the a #22 grinder should be the minimum that you consider. Only problem is that all the #22 grinders I am finding are real expensive. I image that recommendation is for much larger scale use than the average home user. I have aded the tasin ts-108 to my list of possibles, but I am still leaning towards the northern tools 99 dollar one.

rane008 Thanks for pointing this grinder out. Inflated descriptions aside, I think that this is the grinder I will buy. I have been reading through the comments and I am liking what I see.

I was researching this recently and on a few of the hunting sites there was high praise for the grinder from northern tools. The price is right and it has many good reveiws. I am close to getting one. http://www.northernt...51267_200451267 BTW the 3000w claim in the stx is rather dubious amps = watts\volts so 3000/115v= 26 amps most houshould circuits are 15 or 20 amp circuits, so that grinder would be tripping the breaker if it really consumed 3000w also 1 hp(I) = 745.699872 W so that would be a 4hp motor Not saying that is a bad grinder, because with all the good reveiws it is obviously not. I just get a little miffed at these inflated claims that some sellers make.

I use the Auber http://www.auberins.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=14_27&products_id=187 I put learns in quotes because because it is, to me, kind of a misnomer. It does adapt the fan according to the grill temp. Usually it overshoots by about 5 degrees and then calms down and gets it right. Once it has the temp it is very stable. I beleive the ique (the AB one) works in a similar manner. Once you turn the controller off it forgets what it has "learned" and you have to start all over again. I got mine for arounf 130 on sale and it is the best grill gadget I have ever purchased. I can now get some sleep on those super long cooks without worrying about my smoker temps.

I use a fan controller with my primo and it works great. I have no problem beleiving that they would work great on almost any kind of charcoal grill with a lid. The one I have "learns" how the grill behaves and adapts accordingly. I am sure the others brands works the same.

Do it! I really don't regret my purchase at all. Initial costs are a little high, but for me it was totally worth it. I love cooking outdoors, in fact I have tangerine glazed chicken on mine right now :-)

I have only done 2 st louis style racks at once but I think I could have fit at least 2-4 more comfortably (with the extended racks) especially if you are willing to cut them. Here is a picture of a guy who has 10 baby backs on his XL. This is not mine, and a little overstuffed IMO but you get the idea. I think based on the shape you can get more food on it than a BGE large. Pic was taken from this thread http://askabutcher.p...play&thread=170 BTW I use the auber controler. It is very similar to the pitmaster. It holds the temp rock steady and allows me to get some sleep on those long overnight cooks

I know I am a little late in replying to this thread but if you still have not purchased your BGE you should take a look at the Primo XL. I have one and love it. It is oval so I feel it fits food a little better than the egg. You can also splt the firebox for indirect cooks. Finally it is made in the USA (Georgia) if that matters to you. No matter what you end up buying (egg, gd, bsk etc) you are going to love kamado cooking. It is by far my favorite "grill/smoker" I have ever owned. My setup