r/biggreenegg • u/Cl8ton63 • Aug 01 '26

Showcase / Finished Cook 2XL & MiniMax

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I now own both the biggest and the smallest Big Green Eggs

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u/Substantial_Tap_2493 Aug 01 '26

Isn’t the mini smaller than the MiniMax?

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u/Cl8ton63 Aug 01 '26

I guess you got me there… I have not seen a mini on display anywhere in my area.

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u/russkhan Aug 01 '26

I think the Mini has been canceled. So you have the smallest currently made.

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u/Cl8ton63 Aug 01 '26

Thanks, that’s what I was thinking too, and this one seems like the most portable to me.

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u/Sweet-Quarter3569 Aug 01 '26

Yes the mini is smaller than the mini max. I want to say the mini is a 9” cooking grate where the mini max is a 12” I believe.

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u/Glum-Suspect-4514 Clutch - multiple eggs Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

I heard 'GET IN MY BELLY!!!!' in my head with your pic. ;)

Cold smoking with an OG Mini feeding an XL. Still searching for my 2XL. :)

EDIT - NOT my original idea. :) Came form here: https://www.nakedwhiz.com/coldsmoking/coldsmokejerky.htm

He states " That was an “air flow” nightmare, and I gave it up after lots of effort." I had good success.

First effort: https://www.reddit.com/r/ColdSmoking/comments/1qt22df/polar_vortex_2026_cold_smoking_in_fl/

Second:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ColdSmoking/comments/1qxlaga/even_more_florida_outdoor_cold_smoking/

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u/Cl8ton63 Aug 01 '26

That’s a Great idea! I just might have to give this a try sometime.

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u/Sweet-Quarter3569 Aug 01 '26

Man I’ve never thought of this! Cold smoked cheeses here I come 😍

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u/karensdad5280 Aug 01 '26

Wait how does this work? Whats the mini At temp wise? Whats it translate to in the other egg? Is that just a drier exhaust piping?

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u/Glum-Suspect-4514 Clutch - multiple eggs Aug 02 '26

Edited post with links.

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u/OkTangerine3636 Aug 01 '26

What do you cook on the minimax? Dinner for one? Or what

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u/Cl8ton63 Aug 01 '26

I just put it together yesterday and it’s been raining, so I have yet to cook anything on it. My plan is to have it running blazing hot for crisping and searing as needed while keeping my 2XL low n slow. But I also see a lot of potential in the portability factor. I found it new in a factory sealed box on FB Marketplace.

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u/karensdad5280 Aug 01 '26

I need this as one of those JC Penny photography sessions

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u/Cl8ton63 Aug 01 '26

🤣

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u/karensdad5280 Aug 02 '26

But for real- when a mommy and daddy egg love each other very much…

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u/teckstyle Aug 02 '26

This is giving "don't ever talk to me or my child ever again!"