Big Green Egg question

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Ed Carter
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I know the company recommends a table nest if putting the egg on top of a surface. Is this really necessary? For reference the spot in my outdoor kitchen where it will be sitting is brick.
AggieSam02
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If the base is non combustible completely then no it's probably fine. The challenge may be getting a ceramic bottom to sit on a brick base without rocking since both surfaces aren't perfectly flat. The table nest is only a $30 accessory but will help it sit without rocking when you open and close the lid.

If there's any wood under the brick I would definitely use the table nest.
Aggietaco
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People build tables all the time and just throw a 12x12 cement paver under the BGE, you'll be fine. The table nest is just one more sales opportunity for them. Seems like a good idea and sturdy build but not necessary vs. a $2 paver or bricks in your case.
AggieSam02
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Lots of photos of burned up tables using those bricks like that. An air gap is required to prevent that heat transfer. That's pretty cheap insurance for a roughly $30-$40 part.
Ed Carter
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Ed Carter
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Yeah I'm not worried about the extra 30 or $40 I was asking because I've got some dimension limitations on where the egg will be sitting and I think that nest is a little bit wider base then just the base of the egg
AggieSam02
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If you can get it to sit without rocking and the base is solid brick you are good to go
Aggietaco
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Not going to say it hasn't happened but the only burned tables I've seen on the egghead forum are from eggs sitting directly on a wood table.
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AggieSam02
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We are an egg dealer. We have removed eggs from tables that had a bricks or pavers below and found charred wood. Proceed at your own risk.
java94
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I don't have any wood under my Large BGE, but I do have a paver under it, but I also have the ceramic feet between the paver and the BGE. Looks like BGE quit selling them, but you can get them on amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Green-Accessories-SAROO-Grill-Ceramic/dp/B07CP1MP9J

AggieSam02
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This is what bge recommends except now with table nest instead of feet. Table nest over tile or paver.
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I would go with the table nest.
Courtesy Flush
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I'd get the nest if for no other reason it make it much easier to clean out from underneath the BGE
farmersfight
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My BGE sits atop of a slab of leftover kitchen granite sitting on top of 4 -2x4 and have cooked on it for years. Got the fire so hot the bottom ring expanded and the lid fell off while making pizzas, had to be 800-900 degrees at least. Never had an outside fire issue, the gasket did melt.
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