Ceramic Bbq

Be the Boss of the Barbecue

These days people are barbequing all year round, but the peak of the traditional season -- summertime -- is upon us. Whether you're grilling ham or hamburgers or slowly smoking a pork shoulder to tasty tenderness for pulled pork sandwiches, now is a great time to stretch your culinary skills with the "king of outdoor cookers."

Dr. Seuss' Cat In The Hat had a passionate dislike for green eggs and ham, but if he'd owned a Big Green Egg ceramic cooker, that may not have been the case. No other form of outdoor cooking keeps food as juicy or seals in flavor like cooking in the EGG, which is ceramic inside and out. Once you try it, you'll never look back.

Available in five convenient sizes -- mini, small, medium, large and the new XL model -- the EGG is perfect for any size meal, from a snack to a caterer-worthy feast for guests. It handles an incredible array of foods from breakfast to dinner without any real need for sauces, rubs, sops, mops, marinades or glazes (although you can use them for greater flavor variety). This is all possible through the unmatched heat insulating magic of ceramics -- far different and better than inefficient metal cookers, which don't hold the heat or retain the moisture of foods. It runs on natural lump charcoal, a fuel that has become increasingly popular with experienced barbecue chefs.

Pick Your Holiday

If your family grill is a relic, you couldn't choose a better Father's Day gift than this versatile, good-for-a-lifetime grill/smoker/oven. Dad will volunteer for permanent cooking duty once he's fired up his EGG. Or throw a big dinner party on July 4th and serve a tantalizing, lightly smoked, fork-tender brisket that takes little effort on your part but brings rave reviews from guests.

Maybe you're saving your entertaining for an end-of-summer neighborhood Labor Day bash. Use your versatile EGG to cook an alder-planked salmon that will be incredibly moist and flaky, a whole turkey injected with a spicy marinade and burnished to a golden brown ... and, of course, falling-off-the-bone ribs.

When the meat is done, you can use the cooker to bake a variety of fruit cobblers to serve warm with ice cream, or pop in pre-made cherry, apple and peach pies to warm them, then serve "fresh from the oven." From appetizers to dessert you'll find everyone coming back for seconds.

... Or Barbecue Any Day

Traditional meals are almost too simple for the EGG: prepare feasts ranging from swordfish or halibut steaks to beer-can chicken, a variety of meat loaves, sizzling steaks that will rival the ones from your favorite steak house, crispy-crust pizza and bread, buffalo wings and poppers, low 'n slow cooked caramelized sweet potatoes or corn on the cob, hamburgers, sausages and grilled chicken breast. Since summer should be more leisurely, cook enough so the leftovers turn into a second meal as salads or sandwiches. A variety of Egg-cessories -- such as a pizza stone, or rib racks that save space so you can cook more at one time -- enhance the ease of cooking on this grill.

The whole idea is to enjoy outdoor barbecuing occasions with family, friends and neighbors. Because so little watching is required, whether you're slow cooking or grilling, it also saves you time, the most precious commodity most of us have today.

Look for the EGG at specialty barbecue retailers and patio shops. For more information visit www.biggreenegg.com.

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