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Katie Buys Her First Big Green Egg!

Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Big Green Egg

Large Big Green Egg

Big Green Egg

Large Big Green Egg with Handler

Katie came into The Hearth & Grill Shop looking for a grill to replace a “Box Store” brand grill that was falling apart. She had seen a Big Green Egg at friends house and said that she loved the flavor of what had been prepared on it.

Stephen, one of our sales representatives, showed her the five sizes of Eggs, starting with the Mini, then the small, through the Xlarge. He suggested the Large Big Green Egg for several reasons. First, the large is our best selling Egg, therefore more Eggcessories and replacement parts are available. Second, the Large is big enough to smoke 2 to 3 pork roast or a brisket. However, not so large that you would not want to fire it up for a couple of steaks or chicken breast. Also, the large Big Green Egg has great flexibility between low, slow cooking temperatures and high, searing heat for steaks.

Steven showed Katie a Big Green Egg Nest Stand and different Cypress table options. She choose the nest, because of it’s small foot print on her patio and its mobility. She added a Handler to the nest to increase it’s maneuverability.

Katie Eggcessorized her Large Egg with a Hearth & Grill “Starter Kit” which consist of a 20# bag of Big Green Egg Charcoal, an ash tool, grill grippers, starter squares, and a bag of Apple wood chips.

Big Green Egg

Big Green Egg Cook Book

Big Green Egg

Grill Wok

Big Green Egg

Alder Wood Planks

Big Green Egg

Grill Tool Set

Big Green Egg

Rub and Wooden Skewers

She also purchased a Big Green Egg vinyl cover, a baking stone for pizzas, Alder wood planks for Salmon, a grilling wok for vegetables, a Plate Setter for indirect cooking and Big Green Egg Cookbook.

Big Green Egg

Big Green Egg Cover

One thing Katie was not aware of was the Eggcellent warranty on Big Green Egg. All of the Big Green Egg’s have a lifetime warranty on the ceramic parts, including the base, dome, firebox and fire ring.

We assembled and delivered her Egg the following day, free of charge in the Nashville area. We followed that up with a phone call a few weeks later to guarantee satisfaction and she could not have been happier.

Big Green Egg

Eggcessories for your Big Green Egg

The Hearth and Grill Shop is Tennessee’s largest Big Green Egg Dealer. As one of Big Green Eggs first and longest reseller we carry one of the largest inventories with more Eggcessories and replacement parts you will find anywhere in the United States!

For more information about Big Green Egg you can click here, call The Hearth and Grill Shop at
1-800-826-5803 or email us at info@hearthandgrill.com

 

The Difference Between Vented and Vent Free Gas Logs

Friday, February 24th, 2012

Vented Gas Logs

Vented Gas Logs by Real Fyre

Vent Free Gas Logs

Vent Free Gas Logs

One of the most frequently asked questions at The Hearth & Grill Shop is, “What is the difference between Vented and Vent Free gas logs?”  The answers to that question are outlined below.

  1. Vented and Vent Free gas logs are as different in operation as night and day.  They are not interchangeable and an old set of Vented logs cannot be turned into Vent Free.  Vented logs operate more closely to a real wood fire, than do Vent Free.   Vented gas logs must be operated with the damper fully open on a wood-burning fireplace, either masonry with a flu and chimney or a prefabricated firebox with vent pipe.
  2. Vented gas logs, such as Real Fyre logs by Peterson, are typically installed for their realistic appearance, providing the flame and coals that most closely resemble a wood fire.  Vented gas logs will produce heat, however, Vented gas logs use more gas than do the vent free and have to be vented with significant portion of the heat going up chimney, therefore they are NOT an efficient heat source.
  3. Vent Free gas logs, such as Empire Comfort Systems, Peterson, and Vantage Hearth, are designed and manufactured to be operated in a wood burning fireplace, in good working order, with the damper closed or in a manufactured Vent Free firebox.  With the damper closed all of the heat being produced by the Vent Free logs stays in the room.
  4. Vent Free logs, also burn less gas than do the Vented gas logs.  Typically, half to two-thirds of gas is used with Vent Free, compared to the Vented logs.  The combination of consuming less gas and being operated in an environment where all the heat stays in the room make the Vent Free logs extremely efficient.
  5. It is important that a set of Vent Free gas logs be set up according to the manufacturers directions.  With the logs arranged properly and the burner combusting all of the gas that comes into the vent free logs are close to 100% efficient.  However, they do not have quite as realistic appearance, compared to the Vented gas logs.
  6. Vent Free gas logs are designed to be a supplemental source of heat and there are codes governing where vent free products can be used and how many BTU’s they can burn within the home.
  7. Vent Free gas logs can be used in an existing Masonry or Prefabricated wood-burning fireplace with the damper closed.  With the damper closed all the heat will travel to the top of the firebox and then out of the front of the fireplace.  There are strict clearances involved with combustible materials above and around the fireplace opening.  If there is a combustible (Wood) mantle or mantle shelf above the opening of the fireplace a deflective Hood may be necessary help alleviate clearance issues when using Vent Free gas logs.

Hopefully, this helped to clear up questions about the difference between Vented and Vent Free gas logs.  Come by The Hearth and Grill Shop to do your own comparison with live burn examples of both Vented and Vent Free gas logs available year round.