Aldi egg
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$599
That's an Auplex brand and probably has no deflector. Good luck getting it in to an Aldi trolley.
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It seems likea good price but I'd never again make the mistake of buying into a system without parts and accessories easily available.
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It's an online exclusive and I've heard that the postage is extreme.
I say heard, because Online Exclusives aren't available in WA.
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It's an online exclusive and I've heard that the postage is extreme.
$100. to me in Victoria.........& no I did not but one!
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no I did not but one!
did you buy 2?
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Same kit as the Chargriller Ceramic sold at Bunnings currently at $594 with a cover. I’d buy at Bunnings over Aldi. I can’t remember if the ceramic has a deflector but the steel one does.
At this price point I’d buy the steel version over ceramic regardless, I’m not a traditionalist and value the heat up cool down times and robustness more than the sexy ceramic.
Pass on this Aldi one I’d say.
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robustness more than the sexy ceramic.
Ceramic isn't about sexy, it's about better heat and moisture retention.
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Online Exclusives aren't available in WA.
Correct. The good wife works at the local Aldi and she confirmed the online stuff is Eastern States only
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Ceramic isn't about sexy, it's about better heat and moisture retention
Hi Gumb
It’s the difference between thermal mass and thermal insulation.
I think of ceramic as similar to brick and brick is a poor thermal insulator but has large thermal mass. I see the steel as light weight construction which can have low thermal mass but can be insulated more readily.
The steel eggs have insulation but low thermal mass. The ceramic has high thermal mass but lower insulation.
I actually think the steel eggs are better at retaining heat, use less fuel and run in less oxygen and are moister. However opening and shutting the lid has more of an effect.
I think the ceramic eggs run much more stable but take longer to heat and cool and are much hotter to the touch.
I don’t own a ceramic but have cooked enough on friends to spot a difference in my opinion.
It’s a related conversation to why offsets, particularly cheap thing gauge ones, use so much fuel and need so much baby-sitting and why sometimes they insulate the fire box.Just my opinion. Others may vary. It would be interesting to run a side by side on similar sized grilles.
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I think the ceramic eggs run much more stable but take longer to heat and cool and are much hotter to the touch.
Yes, possibly a topic for another thread but doesn't the above quote indicate better heat retention ?
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Heat retention depends on two things - thermal conductivity and thermal mass. Conversation for another time for sure.
anyway I think the Aldi special is not very special and I wouldn’t stump up to buy a BBQ from a supermarket who don’t carry it as a core product when you can buy the exact same thing cheaper elsewhere.
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I'm with Bilda on this one - also at the risk of hijacking this thread. The insulation will make the steel more efficient in terms of charcoal use. Steel will always be cooler to touch because of the insulation, so less heat lost through the sides of the bbq, so probably less air flow is required (no idea how you'd measure this).
Yes ceramic will take longer to heat up, but the heat will be transferred and lost. Now if you could have a ceramic shell, a layer of insulation then a steel shell, you may have the best of both worlds. Heat retention AND thermal mass.
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My best of both worlds scenario would be a nightmare in the 'sun not shining region' when trying to get the temp down if you overshoot. Be easier at that point to use a different BBQ.
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