The Big Green Egg and your accessories are actually very easy to use, once you know how everything works. As is the case with many things, practice makes perfect here, too. You may, however, occasionally find yourself faced with an issue you can’t quite figure out. How do you control the temperature, which accessories are absolutely indispensable and why is my EGG smoking like that? We have listed the most frequently asked questions and answers for you, so that EGGing is a breeze!

EVERYTHING ABOUT THE BIG GREEN EGG ACCESSORIES

Big Green Egg has a wide range of accessories that offer your EGG even more options or that are just highly useful for certain cooking techniques and specific preparations. But how do you use these accessories, and what are the most important basics? And what exactly makes certain accessories such valuable additions to your Big Green Egg and true must-haves for an EGG enthusiast? You will find the answers to all your questions below.

What are the most important basic accessories for your Big Green Egg?

Our 100% natural charcoal, the Charcoal Starters and an Ash Tool to remove the ash from your ceramic base are the most important basics to get started using your Big Green Egg. Furthermore, make sure your EGG is sturdy and safe with a mobile IntEGGrated Nest+Handler or a Table Nest if you are installing it in a table yourself. Do you want to discover the many possibilities of your EGG? The top 3 accessories consist of the indispensable convEGGtor, the Cast Iron Grid and the Baking Stone. These will enable you to grill optimally, apply indirect cooking techniques and transform your EGG into a convection oven for baking.

What are the most practical accessories to make egging even easier?

The more often you use your Big Green Egg, the happier you will be with the many options and results. Want to make life easy during your EGG cooking sessions? A Silicone Tipped Tong, Grid Lifter, EGGmitt and convEGGtor Basket will give you the set-up of a real pro! While cooking, you immediately collect released grease and food remnants in the reusable Drip Pan, which saves you a lot of cleaning.

Finally, you can keep your Big Green Egg in perfect shape with occasional maintenance using the Grid Scrubber and an EGG Cover to defy all types of weather.

When do I use the convEGGtor and when the half convEGGtor stone?

The convEGGtor  and the Half convEGGtor Stone are both intended as heat shields. When you use these, your ingredients or dish will not cook directly above the glowing charcoal. This is the indirect cooking technique in which your product cooks largely thanks to air circulation and the radiant heat of the ceramic.

The Half convEGGtor Stone allows you to create a combination of both a direct and an indirect zone in your EGG. That way, you can apply two different preparation techniques simultaneously. You use the Half convEGGtor Stone in combination with the 1-Piece convEGGtor Basket.

You can also choose to place 2 Half convEGGtor Stones in the convEGGtor Basket. The indirect surface is therefore slightly larger than with the traditional convEGGtor. This means that less air circulation passes the heat shield and the temperature in the EGG also remains lower than when using the convEGGtor. This indirect cooking method is particularly suitable for low and slow cooking.

Can I use the baking stone as a heat shield?

No, the Baking Stone is not designed for the same purpose as the convEGGtor or the Half convEGGtor Stone. As its name implies, the Baking Stone is intended for baking: you place a pizza, flammkuchen, bread or cake pan directly on the stone. The Baking Stone is always used in combination with a heat shield such as the convEGGtor or Half convEGGtor Stone to form a barrier between the glowing charcoal and the Baking Stone on which you place your product. If you use the Baking Stone without the convEGGtor, the stone will become too hot and the bottom of what you are baking will burn.

For short preparations such as pizzas and flammkuchen, make sure the Baking Stone is preheated before baking. For longer preparations such as pastry, it is usually better to place a cold Baking Stone on the grid to prevent the bottom of your product from burning.

Can I use the convEGGtor as a baking stone?

No, this is generally not recommended and will in most cases not work well. Given that your convEGGtor is the heat shield between the charcoal and your product, it gets hot very quickly. As a result, the bottom of what you are baking will burn before your product has had time to cook through properly. A convEGGtor should be used as a heat shield and on top of it you place the special Baking Stone on a grid to place your pizza, flammkuchen, cake pan or bread directly on it.

I want to expand my accessory collection. What are real must-haves?

Do you want to raise the bar or increase your cooking surface? With these Big Green Egg accessories you will never be short of hands again! The Cast Iron Skillet is a true chef’s favourite and is highly versatile. Steamed fish on vegetables, a nice piece of meat or even a tasty brownie for dessert. There is nothing the Skillet cannot handle. If you want to expand your cooking techniques on the Big Green Egg, take a look at the Carbon Steel Grill Wok or Dutch Ovens. They make it easy to use your EGG to prepare delicious stews and stir-fries. For the true fan, we have developed the EGGspander System for endless cooking options. Get the most out of your EGG and yourself.

What can I do with the EGGspander?

What can’t you do with it, is perhaps a better question. Challenge yourself and get the most out of yourself and your EGG with the 5 Piece EGGspander Kit. Let your culinary creativity run free with limitless cooking options and create an infinite number of setups.

The 5-Piece EGGspander Kit consists of various parts (also available separately) with which you can prepare products on three tiered levels: the 1-Piece convEGGtor Basket, 2 Half Stainless Steel Grids and the 2-Piece Multi Level Rack.

The convEGGtor basket is the base. You can use this as a holder for your convEGGtor, the Carbon Steel Grill Wok and also the Big Green Egg Large in combination with a Cast Iron Grid (small)  for cowboy grilling, where you grill the ingredient just above the glowing charcoal.

Moreover, the base is designed in such a way that you can cook on two different levels or cook directly and indirectly at the same time side by side. For example, place a Half convEGGtor Stone on the bottom level of the basket with a Half Stainless Steel Grid on the top level for the indirect zone. On the other half of the basket, place a Half Cast Iron Grid on the top level so that you can grill directly above the charcoal.

Need some extra capacity? Then simply place the 2-Piece Multi Level Rack, a stainless steel rack that allows you to cook even more ingredients at the same time.