1st Cook

For my first cook I thought I would do something really simple.  I've never grilled on an egg before and I wanted to get used to controlling the temperature before moving on to something more involved.  I decided to smoke some wings.  No sauce or dry rub.  Just basic salt and pepper.  I chose to use some applewood chips and let these baby's sit for almost an hour.

They were some of the best wings I've ever had.  If this is a glimpse of what is to come, I see this as the beginning of a beautiful relationship.

The Finished Product

And here you have it.  I added a retractable side table with some folding shelf brackets and a leftover piece of Corian.  I also added some hooks for my grilling utensils and a towel bar for those quick clean-ups.
Overall, this was a really fun project.  I probably put around 20 hours of work into this and the price tag came in under $150. 
Time to start cooking!!!

The Corian Countertop

The Corain countertop I bought off of Craigslist is not long enough for the table but luckily there is a shorter separate piece that came with it.  The idea is to JB Weld these two pieces together so that the hole I will route out for the egg will be in the middle of this seam.  The great thing about the countertop is that the front edge is rounded over and it looks great.  

The circular saw and router cut right through the Corian like it was butter.  I would highly recommend wearing a respirator and eye protection while doing this.
It made an ungodly mess but it looks awesome!!!

Table Sections, Unite!

So here it is.  Finally all of the pieces have come together.  While my wife and I were working on rehabbing our house we were using this as a bench.  It's extremely sturdy and I couldn't be any happier with it.  I'm going to use a deck stain from the Depot that you can add paint to.  I'm leaning towards a color with white in it as it will match the Corian countertop I've picked up on Craigslist.  Some guy has remodeled his kitchen and wants it gone.  Great deal for me!  $25 a square foot would end up costing close to $300!!!  Not affordable.

Roll Baby, Roll

What would a big green egg table be without green casters?  I picked four of these up on ebay for a steal.  They should support close to a ton.  That would be one big ass egg!

Big Green Egg Table - Lower Shelf Assembly

The legs turned out nicely so now it's time to move on to the lower shelf that the egg itself will sit on.  The plans call for just 1x4's but I'm gonna over do it and use 2x4's for the frame.  It will help me sleep better at night knowing that I will not be woken up by the sounds of shattering ceramic.  I'm sure the 1x4's are fine for holding up the weight but like I said before.  Over engineering is my thing.
After a few hours I managed to whip this up.

Big Green Egg Table - Leg Assembly

The plans I posted yesterday looked easy enough but the cypress that is typically used in it's construction will lighten my wallet.  So I took a trip to the Home Depot and loaded up on some pine 1x4's and 2x4's.  Luckily I already had all the tools I needed and was able to fairly quickly put the legs together.

Since this will be sitting outside I used galvanized bolts and deck screws.  This should be more than adequate in holding up against the elements.  I tend to "over engineer" my woodworking projects but in the end I can take comfort in knowing that I can drive this thing through a brick wall.


Two legs are better than one as I always say.  Here's the second.