Reviewed By: sean on Sunday, March 23, 2008
Would you reccommend the Compact Cypress Table - XL: True
Pros: great grill, easy to use, better than the big green egg, and surprisingly better than gas grills
Cons: takes some practice to get used to managing temperature control (but when you do, it is more sensitive than gas or charcoal)
Purchased From: AuthenTEAK Showroom
Reviews: I recently bought the mac-daddy Primo grill. I was definitely skeptical for 2 reasons. Number one, I considered myself a natural gas, gas grill person. The ease and speed of waling out my back door and turning on the grill, and within minutes cooking and eating was essential. I love to cook, but I have kids, and a job, so it seemed the perfect fit. Also, I have a brother-in-law who is a big green egg guy. It always seemed like a cult to me. Anyone I have ever known who had one, was a nut for it. (so of course, I was naturally skeptical). Now I have the primo and I have to say I am completely converted. The Primo cooks better, faster, and with more control than anything I have used.
It takes the same amount of time to heat up ad my gas grill did (not kidding, it is not like regular charcoal, it is really amazing). It takes a few practice times to get used to regulating the heat using the vent at the bottom and on the top - but my 9 year old and I have practiced and played now to the point where we can regulate the temperature within 5-10 degrees. (we bough all the accessories, including the temperature guage and remote thermometer - cause we love the toys).
Anyway - if you think gas is the only way you can do barbecue on a weeknight - you are in for a pleasant surprise. I have both this and a gas grill attached to gas line and I still use the Primo 99% of the time. And if you have friends who are Big Green Egg fans - they are right, the concept is right on - but the Primo has nicer hardware, and a larger grill area, so it is just a superior product.