Review: Bubba Keg

If you're a regular visitor here, you know that I cook on a Big Green Egg.  I've become quite enamored with the Kamado style cooker and it's neat to see that there are a growing number of companies that recognize the benefits of this design and have begun to introduce their own versions.

Recently, I was contacted by the folks over at Bubba Keg.  These are the folks who make travel mugs & coolers shaped like beer kegs.  It seems they have introduced their variation on the Kamado theme.  The basic design isn't much different from the big players in this space but it's constructed of double-walled steel with oven-grade insulation rather than ceramic.  

 

There are a couple of features that I thought were interesting:

• The cookers comes standard with a few items that are optional on the Big Green Egg:
  • Cast Iron Cooking Great
  • Ash Tool
  • Side tables
• Then there are a few features that look to be unique to the Bubba Keg
  
  •   Hitch adapter for transporting the cooker via a standard receiver hitch.  This is very cool and makes the cooker ideal for tailgating, camping, etc.
  • A metal stand with large wheels.  The small wheels on the BGE nest are problematic when moving the cooker.
  • It's also lighter than the ceramic cookers, but I guess that makes sense given the construction.
  • This thing even comes with a built in bottle opener!

There are a few things that I'd like to know more about.  There's no mention of a platesetter or an accessory to create the barrier between the cooking crate and the fire.   This seems pretty common on the competitors.  In fairness, I've never tried to smoke without the platesetter on the BGE but it makes sense to me to have a barrier between the food and the fire.  I'd also like to get a better look at the detachable tables and the top damper.  I can't tell from their website or video what those parts are constructed of.

Bubba Keg is making an effort to introduce this style of cooker to a more mainstream audience by partnering with Hope Depot for distribution and in my mind that's a good thing.

I'd sure like to provide a more thorough hands-on review of this cooker so if the folks at Bubba Keg would like to send me one I'd be happy to oblige!  8>)

Cheers,
Braddog

Comments

[Chris]

That is a neat looking rig. I'd love to try one out too! It wouldn't be a bad second cooker, especially with the transportation being easier.

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