Big Green Egg cooks thick red meat.

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The Big Green Egg "will grill, smoke, or bake literally any dish you choose, and do it better than any other type of grill at any price." Hock, we don't mind a grill with a little braggadocio in its repertoire as long as it delivers delicious food under all conditions (hey, it may be late winter, but we're still out there cooking up a storm). Actually, this unique-looking beauty has all the angles covered, as it is impervious to weather, virtually indestructible, and, according to the box, "leaves other cookers green with envy." (A grill that brags and tells jokes; we may have something here.)

The "Egg" design is based on the 3,000-year-old fired-clay Kamado cooker--and then adds space-age ceramic technology for durability.

Fueled by natural lump charcoal, which it consumes sparingly, this ceramic cooker is cost-efficient as well as versatile. It will smoke a turkey or ham in about one-quarter the time of a water smoker. It gets ready to grill in less time than a gas grill, keeps meat and fowl...