The Big Green Egg is based on an Asian design for a clay oven
that is more than 3,000 years old. In the 1950s, thousands of
American servicemen were stationed in Japan where the
so-called ‘kamado’ had been used intensively in the kitchen
for centuries. The American G.I.s tried the tasty, juicy dishes
prepared on the kamado, saw the potential of the
characteristic clay pot and took it home with them to the
United States.
Big Green Egg opened its doors in 1974 in Atlanta, Georgia (USA).
The company originally began importing Japanese and Chinese clay
ovens. However, in the 1970s, many new materials were developed
thanks to the US space programme. NASA’s strict safety standards
required very high-quality ceramics for use in the aerospace
industry. Big Green Egg investigated the ceramics and glazes
developed by NASA and discovered that they were ideal for a
modern, perfected version of the ancient kamado.
Natural clay or ordinary ceramics do not deliver the strength,
durability, weather-resistance and thermal insulation that the
ceramics developed by NASA and used in the Big Green Egg possess.
The ceramic used in the Big Green Egg can be heated at least a
hundred thousand times without losing its quality.
The Big Green Egg is produced in Mexico – a country with an
impressive history in ceramics and famed for its excellent production
methods. The cookers are carefully manufactured by very
experienced crasmen in modern, immaculate production facilities.
Before a Big Green Egg leaves the factory it undergoes a final, very
thorough inspection. The factory is ISO 9001 UL certified, which
means that it satisfies the industry’s highest quality standards.
By combining the principle of the traditional clay oven with unique,
high-quality ceramics, and with the help of modern technology, it
has been possible to create a unique cooking appliance. This lends a
completely new dimension to cooking outside which, as the owner
of a Big Green Egg, you will be able to enjoy doing throughout the
year. Thanks to the high-quality ceramics used, the outside
temperature has no eect at all on the temperature inside the EGG®.
Summer and winter, you can prepare beautifully grilled, tender meat
and delicious fish in a salt crust, stir-fried shellfish and a hearty stew,
crusty bread and pizzas with a crunchy base or delicate desserts on
the Big Green Egg.
