Big Green Egg Large
The best-selling kamado in the world, supplied bare
€1,795.00
View this kamadoBig Green Egg Large vs Monolith Classic Pro Series 2.0
What actually differs between the Big Green Egg Large and the Monolith Classic Pro Series 2.0, and what that means for how you cook.
Our verdict
Today the difference is €154.90: the Large costs €1,795.00, the Classic Pro Series 2.0 €1,949.90.
Two large ceramic kamados, both with a lifetime warranty on the ceramic. The grate is slightly bigger on the Large: 46 centimetres and 1,688 cm² according to Big Green Egg, against 44 centimetres and about 1,520 cm² on the Monolith.
The Monolith Classic Pro Series 2.0 is supplied complete: a stand with locking wheels, two bamboo side shelves, the Smart Grid System for several cooking levels, two deflector stones, a cast-iron charcoal grate and a stainless steel ash collection system with a scoop. The gasket is fibreglass with metal bands. The Large comes bare: no stand, no side shelves and no heat deflector in the maker’s specifications, with a felt gasket.
You can see that in the weight: 73 kilos for the bare Large, 115 kilos for the complete Monolith. Both give five years on metal. Monolith excludes the gasket from its warranty and gives one year on the side shelves; Big Green Egg gives one year on felt and thermometer.
As a package the Monolith gives more in the box, with a cooking-level system and an ash collector the Large does not have. The Large has the slightly bigger grate and is much lighter, but you still have to add a nest or table and a heat deflector. So compare the Monolith with the Large’s Master Set, not with the bare Egg.
Monolith Classic Pro Series 2.0
German build, fully equipped, and priced accordingly
€1,949.90
View this kamadoWhat differs
- They are in the same size class (large), so look at the grate size for cooking surface.
- Both ceramic.
- Mind what you get: the Large is supplied without a stand, the Classic Pro Series 2.0 is supplied complete with a stand. A separate stand easily costs a few hundred euros, and in this comparison that often matters more than the price gap.
- The Large’s grate is 2 centimetres larger in diameter.
Specifications side by side
| Big Green Egg Large | Monolith Classic Pro Series 2.0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Stand/cart | Sold separately | Included, with locking castors |
| Material | Ceramic | Ceramic |
| Grate | Ø 46 cm | Ø 44 cm |
| Grill area | 1,688 cm² | ± 1,520 cm² |
| Maximum temperature | — | 400 °C |
| Ceramic warranty | Lifetime | Lifetime |
| Weight | 73 kg | 115 kg |
| Size | Large | Large (Classic) |
| In the box | No stand | Complete (stand, side shelves and Smart Grid System) |
| Series | — | PRO Series 2.0 |
| Side shelves | — | Two, bamboo |
| Grate material | Stainless steel | Stainless steel, two half-moons |
| Cooking levels | — | Smart Grid System |
| Heat deflector | — | Two deflector stones |
| Charcoal grate | — | Cast iron |
| Ash drawer | — | Stainless ash collection with shovel |
| Thermometer | In the dome | In the dome |
| Top vent | rEGGulator, cast iron | Cast iron, sliding |
| Gasket | Felt | Fibreglass with metal bands |
| Warranty, other parts | Metal 5 years, felt and thermometer 1 year | Metal 5 years, side shelves 1 year, gasket excluded |
| Width | — | 120 cm |
| Depth | — | 71 cm |
| Height | 84 cm | 120 cm |
| Model designation | Large | Classic PRO-Serie 2.0 Black |
Who it suits
Big Green Egg Large
Anyone buying once, properly, and counting residual value.
Monolith Classic Pro Series 2.0
Anyone who wants everything at once and does not plan to buy more.
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