50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE

50 years of innovation

The year: 1974. The place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA. What happened 50 years ago changed the face of outdoor cooking for ever.

It was then that our founder Ed Fisher, inspired by Southern barbecue culture and traditional Japanese kamado grills, sold his first egg-shaped outdoor oven from a store previously devoted to arcade machines. In the years to come, thanks to Ed’s embrace of cutting-edge materials and eye-catching design, a local following turned into a global phenomenon. After five decades of restless innovation today’s EGG is a very different beast, but its spirit remains unchanged, rooted in Ed’s belief that cooking over fire brings people together.

50th Anniversary Big Green Egg | Big Green Egg Timeline | Since 1974

"It’s safe to say that the Big Green Egg has often been imitated but never equaled...we intend for it to stay that way for another fifty years to come!"

ED FISHER Founder of the Big Green Egg

Read our interview with Ed Fisher below!

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Ed Fisher the founder of Big Green Egg | 50 Years of Excellence

50 recipes from our friends

It’s testament to the unique qualities of a Big Green Egg that so many professional chefs and food writers choose to use it both at work and at home. As part of our 50th birthday celebrations, we’re going to spend this year sharing with you 50 brand-new recipes for the EGG, created for us by those stars of the cooking world, plus some of our other famous friends.

Check out our first five recipes from Chef Tom Aikens!

Tom Aikens Recipes

50 Recipes on the Big Green Egg | Gill Meller | Tom Aikens | Emily Scott | Tom Booton

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Nomadic Dining Experience with Big Green Egg

EVENT Nomadic Dining Experience

Dine in the woods or under the stars

Get back to basics by cooking and dining either in the dappled summer shade of ancient oak trees or under starlit skies illuminated by candle light in this incredible restaurant without walls. Experience a menu that tells the story of the woodland around you on a long family style feasting table.

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30 March - 27 April Sundown Sessions: Grill like a Gaucho

Master the Grill with Gaucho Restaurants, Richmond

It’s the perfect opportunity to see the EGG in action and taste the results. The events will be focused on learning the art of cooking the perfect steak on the EGG. You will learn the differences between the cuts of meat, what to look for when buying steak, and how to cook three different types of steak, maximising flavour and tenderness. Including techniques like the only way to season steak, cooking dirty directly on the coals and which surfaces to use.

GOODWOOD: Farmer, butcher, Chef Sessions | Big Green egg 50 years

COMING SOON GOODWOOD: Farmer, butcher, Chef Sessions

GOODWOOD'S SUSTAINABLE Pub & RESTAURANT

Experience flavour on the EGG in the Goodwood estate pub for some exciting upcoming events. Goodwood, famous for it's motorsports and horse riding, has also been farmed for over three hundred years and is one of the only self-sustaining organic farms in Europe. These organic principles enable our farmer to produce the best-tasting beef, pork and lamb, all of which are reared on the estate and served at their sustainable pub.

Selin Kiazim Turkish Banquet at Lords Home of Food Festival | Big Green Egg Competition

June 6th - June 27th Lord’s Cricket Ground: Feasting and Cricket

Lord's Cricket Ground

Homing in on the British Summertime sporting season, the Big Green Egg will also be offering a series of feasts at Lord’s Cricket Ground during the Vitality Blast Cricket Matches in the month of June. Watch this space for more information soon.

Join the party of fire and smoke since 1974!

There’s no party quite like a Big Green Egg party. There’s something about cooking in the open air over fire and smoke that turns casual gatherings into special occasions and special occasions into truly memorable events. We’ve been providing those magical moments for people all around the world since the brand’s foundation exactly 50 years ago. Throughout 2024, we’re going to be celebrating the 50th birthday of Big Green Egg the only way we know how: bringing people together to share exceptional food and unforgettable experiences.

Join the Club for free and keep your eye out for early product releases, experiences and incredible content worth celebrating.

Big Green Egg Feasts Cookbook | Accessories | Big Green Egg

Save the Date!

Join us for a weekend of festivities as we commemorate half a century of culinary excellence with the iconic Big Green Egg. On the 25th, 26th and 27th May come and see live demos hosted by our nationwide stockists. Feast on food from the EGG and chat to other EGG obssessors who can give you tips and techniques on how to elevate your outdoor cooking skills.

More information to be released soon.

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