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My wife bought me this as a present. When I took the item out of the box, I thought, "that's pretty cool, you can lift either side to get to items on the grill below". It also seemed like it was made from good quality stainless steel. I was anxious to try it.

When I attached it to my large Green Egg grill, I thought that I must be doing something wrong because it already felt like it could fall over or get dislodged from the attachment points pretty easily. Unfortunately, I realized there is only one way it goes on and I was doing it correctly.

The legs are slightly springy and are bent at the ends so that they grab around the bars of the grill below, but believe me, it results in a very un-sturdy setup!! Since the intent of the springy legs is to create pressure for the leg's "hooks" to grab securely, the design may have worked if there was more pressure. As it is, any significant weight will cause it to be pushed down and effectively "unhook" the legs from the grill below. Maybe the other two reviewers were placing something like vegetable skewers or some other lightweight item on this thing because that's all it's good for. I tried some chicken breasts on the bone and although it did hold them, I felt like I had to go about my flipping and moving very gingerly!

Also, when I tried to lift up one side to get to the items on the lower grill, (after taking half of the chicken pieces completely off) the thing fell over because of the weight of the food on just one side (along with the previously mentioned attachment issue). I mean, isn't that half the point of this thing... that you can lift up one side to get to your food below without having to take all the food off first? It wasn't like I had a pork butt on top of it, it was a couple of chicken breasts!

Speaking of pork butt, don't even think about putting pork butts on top of, or below this thing! There is only 2 3/4" (at most) of height between the bottom of this and your grid below! MAJOR disappointment.

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I own one of these, and I would not recommend it.

First, when it is properly set up, it only sits about three inches above the grill. As such, you can't cook ribs or a thick brisket on bottom.

Second, the legs are designed to keep it from sliding--they are NOT designed to hold weight. So if you think you're going to cook a big cut of meat on top, think again.

I'll give it two stars, because when I'm lucky, I can get some ribs to sit on top of a brisket. So I guess it will work in a pinch. However, I would look elsewhere. Everybody on the forum goes with the Spider setup at Ceramic Grill Store. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems to be all the rage....

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I have a large green egg. Often times I am cooking more meats and fish than will fit on the regular grill. The extender fits securely above the regular grill and adds quite a bit more cooking area for additional items. This saves time, energy and coals.

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It gives almost no room for anything underneath. I wish I would have read the reviews before I bought it. I love BGE. But I hate this product.

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I too bought this with the expectations of being able to add additional cooking space to my large egg. Technically, it does add space, but it's very limited as to what can be cooked using it. Personally, I've rather spend more time cooking than messing with the thing. When I attached the grate, I thought I had done something wrong because there were only a couple of inches between the bottom and top grates. It is hinged with the "ability" to lift one side, but this needs to be done by an Operation board game champion because one wrong move will collapse the legs. If you have anything covering the top grate, you have no access to the lower grate. And since the lower grate receives the hotter temps, the extender does nothing but get in the way. Mine now sits under my grill on a shelf with other eqipment I rarely use. Until they make one strong enough to swivel out of the way, you would have more success using a brick standing on its end with a small grate on top.