As a new Egg owner I am curious, is a cast iron grid better than the factory supplied porcelain grid? I normally grill burgers, veggies, and chops (I also plan on learning how to do pizzas). I am also a lover of smoked food such as turkey, chicken and ribs.
Its been about 15 months since I got my XL BGE. My gasket burned off about a month after I started using my XL and I've never replaced it. I've done everything from 9 racks of ribs at a time, 30 pounds of pork butt, two briskets during a single low and slow cook with no ill affects.