It’s a cracking bbq. Does what it’s supposed to and more.

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Cooked & smokes very well. Uses less charcoal & wood than the off set stick burner. Dislike, 1 brisket at a time. With a med brisket cooking , that’s all you have room for.

Je cherchais un barbecue de type Kamado afin de pouvoir profiter de leur polyvalence : fumage, rôtissage, cuisson directe et indirecte ... Les autres modèles sont assez cher et celui-ci est un peu plus abordable et semblait remplir les mêmes fonctions j'ai donc opté pour le Kettle Joe. Et je ne regrette aucunement mon achat c'est un super barbecue. Voici les points les plus importants selon moi :- Possibilité de cuisson variée :* on peut tout à fait griller sa viande en cuisson directe de manière classique. La fonction barbecue traditionnel est donc possible. Ce qui est encore plus pratique c'est que la grille de cuisson est en 2 parties et qu'il est possible d'avoir 2 étages de cuisson pour maintenir une partie des aliments au chaud pendant que d'autres sont saisis.* on peut se lancer dans la cuisson lente de viande : effiloché de porc, agneau, ribs et là le kamado prend tout son interet. Un insert amovible permet de mettre en place le mode de cuisson indirect, idéal pour la cuisson lente. Aucun problème pour lancer des cuissons de plus de 6 heures et avoir une viande fondante au gout fuméeLa grille de 46 cm de diamètre permet d'avoir la place pour placer assez de viande même si vous êtes nombreux.- Allumage et maintient de la temperature aisés : pour allumer la braise je continue d'utiliser ma cheminée Weber, le foyer est vraiment spacieux et entouré de 6 parties de céramique afin de garantir durée de vie et un bon maintient de la chaleur. On peut placer plus de 4 kg de charbon à l'intérieur ce qui permet de lancer une cuisson de plusieurs heures sans avoir à recharger en charbon. En dosant l'ouverture située sous le foyer et celle située sur le couvercle on controle le flux d'air et donc la température assez facilement. C'est ultra pratique et ultra facile. D'autant que le thermomètre situé sur le couvercle permet d'avoir un contrôle en continue sur la température- Nettoyage, utilisation et entretien : vraiment très facile à monter, à nettoyer et à utiliser. Le système de réglage en hauteur du couvercle (avec ou sans insert) est très pratique et sécurisé via l'usage d'une goupille. La grille en 2 morceaux permet également de faciliter son nettoyage- Options : les 2 plateaux latéraux peuvent s'avérer pratique pour poser assiettes ou ustensiles, les roues permettent de déplacer facilement le barbecue malgré son poids et de le bloquer lorsqu'il est installé correctement. En terme de solidité, l'ensemble a vraiment l'air robuste est solide, l'ensemble étant assez lourd et témoigne de la qualité supérieur des matériaux.Concernant l'installation c'est vraiment très simple et tous les outils sont fournis. En bref une expérience d'achat au top et un usage exceptionnel, 0 regret à mon niveau.Avantage du produit :- solide et robuste- polyvalence de cuisson- facilité de réglage- pratiqueInconvénients du produit :- tous les accessoires des kamado de la meme marque ne sont pas compatibles- impossible de bien fermer la sortie d'air pour stopper correctement la combustion- un peu lourd

Wir haben schon einige Grills, ein Keramikgrill war noch nicht dabei. Also passt er prima in unsere Sammlung. Der Wahnsinn, wie genau er die Temperatur hält!

I really like the way it heats up quickly. I also purchased the rotisserie, it works fantastic with the grill. The charcoal seems to last longer than my old smoker/grill and it maintains a constant heat for several hours. Very good value for the money. $100. Less than lowes

I have NEVER smoked anything. I grill a mean steak tho. My old charcoaled was dead, and I didn’t want another huge one so I started doing research. I came across Kamado grills and became educated, but they weigh 400lbs and I can’t move that kind of weight. The kettle is amazing, and 132lbs on a great stand. Moves easily. I smoked the first thing and it came out amazing. It grills just as well and I’m sure if I baked, it would excel at that too. It took me a few minutes to figure out how to maintain temp but I did, and wow I have been kidding out. I can’t wait to cook something else. Buy ut. Thank me later. Watch lots of utube videos.

Una vez que te acostumbras al manejo de la temperatura no tiene competencia.

This isn’t just a fancy kettle. It’s a lot closer to a ceramic kamado than it is to a metal kettle. All it needs is a gasket around the lid and it holds it’s temperature perfectly. It’s the best of both worlds. You can smoke with it and you can sear a steak at 700 degrees without having to buy any extra accessories. Also My dad likes it so much he is buying one for himself.

Nice unit. Well made and solid. Problem is that you can’t lower the cooking surface, which means you have to increase charcoal amount. Also needs a lot of charcoal to her above 300. With the top down most items will take 20-30 minutes. Outcome is great but process is unique.

Serious quality control issues on this grill. The first unit had a missing top vent. Contacted the manufacturer. No response for about ten days. When I finally got a vent, it was for the wrong grill. Clearly their support was not paying attention to the details of my concern. Thankfully Amazon sent me a replacement unit. On my third low and slow cook I noticed the porcelain enamel starting to chip around the handle of the lid. There are also other areas of the lid where the porcelain enamel is lacking. Fit and finish is rather poor. I had high hopes for this grill. I thought my cook times would be longer with the added insulation but it’s no better than a properly set up Weber kettle. Needless to say I doubt I’m going to buy another Kamado Joe product. Should have gotten the Weber Summit Kamado or Big Green Egg for a bit more money. I’ll probably end up selling this grill eventually.

OK, this is very early after acquiring the grill, with several cooks under my belt ... and I am HEAVILY biased by my experiences with my Big Joe III and I also own a Weber Performer Deluxe.Long story short, this thing leaks BAD! For "low and slow", I had both bottom and top closed tight and could barely keep temp below 250. When I completed the first cook (plenty of charcoal left over) ... it stayed > 200 for hours and basically burned up all the coal. When I started the second cook (lots of heavy smoke while it came up), I tried to close it up to see where smoke was coming from and it came from EVERYWHERE ... bottom and top of slow roller, out of the top vent, etc.Obviously the Kamado seals tight when you close it : I can kill a 500+ degree fire quickly and you can see from "smoke" (or lack thereof) that it is closed tight. On my weber, just put the lid down and shut the vents and it is cool within 1/2 hour. On the Kettle Joe, it leaks so bad that the thing stayed > 200 degrees and fried every last bit of charcoal.Just in case I assembled it incorrectly ... on the second cook I tried to loosen the "lid" (the hinge slides up and down to let you put in the slo-roller thingie), to make sure the lid was completely resting on the bottom, then tightened it back up again - no help, the lid was laying on the slo-roller as tight as it could but still leaked bad.(UPDATED)So far I have done a couple of "low and slow" cooks ... chicken (3-4 hours), ribs (4-5 hours), pulled pork (6-7 hours) and brisket (7-9 hours) - as expected, the longer cooks like pulled pork or brisket required reloading more charcoal, which obviously is going to be a royal P.I.T.A. going forward. The big benefit of a Kamado is it holds temp steady forever ... with the Kettle Joe you have to constantly monitor, especially late since you will have to reload the coals and let them burn "dirty" before putting the meat back on (unless it is wrapped).I dropped a note to KJ to see if they have any suggestions, I will follow-up here. So far I have not heard back other than they made it a PITA to post a negative review.Now ... the COOKS have been pretty good ... the chicken smoke was very good, the ribs a wee bit on the dry side but still got high marks by all concerned; pork and brisket were excellent. This is still going to be better than a kettle grill for smoke ... so overall the principal is good but the poor design and manufacture takes away from what should & could be an awesome product ... *especially for the price premium they are getting*. Maybe wait for KJ to fix their obvious flaws before getting one.