On top of all of that, there are a few more design features of the Big Joe that make it stand out from the competition. Ceramic grills by nature are heavy – the Big Joe II in fact is about 375 pounds! With many ceramic grills, opening and closing the lid takes effort. Usually about 20 to 25 pounds of force is required to open the lid, and on the way down you have to be extremely careful to let it down slowly to not allow all of that inertia to damage your grill. Kamado Joe BBQs are incredibly fuel efficient. The heavy ceramic sides retain heat well, meaning very little charcoal and oxygen are necessary for fuel. Perfect for low, slow cooked meats or diehard winter grillers. Versatile Cooking Methods The Big Joe II features a top mounted vent where you can easily control your airflow, smoke levels, and temperature. It’s easy and intuitive to use, and has some great visual indicators to let you know exactly where to place the vents to achieve certain temperature levels. The only downside was that the fairly widely spaced grill meant we lost a few peppers from our halloumi and roasted vegetable skewers into the BBQ interior – and once lost it was impossible to get them out.

What makes the Kontrol Tower special is that it protects the vent from wind and rain, and you won’t have to reset your vent every time you open the lid. The AMP Firebox It took 25 minutes for the BBQ to reach 250 degrees, with the in-built thermometer in the lid making it an easy job to watch the temperature rise. Although, after a typical British downpour we did find there was fogging on the thermometer dial after the rain. Most notably, the third generation of the Big Joe introduces Kamado Joe’s SloRoller Technology. In short, this technology utilizes a hyperbolic chamber which distributes heat and smoke throughout your cooker in rolling, recirculating waves. Style –Kamado Joe is proud to draw on the long standing kamado tradition, modernizing the grill’s classic style with unparalleled craftsmanship.Open 7 days a week 10am - 5pm. Visit our showroom to see all our products, along with the opportunity to have demonstration of features and functionalities of the products. We are always happy to talk barbecue! Your barbecuing experience is really important to Napoleonand us, which is why Napoleoninsist on the highest quality parts and components so you get consistently good results.

Not everything about the Kamado Joe Classic III and Big Joe III has radically changed. Some of the things that pitmasters love about these grills have stayed precisely the same, including: The Kontrol Tower Year-around usage – the Kamado Joe Grills can be used in all types of weather since the food is closed and not subject to the weather. The second piece of advice we like to give is to make sure you utilize Kamado Joe’s extensive line of accessories. Their base units are more than enough to make delicious food, but their attachments and accessories can really take your set up to the next level. Here are a few examples of the sort of enhancements you can make to your grill: The newest Kamado Joe grill is the Classic III which features their latest SloRoller Hyperbolic Smoke Chamber. With this system, you’re able to carefully monitor the heat and smoke in your BBQ, allowing you to perfect the taste and texture during a low-and-slow cook.The Kamado Joe Classic II BBQ sets a new standard for barbecues and grills. Boasting the same meticulous craftsmanship as the rest of the Kamado Joe BBQs, the Kamado Joe Classic takes it up a notch with its flexible cooking surfaces and innovative features, providing an exceptional cooking experience for BBQ connoisseurs. The Kamado Joe Classic 2 features The Classic III shape has also changed, becoming more elongated to give you the room to fit in more cooking space and the 3-Tier Divide & Conquer cooking system. What’s stayed the same?

Fuel efficiency​ - Kamado Joe BBQs can easily run in excess of 18 to 20 or more hours at smoking temperatures with no need to refuel. KJ The Classic II grill is perfect for maintaining high heat, perfect control over the grill in crucial for the perfect cook. Kamado Joe have developed this grill with control in mind. The Kamado Joe Classic II delivers great food over and over again. The Big Joe also goes above and beyond with their gasket, one of the most important components of a kamado grill. Many other competitors utilize felt gaskets or other inferior materials. Kamado Joe on the other hand has a fiberglass gasket in place that is of the utmost quality and ensures an airtight seal and extended shelf life. A variation of the traditional top vent found in all kamado-style grills, the Kontrol Tower is the primary method of controlling the temperature inside your Kamado Joe. Extremely versatile cooker – everything from low and slow smoking to searing steaks to baking pizza on scorching heat is possible on the Big Joe.Ease and safety – since fewer coals are actually burned completely during cooking, there are very few ashes to remove. Whether tailgating or cooking out by the lake, the high quality—and portable— Kamado Joe - Joe Jrmakes premium grilling possible just about anywhere. The Kamado JoeKettle Joe Not all kamado grills are equal. Some kamados, such as Kamado Joe BBQs feature a higher quality construction and feature a much better design to create a more versatile grill, such as therevolutionary SloRoller Hyperbolic Smoke Chamber insert.

The upgraded Divide and Conquer cooking system –The Classic II had a two-tier system, so it probably made sense that the Classic III move to the three-tier system. The new design provides 510 square inches of cooking space or 864 square inches in the Big Joe III. Take a look at theamazing Kamado Joe BBQ Bundles we have, ourlimited offer includes essential Kamado Joe AccessoriesFREE of charge with every grill. Don't miss out! The answer to this boils down to, if the features we’ve listed above sound like they are going to make cooking with the Kamado Joe III easier and more fun, then yes, it’s worth every penny. We were hopeful that after the Classic Joe's contents were removed it would be lighter work to lift the egg-shaped body out from the box so we could set it onto its wheeled cast iron frame. We were wrong.Those are the big highlights of the Kamado Joe Big Joe II vs III – the third generation still has the wide temperature range of 225°F to 750°F and comes with all of the great features that the II does. There are a couple of implications if this two tiered, removable grate system. First, it allows for you to set up multiple heat zones in your grill – so you can cook some food with direct heat and some with indirect heat simultaneously on the different layers. The new 3-tier Divide & Conquer cooking system, combined with the new stainless steel charcoal basket, make it easier than ever to cook at different temperatures inside your kamado grill. On the topic of temperature levels – the Big Joe II is designed to be able to steadily maintain temperatures of 225°F to 750°F. That’s an incredibly wide temperature range, and affords you the ability to smoke meats low and slow, sear, grill, roast, and even bake Neapolitan style pizza all on the same cooker.