The best Father's Day gift I've ever received. After 3 uses, I'm blown away by the flavor and quality of this grill. I highly recommend the Kamado Joe to any grill enthusiast looking for a high-quality and versatile piece of equipment.

definitely a steep initial learning curve to understand how to cook with lump charcoal, but once you get the basics (and watch a few youtube tutorials), you will love this cooker. Highly recommend it!

This was a GREAT purchase! Our kamado grill cooks so efficiently and is easy to clean. It offers many desired features and we couldn't be happier! We will step outside the boundaries soon and start purchasing grilling accessories. It's fantastic!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Moved up from an offset smoker. The first couple of cooks were intimidating, however this grill is fantastic, it is versatile and maintains temperature quite well. My family is loving the delicious meals I have prepared. The Joetisserie is an excellent accessory.

I bought the grill a couple months ago and it works as expected. Temperature control is very easy and it is a jack of all trades. I expected some of the features to work better like the air hinge has needed tightening multiple times and the smoke roller is a pain to clean. That being said, I would buy the grill again.

Purchased my classic 3 in November and have become obsessed with it. The versatility to be able to do pizza at 650 degrees or smoke a pork butt at 225 is amazing. My charcoal last longer due to how airtight this thing is! Once you get it dialed in on the temp you want, walk away and forget it. The additional attachments that come with the 3 is really where it runs away from the rest of the kamado grills out there. The sloroller is developed by Harvard science and creates a perfect smoke every time. The ash basket other kamado owners are paying extra for as an aftermarket, included. Lastly being able to move the half moon racks to create different heat zones is the ultimate game changer. Kamado Joe is setting the standard of what a grill can accomplish. To say I love this thing would be an understatement

I bought this late summer last year after a TON of research and consideration. I wanted something that could smoke a brisket, do high heat burgers and steaks, and even higher heat pizzas....and something that could rotissierie as well would be even better. The Big Joe does all of this. I wanted something that could run low and slow by itself for hours without fussing at building and relighting, like with a snake charcoal setup. My first cook was an overnight 18 hr brisket smoke. 230 before going to sleep, 231 next morning, no waking up, etc. Truly a great product. The biggest challenge in my mind is saving up the cash, but thankfully, you get what you pay for.

I spent a long time researching and saving for a forever BBQ. I was originally set on the Engelbrecht Braten, then I started to look into egg style grills. All roads pointed to Kamado Joe. When I went to go see this grill in person I couldn't believe the quality. This grill is like parking a Ferrari on your patio, it gets all the attention. Let's get on to bang for your buck, when you compare prices of all the Kamado style grills one thing missing from the price comparison is that the Kamado Joe comes with everything you need to smoke and grill. All the other Kamados you have to buy accessories, the Kamado Joe comes with everything you need to grill and smoke. Performance, this grill holds heat like no other grill. On other smokers I have had maintaining the firebox was a pain. This grill maintains temp on one load of charcoal and lasts for a long cook without having to add more coals. And when your done cooking just close all the dampers and the coals go out and you can reuse them next time. Even before I got the kamado joe I was using kamado big block charcoal in my other smoker and its the best lump charcoal you can get. These blocks are huge and long burning, just like everything Kamado Joe does they are quality. Lastly the attention to detail is another thing that sets this kamado apart from all other grills. When I went to pick up my grill I couldn't get past how well this grill was packaged. The cardboard is so thick you would think it is bulletproof. If your in the market for a new grill forget propane, you have an oven and gas grills dont impart the same flavors lump charcoal. As far shopping for a Kamado YouTube is your best reference, I watched hours worth of videos on comparisons and people cooking on all makes of Kamados and every time the Kamado Joe came out on top. Even after I was set on the Kamado Joe I have racked up several hours more worth of cooking videos, I have a long list of must cooks on this grill but everything I have done so far has been amazing. But so far my favorite 3 cooks I have done are a Tri Tip, St Louis Ribs and Octopus. My first upgrade to this grill will be the DoJoe as I do a lot of bread baking.

After many underwhelming cooks, I finally decided to ditch my mid-range pellet grill and step up to a Kamado-style cooker. Doing even a basic amount of research makes the Kamado Joe a no-brainer when compared to other brands in this style. The features, the construction, and quite honestly, the value, make this a great choice. I will say there is a learning curve to using this style of cooker, but once you figure it out, they are very easy to master. The results are considerably better than what you get on a pellet grill, and the versatility of being able to go from low & slow to fast & hot with the same cooker cannot be overstated. My ONLY disappointment is the size...the classic is just a bit small for my family. It can hold about two slabs of spare ribs, and maybe a brisket flat only (a full packer would be hard). I you have the means, definitely step up to the Big Joe, but either way, you won't be sorry about buying one of these great cookers.

For cooking certain foods you need specific tools. Pizza and smoked meats are some of them. After managing to cook Pizza for 20 years with different ovens, I am finally able to cook it the right way! Also, I always wanted to smoke meats and with my Kamado, I have done Brisket and few other meats few times. Although it has been a learning curve, but I am getting awesome results. One of the learning items for me was my charcoal, don't be trying to reinvent the wheel! For the price and quality, you can not beat Kamado Joe's bags of charcoal. They burn hot and clean. This is my great toy gift to myself and my family couldn't be happier!