Bought this two months ago and have used around 4kg of charcoal (1/2 a large bag of charcoal) already. I light the unit using 4 tiki candles on a stick below the combustion chamber (I remove the lower grate so I can get direct flame onto the briquettes). So far it has worked well! Love the taste you get off of this unit and it cooks pizzas better than my gas bbq. It loses one star for performance due to the cast iron stand handles. If the handles were bent up so the Center of gravity was more balanced while carrying the unit it would receive five stars. With the handles set below Center of gravity it feels top heavy, and a bit tippy if you’re not watching!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Big Joe Smoker is Amazing! Love it and would recommend to anyone!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Big Joe 1
on August 30, 2021
Posted by: Dano
from North Carolina
Gender:Male
I went through complete he’ll try to get one of these grills . I will not bore you all with those details but trust getting one of these is not the easiest thing in the world. Retailers lie about having them to get you to commit to buying then you wait weeks and weeks while they hunt down and get it to there facility then you wait for them to send to you . I love the grill but didn’t get the one I really wanted . Part of this I suppose is my fault but these grills are not advertised in enough detail explains the variables between the series 1,2,and 3 . I have the 1 series and it cooks well but I was hoping for some of the features that apparently are exclusive to series 2&3. I could have boxed it back and sent it back before building a fire 8n it but I was discussed with what I had already gone through to get the grill and I wasn’t going through it again or I’d have done with out . The grills are like tanks and they do there job. For long cooks I did purchase the Ultra Q Guru and it’s never been a set it and forget grill that worked any better .
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from kamadojoe.comBy HV, Customer Support, August 31, 2021
Dear Dano,
Thank you for taking the time to review our product. We are happy to hear that you would recommend our product. We are sorry to hear that you experienced low inventory with retailers and we appreciate all the feedback. Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance.
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Wasn’t sure what to expect, but my husband and I love our Kamado Joe Jr. it holds temp like a champ and we use it almost everyday
Been smoking pork butts and they pass the neighbor test (he used to smoke meat for a living)
Chicken has been good too, but need to experiment more
The only real frustration is there is little to no access to add charcoal or wood chunks while using the heat deflector. This is a serious redesign necessity to make this a great smoker for its size
Have also rolled a rack of ribs and smoked. Turned out well for my first try.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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