Great concept but lacking a key flaw to be considered a true pizza oven. To cook traditional Neapolitan pizza temperatures need to be in excess of 750 degrees and while the Kamado Joe can reach that temp; cooking pizza requires the heat to radiate from above the pie. When the temp in the kamado is high the stone gets to temp but the dome does not and you end up with a burnt crust on the bottom before the ingredients on the top cook. Probably better used for deep dish pizza.
Response from kamadojoe.comBy PW, Customer Support, November 1, 2021
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Love the DoJoe! Pizza tastes like classic wood fired pizza! Few concerns: 1) the stone gets hot over time, so you have to find the sweet spot to not burn your crust. 2) when your finished, the fire goes until you are out of fuel because of the open front. You can’t snuff it out early, an add-on of a front opening closure would be great!
Bakes a great pizza, but it WILL ruin your Kamado.
on August 31, 2021
Posted by: Randy
from Princeton, NJ
Gender:Male
We used this on 4 occasions, and it cooked great pizza each time. However after the that 4th cook our lower gasket, on a pretty new Kamado Joe Classic II, just fell off. After researching this more, I found this is pretty much to be expected if you use the DoJoe. If you can accept this, and don't mind frequently re-gasketing your Kamado, then the DoJoe is excellent, as it does bake great pizza. I am only giving it a poor rating for design because it damages the Kamado, not because it doesn't function well.
Response from kamadojoe.comBy Customer Support, September 1, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to review our product. The high heat used for cooking pizza can dry out the adhesive and we would recommend keeping glue on hand to reapply. We offer a 2 year warranty on our gaskets. Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance.
Just got it this week. I was super excited as I have really enjoyed cooking pizza on my classic 2 affordable a few months and was ready to level up. I was disappointed that Do Joe didn't fit onto my classic 2 for whatever reason. The back side has about a half inch gap no matter how it was adjusted to. Becuase of this, the dome temp never went higher than 500 F even at the full fire power.. Not sure how to fix this.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from kamadojoe.comBy HV, Customer Support, August 16, 2021
Dear JoeJoe,
Thank you for taking the time to review our grill. We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing this issue. By viewing the pictures it does not look adjusted to the front of the grill enough. Also, please adjust the hinge to accommodate the added accessory. If this does not resolve the issue, please respond to Case 287681 so our Customer Service can further assist you.
The DoJoe made a great pizza, but it melted the gasket on the Classic 1. We brought the grill to approx. 600 degrees before the gaskets started to liquify. I thought this accessory was meant for this grill…apparently I was wrong.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from kamadojoe.comBy Customer Support, June 29, 2021
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. This should not have melted your gasket. Please reach out to our Customer Service team through the contact portal on our website and we will be happy to assist.