How to Start your Kamado Joe 

Your videos have all been a great help. I can't thank you enough. I am extremely happy with my Big Joe it's amazing

This is glorious, I've been looking for "preheat bbq" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Ariafan Barbecue Babassu - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my mate got great results with it.

Is the wire for the probe fed under the lid? If not how do you monitor the internal grate temperature? If so, don’t you break the seal around the lid and pit?

Thanks for that.

Rickythestick mine has a chamfered edge to the holes on one side. I put that side up because in my opinion the ash and smaller bits should be easier to fall through from that side.

ROGER B HUTCHINSON I leave it personally, fires right up the next time I use it. Might want to stir it up and nock the small stuff out of the bottom so it's not killing the air flow

Talez From the DashCam because a grill mounted thermometer is not telling you the temperature at the cooking surface.

There is almost no difference in a ceramic (kamado) grill, because they are so well insulated.

I use the DigiQ temp regulator. It has a fan that blows air into the fire box based on feedback from its temperature sender in the fire pit. Works great. I have smoked all night while sleeping, get up in the morning and temp is still where I set it.

If your temperatures are fluctuating over a wide range over time, you have not prepared the fire properly. I find that most people don't put sufficient charcoal in for an overnight smoke. If you note what the OP says in the video, none of the charcoal ever should go to waste, so don't be shy. When you want a short, high-temp cook, then use less.

Deal Maste

I use an electric starter btw

take a look at wild goose kamado

asif the first generation the 1’s are about half price of where they started. Big box stores have ones like this for $700

Imagine a 16hr pork butt cook where you only need to spritz every so often and no need to add fuel ever

Casey Rand Stop accent shaming

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Chaos nah

Nope. Kamado's are stingy with lump charcoal, but do need a fire bed. Just a small amount of what he put in there will actually burn. After the cooking, close the vents and the fire smothers out. LOTS of charcoal left over for the next cook.