Good tips! I moved up from a KJ Classic to a Big Joe 2 and the thing I’ve yet to see anyone talk about is how to get an even cooking fire for a full grill. In a Weber this is easy but am I the only one who ever wishes there was a way to get rid of the usual hot spot in the KJ when grilling ten thick burger patties? Other than getting the lump well agitated and spread, about the only thing I think I’ve learned so far is to let the grill get heat soaked. That seems to help the coals around the perimeter burn hotter, and I’m pretty sure a basket helps get more air around the fire as well. Or to put it another way, the worst thing I’ve done is to use a chimney and not use my basket. I absolutely guarantee I’ll get a big hot spot for a good while right over the cast iron plate in the center. That I’ve learned lol.
Yeah unfortunately the air comes up the center so it will always be the hottest. Some extra heat soak will help, but really it’s a matter of moving them around. You could also smoke them and then grill them. I have a few videos on that. 🍻
Question for you: I did a longish coo the other day. I used my signals probe on the grid. I had a heater in the pork butt. I wanted to compare the two measurement points. They both read consistently 50 f below the dome. That made sense to me. Should I think differently?
I cleaned up a few old ones but that one is still there: Pellet Grill vs Gas Grill vs Kamado Grill - The Best Pizza th-cam.com/video/Gss9hdFvEj8/w-d-xo.html 🍻
I have something similar that I did last spring, but it’s due for an update. It’s a buying guide. I’ll update it before spring to help ppl shopping for a new grill. 🍻
Wanted to also give a safety tip that I learned on a another YT channel, never just haul off and open you big joe Kamado lid, you could have a back draft, some people have been burned really bad doing this, you want to crack your lid slowly up and then open it all the way up.
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Great tips. Excellent video as usual.
Thanks much 🍻
Thank you for your instructive video. I will be doing my first Kamado Joe cooking today! I'm cooking a beer can chicken with piri-piri spread on top.
Good tips! I moved up from a KJ Classic to a Big Joe 2 and the thing I’ve yet to see anyone talk about is how to get an even cooking fire for a full grill. In a Weber this is easy but am I the only one who ever wishes there was a way to get rid of the usual hot spot in the KJ when grilling ten thick burger patties? Other than getting the lump well agitated and spread, about the only thing I think I’ve learned so far is to let the grill get heat soaked. That seems to help the coals around the perimeter burn hotter, and I’m pretty sure a basket helps get more air around the fire as well. Or to put it another way, the worst thing I’ve done is to use a chimney and not use my basket. I absolutely guarantee I’ll get a big hot spot for a good while right over the cast iron plate in the center. That I’ve learned lol.
Yeah unfortunately the air comes up the center so it will always be the hottest. Some extra heat soak will help, but really it’s a matter of moving them around.
You could also smoke them and then grill them. I have a few videos on that. 🍻
Question for you: I did a longish coo the other day. I used my signals probe on the grid. I had a heater in the pork butt. I wanted to compare the two measurement points. They both read consistently 50 f below the dome. That made sense to me. Should I think differently?
25-50 degrees less is normal at grate level. Might be good to test your dome thermometer in boiling water to confirm its reading correctly as well. 🍻
@@RumandCook Thanks, I figure 25-50 is within an acceptable window. Thanks for getting back to me.
@brianbristo5702 no prob! 🍻
Nice job!
Thanks! 🍻
All great tips for those that own a Kamado Joe
Thanks Fred! 🍻
Btw did you delete some of your old videos? For ex I couldn’t find the pizza cook off where you cooked one on ur Lynx
I cleaned up a few old ones but that one is still there: Pellet Grill vs Gas Grill vs Kamado Grill - The Best Pizza
th-cam.com/video/Gss9hdFvEj8/w-d-xo.html 🍻
using good lump makes a a difference for sure
You only need to learn that lesson once hah 🍻
I don't own one and probably never will.. but these are great tips and some are applicable to other types of grills... Particularly kettle grills. 🍻
Thanks Chris 🍻
How about a video tour of all your grills and you rank them?
I have something similar that I did last spring, but it’s due for an update. It’s a buying guide. I’ll update it before spring to help ppl shopping for a new grill. 🍻
A very good guide .
Thanks much! 🍻
Lots of good points, the owners manual really doesn’t provide a lot of info
Thanks much! 🍻
Wanted to also give a safety tip that I learned on a another YT channel, never just haul off and open you big joe Kamado lid, you could have a back draft, some people have been burned really bad doing this, you want to crack your lid slowly up and then open it all the way up.
Great tip and very true. I just recorded the first in a 101 series today and discussed that. 🍻