u/RobMofSD

Hey all,

Before saying something is missing, I keep reading it is and it isn't lol. So does the Big Joe I come with the Kamado Joe Accessory Rack (BJ-XR)? Sometimes its listed as part of divide and conquer and sometimes it is not.

Just received my Big Joe. Set it up, made some smash burgers and smoked fries.

But I am wondering since everyone always is using it. Was it supposed to be in the box or is it an add on?

So I am looking at a Big Joe 1 vs a Grilla Kong. I am currently looking at around $2k all in with what I was looking at. The problem is 90% of my cooking is for 2. The rest is 5-8... an I would like to be able to smoke a turkey (used to do those every year 15+ years ago). Am I over doing it with the Big Joe?

I am strongly considering a Kong. The price is awesome.

Any thoughts on it? It seems to click most of my wants. Will I wish I got a Kamado Joe instead? Or a Weber Sumit?

I do wish the warranty was up to Kamado Joe or BGE or even Primo. 4 years is a bit light on the potential issues on the Firefox. I am really working on making up my mind on that.

Kong ceramic grill

Cart and shelves

Two tier grate

Cover

Gloves

Regular diffuser

Split diffuser

Pizza stone

Grill mat

Kick Ash basket

Ash can

Charcoal divider

At $1,288.41 all-in, that is very hard for Kamado Joe, BGE, Primo, Weber, or Vision to match dollar-for-dollar.

I am strongly considering a Kong. The price is awesome.

Any thoughts on it? It seems to click most of my wants. Will I wish I got a Kamado Joe instead? Or a Weber Sumit?

I do wish the warranty was up to Kamado Joe or BGE or even Primo. 4 years is a bit light on the potential issues on the Firefox. I am really working on making up my mind on that.

Kong ceramic grill

Cart and shelves

Two tier grate

Cover

Gloves

Regular diffuser

Split diffuser

Pizza stone

Grill mat

Kick Ash basket

Ash can

Charcoal divider

At $1,288.41 all-in, that is very hard for Kamado Joe, BGE, Primo, Weber, or Vision to match dollar-for-dollar.

I have a broken Pit Boss FB700 pellet grill and I’m considering switching to a kamado-style charcoal grill. Is a kamado really as easy and straightforward as it looks online? I’m in San Diego, so bad weather is not much of a factor, and I usually cook for two people, sometimes six to eight. The pellet grill felt like more work than expected, with cleanup, wet pellets, and uneven grilling, so I’m wondering if a kamado would actually be simpler in real use.

Love smoke but also steaks and burgers and hot dogs.

My Pit Boss Classic 700 finally died after 8 good years and I've been way too deep in the rabbit hole picking a replacement.

Started out chasing all the cool toys (rotisserie kits, sear features) and somehow ended up with a spreadsheet comparing three grills in the $900 to $1,200 range: Traeger Woodridge Pro $999, Camp Chef Woodwind Pro 24 $1149, Recteq Deck Boss 800 $849 (but delivery horror stories are pushing me back from it as big trucks can't get to my place so freight delivery is out).

Honestly though, after all that, what I actually care about is easy cleanup and better smoke flavor than the Pit Boss put out. WiFi is a must. I want it to last another 8+ years.

What I didn't like about the Pit Boss:

• Smoke flavor was weak
• Paint looked terrible after a few years (kept covered)
• Hard to clean
• Only 4 inches between the two racks, basically couldn't use them together
• And it is now dead

What I want:

• Easy cleanup
• Better smoke flavor
• WiFi
• Lasts 8+ years
• Cook for 2 most of the time, occasionally 8 or 9

Which one would you grab and why?

So I was looking at the 380X Bullseye due to the accessories availible... or sort of available with a few mods. I would love a rotisserie or the ability to hang meat to smoke. I want the ability to grill as well as smoke.

Is there another solid choice? Or is this choice iffy?

I have had a pellet grill (a pitboss from Walmart) for 8 years. The display has gone out. Its a bit unreliable. So its time to replace.

I smoke and grill.

I am going to start a substack, and i am trying to get 28 weeks of posting prepared before I start. I am going to be doing two things. First is publishing my stories. The second is talking about cybersecurity and what its like working it for decades longer than the term has existed. Rolling into the second will be snippets from my non-fiction (cybersecurity and GRC).

I went with 28 weeks as the primary story is a mosaic novel I wrote that has 28 chapters. Dystopian science fiction.

But am I over doing it or under doing it?