Kamado Joe targeting the gizmoholic in you..........

[Uncle Bob]

...............with this: Introducing the Konnected Joe | Kamado Joe - YouTube

or, view this: Konnected Joe™ Digital Charcoal Grill and Smoker - Kamado Joe

[Steve B]

It does look pretty cool. But I think I'm all cookered out. Especially with the new Santa Maria on its way.

[jfmorris]

Haha. I think I am all "cookered out" too as the wife has recently accused me of having us looking like Sanford & Son with all the grills and smokers I have out back, and all my beer brewing and wood working stuff cluttering up the garage...

[Steve B]

jfmorris Funny analogy "Sanford & Son". My neighbors yards all look like that. At least the one on the right side of me has been cleaned up a bit since it was bought and sort of renovated. And my wife always complains about the # of cookers I have as well. And really doesn't like that I took over what was supposed to be her aera.

[jfmorris]

It's been worse at times, but I try to keep most of the "clutter" in an end yard, behind a privacy fence - same end I keep the rolling trashcan and recycle bin on, just inside the gate. I've got an old offset and two of the grills along that end of the house. Could be worse! At one point I had 8 or 9 grills lined up at that end of the house, and a firewood pile!

The garage is another story. There's a pallet or so of worth of flooring been sitting out there since last summer... gotta get on it!

[Byrang]

Just take all my money....dang it

[hoovarmin]

Uh oh.

[Mosca]

That is oh-so-cool, but if anything doesn’t need to be connected, it’s a kamado, especially a good one like Kamado Joe. The only reason I connect mine to a controller is because I love gadgets. But you can set a kamado at 250°, and once it’s settled it will stay there until it runs out of fuel. My BGE has gone 20 hours, and could have gone more.

The only thing I see worthwhile is the automatic charcoal lighting, and that only for new kamado users… but then, they’ll never learn how to not chase temps at startup. In exchange, you’ve added $600+ to the price, and a whole lot of electronics and connectivity to go wrong and frustrate you.

When I first got my BGE, the thing that I couldn’t get over, and that amazes me to this very day, is its simplicity. It’s a big container, with top and bottom vents, and with a fire inside. Same as it was 3000 years ago. It works the same and the food comes out the same.

[jfmorris]

I had a friend who had a kamado Joe, and I didn't even know about it until he sold it and bought a pellet smoker. Reason he sold it was that he never could get the hang of lighting the charcoal and getting it to temperature for what he wanted to do. He had no clue about chimneys either. If he had talked to me about it, even with just kettle experience at the time, I think I could have gotten him to where he was happy with it. He ended up with a Camp Chef Woodwind.

[Attjack]

I thought it looked like a winner when I saw that. However, having a fireboard, fan, and a Primo means I don't need it.

[STEbbq]

Mosca yeah, that was my immediate thought as well. If there is a smoker that doesn’t need to be connected because it is so easy to control, it is a kamado. I am sure it will sell very well nonetheless.

[STEbbq]

Attjack Mosca to be fair I have never done overnight or all day while away cooks. If I can’t be close by and I certainly value my sleep, I would use the Joule and finish my meat in the smoker when it is easy to do so.

[Attjack]

Yeah, but what's easier than your smoker running itself for 10 hours? I don't have sous vide but there must be some setup there and then you have to set up your smoker too.

[STEbbq]

Attjack Agreed. I am still in a bit of a downtrend for cooking outside lately but I am pretty sure I can get the Akorn cooking for 10 hours with minimal oversight.

[LA Pork Butt]

While you can still get by without it on a Kamado, if you live in an area that is prone to on and off gusting winds the controller will make your temperatures more even. I didn’t need one when I lived in Louisiana but now living in Dallas with the gusting winds the controller is extremely helpful.

[bbqLuv]

Konnected Joe looks like a winner.
I like it when Old Joe pays homage to the Digital Pellet Grill--Traeger that is. LOL
Like, who needs to be a Pit Master with computerized cooking?

[hoovarmin]

I have the Big Joe 3 and it's my first Kamado. After a year of owning it, I am astonished at how it holds a temp without needing any attention at all.

[smokin fool]

Me n gizmo's don't get along and believe me, it ain't the gizmo's fault....

[Sweaty Paul]

+1

[Oak Smoke]

Both of my Kamado Joes have a Smobot on top of them. They are crazy good at holding temp but I like being able to see my grill temp and meat temp on my phone. I can raise or lower the grill temp from anywhere my phone can get a signal. Some of you don’t have that problem, but in my part of Texas a cell signal can’t be taken for granted.

[radiodome21]

I think it looks cool. But 18 inches it still too small in my book. I like my 18 WSM but I’m still eyeing the Summit Kamado.

[Thunder77]

If you are serious, I would go for it! I have the Summit Kamado, and I couldn’t be happier with it.

[Redwng]

It is pretty cool that KJ is working on the electronics. This one is still only 18" dia. so that is out for me, maybe if they reinvent the KJ3.

[Thunder77]

Agreed. That much money for an 18” grill is a bit steep.

[Thunder77]

Yeah, I got the email about that from bbqguys. It’s a little rich for me. And like someone else mentioned, I’m pretty much maxed on the cooker front. With a Primo XL, Primo Junior, Broil King Baron, Weber Summit Charcoal grill, and a Blackstone griddle, I would have to get rid of one to get a new one. My wife says I use up too much of the deck already!! 😎

The automatic ignition does sound cool though…