The new segmented firebowl from KJ

[997cab]

This arrived for me today feels much heavier than the old 2 piece. Just kind of feel i should use it at a planter.

Were you able to use the original the fire grate in the bottom?

[SMO]

I just put my new Joe together. Going to get the kick Ash basket and it should work fine. The new devider is CI and screws into the standard CI grate. It may be easier to leave it attached and swap when needed for a dividend fire.
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[Spinaker]

Honestly the Summit might be more up your alley. You like black steel and chrome?

[Spinaker]

Thanks! This is gorgeous.

[Spinaker]

Nice! That is great to hear. Looks like I will be getting a new hot plate fro the table when I get my Big Joe. customtrim

[lonnie mac]

I think Baby Back Maniac covered it well at about the 7 minute mark in this video. The petals sit in it's own ring. The grate just sits on the ring itself. Good video too... Has me wondering if I really want that Weber Summit Charcoal grill, or one of these egg shaped things!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqVEh7j_p3U

[jgg85234]

Borrowed from the Kamado Joe forum. Looks like the bottom piece has a lip that holds the removable ash tray. The pieces are just pushed up against that ring, and the top ring locks it all in place.

Best regards,
Jim

[customtrim]

Spinaker there is a seperate ring on the bottom with a groove for the segments to sit in. The grate is just sitting on them like the old way so could probably still use the basket. I have never had a problem with air flow on mine

[Spinaker]

I like that ring at the top. That thing is sweet! But wouldn't you think there would also be something at the bottom for the pedals to push against? Maybe not. I would like to see some pics of that though. What say you, my friend?

[jgg85234]

congrats customtrim Look like a nice upgrade, and I guess anyone under warranty will ultimately end up with one of the new ones.

Spinaker I think there's a ring at the top that locks the petals in place. So, we should be able to use the Kick-Ash basket with the new setup.

I'm sure some of the parts will still crack. But, it lowers the cost of replacement for KJ dramatically. Smaller part, lower shipping cost.

Best regards,
Jim

[Spinaker]

I like the idea. However, is there a ring at the bottom to hold the pedals in place? Or does the cast iron fire grate lock everything together? I am Curious if it is possible to remove the cast iron grate and replace it with the Kick Ash Basket. Not a huge fan of those Fire Grates, they plug up pretty easy. In my experience.

[lonnie mac]

I think this is a good thing. Any cracking now, you just have to replace a segment. But I wouldn't know, never owned one of these things! But it's been on my short list.

[JeffJ]

It seems like it's designed to prevent cracking.

[customtrim]

This arrived for me today feels much heavier than the old 2 piece. Just kind of feel i should use it at a planter.