KJ III grills hit the market

[au4stree]

I’m traveling for work and naturally my free time is looking through the interwebs.....came across this.

https://www.abt.com/product/129463/Kamado-Joe-Big-Joe-III-Red-Ceramic-Grill-BJIII.html

Funny observation, I didn’t see it on KJ’s website.

[Potkettleblack]

For that kinda money, I might just save up for or finance a KK.

[FireMan]

Wow!

Cracked me up, below it lists “customer who bought this ($2400) also bought a Weber brush & basket for about 34$ .

[Attjack]

Seems like the would consider an oblong shape. I wonder why they haven't done that? I envision a kamado shaped like a PK Grill.

[Attjack]

Well, I dont have a $50 Akorn I have a Primo XL.

[FireMan]

I thought you were considering an Akron jr. awhile back.
Primo, that’s deluxe, I’ve seen it.

[Attjack]

I was/am considering buying one. But I should probably just pass on the Jr. even at $50.

[rwalters]

WOW! KJ is definitely in the forefront of innovation... but they are quickly taking the lead in cost as well. Will be interesting to see how this plays out for them.

[Potkettleblack]

Not sure they will ever aspire to Komodo Kamado prices, but their also not liable to use refractory cement or whatever to make the cooker. ;-)

[Oak Smoke]

Wow, that's more than double what I gave for my KJ classic. The upper temp limit shown there is 750 F. I can't recall any upper temp limit mentioned when I bought mine. When I clean mine it easily goes to 900 F. It comes out really clean. There's no redline on the temp gauge. Do any of you let yours get that hot.

[scottranda]

I’m going to say it, and perhaps eat my words later... but I don’t think the hyperbolic insert does anything worthwhile.

KJ still makes an amazing grill/smoker though!

[THE Humble Texan]

I confess, there are a lot of things that I dont know about.......... yes I said it..........but I would like to know what you can do on a $2400 grill that you cant do on a $150 grill. I spent $700 on my GMG but think I may have learned enough here that I could have accomplished about the same thing with my original gaser and a smoking tube.
Also, I am not ready to bury my wonderful wife. If I said I was going to spend $2400 for a grill, she would die laughing.

[Spinaker]

I would argue, a lot. But that argument has been beat to death on just about every product in the industry. And its no longer worth it. That being said, There is a HUGE difference in quality. A KJ is far better than any $150 Grill. As a Backwoods Cabinet Smoker is FAR better than a Dyno Glo or a Brinkmann. Not to mention warranty and customer service.

[Histrix]

scottranda - KJ worked with some of the folks that were Harvard engineering students that were on the team that designed the grill mentioned in this article in Wired a few years ago - https://www.wired.com/2015/07/high-tech-bbq/

Will it be a complete game changer? Probably not. Will it lessen the hot spots that kamados often have? Possibly, probably.

[scottranda]

I don’t have hot spots! Not an issue for me!