Kamado Trial By Fire

[Attjack]

Check out this Kamado test Primo did against its competitors. Most didn't fair too well.

I guess I can't embed the video queued at the right time. Use this link to just to the right section: https://youtu.be/mxjh43Pyr0s?t=321

[fuzzydaddy]

Thanks. I watched the entire video. Interesting to see one completely melt and one start to collapse.

[Attjack]

Was that a Vision Grill that melted? Looked like the BGE held up and Kamado Joe was ruined. The real world example of a Primo surviving the Paradise Fire was an eye-opener.

[Attjack]

[fttank]

I'Ve never tortured my Primo, but good to know.

[FireMan]

Do I have to die cuz I watched it? I can’t get over the one that melted down. Very impressive vid of a most impressive cooker. 👍👍👍. 🕶

[Mosca]

Yeah, that's one of those that you can get for around $500 on those shady sites. I don't know what name they are branded with. You get what you pay for.

[snowswamp]

"I don’t know if we can return it for warranty purposes."

[Attjack]

snowswamp That made me chuckle and made think of how Primo warrantied my firebox. They are good like that.

[smokin fool]

Kids stuff....that's a Saturday afternoon in my backyard....

[FireMan]

You melt cookers frequently do ya?

[smokin fool]

Ya sorta gotta be here to understand and even then....you'd just shake your head.

[Dan Deter]

"I can tell you what's in the mix, but then I have to kill you" . Classic!

[JCBBQ]

So deadpan too!

[Huskee]

I guess they deserve their name.

[Mosca]

Very cool. Nice to see BGE hold up well. I've had mine over temp by accident, up around 900, so I was confident it would pass, but it's nice to know.

[Mosca]

It’s pretty hot for a backyard deck, as is 900 in a Blackstone.

[Attjack]

It is pretty hot. Just not kiln hot.

[logchief]

I too was glad to see the BGE stand up, I sure love mine

[billg71]

Except for the meltdown that's pretty much a BS comparison. Who cares what temperature the outside of a kamado can get to? It's totally dependent on what's used in the glazing compound and process. You cook on the inside, right?

[FireMan]

Picky, picky, picky! 🕶

[pjlstrat]

billg71 Your post above is correct, it is what happens on the inside. But this was not a "test" firing. In the back ground are their green ceramic pieces. This is their normal firing profile to sinter the ceramic and set the porcelain glaze. His point is that the other companies can not withstand their normal firing.
Also keep in mind this test is EXTREME!! Normal ceramics and porcelains are fired at 1500 - 2000F, depending on chemistry

[pjlstrat]

As a Ceramic Engineer (No snickering, yes there is such a thing) and a primo owner I found this very cool. Thank you for posting.