Considering a Kamado

[stillgriller]

My interest in a Kamado is because of the babysitting I had to do with my performer for smoking. The temp would not stabilize, and my Thermopro alert was going off every 5-10 minutes.

[bamakettles]

My interest in a Kamado is because of the babysitting I had to do with my performer for smoking. The temp would not stabilize, and my Thermopro alert was going off every 5-10 minutes.

With one cook under my belt (I watched the cooker like a hawk) I am confident that I could light the fire and set the vents exactly as I did and achieve 275F with little effort no matter what the wind conditions are.  Next test will be ribs.....here are the stats from the Meater+.  You can see when I spritzed and wrapped.

[stillgriller]

Lowes still has that model, I think it's the Classic I, for $799, so you got a heck of a deal.

As of now, I'm considering one of the following:
Weber Summit Kamado for $1059 from my local bbq store.
KJ Classic I $799 from Lowes.
Or one of these from Costco:
KJ Jr $329
Louisiana 24" Kamado $399

I may also wait for the KJ roadshow, but I don't know when that will happen in STL.

[michaelmilitello]

The summit is 24 vs 18 inch for the kJ.   I think the summit kamado is a better value. 


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[stillgriller]

The summit is 24 vs 18 inch for the kJ.   I think the summit kamado is a better value. 


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Agreed, if I go with ceramic, I don't know if I want more than an 18".