Ok boys and girls.. my turn to put my 02 cents in to this.
My opinion on the New JJ ... love it!
You don’t need to go ape shit and buy everything for this grill because it works great almost as it is out of the box.
Things to remember that effect what you can cook and how you can cook in this grill.. the grate to lid clearance is shorter than a standard 18” so I would be careful about buying grillgrates and super thick killagrilla grates as both of these will lower your total height. Both of these are great items but in my opinion are NOT needed in this grill.
I have the SS Slow’n Sear charcoal basket and I love it. SS is no longer offered and yeah it costs a lot at the time but I had 1 chance to pick up ALL my S’nS toys when I was on vacation in Michigan .. so I did it and I’m happy with it. It could have been done with a Weber basket but I never thought about that before I ordered it.
As far a cooking grates go.. get a SS 18” flipper grate from Weber if you can find one. I use this grate 98% of the time and I think it’s the perfect upgrade for this grill. It’s not super thick so it does not crowd your cooking height.
Another easy trick I have is using a SJ cook grate with 4 SS bolts and washers with acorn nuts to make a raised extra great! This comes in super handy to put veggies on and maybe chicken legs or something under it. It’s the perfect size and makes the JJ almost 2x the size and costs almost nothing. Win win in my opinion.
I did change my lid out for a 18” Premium lid with a factory thermometer but this was only for the looks.. I always cook with my charcoal basket on the back side and the vent in front so the thermo is always over the coals and shows way hotter that the indirect side making it useless but looks cool. Another note about swapping lids.. you will have to use a cut off grinder and cleanly cut the lid hook off so you don’t end up poking the hook into the foil from ribs or pulled pork !
Speaking of pulled pork.. yes you can easily make a small PP in this kettle. I have done it many times with my Pulled Pork for 2 posts and my Sn’S basket.
I LOVE my JJ with my modded Weber roti ring using my Sn’S basket because the coals are closer to the chicken the skin gets super yummy and crispy!! Rotisserie on the JJ is a Win Win because it makes better chicken and uses less coals than my MT !
A lot of the upgrades and mods I have are not needed for the every day cooks and I did them only because I could get my hands on the parts here.
Over all.. this is one BAD ASS cooker with a little $ upgrade can do it all!
I did not even touch on the fact that it’s small, portable, cheap & with the lid holder / clamp when you are done cooking you can close all the vents and easily move it as it cools down fast.
Now.. as far as the 22” JJ goes... I would love to see some one put the JJ legs on that and make a Super Sized JJ !
I never checked to see if the leg kit would fit.. but it would be cool to see someone do it.
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