Question for the Kamado ceramic owners

[grrickar]

"I wish I bought a smaller grill" - said no man ever...

Yes it may take a slight bit longer to heat up, and yes it may burn more fuel, but cook for a family or friend get-together and see how quickly that 'big' grill fills up with food. I'd rather be one and done than stand outside cooking 8 burgers at a time. I can easily do 6 pork butts on mine at once. Ribs, unless you cut them down and have them standing on end, take up a lot of real estate.

Everyone at work who started with BGEs went to Primo XLs. One guy even went from a Primo XL to a Stumps! They talked me into starting with a Primo XL and I don't regret it at all.

If you need to do a big feed, there is nothing better than a grill that gets it done in one go.

 

[ITV]

I’m thinking it’s time to replace some cooking equipment, as my current gas grill is probably about 2 years beyond its “last legs”. Now, I can’t get what I want for $400, but that’s enough of a bump to give me an excuse to do some spending

I was thinking of another gasser, but the more that I think about it, the less I want gas. I’m thinking it might be time to get a BGE (or equivalent), and then maybe sell off my current gas smoker (Masterbuilt XL40) since I’ll have a kamado.

Question: is your BGE large and versatile enough to serve as your family’s only smoker/grill? Or do you also maintain a separate grill (gas, Weber kettle, etc?) for day-to-day cooking and other foods?

I’m just wondering if a kamado grill will be “enough” for the family, or whether it’s only useful when in combination with other equipment? If I was going to get other equipment, I'll probably opt for a $149 Weber kettle since the price and capability is right, and getting a decent gas grill is expensive enough that I can't justify it *and* the kamado.

My suggestion is to lose the gas grill and replace it with a kamado grill.

I have several charcoal grills and each has its purpose. I use my Weber Smokey Mountain for smoking ribs since I like the water pan and the grates are spaced far apart to cook plenty of ribs. I use my Vision Kamado grill to cook meats and pizza. I use my Weber kettle grill for rotisserie chicken and vegetables.
With the Weber kettle used for the sides, the Vision is more than adequate in size for the main meat dishes.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

It's home! Full album here.

 

[BrunDog]

Congrats! Best of luck and fun! You won't be sorry!

 

[EHV]

Did some taco pizzas on the KJ in preparation for the fight!
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[MNSmitty]

Congrats on the new grill!
I have a Kamado Joe as well and I love it. I havent used the propane grill, the Weber Kettle, the Weber Smoky Mountain, or my UDS since I bought it. I do need to get a new gasket however. I burned it out by making many max temp pizza's.