I’ll show you how to cook Naan Bread Mini Pizzas in a pizza oven or grill using a pizza stone. Watch my boys and I prepare the Naan Bread pizza recipe and then cook the Naan Mini Pizza’s on an Ooni Pro Pizza Oven. You can make Naan Pizza on any grill using a PIZZA STONE or even your kitchen oven – it only takes a couple minutes to cook the Naan Bread.
Gather the ingredients – we used Naan Bread, Pizza Sauce, Mozzarella, Pepperoni, fresh Basil, etc but you can use whatever you like. Because we’re using MINI Naan bread, you can makes lots of different varieties of pizzas to try.
Make the Naan Bread Pizzas
Cook the Naan Bread Pizza’s in the pizza oven or on your grill using a pizza stone or in your oven without a pizza stone.
Don’t forget to EAT the pizza’s too 🙂
Naan Bread Pizza Recipe Result?
The boys & I had great fun making these mini naan bread pizzas. There was just one problem – we loved them so much we ate them too fast! Doh! 🙂
Product Shopping List
As promised in the vid, here are all the cooking products mentioned or shown in this vid via convenient Amazon Affiliate Links.
Traeger Cooking Surfaces – If you’re a Traeger Grill Enthusiast, you’ll enjoy this discussion of the best COOKING SURFACE accessories to buy for your Traeger – from griddles and grill racks, from jalapeno popper holders to grilling baskets, and so much more, we’ve got you covered.
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Editor’s Note: This article is part of our series about the Best Traeger Brand Accessories. Other articles in the series discuss the best Traeger Accessories for Grill Add-on Parts, BBQ Tools, Pellets, Cookbooks, Cleaning Tools, Prep Tools, Spices & Rubs, and even Traeger Swag.
Why Add More Traeger Cooking Surface Accessories?
When you purchase a Traeger Grill, you’re buying a quality product that will give you great satisfaction for many years to come, and you can certainly enjoy it ‘as is,’ but as with any high-end grill hobby, there’s always going to me more tools you’re going to want to add to your Traeger Toolkit. It’s in this spirit that we wrote this article as we try to highlight some of the best cooking surfaces to consider adding to your Traeger Grill.
Traeger Brand Cooking Surfaces
If you want Traeger cooking surface accessories that are official Traeger Brand, this is your section. You’ll find smoke shelves, grill racks, baskets, and even a chicken stand for beer-can chicken. Check ’em out…
Wanna cook beer can chicken on your Traeger? How about a pizza? Ever thought about using a grilling basket in your Traeger? What about Rib Racks and Chicken Hangers? Or maybe a griddle? Check out these options to up your Traeger Game…
If you can’t find the best Traeger cooking surface accessory from the official Traeger Brand, you’ll be happy to know there are lots of other quality alternatives. Some of our favorites are Cave Tools Jalapeno Pepper Holders, the Camp Chef Smoker Jerky Rack (it’s soooo good!), the BBQ Hack griddle (big enough for pancakes, burgers, and more), and the Bull Rack BR4 (grill, smoke, dry, and cure meats). Before you buy, just be sure these accessories will fit your specific Traeger Grill.
Are you looking for ideas for more Traeger accessories beyond just the best cooking surfaces to add? How about cookbooks, rubs & spices, or grill add-on parts? Check out these links…
Everybody loves pizza and there’s nothing like making your own pie at home, that’s why so many people are adding pizza ovens to their outdoor kitchens. Wanna cook a Neapolitan style pizza in 90 seconds? You can do that when your outdoor pizza oven can heat up to 900 degrees Fahrenheit like the pizza ovens on this page can do. But you can also cook a lot more than just pizza in these backyard oven – crispy coal-fired chicken wings, seared steaks, succulent veggies, amazing homemade breads, and more – an entire universe of delectable delights await you. If you’re in the market for a pizza oven, this article is for you – we’ll discuss the best outdoor pizza ovens for every budget and help you get your own pizzeria set up in no time.
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Best Pizza Ovens – Top Picks
If you are in a hurry and only want to know our top picks without reading the article, here’s a quick summary…
How to Shop for an Outdoor Pizza Oven – Questions to Consider
Before you go shopping for an outdoor pizza oven, please do yourself a favor and answer a few questions. The following questions will help you narrow down your choices and pick the pizza oven that’s best for your family’s needs.
1 – What SIZE pizza oven are you looking for?
You’ll find outdoor pizza ovens now come in all shapes and sizes – from small portable pizza ovens that help you cook one pie at a time to some pretty massive brick ovens that will have you cranking out pizzas so fast you’ll need to apply for a pizzeria business license!
SpaceSaver Pizza Ovens
If space IS an issue, choose one of these models:
Best Bets: Pick an Ooni Pizza Oven that uses your desired fuel type (gas, wood, or pellets) or a comparable Roccbox (if color is your thing)
If space is NOT an issue and you want to create a professional style wood fired oven or even a real brick oven in your backyard, then choose one of these models:
Are you looking for a traditional wood-fired pizza oven that can cook pizzas with a wood fuel source like lump charcoal, wood chucks, wood logs, or wood pellets? Here are our picks for the best wood-fired pizza ovens that ONLY use WOOD fuel sources…
So you want the speed and convenience of a gas-fired pizza oven? Here are our picks for the best propane pizza ovens that ONLY use gas as a fuel source…
Do you want a pizza oven that can use wood AND gas fuel sources? If you want the best of both worlds so you can cook with both wood and gas, pick up one of these pizza ovens…
You don’t have to spend a fortune to make great pizzas at home. Then again, if you have the budget and you want to go big, it’s great to know that you have options. Whatever your desires, we can help you decide on the best outdoor pizza oven for YOUR budget…
At Lord of the Grills, we are actual consumers and we work hard to provide our readers with well-thought out recommendations based on careful consideration of potential customers needs and our own experiences.
We’re also smart enough to realize that we don’t know it all. As a result, we often include references from other quality websites that will allow you to do further research to validate our recommendations and help you make the best decision. Here are some other articles we found helpful.
Pick any pizza oven from our list above and you’ll likely be very happy. Our recommendations are provided to help you find the best pizza oven for YOUR situation – whether that be a small, portable model or a larger brick oven in your back yard. It’s wonderful to have so many choices for outdoor pizza ovens and we hope we’ve helped you narrow down the best pizza oven for your needs.
All that being said, we DO believe there are a couple pizza ovens that really stand out from the crowd and if you’re serious about getting the best outdoor pizza ovens, you’ll surely need to include these on your shopping list…
#1 Overall LARGE: Chicago Brick Oven 750
Chicago Brick Oven
Chicago Brick Oven features:
MADE IN THE USA:
PROPRIETARY DESIGN: CBO’s proprietary low-dome design, flue system and refractory materials create their signature FlameRoll, which generates temperatures as high as 1,000°F!
BUILT TO LAST: an investment to your outdoor entertainment space.
DURABILITY: reinforced with stainless steel fibers to ensure long-term strength and durability.
INCOMPARABLE FLAVOR: Everything tastes better when it’s wood-fired.
See the Chicago Brick Oven in action
#1 Overall SMALL: Ooni Pro Outdoor Pizza Oven
Ooni Pro
HOT: Heats up to 932ºF and can cook delicious pizza in just 60 seconds
FLEXIBLE: Ooni Pro runs on wood, charcoal, pellets and gas (with attachment).
Versatile: Ooni Pro is perfect for cooking 16” pizzas as well as roasting meat, fish and vegetable dishes in minutes
High heats: the insulated steel body and stone baking board mean optimum heat retention
See the Ooni Pro in action
Pizza Accessories, Anyone?
Once you get the pizza oven, you’ll want some accessories to go with it. We’ve got you covered there too. Check out this page with a full list of Pizza Accessories too…
Click the pic to see pizza accessories
Best Pizza Cookbooks
If you’re gonna get into the outdoor pizza lifestyle, you should do yourself a favor and get 1 or more cookbooks about pizza, wood-fired cooking, etc. Here’s a link to 4+ star rated pizza cookbooks…
There’s nothing like cooking chicken in the Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, or similar kamado-style grill. In this article, we’ll give you 5 different chicken video recipes to try in your kamado. Given any of them a try and become a grilling champ – whether that be in your neighborhood cooking challenge or just your family backyard.
All of the video recipes on this page have over 100k views on YouTube so you can be assured they are tried and true. Let us know which ones you try and if you have any tips to share too.
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Recipe #1 – Kamado Smoked Chicken Wings
Let’s start with something easy – smoking wings on your Big Green Egg is a snap. This video from Eric C on YouTube is very helpful – it’s got over 1,000 likes on YouTube. What I love about the vid is that Eric is not necessarily a professional cook – he’s just an Average Joe like the rest of us and yet his video is full of great tips about how to smoke BBQ Wings on your Big Green Egg. Check it out.
If you haven’t done a rotisserie chicken on your kamado, what are you waiting for? Not only is it fun to do, but cooking a rotisserie on your kamado is perhaps the juiciest way of making chicken in your Big Green Egg. The next vid is from Kamado Joe – makers of the world-famous “JoeTisserie” rotisserie attachment – an essential kamado grilling accessory that fits the Kamado Joe, Big Green Egg, and more.
Kamado Rotisserie Chicken Recipe
If you don’t have a JoeTisserie rotisserie attachment yet for your Big Green Egg, you can get one here…
There’s a fellow named Malcom Reed on YouTube who runs a channel called “HowtoBBQRight” – if you have have a Big Green Egg or just like to BBQ, you need to be watching this guy – he’s got LOADS of great content on his channel and his related website. One of my fav recipes of his is this one – Malcom’s “Brick Chicken” Recipe is a twist on the standard spatchcock chicken recipe. Watch it and see what you think…
Brick Chicken Recipe
As Malcom says, “All you need is a fresh chicken, a couple bricks, and some basic ingredients to create a delicious tasting bird right on your grill.”
Do you need a good knife to slice meat and/or cut through smaller chicken bones? Check out these options…
Did you know?
Spatchcocking chicken on a Big Green Egg is super popular. Here are 2 more vids on this cooking technique that both have over 500 likes on YouTube.
The Backyard BBQ Show
Chips & Charcoal
Recipe #4 – Beer Can Chicken on the Big Green Egg
The recipe with the highest view count on YouTube on our list today is this one. It comes to us from FlamingRoosterBBQ’s channel and it features end-to-end instructions for cooking Beer Can Chicken on your kamado.
Recipe #5 – Firecracker Chicken on the Big Green Egg
Malcom Reed scores another on the charts today as his Firecracker Chicken recipe is approaching 3,000 likes on YouTube! As he says ” I use a whole chicken cut into 8 pieces (wings, breast, legs, & thighs). I like having both white and dark meat, but’s you can just use the pieces you like” when you make this chicken recipe.
Firecracker Chicken Recipe
Ideas for Big Green Egg Accessories?
If you’re like me, you’re always on the lookout for more recipes to try in your Big Green Egg and more accessories to buy. Hopefully the chicken recipes on this page will keep you busy for while – be sure to let us know which ones you tried. And if there are recipes YOU have to share, send them our way – we’ll be happy to feature you as the source and send you a shout out.
Meanwhile, I love to shop for more accessories for my kamado and if that sounds like you, check out this page for some ideas…
Wanna cook some wood-fired wings? Trying to find the recipe for making Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings? I’ve got you covered. Today we’ll be cooking wood fired chicken wings using a combo of lump charcoal and wood chunks – I’ll show it to you all in video form on this site and give you a link to get the full recipe with detailed cooking instructions from our grilling site if you want to do this cook yourself.
As you’ll see in the vid, I’ll be making my wood fired wings in an Ooni Pro Pizza Oven, but you can use this recipe for any brick oven, kamado, or even your regular oven. Grab a beer and let’s cook wood fired chicken wings!
Wood Fired Chicken Wings
Wood Fired Wings Cooking Notes
For the full recipe that I used in the video along with detailed cooking instructions please visit my grilling site: LordoftheGrills.com
About this recipe: This recipe is a 3-step process
The marinade (6-24 hours)
Cooking the Wings (20-30 minutes)
Making the caramelized onions. (20-30 minutes cooked at same time as wings)
Actually there is a 4th step – EATING the wings!!
Again for the full recipe with detailed cooking instructions visit my grilling site: LordoftheGrills.com
The result: I felt pretty good about this cook – the process was easy, my family loved the flavor, and I believe I can repeat this cook again and again with ease.
If you try this cook, let me know how it turns out. As always, please remember, I’m just an Average Joe so if you have any tips to share, I’d love to hear them so I can learn too.
Cheers!
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Today we’ll be cooking some wood fired chicken wings using a combo of lump charcoal and wood chunks. I’ll show you how to cook wood fired wings in an Ooni Pro Pizza Oven, but you can use this recipe for any brick oven, kamado, or even your regular oven. Grab a beer and let’s cook wood fired wings!
Wood Fired Wings in an Ooni Pro
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Wood Fired Chicken Wings – The Video
Wood Fired Chicken Wings – The Recipe
You can use whatever chicken wings you like (I’m using Costco’s Party Wings in the vid) and you can cook your wood fired wings with any recipe flavor you like, but our recipe today features a flavor style of wings made popular by the restaurant Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza which is…
Rosemary Garlic Wings with Caramelized Onions
This recipe ideally uses a 3-Step Process
Marinate Wings 6-24 hours
Cook the Chicken Wings
Prepare the Caramelized Onions
I suppose the only ‘required’ step is #2 (cook the wings) and obviously if you are using a different flavor style than the Rosemary Garlic + Onions that would change Steps 1 & 2.
There are many versions of Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings online, here’s one I like best from Copykat.com and my recipe is a version of it. Thanks, @CopyKatRecipes!
Remember – these ingredients are PER POUND of wings so if you have more than 1 pound, increase the ingredients accordingly.
To make the marinade simply put all these ingredients in a small bowl and mix them up, or just toss it all in a gallon-size Ziploc bag and mix them in there.
Once the marinade is done, put your wings in the ziploc bag too, seal the bag, and then mix the wings around to get them coated with the marinade.
Once the wings are good and coated then put them in the fridge in that ziploc bag and let the marinade do it’s magic.
If you can leave the wings in for 24 hours that’s great, but if you’re in a pinch, any amount of time is better than nothing. In the recipe video I have here, I marinated my wings for 6 hours and they still came out with great flavor. Here’s what my wings looked like after I took them out of the fridge…(and BEFORE the cook)
Rosemary & Garlic Marinated Wings
Step 2: The Cook
DISCLAIMER – it should go without saying that you need to be careful when cooking on any grill and that’s true here too. PLEASE USE HAND PROTECTION. If you buy an Ooni, they’ll often throw in a pair of their Ooni Pizza Oven Gloves but there are many other good options too and even a pair of welding gloves would work great.
As I mentioned at the start, and as shown in the vid, I’m cooking my wood fired chicken wings on an Ooni Pro. I love my Ooni and I give it my full, honest endorsement that it’s an awesome addition to my outdoor kitchen.
Ooni Pro
That said, you can make this recipe in another outdoor oven like a brick oven or a kamado, or you can just do in in your regular oven too, but if you want that ‘coal-fired’ flavor try to use a wood-fired oven if you can.
After you have completed Step 1 – The Marinade, now it’s time to take the wings out of the fridge – I’d recommend you do this about 1 hour in advance of the cook. When you take them out of the fridge go ahead and throw a light coating of salt on them. If you don’t know about the amazing benefits of salt, you really need to read the book Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat (the Salt section alone will change your cooking life). For this part of the salt process, my friends and I like using Maldon Sea Salt flakes (the larger size will add a bit of crunch to the crisp on your finished wings).
For the Ooni Pro, I used a combo of lump charcoal for the base and then added wood chunks to increase the fire.
For the lump charcoal, like the Western Brand from Walmart of Kamado Joe Big Block
For the wood, I like the Weber Wood Chunks (in this case Apple & Hickory; Weber’s bag is a great price) or the Smoak Kiln Dried Cooking Wood (which is especially good for wood-fired pizza, but a bit more expensive). When you add wood, be sure to let any ‘white billowing smoke’ dissipate before you add your wings so you don’t over smoke them. Remember, this recipe is ‘wood-fired’ NOT smoked wings – if you want to cook smoked wings, a kamado or regular smoker would be better than a pizza oven, but that’s a whole different story. .
My next purchase though will be the Ooni Sizzler and Ooni Grizzler pan because the are cast iron pans that have removable handles (read: so you don’t burn your hands)!
Take the pan out after about 10 minutes and let it cool for a minute or so. Then put your wings on the pans (but not into the oven yet).
Get the oven temp up to 500-600 degrees
(On the Ooni Pro this should take about 15 minutes or so, with the main oven door ON).
If you are doing the Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings recipe, then WHILE YOU ARE GETTING OVEN UP TO TEMP, START STEP 3 – Caramelizing Onions (see Step 3 Below)
Now go ahead and put your wings into the oven
(On the Ooni Pro, keep the main oven door ON)
(On the Ooni Pro, I keep my wings near the front door and away from the main heat in the back so they will bake and not burn).
Let the wings cook on 1 side for about 10 minutes
If you have not already cracked open a beer, now is the time.
After 10 minutes take the wings out of the oven, flip them over, then put them back in for another 10 minutes or until you reach your desired temperature (165F or 75C is my goal).
(On the Ooni Pro, keep the main oven door ON)
(On the Ooni Pro, I still keep the wings near the front door)
(On the Oon Pro, you may need to add more wood to keep the temp at 500+, do so now).
After 20 minutes your wings should be at 165F/75C and crispy enough for most people. You can take them out of the oven and eat them now or if you are doing the Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings recipe add the onions you’ve had cooking (from Step 3 below).
Personally, I like my wings ‘well done’ so I put them back into the oven for another 5-10 minutes
(On the Ooni Pro, the coals & flames should be starting to die down so now I’ll move the wings to the rear of the oven so they can really crisp up without burning. I’ll also leave the main door OFF on the Ooni Pro for this step so I can monitor and make sure they are not burning.
Once you have the wings where you like from an internal temp (165F/75C) and skin crispiness standpoint, you can take them out of the oven and eat them now or if you are doing the Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings recipe add the onions you cooked from Step 3 (below)
Here’s what your wings should look like…
Wood Fired Wings 🙂
STEP 3: The Onions
This step is only for those who are doing the Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings recipe and want to add Caramelized Onions on top.
**YOU SHOULD BE DOING THIS WHILE YOUR WINGS ARE COOKING. I like to do this step while my oven is preheating.
Notes: fresh grind the pepper – I like Simply Organics or McCormick’s here)
How I made caramelized onions in the video…
While slicing the onions, heat your EVOO In a small sauté pan over medium heat.
Add onions, salt and pepper.
Cook the onions over low heat for 20-30 minutes
You’ll know their done when the onions are golden brown.
Your onions should be done (aka. “caramelized”) by the time your wings are done, and if so, you can simply add your onions over the top of your wings after you plate the wings on your serving dish.
Garnish with a little fresh parsley and you’ve got a winner!
You can see my finished wings below in “The Results” section…
Wood Fired Wings – Results
Well, let’s see how our cook came out vs the goal (Anthony’s Coal Fired Wings)…
Here’s a pic of the real deal from Anthony’s.
Anthony’s Coal Fired Chicken Wings
Here’s how my version came out…
Mike’s Wood Fired Wings
While there may be no substitute for the original from Anthony’s, I felt pretty good about this cook – the process was easy, my family loved the flavor, and I believe I can repeat this cook again and again with ease.
YOUR Ideas – Recipe Tips, What to Cook Next, etc
If you’ve tried this recipe, let me know how it turned out in the comments.
If you have an Ooni Pro or another wood fired oven and you like it, please share your tips and feedback.
Dalstrong Knives? If you’ve shopped for knives online then you’ve seen the advertising for Dalstrong on Amazon and elsewhere. Yes the ads are compelling, but are Dalstrong knives any good? In this article I’ll share a Dalstrong Knife Review in the form of my personal experience with these knives and explain why I give them a big THUMBS UP! I’ll also share a link to the Dalstrong VIP Club where you can get alerts to unadvertised special deals.
Why did I buy a Dalstrong Knife?
I’ve been in the market for some good knives for years but could never pull the trigger (mostly because the sets I had on my wishlist from WÜSTHOF, Zwilling, and Shun are so darn expensive). Because of their advertising and consistently high ratings, my friends and I have been watching the Dalstrong knives for a few years and after some additional research (and a great sale from Dalstrong), I finally decided to pull the trigger – buying the Dalstrong Knife Block Set you see in the pic along with a couple other knives noted below.
After my cooking buddies and I tried them out, we all came away with the same opinion…
Wow – Dalstrong knives are incredible – sharp, durable, high quality, and great in appearance!
Although I always tell my readers I’m just an Average Joe, I sure do feel like a chef when I’m using a Dalstrong knife!
Which Dalstrong Knives Should You Buy First?
If you’re like I was and need a full set of knives then I highly recommend the Dalstrong Knife Block Set because it pretty much has everything you need from a kitchen knife perspective. This includes:
IMPORTANT NOTE: By itself the set is a fantastic value but the fact that it also includes a set of SIX Steak Knives makes it even more valuable. If you like steak knives that have a great weight/feel in your hand, you’ll love the Dalstrong Steak Knives. Not only are they hefty but they also include granton edges for smooth slicing through any meat on your plate.
On top of that the knife block itself is a work of art and looks fantastic in your kitchen!
Believe the hype – Dalstrong Knives live up to every expectation we have of them – they are strong, sharp, and beautiful to work with. Buy one or more Dalstrong knives today and you won’t regret it.
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Readers of this blog know I’m a Kamado Joe fan and we’ve talked about how awesome the Kamado Joe grill is in numerous prior articles.
Today I’m thrilled to be able to talk to you about the all new Kamado Joe III – a product which has earned the Helpful Dad Editor’s Choice Award.
In this article, we’ll take a look at the Kamado Joe III, I’ll provide you links to learn more, we’ll check latest prices, and talk about whether you should upgrade if you already have a kamado grill. Sound good? Let’s go!
Meet the Kamado Joe III
In 2019, the Kamado Joe company introduced the Kamado Joe III. Here’s Kamado Joe’s intro vid…
Although the vid only features the Classic and Big Joe models, the Kamado Joe III will eventually come in three sizes: the Classic III, the Big Joe III, and the new Pro Joe.
Here’s what they look like. You can also check latest prices…
The SloRoller Hyperbolic Smoke Chamber is a bit of a mouthful so let’s just call it the SloRoller.
OK, so what is it?
The SloRoller is “the first of its kind, the revolutionary SlōRoller leverages patented, Harvard science that transforms a Kamado Joe® into one of the world’s most optimal smokers.”
Blah, blah, blah. So what does that mean?
Kamado Joe says the benefit of the SloRoller is “by distributing smoke and heat in rolling, recirculating waves, the SlōRoller surrounds food in clouds of delicious smoke while evenly distributing heat—resulting in enhanced flavor and significantly reduced hot spots.”
I’m down for fewer hot spots and better flavor, how about you?
Kamado Joe III – Full Review
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that our Kamado Joe articles have become so popular that we’ve started a new website called LordoftheGrills.com. We’ve published a full review of the Kamado Joe III and encourage you to read it. Click the following pic to read more about the Kamado Joe III, see the specs, get comparisons of the Kamado Joe III vs the Kamado Joe II, the Kamado Joe III vs the Big Green Egg, see everything that the Kamado Joe III comes with, and learn even more about the SloRoller….
What can you do with the Kamado Joe III?
There’s no better way to judge the new Kamado Joe III then to see it ‘in action.”
For that we turn to legendary Kamado Joe Chef John Setzler. John has already been busy experimenting with the Kamado Joe III – let’s see some of his latest cooks on this new grill…
That said, if you’re like me, you probably like to read reviews from multiple trusted sources. This product is still quite new so there’s not a lot of reviews out there, in addition to our full review at LordoftheGrills, here are a few we found helpful…
As I wrote about on my expert review of the Kamado Joe III on the LordoftheGrills.com site, the question of whether to upgrade to the Kamado Joe III is interesting.
If you already have a kamado like the Kamado Joe Classic II or the Big Green Egg, you might not want to upgrade because you could buy the SloRoller insert (once it goes on sale), however even Kamado Joe says that using the insert with an older kamado may not get you the full performance that the SloRoller is designed for.
Why? Because the new Kamado Joe III is actually a larger kamado. In fact, the Kamado Joe Classic III is nearly 3 inches taller than the Kamado Joe Classic II and the Kamado Joe Big Joe III is over 4 inches taller than the Kamado Joe Big Joe II.
The reason the Kamado Joe III models are different goes back to that Harvard Science – the larger chamber is designed to take full advantage of the SloRoller by providing a ‘hyperbolic smoke chamber.’ Here’s what the science looks like…
If you use your kamado to do a lot of low and slow bbq cooking, then you’ll really benefit from the Kamado Joe III being specifically designed for the SloRoller Smoke Chamber.
Because the Kamado Joe III is so revolutionary, I am recommending that if you have the funds and you want the best kamado on the market today, then you should buy the Kamado Joe III.
And when you do send me a pic of all the great food you’re cooking – no better yet invite me over for a brew and some wings!
What are YOUR thoughts?
Have you already cooked on the Kamado Joe III? Do you have plans to buy one? Or do you have a different opinion? Let me know what you think in the comments.
If you’re a believer in the health benefits of turmeric and looking for the best turmeric supplement, this article can help you. We’ll talk about what turmeric is, why turmeric is healthy, how to use turmeric for weight loss, I’ll give you 3 recipes for Turmeric Smoothies, and recommend what I think is the best turmeric supplement.
If you’re in a hurry and just want to know which product I’m recommending that’s cool too. It’s FGO’s Raw Organic Turmeric Root Powder. Here’s a link to it on Amazon…
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What is Turmeric?
WebMD provides us with a succinct and informative defintion for what is turmeric…
In the U.S., turmeric is best known as a spice. It’s one of the main components of curry powder. In India and other parts of Asia, turmeric is used to treat many health conditions. It is believed to have anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and perhaps even anticancer properties.
WebMD
Why Add a Turmeric Supplement to Your Diet?
The health benefits of turmeric have been written about in detail by numerous trusted websites, including:
Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe – which is the better kamado? It seems like this debate has been raging for years now, but in light of new product developments, maybe it’s time to wonder: is there finally a clear winner between these kamado giants? And if so, which kamado king will wear the crown?
In this article, we’ll provide a head-to-head comparison of the Big Green Egg vs the Kamado Joe across 10 categories for review as we examine build quality, innovation, owner satisfaction, average reviews, overall price to value, and more, so put your grilling apron on and let’s get cooking!
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Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe – Current Products
Before we get into the head-to-head comparison, it’s important to know what’s currently available from each kamado manufacturer since recent updates will play a role in our results. As it stands now, here are each company’s latest kamado’s.
Big Green Egg
Big Green Egg currently offers SEVEN sizes of kamados, they are: The Big Green Egg Mini, Minimax, Small, Medium, Large, XLarge, and 2XL.
Big Green Egg Kamado Lineup
You can see every version of the BGE lineup on the official “How do you like your Eggs?” webpage where you can check out full specs, cooking grill dimensions, available accessories, etc.
The takeaway here is that Big Green Egg offers a kamado for every need. Additionally, outside of the size variations, but for minor updates over the years, the BGE kamado hasn’t changed much since it’s release in 1974. It’s a quality kamado, beloved in the passionate Egghead Community, and continues to be one of the best selling kamados on the market.
Kamado Joe
Like Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe is a retailer that offers a variety of sizes in its kamado lineup. Currently on it’s third major update, the Kamado Joe III lineup is comprised of 3 versions: the Kamado Joe Classic III, Big Joe III, and Pro Joe III. There is also the Kamado Joe Junior.
Kamado Joe Pro Joe
Kamado Joe Big Joe III
Kamado Joe Classic III
Kamado Joe Junior
Additionally, prior versions of the Kamado Joe lineup (particularly the wildly popular Kamado Joe II variations are still widely being sold).
The takeaway here is that, although Kamado Joe doesn’t offer the same breath of size variations as the Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe does offer the most popular size options AND has continued to innovate the kamado technology itself over the years. We’ll see the impact of this in our head-to-head ratings below.
10 Head to Head Comparisons of Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe
In this section we’ll compare the Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe kamados across the spectrum of 10 categories. Our goal is to see which kamado maker will emerge as the winner of this long debate.
Conversely, Kamado Joe didn’t come onto the market until 2009 and although the brand has captured a large chuck of the kamado market since then, it doesn’t have near the history of the Big Green Egg.
Winner: Big Green Egg
2 – Build Quality
Big Green Egg Eggtoberfest
Kamados have become so popular that the marketplace is filled with all sorts of kamados – you see them everywhere now and it seems like everyone and their brother has a knockoff version to sell you.
Instead understand that the purchase of a kamado is an investment – an investment into your personal cooking enjoyment and your family’s outdoor lifestyle. Buy a quality kamado and you can expect it to last for a decade or more. Buy a crappy one and you may well have to replace it in a year or two.
BOTH the Big Green Egg and the Kamado Joe are classified in the industry as top of the line kamados for a reason – they are both well built and capable of providing superior performance over the long term.
This is not to say that the Big Green Egg and Kamado Joe haven’t had minor quality control issues in the past, they have. However both companies have continued to improve their products to fix those issues (building with better quality ceramics, improving the hinges, creating a new firebox, etc, etc). As a result, both companies have developed a reputation for high end build quality.
Winner: TIE
3 – Popularity
Given that Big Green Egg has been on the market since 1974 and the Kamado Joe brand is still only about a decade old, there’s really no comparison on this one – ARMIES of EGGHEADS cannot be denied and I wouldn’t dare to argue with them.
Consider these articles about the Big Green Egg Phenomenon…
BTW, another quirky way you can tell is by looking at the swag that people buy on Amazon – there’s a ton for Big Green Egg and not much for Kamado Joe…yet.
Winner – Big Green Egg
4 – Owner Satisfaction AND Brand Loyalty
Gee whiz, it looks like the battle of Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe isn’t much of a contest is it? So far the BGE is running away with this. Should we just crown BGE and be done with it?
Not so fast, because here’s where things start to get interesting.
When it comes to Owner Satisfaction, both Kamado Joe and Big Green Egg claim top spots in the kamado community and owner satisfaction is very high for both brands. Whichever brand you buy you’ll probably end up being satisfied too (at least in terms of overall quality if not overall price to value, but more on that below).
HOWEVER, when it comes to brand loyalty, one thing we can clearly see in the online world is that…
LOTS of people end up switching from Big Green Egg to Kamado Joe, but not many seem to switch from Kamado Joe to Big Green Egg.
I’m guessing the very reason YOU are reading this article is because you’re trying to decide between the two brands. Even the Egghead forums are filled with this question and if you peruse through the threads you’ll see countless stories about how loyal Eggheads made the switch to Kamado Joe (here’s one example of many) and are very happy. You can also find numerous articles online from folks who’ve debated the question and ended up deciding in favor of the Kamado Joe (for example, this article, and this one).
Kamado Joe Block Party
Perhaps the best testament to this is that, in less than a decade, Kamado Joe has become a fierce rival to Big Green Egg and the phrase “Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe” is one of the most popular search term when people shop for a kamado.
Because of all these trends, I would submit to you that Owner Satisfaction is likely a TIE between the two brands, but Brand Loyalty swings in favor of the Kamado Joe (because again, many people have switched from BGE to KJ, but you rarely hear about the switch from KJ to BGE).
Winner: Kamado Joe
5 – Innovation of the Kamado
As we discussed above in the first two categories, both Big Green Egg and Kamado Joe have spearheaded innovations in the kamado market. Ed Fisher and his Big Green Egg company are one of the big reasons why kamados have become so popular in the US and Mr. Fisher was one of the first to turn the 3,000 year old kamado concept into a commercialized product as a result of his innovative ideas. Over the years, Big Green Egg has continued to improve its product (with stronger ceramics, a patented vent door and hinge cap, updated hinges, and more). As such we would be remiss if we didn’t give the Big Green Egg its due as a leading innovator in the kamado world.
As for Kamado Joe, from the early days of the company, it sought to compete with Big Green Egg by producing at least a similar kamado cooker (thus the Kamado Joe Classic 1st Generation – which used to come in red or black). But since it’s launch in 2009, Kamado Joe hasn’t been satisfied with merely producing a similar product – instead the company has continued to innovate in order to try to create a superior kamado.
Kamado Joe Black
Kamado Joe has done more innovations of the overall kamado itself in the last 10 years than Big Green Egg has done in over 40.
Consider the following innovations just to the kamado cooker that Kamado Joe is responsible for…
Kontrol Tower Top Vent – for more precise temperature control and better rain/moisture intrusion prevention.
Multi-panel Firebox – to help prevent cracks in the interior fire box.
Counterbalanced Air Lift Hinge – a safety feature that helps prevent the heavy lid from falling and cracking a problem that used to plague Big Green Eggs.
In fact the new Kamado Joe III is such a game changer in terms of innovation of the kamado cooker that the launch of this product alone may well push the scales in favor of Kamado Joe.
You can read my full review of the new Kamado Joe III here…
Kamado Joe III Review
For all these reasons, we must conclude…
Winner: Kamado Joe
6 – Innovation of Accessories
This category too offers little competition.
Nobody can argue that Kamado Joe has produced more impactful accessory innovations than Big Green Egg.
Here are just a few GAME-CHANGER Accessories that Kamado Joe is responsible for (click any pick to learn more)…
Kamado Joe JoeTisserie
Kamado Joe Flexible Cooking System
Kamado Joe Pizza DoJoe
Kamado Joe iKamand
And we haven’t even mentioned the wide variation of cooking surfaces that Kamado Joe offers that go beyond just the standard stainless steel grates most kamados come with.
The Kamado Joe accessories are so popular that Egghead Forums are filled with articles about Big Green Egg owners retrofitting their eggs in order to use Kamado Joe accessories in their BGE’s.
So who’s the winner of the kamado accessories innovation category?
Winner: Kamado Joe
7 – Availability
The score is currently 3-2 in favor of Kamado Joe vs Big Green Egg. Is Kamado Joe gonna run away with this game now? Ah, not so fast.
One of the reasons why Big Green Egg is still so popular is that you can find the Big Green Egg in more places – from big box stores to pool supply stores to outdoor kitchen makers and scores of local shops, it seems like Big Green Egg is everywhere. In a 15 mile radius of my house in the Tampa area there are more than 10 dealers selling the Big Green Egg. For Kamado Joe there are only 3.
But the story doesn’t end with just brick and mortar stores – after all, we live in an online shopping world don’t we? And yet, but for the occassional special packages offered by BGE, normally can’t buy the Big Green Egg online.
So the bottom line here is that Big Green Egg rules the ‘shop in person’ world, while Kamado Joe rules the online world. The result then is…
Winner: TIE
8 – Summary of Respected Reviewers
If you’re read my blog before, you know I don’t claim to be something I’m not – I’m just an Average Joe like you and the purpose of this blog is to share ‘practical solutions to real life problems.’ Since most people are not made of money, if you’re considering spending a grand or more on buying a kamado, then you’ll probably want to do your research like I did and you’ll want some honest answers to the Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe question.
I’ve written a separate article about my personal viewpoint on the debate, but one of the things I try to do on this blog is provide you with links to OTHER quality reviews and opinions. I think that’s relevant to our head-to-head debate here too. Here are some of the most popular opinion pieces on Google that talk about the Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe question…
Both Kamado Joe and Big Green Egg are known for providing top notch customer support in the event of an issue and both feature some of the best warranties in the kamado market.
We’ve made it to the last head-to-head comparison category, perhaps the most important one of all – in the battle of Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe which kamado offers the best price to value?
One of the ways that Kamado Joe captured so much of the kamado market from Big Green Egg is because Kamado Joe not only priced their comparable size kamados well below the price of a similar Big Green Egg, but Kamado Joe also provided a number of free accessories with its grills (including the amazing Divide and Conquer cooking system, nest, ash tool, and more).
Since then Big Green Egg prices have come down. Although if you review the forums noted above that talked about the Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe debate, you’ll see that most people still feel that Kamado Joe offers the better overall value.
Now it should be noted that with the release of the Kamado Joe III, the prices for Kamado Joes of a similar size are now higher in some cases than a Big Green Egg, HOWEVER it’s important to see what’s included in the package.
Kamado Joe III’s come standard with the SloRoller insert, the Divide and Conquer Cooking System, Ash Basket, Ash Tools, Kontrol Tower, Heat Deflectors, and more.
If you went with a Big Green Egg of comparable size, you’d have to buy some, if not all, of these highly useful accessories after the fact (which could add as much as $500 or more to your purchase price).
When we talk in terms of Price to Value, this is the reason most people switch from the Big Green Egg to the Kamado Joe…
The fact is that Kamado Joe gives you more of what you really need in your kamado (particularly in terms of the ability to cook in a wider variety of ways out of the box without the need to retrofit anything).
Because of these factors, the winner of price to value is…
Winner: Kamado Joe
Who is the Overall Winner – Big Green Egg or Kamado Joe?
If you’re keeping score in our Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe 10 Head-to-Head Comparisons, it ends up as 5 wins for Kamado Joe, 2 for Big Green Egg, and 3 Ties.
Now as I’ve written about before, whether you purchase a Kamado Joe or a Big Green Egg, you’ll probably be happy. Both kamado’s are superior options in the world of kamado cooking. Over the years I’ve purchased both a Big Green Egg and a Kamado Joe and I do like them both, HOWEVER last year I ended up giving my Big Green Egg away to a neighbor and now cook exclusively on my Kamado Joe.
Why did I give away my Egg?
Because I just wasn’t using it as much as my Kamado Joe.
With all the innovations that are built in to the Kamado Joe it’s just an easier to use kamado.
That counts for something in my book. I got tired of fiddling around with retrofitting the Egg to make it work like a Kamado Joe.
I just want to cook and Kamado Joe allows me to cook on a kamado grill easier than a Big Green Egg does.
And with the amazing new innovations of the Kamado Joe III, there really is no longer any debate.
The Kamado Joe is the KING OF KAMADO GRILLS.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
What about YOU?
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