Kamado Joe Big Joe Konnected Joe Digital Charcoal Grill & Smoker w/ Auto-Ignition & Temperature Control - KJ15042425

Fill her up, push the button and go. It's so easy. Than set your desires temperature and it will do the rest. Low & slow or hot & fast, it becomes so easy with the (Big) Connected.

Do yourself a favor and purchase this grill. Excellent choice!

This grill is magical. Ribs, reverse sear Waygu steaks, veggies, whatever. The electronic controls and starter are genius. Start it and relax--the first grill and smoker to actually allow you to entertain and hang out with your guests. It feels like cheating because it's so easy

I love the new Konnected Joe. The digital feature increases consistency with each cook!

I used my Konnected Joe for the first time and below are some good points and bad points I found about this new smoker both PROS and CONS. This is a first impression so any items might change as I use the smoker more. You will see some items have both Pros and Cons. PROS 1) THE SIZE! The Big Joe connected Joe is massive. That is a great point in my opinion I was looking for something larger than my existing smoker and this fits perfectly. I almost got the smaller version and so happy I stepped up to this larger unit. The small mail I cooked on my first session looked tiny on the massive greats. I can't wait for my next cook so I can try something out much larger. 2) START UP. The connected Joe is a breeze to start up the click of a button to get it going worked great I set the temperature for 250 hit the button and in no time I was up Temp this is so much easier than my old smoker it did overshoot the temperature just a little bit, but it came right back down in line to what I needed. 3) TEMPERATURE! The temperature held great on this unit. I had it set for 250 and it creeped up a little bit, but since this was my first cook, I knew I was gonna have to get used to the damper settings the automatic fan did it job I was able to dial in and keep the temperature pretty much like I wanted. 4) KONNECTED features. The main reason I bought this version was the connection applications. I'm new to smoking and thought this would be a great way for me to learn. I believe there's going to be some additional learning to use the connection application part of this smoker, it was great to be able to look at the temperatures remotely while I was doing the other things at the house. CONS 1) PROBES. The main issue I have is the probes don't read well on the app. To begin the session it didn't read at all. Eventually it did begin registering but not on the app only on the grill screen. The main reason for going with the Konnected Joe was for the remote monitoring. I could have purchased a Big Joe and used third party ad-ones. 2) KONNECTED APP. The app needs work. Although it does read an overall temperature, the probe readings don't seem to work. This could cause me to have to purchase third-party temperature probes and for the price of this unit they should be accurate. The app also does not allow you to change the temperature of the smoker itself. I don't understand why it would allow you to select different temperature level levels in the app, but it not change it on the smoker. What good is it to have that functionality but it not actually work. 3) SET UP / CUSTOMER SUPPORT. I had an issue on set up. I tried to contact customer support and it was an automated nightmare. I'm really frustrated with these companies, turning everything over to AI and not training how to enter questions appropriately. I was finally able to reach someone, but it took a couple of hours and numerous attempts to connect with a live support person once I did they helped me correct the issue quickly. The troubleshooting portion of the instructions were terrible. I don't believe one session gives this grill a fair shot. But I do believe it's important to see first impressions when you're getting a product like this. I will continue to test it out and see how I can learn more about its features. I stay excited about being able to use this Big Joe Konnect Joe and up my smoking skills.

Seemed fine out the box. Some minor alignment issues but nothing major. We have grilled on this unit 5 times in 18 days. The ceramic outside has fractured on the back hinge area. It struggles to maintain high heat without manual intervention, the fan and minor top vent adjustments simply won't do it all. I've only been able to maintain 615 F for 20 minutes at most. I've been able to stabilize at 450 F but it struggles to hold above 500 F I'm not sure why. The hottest it got was 640 F aim was 615 F temperature with the fan and restarting the system and letting it recalibrate and stabilize at 615 F. That allowed me to grill at 550-600 for 8 hours. Looking forward to the winter months, but this cracking ceramic has me concerned. I do most of my grilling in the winter.

Set it and forgetting, incredible results. No more fidgeting with temps or waking up in the middle of the night to make adjustments

What an innovation in a Kamado style grill! I like grilling from the couch on a weekend day cook or knowing what is happening on an overnight cook without leaving my bed!

I have had my Konnected Big Joe for closing in on two months now. I had been wanting to give my pellet grill to my nephew and upgrade to something I could sear, smoke, and grill on. This thing cooks like a dream. I have done at least 2 dozen cooks on this thing. Rotisserie chicken, wings, ribs, an awesome brisket, teriyaki chicken, steak…and I even baked a loaf of dutch oven bread on it. This is going to be amazing to essentially use this as a second oven when I host family on the holidays. The automatic fire starter and fan combo makes it so easy for me to just decide to grill on a whim. It is started and up to basic temps in about 15 minutes. I don't have to baby it at all, so I can go prep ingredients while it brings itself to temp. I am really happy with this kamado. I had never cooked on one before I got this, and was a major upgrade for me from a pellet grill.

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I purchased my Kamari Joe there a fund raiser and have not regretted the purchase at all It's wonderful to smoke or grill anything.

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