How to Light a Kamado Joe Grill
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- Опубликовано: 20 апр 2022
- Chef Eric Gephart show us how to light a Kamado Joe Grill. Whether you're cooking hot and fast or low and slow, this video will teach you how to build your coal bed and then stabilize the temperature for your cook!
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We put the lit fire starters directly into the dustpan and reinsert it into the cooker. It positions the fire source directly under all of the charcoal without having to scoop down to 'expose' a clear area for this. There is still an overabundance of ventilation.
We've got a Big Joe, I'll have to try this method next time! I've just been using a chimney to get my charcoal started.
As always perfectly explained by Chef Eric - but when I started my Kamado I had very good experiences with my Looftlighter and I always use it 👍👍👍
Thanks Chef..I have been looking to add a Kamado to my stable. You pushed me over the edge.
This is the best instructional starter video out there!! Thank you!
Great video with even greater instruction. Thanks
Thanks for watching!
Thanks Chef Eric for your knowledge sharing
Thanks for watching!
Great video
If you have a lot of extra time, the fire starters are good. But a GrillGun is the best answer... Ready to cook in about 15 minutes. I think vacuuming out the grill before building a fire is a must.
Good things to know. Had previous issues with slow starts and then runaway heat for cooking meats. I recently trimmed a round pizza stone with a wet tile saw to fit my Primo oval jr. I think I’ll try cutting a stone in half for deflectors. Got my Primo for $40 at a local thrift shop so I think I can swing some more stones and charcoal.
Would you do the same thing for an indirect cook in the winter?
Videos like this make me want to give mine another go. I have a Big Steel Keg and have fought and fought trying to get it to light and hold temps. After watching this I feel like I'm probably over filling it a lot. Time for another try!
Remember the bottom draft door is like the gas pedal and the top vent is like a brake pedal to a car...find that rite balance and I usually adjust my vents about 50-30° before my target temp depending on how fast my temp needle is moving. Hope this helps
@@FullSend93 that is good advice. I'll be giving it another try tonight or tomorrow. I've always heard how good they can be and I'd like to get back into using charcoal again. I even bought a fan controller for it and that never worked.
@@05subisti don't give up took me a few tries as well...what helps the most for me was "smoking dad bbqs" advice and vid is to heat soak the grill at least for ceramic kamados before trying to dial in the temps..and yea with the kamado style grill less charcoal is better unless you plan to smoke with Temps over 350°
I liked chef Eric’s advise but I’d be willing to bet in this video the grill would have been temping over 300 when he said this is how you low and slow. Maybe not tho bc it would need to heat soak so maybe he purposely got it pretty hot so it could heat soak quickly and by the time his vent adjustment adjusted (probably around 20-30 minutes later) the temp it would be down to what someone would want for low and slow (225-275)
Do u remove the bottom charcoal grate when using a charcoal basket
Hi Eric, how do you feel about the lighting of the lump charcoal from the bottom with the Komado Joe Konnect, as opposed to how you are lighting in this video? How effective do you think the Konnect Joe lighting will be? Thanks!
I bought a kamado Joe last year (classic 2) with the kick ash basket. Absolutely love it.
One question I had is how do you know when to close the dome? It said 10 mins, but if there’s still white smoke, do I need to wait for that to go away before closing?
As someone who has had a KJ Big Joe 3 for about 3 years now, I typically wait until my coal bed looks how his does at the 4:55 mark of this video. I then close my dome and adjust the top and bottom vents - depending on the cook I am doing. As I'm waiting for the temp to come up to my desired level (typically 235-250) I find any possible "white smoke" remaining gets burned off during this time as your temp is stabilizing in the cooking chamber. Any possible wood chunks used I'll add during this stage as well. Thereafter I'll add any accessory I'm using for that cook (most often it's the Slo-roller) place my cooking grates at the desired level and simply wait for my temp to stabilize. All in all this process takes about 30min total.
Thank you very much MrMcPhilly!
The smoke can also depend on the type of charcoal or wood you use...like he said keep this simple..I always light my fire, wait about 10 mins dome open, then close the dome wait till its warm to the touch, then put my accessories in then dial in your temp 30° before your target temp. Usually a 30 min process.
Very interesting - your method of getting the full coal bed lit and then starting to choke down to achieve a smoke setting is different than I have seen. Does getting the whole bed lit prior to choking it down affect fuel longevity, and is it more difficult to get that 250F if you start with a fully lit bed?
Granted I have a Summit Charcoal, I usually start with a smaller fire and slowly let that propagate to the fuel load.
I use a grill blazer..far more effective :P
I have to disagree with most of the first few minutes of what you said. Not that it doesn’t work but that it is not necessary to begin a fire that way. I have a big Joe and in the 3 years I have had it if I need to add lump charcoal for my cook I fill the entire basket. The basket is designed to allow air flow all around it so it is not necessary to push it to
One side to expose the grate. Having a full basket does Not mean your temps
Will over shoot. That is regulated by the top and bottom dampers as you went on to say. Once your cook is done close both dampers to snuff out the fire and you can use the remaining coals for your next cook. Just make sure and stir them around to release the ash down to the tray and empty it.
I agree with all your other points.
Propane torch all day long!
Kamado ad, only through a video.
Not an ad. Just sharing knowledge on grills we enjoy 😊
What kind of warranty is it if Kamado Joe cannot, or will not replace items that fall apart (under warranty) for weeks or months? You cannot even use the grill, and it's under warranty? Buy an Egg or cook in your kitchen; this is an internet company with NO meaningful service.