How to Start your Kamado Joe

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  • Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
  • Check out our video that shows you how to build the fire in your Kamado Joe grill and stabilize it at whatever temperature you want for cooking! This is one of those processes that will become second nature to you after you have done it a few times!

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  • @GPasalis
    @GPasalis 2 года назад +2

    One of the actual useful videos for starting a kamado for the first time. Thank you

  • @SmokyRibsBBQ
    @SmokyRibsBBQ 11 лет назад +24

    This is the video I watched, before I ever attempted to fire my Kamado Joe up! Great instructional video for a new Kamado owner! Thanks John!

  • @ynothump2566
    @ynothump2566 2 года назад +1

    Wow what a great informative video.
    Just purchased a Joe Junior and was looking for a vid like this and this info is straight out the top drawer.
    Thanx so much for this. Love and respect from England UK ❤

  • @jeremymartinez2897
    @jeremymartinez2897 9 лет назад +9

    I have been using a green mountain pellet grill for the past 4 years. Got my Big Joe 3 weeks ago and this video was extremely helpful.

    • @jeremymartinez2897
      @jeremymartinez2897 9 лет назад

      Your videos have all been a great help. I can't thank you enough. I am extremely happy with my Big Joe it's amazing

    • @bibousisi5437
      @bibousisi5437 6 лет назад

      This is glorious, I've been looking for "preheat bbq" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you ever come across - Ariafan Barbecue Babassu - (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some super things about it and my mate got great results with it.

    • @davesturdy
      @davesturdy 6 лет назад +2

      Is the wire for the probe fed under the lid? If not how do you monitor the internal grate temperature? If so, don’t you break the seal around the lid and pit?

  • @BennyBestt
    @BennyBestt 2 года назад

    My brother has been cooking on a komodo Joe for years and swears by this method. Can hit and hold temps all day long

  • @Irrirriii
    @Irrirriii 6 лет назад +1

    After watching few videos, I still wasn’t getting it, until I watched this. Thank you, very helpful.

  • @bernardsbbq
    @bernardsbbq 3 года назад

    My Kamado Joe Classic II will arrive tomorrow, thanks for this video.

  • @robwiebe359
    @robwiebe359 5 лет назад

    I use a Milwaukee heat gun on high setting. Lights coal in about a minute and a half. Theses are the best vids for learning about your joe

  • @ryansmilowitz8458
    @ryansmilowitz8458 3 года назад +1

    You sound like Hank Hill from King of the Hill, Im excited to use my Komodo Joe

  • @brad4527
    @brad4527 5 лет назад +2

    Definitely by far one of the best videos everyone should watch! Thank you!
    Getting my Big Joe Soon as they deliver it, hopefully Tuesday it will be here

  • @kimcobb47
    @kimcobb47 10 лет назад +3

    Thanks, I'm off to Baptize my NEW Classic!!! So Excited!!!

  • @carmenschumann826
    @carmenschumann826 8 лет назад +6

    . . . thank you . . . very informative about the regulation process !

  • @IAmTheDealMaster
    @IAmTheDealMaster 7 лет назад +2

    Well done. I have a smoker that I've wondered how best to get to temp. Originally I just let it blaze then attenuate the air circulation but took forever to drop down to temp. Then I tried to achieve temp soon after the fire got going. Your method I'll try next.

  • @merobaro
    @merobaro 7 лет назад +1

    Thank You! Very informative and to the point. Happy Kamadoing 🖖

  • @cdmays
    @cdmays 4 года назад +1

    Great video! Wish he had followed through on how he set the vents when he opened the lid to put meat on.

  • @davidalanmedia
    @davidalanmedia 3 года назад +1

    Thanks! Super helpful.

  • @squawk2910
    @squawk2910 6 лет назад

    did my first chicken yesterday... thanks for all your tips...( a beginner kamado joe fan)

  • @scojo1382
    @scojo1382 10 лет назад +1

    Thanks! Starting the fire is the hardest part of this process for me.

  • @lidibox
    @lidibox 4 года назад

    Great instruction. No Mambo Jambo. Thanks from Holland.

  • @meaghankearns2462
    @meaghankearns2462 Год назад

    Love ur accent ty for this !

  • @ChuckNorris-bf5cj
    @ChuckNorris-bf5cj 5 лет назад

    Thank you so much! Very helpful video.

  • @hadrianaugustus3626
    @hadrianaugustus3626 8 лет назад +1

    just got the kamado.
    thanks for the tips. ciao

  • @harryblundell1754
    @harryblundell1754 3 года назад

    Great video mate, thank you.

  • @lorrainekay13
    @lorrainekay13 6 лет назад

    Thank you. Excellent video.

  • @LDH918
    @LDH918 5 лет назад +8

    Could you also add pieces of wood on top of the coals to give the pizza an authentic brick oven pizza flavor?

  • @lawix21477
    @lawix21477 3 года назад

    Thanks for this video.

  • @Abellyisforjelly
    @Abellyisforjelly 5 лет назад +1

    I just got the classic 2. I can't believe how fast this thing pegged out the thermometer.. wow!

  • @mrichard099
    @mrichard099 9 лет назад +2

    You said you were going to smoke some almonds... since you put the heat deflector on how are you going to get your wood in for smoking? Asking because I always heat up my grills and heat deflector, then pull them, drop some hickory or peach wood and then let it start smoking. what's your approach?

  • @MattB74
    @MattB74 11 лет назад

    Great video John.

  • @nicholastorok9859
    @nicholastorok9859 3 года назад +2

    About how long did it take you total to get to temp. The manual says about 40 min or so but mine went up very quickly.

  • @jimilove7773
    @jimilove7773 3 года назад +1

    nice vid!

  • @jimbonelson111169
    @jimbonelson111169 11 лет назад

    needed this video thanks for all the help

  • @garykazanjian824
    @garykazanjian824 4 года назад +3

    When do you put in wood for smoke flavor and should wood be under the coals or on top of the coals?

  • @patoches
    @patoches Месяц назад

    Wouaw 🔥🔥

  • @ollygee
    @ollygee 7 лет назад +5

    do you ever spread the coals around once lit to help keep the temps low?

  • @superman60201
    @superman60201 Год назад

    Do you recommend starting from the middle as opposed to the edges?

  • @kenney9120
    @kenney9120 8 лет назад +1

    From what I see the ability of the Kamado to perform very long cooks is a form of the minion method,,,,the fire spreading across the charcoal bed. Do the vents have any tendency to clog with ash as the charcoal burns? Would you recommend sifting out the dust in a screen before adding the charcoal?

  • @Flienlow
    @Flienlow 4 года назад

    If there is one thing I absolutely hate about the KJ, it is getting the Fire going. It has always been a pain in the ass. Either no heat , or too much

  • @patmerrick6377
    @patmerrick6377 2 года назад

    Can you open it and apply wood chips and keep at the same temperature

  • @miamiles7996
    @miamiles7996 3 года назад

    I wish I could use it inside since I live in an apartment

  • @CIBRMIKE06
    @CIBRMIKE06 5 лет назад +1

    Anyone know if a KJ daisy wheel will fit a vision b series? Sorry due to budget constraints I had to settle on the vision lol.

  • @jacat4533
    @jacat4533 8 лет назад +1

    Hi there, is the bottom vent setting 1inch open even on a big joe with no screen for 250? Or is it more? Thanks.

  • @kirkland99
    @kirkland99 10 лет назад +2

    Hi John, can you confirm that the cast iron holed plate on the bottom should be turned upside down?

    • @MrRaErickson
      @MrRaErickson 5 лет назад

      Rickythestick mine has a chamfered edge to the holes on one side. I put that side up because in my opinion the ash and smaller bits should be easier to fall through from that side.

  • @seasonings2taste115
    @seasonings2taste115 6 лет назад

    for lower temperatures, IMO, an electric starter is best. But it's also nice to light it and walk away.

  • @Joosy131
    @Joosy131 9 лет назад +3

    I don't like using fire starters have you guys had a look at a looftlighter??

  • @rogerthat4662
    @rogerthat4662 7 лет назад +1

    Can you leave the coal in the base for use at another time!? Or do you have to remove it?

    • @sawtoothscream1521
      @sawtoothscream1521 7 лет назад

      ROGER B HUTCHINSON I leave it personally, fires right up the next time I use it. Might want to stir it up and nock the small stuff out of the bottom so it's not killing the air flow

  • @user-ju3cg3lh9n
    @user-ju3cg3lh9n 8 лет назад

    Thanks!

  • @mycatumz640
    @mycatumz640 5 лет назад +2

    I have never used any kind of chemical based fire starter. From what I read Kamado recommends using an electric starter so you don't put the chemical flavor into what your cooking. Just s thought.

  • @MissBurr1
    @MissBurr1 7 лет назад

    Can you tell me where to order a good quality grill part for my kamado? the one that came with it is not that good quality.....got mine from sams club, need a better grate, cast iron would be good

  • @hergec3723
    @hergec3723 8 лет назад

    Haven't bought one yet but planning to, where do you normally insert the external Maverick temperature probe?

  • @talezfromthedashcam3138
    @talezfromthedashcam3138 7 лет назад

    ok excuse the noob question. why you using a separate thermometer from the grill? and where RTD being placed on the new sensor?

    • @Mikes_Vids
      @Mikes_Vids 7 лет назад

      Talez From the DashCam because a grill mounted thermometer is not telling you the temperature at the cooking surface.

    • @annetteosnos4382
      @annetteosnos4382 6 лет назад

      There is almost no difference in a ceramic (kamado) grill, because they are so well insulated.

  • @jonathanfox9517
    @jonathanfox9517 10 лет назад +1

    How long would that last for? Say you wanted to smoke a Boston butt would that much charcoal last 12+hours? My last few overnight cooks have gone out :(

  • @kapbab751
    @kapbab751 7 лет назад +1

    How do you guys deal with fluctuations in temperature as a result of wind/breeze? I find I can get a temp where I want it but then when the breeze picks up or completely dies I need to sit and babysit the fire all day constantly making adjustment.

    • @IAmTheDealMaster
      @IAmTheDealMaster 7 лет назад

      I use the DigiQ temp regulator. It has a fan that blows air into the fire box based on feedback from its temperature sender in the fire pit. Works great. I have smoked all night while sleeping, get up in the morning and temp is still where I set it.

    • @annetteosnos4382
      @annetteosnos4382 6 лет назад +1

      If your temperatures are fluctuating over a wide range over time, you have not prepared the fire properly. I find that most people don't put sufficient charcoal in for an overnight smoke. If you note what the OP says in the video, none of the charcoal ever should go to waste, so don't be shy. When you want a short, high-temp cook, then use less.

    • @brucetrythall3068
      @brucetrythall3068 6 лет назад

      Deal Maste

  • @castillo_in_his_castle
    @castillo_in_his_castle 11 лет назад

    Do you use more fuel when cooking when starting it this way opposed to using the minion method??

  • @jamoney45
    @jamoney45 7 лет назад

    I also came from a pellet grill, Sometimes I get a gassy or petroleum taste to my food, I haven't used kamado joe charcoal yet, I've only used royal oak, can it be the charcoal or is there something else that typically causes this apart from a rookie griller!

    • @jamoney45
      @jamoney45 7 лет назад

      I use an electric starter btw

  • @fkporsche1
    @fkporsche1 5 лет назад

    Great helpful video! 🦅🦅🇺🇸
    Official

  • @bullmangotti
    @bullmangotti 11 лет назад +1

    So funny watching you maintain the temp without using a BBQ guru.

  • @pim1234
    @pim1234 7 лет назад

    Is this a Kamado Joe Classic?

  • @jagga309
    @jagga309 6 лет назад +1

    Too expensive. Love to have one though.

    • @joepickering275
      @joepickering275 5 лет назад

      take a look at wild goose kamado

    • @aaronritzenthaler
      @aaronritzenthaler 4 года назад

      asif the first generation the 1’s are about half price of where they started. Big box stores have ones like this for $700

  • @ek1885
    @ek1885 5 лет назад +6

    Out of breath 1:50 into vid.
    LOL

  • @ScaredWhitey
    @ScaredWhitey 4 года назад

    This is a great video but man does it look really annoying and tedious to get the heat right. Unless you have tons of time to monitor and dial in the vents, why would you want such an inconvenient grill?

    • @coryguala9385
      @coryguala9385 3 года назад

      Imagine a 16hr pork butt cook where you only need to spritz every so often and no need to add fuel ever

  • @larrymichaud235
    @larrymichaud235 4 года назад +2

    Looks like a pain to start and maintain right temp.

  • @fisherofmen7777
    @fisherofmen7777 4 года назад

    Luke...I am your father.

  • @caseylrand
    @caseylrand 7 лет назад

    Law-ump

  • @Chaos------
    @Chaos------ 5 лет назад

    Way too much charcoal

    • @MrRaErickson
      @MrRaErickson 5 лет назад

      Chaos nah

    • @tvideo1189
      @tvideo1189 5 лет назад +1

      Nope. Kamado's are stingy with lump charcoal, but do need a fire bed. Just a small amount of what he put in there will actually burn. After the cooking, close the vents and the fire smothers out. LOTS of charcoal left over for the next cook.

  • @user-ju3cg3lh9n
    @user-ju3cg3lh9n 8 лет назад

    дороговатая херовенка!

    • @chubawmaba
      @chubawmaba 7 лет назад

      при этом дешевле чем big green egg

  • @joepasquarello1273
    @joepasquarello1273 2 года назад

    Kamado Joe warranty policy and customer service sucks!