Great to see that KJ is advancing their product line. We love ❤our Classic ll, and I’m with you on controlling my own fire. Would like to see you run through a long cook like a brisket or pulled pork, just to see how stable it holds the temperature.😊

Morning James, thrilled Kamado chose you for this reveal. No better person out there in my opinion. Your enthusiasm reminded me of my toddler Christmas morning. You are the best! Thank you. Notification bell on, ready to see this perform and above all, the clean up. Should be interesting and fun to follow along.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

Always enjoy watching your un-boxing videos and assembly of a brand new bbq!. Looking forward to the next video of the first cook on it. Thanks James

I Love It! I'm all for help managing the fire while still providing excellent food. Technology advancement, and now the common person has the ability to make smoked/grilled deliciousness. Thanks for showing us this product.

Really exciting development Great to see you so excited!

Looks great! As a newbie I love the help it’ll provide me!

Of course I just bought a Kamado Joe Classic III. While I love tech, I still love the look of the Classic III and how clean it is. Looking forward to more videos on it from you!

Very interesting! I am glad that you are one of the first and few reviewers to get one thanks to all the efforts you put in your channel. The coal starting coil is cool and handy but I suspect it will be a consumable: I have been using these for over 4 decades and they do break fairly frequently and they see heat only for about 10 minutes/usage; this one will exposed to heat all the time.

Thanks, James! Wonderful review!

Thank you James. Great video as always. I’ve been using and love the Signals + Billows controller from ThermoWorks on my Big Joe. One thing that I’ve noticed using a controller on my kamado is how much it overshoots the temperature on initial heating before it stabilizes and how well it recovers without overshooting when you open the lid during a cook. I think some testing videos on those aspects would be helpful and if you can get your hands on it a side by side comparison with other controllers like the signals would be great. Thanks for all the helpful videos throughout the years.

Just bought my first KJ (classic) and have been watching all your vids. This seems interesting but I like the manual attention that a normal KJ requires

Congratulations on the new grill. There is no one else that I watch for my kamado cooks. Couldn’t have gone to a better guy. Nice work James

Thanks for the video James! I am a young dinosaur and love the skill of knowing how to use your grill without techie stuff. Looks like this product will sell to the set it and forget it type. Thanks again for your videos and making me a better griller dad to be!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Great review, James! Love your sense of fun and humour :) It looks super cold and there you are braving the elements in your Crocs and flannel shirt 👍

Thank you for posting these videos. Appreciate all your work and thorough reviews!

@SmokingDadBBQ

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My pleasure!

So happy you were able to get your hands on this. One thing that I’m curious about is will the placement of wood chunks change is you are using the automatic fire starter? It heats from the bottom so I assume the wood would catch and smolder before the charcoal and this lose out on smoke at faster than anticipated.

Excited to see the next videos with some real grilling!

Love your video’s James. I love my classic 2 for all the reasons you stated, but am intrigued with this for one possible capability. Can you operate the igniter via the app? Would be great if you could load it with charcoal and set your vent doors before leaving for work etc and then fire it up before getting home and arrive to a pre heated Kamado all ready to go. This would be an amazing option!! Usually time is the only reason I don’t use it every night

I usually avoid buying new products on the day they are released. With that being said, I am really tempted to to buy one. I fought the urge to buy a pellet grill a year ago and instead ended up with my first kamado style grill, a Kamado Joe Classic III (after watching countless videos from you). I am really looking forward to your future videos putting the Connected Joe through its paces. Cheers!

Great job on the review! I’m looking forward to this machine!

Winter is over!! Good to see your video again to kick off the season!!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Finally spring

Looking forward to all The cooking with this Kamado, I have a clasic III and I want to make sure I can use all the accessories I already have on this one. Looks like they hit a home run with this one, sometimes you need a piece of mind and let the computer do its thing.

Super cool! I'm still running on my KJ Classic original, but I do have an iKamand for long cooks and it works pretty well. I'm a "manual stick shift" guy as well for most cooks and enjoy the process. This looks way better than the iKamand since it's all built in and I wouldn't have to mess with a snap on accessory when I want to go automatic. As for future tests, I'm curious if you can program stages - like low and slow for chicken wings for the first stage, then kick it up for a final crisping stage.

Love it! Honestly, though, it’s basically an outdoor oven. 😊 Part of the draw of outdoor/open flame cooking is overcoming the elements and the learning curve to ultimately master the art. Will be very handy for temp management during long-slow cooks. Very nice addition to the Kamado-sphere. Will likely draw many copycats and new adopters. Still lovin’ my classic and Jr. Thanks for the peek, and the early impressions.

@deannamcgrew6288

Жыл бұрын

This is far from an oven. It’s a Kamado w a built-in temp controller. Plenty of open flames. A Traeger is an oven. This uses charcoal.

Very interesting device that I could give to my niece and she could smoke as well as me. This is going to put me out of that special place of cooking and smoking with fire. I love your choice of shoes during the start of a snow storm. Glad to see a little snow doesn't stop cooking. I would like to see your whole backyard set up. It appears to be very nice and well thought out.

Thanks for another great video. I have a Big Joe II. I prefer hands on also. I think I would upgrade to a Big Joe III before this but will wait to see your follow on cooks with it. I would like to see a comparison cook between the Konnected Joe and a Series II using iKamand.

Love the outdoor fireplace!

I love the fact that you can still manually control it. I have a pellet grill and it's really great for overnight cooking, but it is kind of noisy. It would be great to be able to combine some things because I have a small kamado (a Grill Bill) and I was looking for a bigger one and I really want a Kamado Joe. But again, for overnight cooking which I like to do with big pork butts this might be perfect, use it regularly and silently during the day, sleep at night and let it go. I'm curious to your cooks on this!

Thanks James - we're excited about this one! good unbox vid

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

thanks

Thrilled w this review. Thank you!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

glad you liked it!

Love the review, thank you for taking the time. One thing I noticed was that you set it for 400 but I saw closer to 440. Second, will be curious on how cleanup (charcoal ash) would look like. I assume you have to remove the fire starter to really get in there. Lastly, imo of course a brisket cook 😊. Oh and I assume you can start this up the old fashion way as well? Thanks again!

I have found, after doing several deep cleansing, the steel ring is finally easier for me to install. Great video James, I look forward to seeing if I need to convince my wife into buying another grill.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

As someone who’s been trying to use a joe jr for a year now with little to no success finding the temps I want this concept seems awesome

@MontaniEers

Жыл бұрын

Hang in there with the Junior. I love mine and its 3 kin (Big Joe 3, Classic 2, and a Classic 1). The Junior has been the biggest brat when it comes to trying low and slow cooks and I've fixed things with more patience, slower ramp up time, and sticking to one brand of charcoal.

interesting......very interesting. looking forward to more testing vids and seeing your take on the double indirect in a classic 2 conundrum.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Will be fun to play with

I like this. I think KJ used the CharGriller Auto Akorn as a test bed and made some great improvements. I like it.

Looking forward to your tests. Zero to ready time for a couple hamburgers would be nice to see. I would substitute this for my gas grill if being ready fast and controlled cook tests out. Small meals on a weeknight.

Very interesting! I think the ultimate test would be to see if it’s user friendly enough that the non grilling spouses are comfortable enough to use it.

Good morning Smoking Dad, I have a few questions that I know you will cover on your first cook/review. What is the highest temp you can set and can it take it without affecting electronics? Also, is it inclement/rain proof? Thank you for keeping us up to date. Keep up the great work, cheers!

Conceptually I like the like the electronic aspect because I use the Fireboard 2 for overnight cooks when I don't want to worry about temp management or the fire going out when I sleep. But I don't use it all the time and I'd rather have it be something I can replace or upgrade down the line instead of being built in to the Joe. I do appreciate that KJ seems to be innovating more than most companies, but I think they would have been better served by releasing a new standalone controller of their own that fixes the issues the current one reportedly has. Congrats on the 100k subscribers. It's cool to see you get these opportunities because of the work you've put into this channel.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏 and agree it’s likely less maintenance to have a stand alone but I appreciate there are customers (not me) that won’t consider anything other than an all in one unit

Thanks for the video - regardless of whether the final verdict is thumbs up or thumbs down, it’s great to see Kamado Joe continuing to innovate. I’m looking forward to whatever experiments you decide to run, but for now I have two questions I hope your later videos will answer. First, will lighting from the bottom mean you need to re-think how you place your smoking wood? I worry it will light first and be mostly gone before the temps settle and you can start cooking. Second, how will the electronics hold up? This is partly about Masterbuilt’s reputation, which is decidedly mixed, and partly just about the weather. It would be great if you could keep it under a simple cover, and not in the roofed portion of your yard. I don’t have that option, so it would be good to know if that means this just isn’t for me, because it needs more protection than I can give it, especially in an Ottawa winter. Thanks, and keep up the great work!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

I do appreciate the innovation as well. I think it says not to get wet so I will need a cover once it gets moved from the pergola

Yipee a new toy, can't wait to see some of your cooks on this baby. Thanks for sharing James

Ordered my Pepper Cannon yesterday during the sale couldn't stack the codes but it was the cheapest price I've seen for it so pulled the trigger; its still an expensive purchase but it will be worth it, thanks for all the great videos!

Great unboxing James! I’m wondering how it’s going to be to clean. Taking the big chunks out and then the ash.

Hi, really like the look of this new joe. Would be really interested in what accessories work with it, slow roller, joetisserie etc?

Thank you for this video. Can you control the Konnected Joe via the app away from your home network like when you are downtown? Thank you!

What an amazing job and pit that I am definitely interested in!! Looking forward for more!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Looks like they took what they learned from the AKORN Auto Kamado and super charged it. I’m sure the price will reflect that. I look forward to future uploads. I will add this to my wish list!

Hi, James, thanks for sharing. I just knew you were gonna be the first one to reveal this so about how long did it take to actually ignite the fire to where you need it once you push the igniter button thanks.

I used the ash tool last time I cleaned to get the interior plates lined up and that worked okay. Probably a paint stirrer stick would work even better.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍

Actually see this as a great upgrade to my std KJ.I had a fan attachment but difficult to maintain. Firebox and tower both evolutions in design over the std KJ. I’m in.

Excited to see if SloRoller works, I just hear that adds a lot to the smokey flavor.

Lifting in the red crocs. I dig it.

Looks like some nice toasty weather there James. Let’s see what else you get in there because so far I’m sticking with my classic 3. For this functionality I think it’s just better to get a regular pellet smoker that’s tried and proven. It’s amazing how your used to that weather there without as much as a hat. If that were here in south Florida, people would look like Eskimo on the video 😂

My first thought was I wonder if will be a problem with dirty smoke when it’s in auto mode with no draft coming from the bottom vent

I think this is going to be an awesome product to increase the demographic of Kamado Joe users! Well done James!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gino

Excellent walkthrough... looks interesting!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks John

Thanks James, great introductory video! Keen to see if it can handle not just the low and slow cooks, but also the really high heat steak searing/pizza oven style cooks (I’d be concerned that given the heat of the fire near the electronics that 700F temps could cause damage).

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Only one way to find out

@Kimsey47

Жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Don't be afraid to fire it up right James?! :)

I look forward to future videos on this including cooks and cleaning. I do like new gadgets, but I also like making and controlling my own fire. Wonder if they'll make a conversion kit for the Big Joe at some point in time?

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

@patricia.a18

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! I need this too!!!!

I agree with many of the comments here James; 1 - great video as always!! 2 - I like making/managing my own fire. 3 - this does have me intrigued… if I can still “drive the bus” myself OR let it work it’s magic when needed?? 4 - how will it manage in inclement weather (Ottawa has lots of it!!) I am looking forward to brisket; ribs and tomahawk cooks if you have the time…. Always enjoy your work James. 👍🏼👍🏼

Love the channel and content… and all things KJ! You may have already answered this, but does the SlōRoller work/fit on this new kamado?

How hard would it be to remove the "electronic part" of the grill? If it was to stop functioning, how hard would be to replace? Cant wait to see this grill in action.

I've been looking at these, as well as the BGE. I have been using your basic Weber Kettle when smoking, and of course the issue has been consistent temp control using the Weber. I like the idea of the computer control when I'm not able to watch and check the fire all day long. Now that you've had this for a month or so, I'm interested in your opinion about this grill. I'm basically sold on this, and may order in the next week or so.

A few question for you to try and answer after reading the manual on the KJ site. It says to clear out ash so the igniter works properly for each new cook. Can you test to see if that is needed and how often would it fail to ignite if you don't clean? Does the temp probes for the controller have a max temp above which they'd burn out? And can it hold lower temps as stated 200 degrees without bad tasting smokes?

Super curious about it holding up to elements if not covered and not under a roof. I don't love trying to control my own temperature and I like to be able to turn it on way from home so it will be ready to cook when I get home. This is why I never upgraded beyond a Joe Jr and ended up getting a Recteq. Since I want to do a built in, this unit may allow me to get rid of the Jr and the Recteq and have best of both worlds. Then just a small griddle and I am set.

@richardwingard4011

Жыл бұрын

It will hold up FAR better than your Recteq in the elements.

Great overview James! Nothing quite like unpacking a new backyard toy :) 🍻

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Totally!

James, this looks very intriguing, and would be interested to see some test cooks on it to see how well it performs vs the Joe Classic and compared to some other temp-controlled option like Traeger, etc. Also I'm curious what you think about the price-point. On KJ's website, looks like it's gonna go for $1700 as opposed to $2k for a Classic Joe 3. I'm wondering what you'd be giving up other than the Slo-Roller ($250), but if it otherwise has all the capabilities of the Classic 3, including that it's supposed to accommodate all the Classic Joe accessories (according to KJ's website), it seems like a great option to have this plus a SloRoller add-on.

What kind of max temp can you get? Looking for something that gets a good sear and I always like latest and greatest tools.

Hello from Scotland again. Interested to see if it would light with a charcoal basket as the basket makes cleaning so much easier. Also interested to see first clean with the lighting system. Nice video as always James.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

thanks

It's so CLEAN!

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Haha you forget sometimes what new looks like

Nice can you control it from the app? If so I hope it connects and works way better then the ikamand 2 which was a complete bust for me. Looks awesome tho and could make some long cooks easier

I missed the part where the giveaway had my name attached to it ? lol Thanks James as always, looking forward to something like this maybe this coming summer.

Thanks for sharing, have you figured out how you might pull off your double indirect method on this thing since the wire basket you used in the series 1 doesn't look like it will work on this unit?

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

I think a pizza stone will work on the x rack

It looks really cool, but I'm holding off. I'm still rocking the series III and loving it. I would like more space though. Eventually I think I'll talk myself into a Big Joe. Hopefully this new version will be available with the Big Joe's by then.

I want to know pricing of course :-) however, glad you are going to review the various KJ accessories. Would be great to look at Jotisserie, Slow roller AND DoughJo. Curious what the ‘high temp’ vs. ‘low and slow temp’ use is like and does it allow you to get the amount of smoke you want or the high heat you need for a sear, etc. I would imagine it can but just curious if it provides more control etc.

Congratulations on the new grill. There is no one else that I watch for my kamado cooks. Couldn’t have gone to a better streamer. Nice work James!

G'day James, I'm a fairly new subscriber to your channel. I've never owned a kamado grill before but very keen to buy one later this year and get started. I'll be very interested to hear whether you recommend the Konnected Joe as a stepping stone for beginners like me, since it has the option of both automated and manual control, or whether you think a beginner should go straight to learning fire management on a 'Classic' or 'Big' Joe. I've been leaning toward the Big Joe III up till now, but this new product has me wondering what to go for... looking forward to more of your videos on the Konnected Joe 😊

That looks cool. Great review. This ought to help Kamado Joe to appeal to a broader market, even though the bells and whistles on it are not necessary.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

For sure. I get this grill isn’t targeted to people like me so hopefully we gain some new friends who have been sitting on the fence

Well... I'll stick with my 4 analog KJs. My Meater probes help with managing dome temp (sure, it's an easy analog adjustment) and once you hit your temp the ceramics and vent settings lock it in. However, I admire KJ's ingenuity... Keep on keeping on. BTW, I really respect your honest reviews.

They do say on the website that all classic Joe accessories will work with this. Curious about cleaning and maintenance but things like the temperature graph and honing in temperatures are super exciting about this.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Yes they do, I have the sloroller and it fits

@bcfran3g844

Жыл бұрын

Can you do double indirect with the slow roller like in the classic 2?

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

@@bcfran3g844 yes. Will have to setup like I did in this one - kzread.info/dash/bejne/fGF5k7WAd8Wclrg.html

Someone with a keen eye will pick this out, but I think it's important to note that the indents in the ring that hold the ceramic "leaves" in place should be placed North-South-East-West so that the Divide and Conquer rack sits that way. You've pointed out before and I agree that the half moon grills need to be placed with the flat side North and South for best results. It starts with ring placement.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

Thanks I forgot to mention that this time

Looks great, but I'm with you on this one... Mostly analogue grilling for me. Just the longer cooks with my Fireboard 2. I also noticed the similarities with the classic 2, maybe they'll come up with a Konnected+ version or something. The Kontrol Tower Top looks just as shabby as the original one, which was replaced by KJ for the fourth time in 2 years now. The last one even had paint come off on the outside, even though it sits under a Porch all of the time. I'm seriously considering a Smokeware topvent. Just not so fond of the asthetics in comparison to the black vents.

Pretty nifty! Thanks for the overview.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

No problem 👍

How long did it take to get up to 400? Also I'm really hoping there's a button in the app, not just physical, that would allow you to start the fire starter. Then you can load charcoal and head to work and start it before you head home

Looks like the base is 1/4 ceramic and the rest metal(aluminum). Is the the case? Maybe that’s here the weight savings comes from. I wonder how hot the metal outside gets. Thanks for the review.

Very interesting, keen to see more. Possibly a great option for busy family weekends with kids sports etc while still having the option to drive it “old school” when life allows 👍🥩🍖

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

I like that it accommodates both groups for sure

@andrewdoran7591

Жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Great video as always mate, love your work and love the balanced and well considered reviews, invaluable. Cheers from down under

Back in the day I used an electric fire starter for old-fashioned charcoal. The first thing I thought of when I saw the "AFS" was how long before it burns out? More to the point, when it inevitability does burn out, how easy is it to replace and how easy will it be to find?

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

These are good questions. I am hoping they’ve thought about serviceability. Kj is usually pretty good with seeing around the corner on this kind of stuff so we will see when the time comes

James - I'm looking forward to a video on how it controls the temp inside. Doesn't seem to have a fan/baffle type of mechanism like some of the other 3rd party kamado products have that is used to control the temp within. Does it just instruct you to open and close the vents manually (since there isn't anything to automatically slide the vents open or closed)? I'd suspect it might alert you on the phone app to come and adjust the vents accordingly.

I was hoping this would be a big Joe 3 with the electronics. Prob not needed but still cool. Hopefully a larger grilling size is in the works. Even the Acorn has a 20” grilling surface. 18” is a no go for me.

Exciting new product! Thanks for the unboxing James. Like someone else mentioned, I’m wondering what the cleanup will be like with no basket.

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

There is a larger than normal tray channel that the ash pan slides into to remove the ash and coals that fall down below

@PatrickStrodel

Жыл бұрын

@@SmokingDadBBQ Thanks for that info.

It seems to be not as deep as the Classic Joe III, is that the reason it is a Divide and Conquer 2 vs a 3 setup? Would the 3 still fit if you had the racks?

Looks great! Can't wait to get my hands on a green one ;)

Does it have a plug for the joetisserie or is another cord required?

Wonder when it lands in NZ...not that I think I'd give up my Classic II. The thrill (and despair) comes from mastering the fire!

Curious if there's a Big Joe version of the Konnected coming as was close to hitting the purchase button on that.

Congratulations on the early review opportunity. I’m curious what it can do without Charcoal. For example, Can the heating coil turn this into an oven for low temperature dehydration?

@SmokingDadBBQ

Жыл бұрын

That’s an interesting question. The starter turns off automatically so not sure we could keep it on longer other than pressing is several times

How's the charcoal usage? Because you light light from the bottom, I would expect it to use more charcoal. And another question: What to do with the smoking wood? Place it near the bottom?

I’m curious how you clean the ash after a cook. Is the igniter removable?

This looks awesome! Been looking at getting the Big Joe. Will they have a version like this for the Big Joe?

Is there a upgrade kit for a classic joe to the connected joe?

How easy will it be to replace that electric element/starter at the bottom of the grill? That's going to be a wear item. I used to have an electric starter like that and it eventually stopped working. Otherwise, I like this but I'll stick with the KJ I have. The handles on the sides are a nice touch. Should help reduce the number of "bounce tests" that are performed on KJs.