Is the Konnected Joe All Hype? Don’t Buy Before Watching!

Is the new Konnected Joe from Kamado Joe All Hype? Or is it going to revolutionize backyard cooking like they say it will? Watch to get my take on it all.

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[RobertDickert]

Great video, informative and entertaining...but I bought the Konnected Joe anyway! I am coming from owning a Traeger, so I appreciate the connected grill features, and I'm coming from a different history (oh charcoal, how I've missed you). A Konnected Joe with a (separately purchased) SloRoller is *still* $50 cheaper than a KJ Series 3. It has all the same features except it only has 2 vs 3 tiers of divide-and-conquer. That's not nothing, but on the plus side it has the electric starter and the fan/controller. I press start and the grill is at temperature in <15 minutes, no muss, no fuss. That grill gun you have is definitely way cooler (I lust, I admit) but still slower and more work than the electric igniter - and the grill gun also costs +$180. If the power goes out, I can still use it as a Series 2 grill, so loss of electricity is not the end of this grill. The grill has a higher IPX rating than my Traeger, and I've left that grill out in heavy rain and snow with no ill effects. Smoking Dad's BBQ turned a pressure washer on it, and it didn't break. So the manual saying keep it out of the rain is...unfortunate (lawyers!), but not a real cause of concern to me. I appreciate that all kamados are good at holding temperature (should have checked it out sooner!), for for weeknights or when I want to be able to leave the grill on weekends (virtually every time I use the grill), the Konnected Joe is better for me. Also, the controller fan is quiet and accurate - from what I've seen, it seems like the iKamand and Billows are noisy, stick out the front of the grill, and don't work as well as the KJ built in fan (also, I own a Signals, but for new buyers Signals + Billows is over $300 additional). So I'm happy with my purchase. Different strokes for different folks. If you already have a kamado and all the accessories, that's one thing, but for new buyers, I think it's overall the best kamado out there for the money. Anyway, it gave me an excuse to switch to a kamado - I think you'll agree it's an upgrade from a Traeger. Thanks for the vid, was worth the watch!

[PRESA]

You are the first person that I have seen not only give an honest review but offer options for other units! Thanks you!

[joeg.]

I purchased a Kamado Joe Konnect on 6/22/2023. Once I unboxed it, I started to realize that it was improperly assembled at the factory. The lower lid band bolt was stripped, the lower gasket was improperly installed. These problems made it so the lid would not close properly. I tried to adjust the lid accordance with their instructions, but had to cut the lower band belt bolt and replace with another bolt in order to adjust. I opened a support ticket with customer support and it took over a month for them to respond. Currently, the grill sits out on my patio unusable, and I am getting very little support from Kamado Joe. Kamado Joe has poor quality control and the warranty is worthless because they don't respond to customer issues.

[KarnivoreKaren]

Have to agree with you on this one. All the 'innovations' seam like just extra headaches. Looking forward to the slow roller with the BGE. If it works well I'll be adding it to my shopping cart 🛒

[jeffrey]

Exactly, beside the automatic fire ignition there are no advantages. The display let's you know the position to put the draft door and the top tower vent. When using a KJ classic 2 for several years now I can perfectly dial in these positions myself. I also wonder if the automatic fire ignition gets clogged overtime with left over charcoal (dust) or fat drippings?

For now I'am not that excited or thinking about replacing my classic 2 grill

[ManniCrew]

I like all your real comments for us non cashed up BBQ'er's. You've made my mind up in buying a Series 3 Big Joe with accessories.

[dawsonnance]

I have a pit boss and I want a charcoal grill, this was extremely helpful as I was looking into this grill.

[jnorth]

Thanks for these, I've been looking at one of these for a while and have been wondering all the differences.

[jimalafogianis]

Part of the fun of having a bbq is prepping the grill, putting in the charcoal and lighting the fire. I love watching the flames and the grill getting up to temp. I am not sure about this new Kamado. I have the good old faithful series one and couldn't be happier. I am with you, too many gadgets. You might as well, dare I say, fire up the gas grill.

[AchtungGefahr]

„So I’ve got that going for me, which is nice“ love it in fact it gives me total consciousness!

[rswanigan]

Man. Thank you so much. This was very informative. You help me make my decision. 😊

[kenwicks]

Well done Sir !!!! less marketing hype.... more real innovation ! I Love Kamado cooking... but this new product just seems like making a complicated, less effective solution where there was no problem. .. Thank you for getting to that point !

[brv]

I totally agree with you, everyone is all hyped up about the new Joe and forget that there's options out there with similar results. I'm a huge fan of Kamado style grills but don't have the $$ for a good one like Kamado Joe you got. I picked up a used $40 Weber kettle premium and cleaned it up, bought a defuser attachment for indirect smoking and will soon be getting the spider venom temperature fan controller attachment. I think with this set up the results will be great and still be under a quarter of the price of a Kamado Joe.

[trevor]

its all very good putting the signals kit in a rainproof bag what about the billows fan the issue ive had is the billows fan is not rain proof even though thermoworks says its weatherproof twice i had the billows stopped working for ever twice because they were exposed to slight rain

[fredpesant]

Really appreciate your review. We all like new stuff. However, BBQ is the basics: air and combustion. Just need to make the better out of it.
I use my Kamado Joe classic 2 with the ThermoWorks controller whenever I do long cook and it’s fantastic.
But let’s be honest, 80% of the time we do quick cooks during the week which only requires to light up the coals and get to temperature.

[absoz]

Heck, even my Weber Smokefire can stay outside and be used if the sky is crying (you know and understand why I have it, though I do miss my WSM and Kettle, but the massively reduced shoulder and back pain when cooking is a godsend - and unless windy, have a decent sized outdoor umbrella for keeping the area dryish for when doing anything with the bbq’s in such conditions

That’s a real shame they haven’t allowed for those times and might well put off people who need some assistance with controlling our bbq’s

The 2 biggest flaws (other than weather conditions) I think are where the probe is, and the starter. It might take a number of people a while to realise about the starter - I do know you, James, and various others love your little friends

Great educational video Al, and many of your points I didn’t realise after watching James video just before yours.

PS was this shot on the new “camera” equipment, looks great

[drvaleriejuliebrousseau]

Thank you so much for your great review, comments and humour. You just saved me lots of money: less is better… thanks!

[j]

I love the disposable rainproof device, I use the same.

[wesleydrew]

Can't bite that hands that feeds you, if it doesn't feed you. Great video!

[smsandel]

Love that your hair color is a perfect match with the Kamado Joe. 😆 good video.