Kamado Joe · Flagship
Kamado Joe Big Joe III review
The XL Kamado Joe with SlōRoller and a 24-inch surface.
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Kamado Joe Big Joe III
The short version
The flagship of the Kamado Joe line. 24-inch cooking surface, three-tier Divide & Conquer, and the SlōRoller smoke chamber that makes long low-and-slow cooks genuinely better. If money is no object and you cook a lot of barbecue for a lot of people, this is the answer.
What makes it the flagship
You're getting Big Joe scale plus Classic III tech. The three-tier rack at 24 inches is a different animal — you can run a brisket, a tray of sausages and an indirect-roasted side at three heights simultaneously. The SlōRoller pays off most on cooks longer than 6 hours.
Pros
- The most capable Kamado Joe you can put on Amazon Prime today.
- SlōRoller + 24-inch chamber is a serious BBQ-competition setup.
Cons
- Top-of-line pricing.
- Genuinely heavy and inconvenient to relocate.
Who should buy it
Owners who want one cooker for life and cook competitive-style barbecue regularly. For everyone else, the Big Joe II hits 90% of the experience for meaningfully less.
FAQ
Big Joe III or Primo Oval XL 400? See our head-to-head.
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