onlyfire only fire Stainless Steel Charcoal Ash Basket Fits for Kamado Joe Big Joe

First off this does fit in my Kamado Joe Classic with the original grate in place under the basket and the standard grill holder above it. I read some reviews which said it didn't fit without removing the bottom grate.Does seem over priced and not sure of the cost benefit but it does mean I can put in less charcoal without spreading the coals too thinly to get a good heat. Plus I reckon it does help the air flow and so coals seem to light up quicker (but this may be more about the type of charcoal as I started using a new supply recently).Cleaning out ash is now much easier as I can remove the basket and remnant cold coals allowing ash to drop through. I can simply brush that into the collector at the bottom.Have not done it yet but one idea I had was to remove the basket (with still hot coals) at the end of the cooking and then extinguish the coals. I tend to find that my coals, if left, simply burn on until they are used up which is a waste of charcoal (even with the top/bottom vents closed).An integral divider would be good - maybe to create a smaller hot zone for a small BBQ or say to keep charcoal and wood blocks separated to add some smoke flavour (like hickory, apple wood etc).Too soon to know about durability but at this price I am expecting 5 years plus of service from it.

Anybody needing to know this does fit the 2022 Aldi Kamado ….solid made basket

Bought this for my MasterBuilt Kamado (basically a KJ Classic) and works fine.You take out the existing metal grate at the bottom (you get no benefit of this basket if you leave it in). It makes for a better fire (much better air flow through this grill basket than the standard iron grill at the bottom, and makes cleaning and getting started sooo much quicker. Pick up the basket, shake the loose ash/charcoal and get going.Definitely recommended.

Works as expected, good quality and value. There's a review here saying it works with the Aldi 2022 Kamado BBQ (which is what I was planning to use it for). My BBQ was purchased in April 2022 and this basket (the BGE / Joe Large) is very snug to get into the fire box and requires some very gentle persuasion. Once it's past the rim of the ceramic fire box the fit is much better - but check that you have some room to account for expansion when it's hot otherwise there could be a chance of it cracking the ceramic.

Great quality basket, however a big disappointment that if you use deflector plates (as I usually do) then this basket does *not* fit the KamadoJoe Classic i. The handles get in the way and the plates cannot be fitted.However for use without the deflector plates it would be ok for simple BBQs - burgers, hot dogs, steak and wings; just not for larger cuts of meat or low and slow cooking/smoking that require the plates.Too much fuss to return, so I've kept mine as a fruit bowl :/