Kamado Joe Classic II vs Kamado Joe Classic III

The same ceramic body on the same grate: 45.7 centimetres and 1,613 cm² on both, a lifetime warranty on the ceramic and the same warranty on the other parts. Both have the Kontrol Tower, the Air Lift hinge, two ceramic heat deflectors and a slide-out ash drawer. So the question is what the Classic III adds, and what it leaves out.

Added: the Divide & Conquer system has three levels instead of two, there is a SlōRoller smoke insert, and the charcoal basket is stainless steel. The grate comes as two half moons. The Classic III weighs 108.3 kilos against 103.3 for the Classic II.

Left out: the stand. The Classic II is supplied complete on a stand with four casters, two of them locking. The Classic III we track is the Stand-Alone, without a stand. Kamado Joe also sells it as a package on a steel cart with folding aluminium side shelves; that package is also listed on the Classic III page.

The Classic III is the better-equipped kamado, but the difference is in the inserts, not in the ceramic or the grate. Anyone who mostly grills and does the occasional low and slow has everything that matters in the Classic II, stand included. If you want the SlōRoller and the third level, compare the Classic III package with a stand against the Classic II, so you are comparing like with like.