Lighting
EssentialFirelighters
Wood-wool lighters rather than fluid or chemical cubes. Lighter fluid is something you taste for the first hour, and in a kamado that flavour sits in the ceramic where it does not come out again.
€16.54
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Big Green Egg Large
The best-selling kamado in the world, supplied bare
€1,795.00
Lowest price we have seenUsually between €1,919.00 and €1,995.00 (the middle half of every price we measured)
Where to buy
Updated on 10 November 2026Updated on 10 November 2026
Daily price history
Last 31 days
Lowest €1,795.00Now €1,795.00
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| Date | Lowest price that day |
|---|---|
| 10 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 8 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 7 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 6 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 5 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 4 November 2026 | €1,795.00 |
| 3 November 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 2 November 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 1 November 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 31 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 30 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 29 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 28 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 27 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 26 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 25 October 2026 | €1,919.00 |
| 24 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 23 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 22 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 21 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 20 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 19 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 18 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 17 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 16 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 15 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 14 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 13 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 12 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
| 11 October 2026 | €1,995.00 |
Price alert
When the Large drops
Kamados drop hardest at the end of the barbecue season and around Black Friday. Leave your email address and pick below what you want to hear about.
The Large is the model Big Green Egg makes most of its turnover on, and the size all of the brand’s accessories are designed around first. Forty-six centimetres of grate, ceramic thicker than the rest of this list manages, and airflow control that is exactly enough with two vents.
Nothing comes with it. No nest, no casters, no side shelves. That is this brand’s sales model and the reason its price looks misleadingly low on a comparison site. A Large standing at working height on wheels easily costs hundreds of euros more than the Egg itself.
Against that sits the longest service life in the category. The ceramic parts carry a lifetime warranty, and fifteen-year-old Eggs still change hands for serious money.
Who it suits: Anyone buying once, properly, and counting residual value.
Compared with similar kamados
Against 20 other kamados between €1,199.00 and €2,650.00, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Weight: 73 kg, lighter than most (usually 108 kg)
- Height: 84 cm, lower than most (usually 123 cm)
Against the 19 other Large kamados here
- 1,688 cm² of grate, roomier than 10 of 19
- €1,795.00, cheaper than 5 of 19
- €1.06 per cm² of grate, better value than 5 of 19
Only the figures we hold for every model, and only within this size. What a shop cannot tell you.
The same kamado, different configuration
These are the same kamado packed differently, usually with or without the frame, sometimes with accessories thrown in. The name is the shop's; the price difference below is today's, against the bare kamado on this page.
- The Onyx Large€2,045.00€250.00 dearer
- Large Master Set€2,599.00€804.00 dearerIn the box: Large with intEGGrated Nest + Handler, two half cast-iron grids and a heat deflector
This kamado, priced as above: €1,795.00
Specifications
- Stand/cart
- Sold separately
- Material
- Ceramic
- Grate
- Ø 46 cm
- Grill area
- 1,688 cm²
- Ceramic warranty
- Lifetime
- Weight
- 73 kg
- Height
- 84 cm
- Size
- Large
- In the box
- No stand
- Grate material
- Stainless steel
- Thermometer
- In the dome
- Top vent
- rEGGulator, cast iron
- Gasket
- Felt
- Warranty, other parts
- Metal 5 years, felt and thermometer 1 year
This is what we know for certain. Measurements the manufacturer or the shop does not state are left out rather than estimated. A grate size or a weight that is not there is one we do not have.
Frequently asked about the Big Green Egg Large
- How big is the Big Green Egg Large's grill area?
- The Big Green Egg Large's grate is 46 cm across, 1,688 cm² of grill area. Compare on that area rather than the size name: "Large" means something different at every brand.
- What is the Big Green Egg Large made of?
- The Big Green Egg Large is made of ceramic.
- What size is the Big Green Egg Large?
- The Big Green Egg Large is a large kamado.
- How much does the Big Green Egg Large weigh?
- The Big Green Egg Large weighs 73 kilos. Expect to need two people to place it.
- What comes with the Big Green Egg Large?
- The Big Green Egg Large is supplied without a stand.
Accessories that fit this kamado
Picked on this kamado’s size, material and brand
Indirect cooking
EssentialHeat deflector 45 cm
Without a deflector the meat sits straight over the fire and a kamado is an expensive grill. The deflector turns it into an oven, which is what low and slow rests on. Check whether your complete set already came with one.
€54.00
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Lighting
RecommendedLooftlighter
Blows superheated air at the charcoal instead of holding a flame to it. You aim it at one spot, that spot starts glowing, and that decides where your fire begins.
€76.45
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Measuring
RecommendedMeat thermometer
The gauge in the lid measures the air at the top of the dome, not the meat and not the grate. For anything taking more than an hour, core temperature is the only number that counts.
€16.95
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Protection
RecommendedCover 15–21 inch
The size that fits almost every medium and large, including most models with side shelves. To be safe, measure the width across the shelves rather than the diameter of the ceramic.
€22.50
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Protection
RecommendedHeat-resistant gloves
Leather with a Kevlar lining, for opening a hot dome or shifting a grate. A cotton oven mitt is not built for that.
€25.99
Go to bolCharcoal for this one
Every bag fits every kamado. What differs is the order: bags the maker sells as restaurant grade or large pieces come first, because large lumps let air through the stack and fines smother themselves.
Sold as restaurant grade, which for charcoal is mostly about piece size: large lumps let air through the stack rather than packing down.
- White quebracho
- Lump charcoal
- Large pieces
Kamado Joe’s own charcoal, sold on piece size, and the name is the pitch. The bag holds 9.07 kilos, which is twenty American pounds.
- Not stated on the bag
- Lump charcoal
- Large pieces
Marabu with a long burn, and an alternative to the other marabu here. Useful when that one is out of stock, since availability shifts weekly.
- Marabu
- Lump charcoal
Quebracho from South America, the same wood as the Legua and The Bastard’s Paraguay bag, beside the same brand’s marabu. Which of the three quebrachos you pick, the price per kilo decides.
- Quebracho
- Lump charcoal
What differs
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Often compared with
€1,799.00
Lowest price we have seenLarge · Ø 45.7 cm · No stand
1,613 cm² · 108.3 kg · ceramic warranty lifetime
€1,949.90
Usual priceLarge · Ø 44 cm · With stand
± 1,520 cm² · 115 kg · ceramic warranty lifetime
Reading on this
What we wrote about this, with the kit each piece names.
Your first firing: breaking in a kamado without damage
The first two firings decide whether the ceramic stays intact and the gasket stays put. It costs an afternoon, and it is the one step you cannot redo.
Low and slow: brisket and pulled pork on a kamado
Twelve hours at a hundred and ten degrees is a technique, not a test of patience. What happens in the meat, why it stalls for hours, and when to wrap it.
Charcoal and fire: what belongs in a kamado and what does not
Why briquettes do not belong, how much charcoal to use, how to light it, and why you never throw the lid open in one go.
Why the same kamado has three different prices
Solo, Complete, Starter Set, Master Set: four barcodes for one kamado, hundreds of euros apart. What the difference usually is, and how to spot it before you order.
Holding temperature on a kamado
The mistake everyone makes first time is overshooting and then trying to come back down. Why that does not work, and how to actually get a kamado to 110 degrees and keep it there.
When are kamados cheapest?
Kamados are pronounced seasonal products and it shows in the price. Where the dips are, and why the struck-through price in the shop tells you little about them.