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 Medium
The original, at the size for two to four people
€1,369.00
Usual priceUsually around €1,369.00 (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 €1,369.00Now €1,369.00
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| 10 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 8 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 7 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 6 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 5 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 4 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 3 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 2 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 1 November 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 31 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 30 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 29 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 28 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 27 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 26 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 25 October 2026 | €1,430.00 |
| 24 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 23 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 22 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 21 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 20 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 19 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 18 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 17 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 16 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 15 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 14 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 13 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 12 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
| 11 October 2026 | €1,369.00 |
Price alert
When the Medium 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.
Big Green Egg is the brand that built this category in the West, and the Medium is the model most people start on. The ceramic is thicker than almost anything cheaper, which you see in how long it holds temperature without you touching it.
There is no stand included. At Big Green Egg that is the rule rather than the exception: the Egg is the product, and the nest, the mates, the tables and the casters are all separate items. A Medium on a rolling nest therefore costs a few hundred euros more than the ticket suggests.
What you get back is the longest warranty in the category and a second-hand market where a ten-year-old Egg still fetches half its original price.
Who it suits: Anyone buying one and not planning to buy another.
Compared with similar kamados
Against 26 other kamados between €935.10 and €1,949.90, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Height: 72 cm, lower than most (usually 117 cm)
- Weight: 51 kg, lighter than most (usually 103 kg)
- Grid diameter: 40 cm, smaller than most (usually 46 cm)
Against the 6 other Medium kamados here
- 1,140 cm² of grate, roomier than 1 of 6
- €1,369.00, cheaper than 1 of 6
- €1.20 per cm² of grate, the dearest of all 6
Only the figures we hold for every model, and only within this size. What a shop cannot tell you.
Specifications
- Stand/cart
- Sold separately
- Material
- Ceramic
- Grate
- Ø 40 cm
- Grill area
- 1,140 cm²
- Ceramic warranty
- Lifetime
- Weight
- 51 kg
- Height
- 72 cm
- Size
- Medium
- 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 Medium
- How big is the Big Green Egg Medium's grill area?
- The Big Green Egg Medium's grate is 40 cm across, 1,140 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 Medium made of?
- The Big Green Egg Medium is made of ceramic.
- What size is the Big Green Egg Medium?
- The Big Green Egg Medium is a medium kamado.
- How much does the Big Green Egg Medium weigh?
- The Big Green Egg Medium weighs 51 kilos. Expect to need two people to place it.
- What comes with the Big Green Egg Medium?
- The Big Green Egg Medium is supplied without a stand.
Accessories that fit this kamado
Picked on this kamado’s size, material and brand
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
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Maintenance
RecommendedAsh tool
Ash in the base blocks the bottom vent, and a kamado that gets no air holds no temperature. A hook that reaches the back of the firebox is the difference between two minutes of work and half a teardown.
€20.95
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
Often compared with
€1,092.61
Usual priceMedium · Ø 40 cm · With stand
± 1,260 cm² · 78 kg · ceramic warranty 20 years
€1,199.00
Lowest price we have seenLarge · Ø 45.7 cm · With stand
1,613 cm² · 103.3 kg · ceramic warranty lifetime
Reading on this
What we wrote about this, with the kit each piece names.