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
Go to bol
Big Green Egg XL
One size below the 2XL, and a top-end price
€2,650.00
Usual priceUsually around €2,650.00 (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 €2,650.00Now €2,650.00
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| Date | Lowest price that day |
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| 10 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 8 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 7 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 6 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 5 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 4 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 3 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 2 November 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 1 November 2026 | €2,676.50 |
| 31 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 30 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 29 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 28 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 27 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 26 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 25 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 24 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 23 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 22 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 21 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 20 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 19 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 18 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 17 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 16 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 15 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 14 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 13 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 12 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
| 11 October 2026 | €2,650.00 |
Price alert
When the XL 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 XLarge is the size restaurants work with. Sixty-one centimetres of grate, ceramic of the thickness Big Green Egg keeps across the range, and the weight that comes with it: over eighty kilos for the Egg alone.
It is also the clearest illustration of how this brand sells. What you see here is the Egg. A nest to make it rolling, mates to put something down on, a table to build it into: all separate, and all priced at XL scale.
Only buy this size if you genuinely need it. An XL run half full costs a quarter of a bag of charcoal more per session than a Large run full, and over a season that adds up.
Who it suits: Anyone who routinely cooks for large groups and counts residual value.
Compared with similar kamados
Against 9 other kamados between €1,795.00 and €2,579.50, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Height: 78 cm, lower than most (usually 122 cm)
Against the 8 other XL kamados here
- 2,919 cm² of grate, roomier than 6 of 8
- €2,650.00, cheaper than 1 of 8
- €0.91 per cm² of grate, better value than 1 of 8
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 61 cm
- Grill area
- 2,919 cm²
- Ceramic warranty
- Lifetime
- Weight
- 99 kg
- Height
- 78 cm
- Size
- XL (XLarge)
- 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 XL
- How big is the Big Green Egg XL's grill area?
- The Big Green Egg XL's grate is 61 cm across, 2,919 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 XL made of?
- The Big Green Egg XL is made of ceramic.
- What size is the Big Green Egg XL?
- The Big Green Egg XL is an XL kamado.
- How much does the Big Green Egg XL weigh?
- The Big Green Egg XL weighs 99 kilos. Choose the spot carefully: at this weight it rolls across flat paving at best, and lifting it takes three.
- What comes with the Big Green Egg XL?
- The Big Green Egg XL is supplied without a stand.
Accessories that fit this kamado
Picked on this kamado’s size, material and brand
Indirect cooking
EssentialconvEGGtor (Big Green Egg XLarge)
Big Green Egg’s own ceramic heat deflector, sized for the XLarge. It puts a barrier between the fire and your food, which turns the EGG into an oven for low and slow and for pizza.
€234.00
Go to Fonteyn
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
Go to bol
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
Go to bol
Protection
RecommendedCover 21–25 inch
For the XL sizes, which rarely fit under anything and therefore stand outside all year. Roomy enough to fall over a stand with side shelves.
€37.50
Go to bol
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
Often compared with
€1,340.90
Usual priceXL · Ø 61 cm · With stand
2,903 cm² · 162.8 kg · ceramic warranty lifetime
€1,795.00
Lowest price we have seenLarge · Ø 46 cm · No stand
1,688 cm² · 73 kg · ceramic warranty lifetime