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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Grill Guru Original XL
Fifty-six centimetres, complete, without the premium price
€999.00
Sharply pricedUsually between €999.00 and €1,199.00 (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 €999.00Now €999.00
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| Date | Lowest price that day |
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| 10 November 2026 | €999.00 |
| 9 November 2026 | €999.00 |
| 8 November 2026 | €999.00 |
| 7 November 2026 | €999.00 |
| 6 November 2026 | €999.00 |
| 5 November 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 4 November 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 3 November 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 2 November 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 1 November 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 31 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 30 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 29 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 28 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 27 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 26 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 25 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 24 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 23 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 22 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 21 October 2026 | €1,165.00 |
| 20 October 2026 | €1,165.00 |
| 19 October 2026 | €1,165.00 |
| 18 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 17 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 16 October 2026 | €1,187.01 |
| 15 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 14 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 13 October 2026 | €1,199.00 |
| 12 October 2026 | €1,165.00 |
| 11 October 2026 | €1,165.00 |
Price alert
When the Original 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.
Fifty-six centimetres of grate is catering size. Two full briskets side by side, a suckling pig, or twenty burgers in one round. This is the size you buy because you regularly cook for a group, not because bigger is better.
That Grill Guru supplies it complete with a stand and still stays out of the premium brands’ price class is exceptional in this size class: at those brands an XL is a top-end purchase, and the frame is not included at that.
Do reckon with what an XL asks of you. It is heavy, it eats charcoal, and it takes half an hour to come up to temperature. Anyone using it for two people has bought an expensive, slow medium.
Who it suits: Anyone regularly cooking for eight people or more.
Compared with similar kamados
Against 26 other kamados between €735.00 and €1,399.00, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Grid diameter: 56 cm, larger than most (usually 45.4 cm)
Against the 8 other XL kamados here
- 2,460 cm² of grate, the tightest of all 8
- €999.00, the cheapest of all 8
- €0.41 per cm² of grate, better value than 7 of 8
Only the figures we hold for every model, and only within this size. What a shop cannot tell you.
Specifications
- Stand/cart
- Included, on wheels, some braked
- Material
- Ceramic
- Grate
- Ø 56 cm
- Grill area
- ± 2,460 cm²
- Ceramic warranty
- 20 years
- Size
- XL (22 inch)
- In the box
- Complete, with stand
- Grate material
- Stainless steel
- Heat deflector
- Plate Setter, included
- Hinge
- Spring-assisted
- Ash drawer
- None, ash poker included
- Thermometer
- In the dome
- Charcoal capacity
- 3.7 kg
- Warranty, other parts
- Metal 2 years, thermometer 1 year, felt gasket 6 months
- Rain cover
- Included
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 Grill Guru Original XL
- How big is the Grill Guru Original XL's grill area?
- The Grill Guru Original XL's grate is 56 cm across, about 2,460 cm² of grill area. Compare on that area rather than the size name: "Large" means something different at every brand.
- What is the Grill Guru Original XL made of?
- The Grill Guru Original XL is made of ceramic.
- What size is the Grill Guru Original XL?
- The Grill Guru Original XL is an XL kamado.
- What comes with the Grill Guru Original XL?
- The Grill Guru Original XL is supplied complete with 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 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
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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
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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
€1,099.00
Usual priceLarge · Ø 48.5 cm · With stand
1,847 cm² · 120 kg · ceramic warranty 20 years
€1,340.90
Usual priceXL · Ø 61 cm · With stand
2,903 cm² · 162.8 kg · ceramic warranty lifetime
Reading on this
What we wrote about this, with the kit each piece names.