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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Patton Premium Large 21"
Forty-seven centimetres of grate, with a stand, at an entry-level price
Price verdict from 21 Oct
We have measured this price since 21 September (13 days). Lowest measured: €699.00. A price verdict follows from 21 October.
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This is the model that shows the gap between size and brand in this list most sharply. Forty-seven centimetres of grate is the same size as a Big Green Egg Large or a Kamado Joe Classic, and here the stand and the side shelves are in the box.
The ceramic is thinner and the hardware simpler than the brands it sits beside on size. You notice that on long sessions below a hundred and twenty degrees, where mass does the work, and not on the grilling and the pizzas most kamados spend their lives on.
For anyone who needs the size and not a premium brand’s warranty, this is probably the strongest case for size over badge the category has.
Who it suits: Anyone grilling mostly large cuts who values size over the badge.
Compared with similar kamados
Against all 49 other kamados on the site, on the specifications the maker publishes.
- Maximum temperature: 400 °C, higher than most (usually 398 °C)
Against the 20 other Large kamados here
- 1,735 cm² of grate, roomier than 12 of 20
Only the figures we hold for every model, and only within this size. What a shop cannot tell you.
Specifications
- Stand/cart
- Included, 4 stainless castors, 2 braked
- Material
- Ceramic
- Grate
- Ø 47 cm
- Grill area
- 1,735 cm²
- Maximum temperature
- 400 °C
- Ceramic warranty
- 20 years
- Dimensions (w x d x h)
- 75 x 74 x 121 cm
- Size
- Large (21 inch)
- In the box
- Complete, stand and side shelves
- Side shelves
- Two, folding, bamboo
- Width, shelves out
- 132 cm
- Working height
- 84 cm
- Grate material
- Stainless steel, hinged
- Charcoal grate
- Cast iron
- Heat deflector
- Sold separately
- Ash drawer
- No removable ash drawer
- Top vent
- Cast iron, with rain cap
- Gasket
- Fibreglass
- Thermometer
- In the dome
- Warranty, other parts
- Firebox, metal and deflector 2 years, 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 Patton Premium Large 21"
- How big is the Patton Premium Large 21"'s grill area?
- The Patton Premium Large 21"'s grate is 47 cm across, 1,735 cm² of grill area. Compare on that area rather than the size name: "Large" means something different at every brand.
- What is the Patton Premium Large 21" made of?
- The Patton Premium Large 21" is made of ceramic.
- What size is the Patton Premium Large 21"?
- The Patton Premium Large 21" is a large kamado.
- What comes with the Patton Premium Large 21"?
- The Patton Premium Large 21" is supplied complete with 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
Often compared with
€899.00
Usual priceLarge · Ø 46 cm · With stand
± 1,660 cm² · ceramic warranty 20 years
€1,099.00
Usual priceLarge · Ø 48.5 cm · With stand
1,847 cm² · 120 kg · ceramic warranty 20 years
Reading on this
What we wrote about this, with the kit each piece names.
Kamado or ordinary barbecue: what are you actually buying?
A kamado costs several times what a kettle does. Where that money goes, what you get back, and when you do not need 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.