Onlyfire Stainless Steel Charcoal Ash Basket Fits for Large BGE, Kamado Joe Classic

Bought for KJ Classic 2. Can still use the heat deflectors on the lowest setting with this basket in place and I think it is making clean up easier. I never used the bbq without this though. Seems well made and is sturdier than I thought it would be.

My egg is actually the AO egg. This fits perfectly inside the ceramic fire box with air around.The benefit is much improved air flow and better burning, plus just give it a shake and the ashes and small bits drop through to leave just your larger unused charcoal pieces for the next cook. Lift out the metal basket and clean up.

Works as expected, good quality and value. There's a review here saying it works with the Aldi 2022 Kamado BBQ (which is what I was planning to use it for). My BBQ was purchased in April 2022 and this basket (the BGE / Joe Large) is very snug to get into the fire box and requires some very gentle persuasion. Once it's past the rim of the ceramic fire box the fit is much better - but check that you have some room to account for expansion when it's hot otherwise there could be a chance of it cracking the ceramic.

First off this does fit in my Kamado Joe Classic with the original grate in place under the basket and the standard grill holder above it. I read some reviews which said it didn't fit without removing the bottom grate.Does seem over priced and not sure of the cost benefit but it does mean I can put in less charcoal without spreading the coals too thinly to get a good heat. Plus I reckon it does help the air flow and so coals seem to light up quicker (but this may be more about the type of charcoal as I started using a new supply recently).Cleaning out ash is now much easier as I can remove the basket and remnant cold coals allowing ash to drop through. I can simply brush that into the collector at the bottom.Have not done it yet but one idea I had was to remove the basket (with still hot coals) at the end of the cooking and then extinguish the coals. I tend to find that my coals, if left, simply burn on until they are used up which is a waste of charcoal (even with the top/bottom vents closed).An integral divider would be good - maybe to create a smaller hot zone for a small BBQ or say to keep charcoal and wood blocks separated to add some smoke flavour (like hickory, apple wood etc).Too soon to know about durability but at this price I am expecting 5 years plus of service from it.

Fits the Komodo Joe classic

Well made item, feels more solid in the hand than it looks online. However, it does NOT fit Aldi Kamado 2022 model, or at least not all of them!!

This works great on my BGE large and fits perfectly. Only minor (almost) issue is that it lets the smaller pieces of charcoal fall through when you shake it after a cook. Some people might consider this a bonus but I feel I’m wasting some charcoal compared to using the BHE fire grate without basket. It’s well worth it though as cleaning and new fire prep time is reduced by 80% give or take. Would highly recommend.

Sturdy wire basket fits the hole. What’s not to like