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IMO the D&C is awesome I use the 2 level cooking setup on all cooks other then when I smoking low & slow or High heat Pizza Cooks, It allows you to do all in one cooks if used right.

I had that happen to the bolts on the handle on my classic and the way i got it to tighten was with vice grips, I clamped it on the nut and pulled out as i was tightening it and that worked

No, not without modifications, There are pins on the bands that line up with the base and dome that has a hole in the front and a base has a slot in the back for the pins, Curious though, Why the need to rotate

When I installed mine I was also replacing the Base so I needed to remove the hinge and bands anyway, When I put it back together it went back the same way so I dont think you need to do any special changes and I did use permatex on the back where the seem is only

I installed the mesh gasket on my Classic one and have had it for over a year now and now issues with the seal, the weight of the dome works just fine, no latch needed IMO

Im not completely positive but its probably the standard rack for the Jr

Very interested on your review of this and looks like your party deck is getting pretty crowded John

I have a 2015 Big Joe and it did not come with a ash tray, I bought this one and it fit just fine https://www.bbqguys.com/kamado-joe/ash-collector-for-bigjoe

Fbov pretty much nailed it, the only thing would be his answer to question 2, I do use the grate to support it for the reasons he explained in his answer to question 4

Here's a few https://www.kamadojoe.com/collections/accessories/products/kamado-joe®-sear-plate https://www.pizza-porta.com/shop/pizza-porta-for-kj-joe-junior https://smokeware.com/collections/grill-grates-fire-grates/products/stacker-and-16-grill-grate-combo?variant=2080092848159 https://ceramicgrillstore.com/collections/kamado-joe-joe-junior-accessories-by-ceramic-grill-store

There's a few out there Smokeware has a swivel system https://smokeware.com/collections/grill-grates-fire-grates/products/stacker-and-16-grill-grate-combo Ceramic Grill Store has a muli level system

The cheapest I have found for the Multi Peace box is at the BBQ Guys https://www.bbqguys.com/kamado-joe/classic-multi-piece-firebox-kj-mpfb23

My second grill was My Big Joe then the 3rd was a Classic Joe then my 4th was a Jr. Now I have a Rec-Tec Pellet grill and yes I find time to use all of them LOL and this is my Wife after I bought a Blackstone

Pizza is good, Add it to BBQ Beans or Franklins Pinto Beans, And one of my favorites is make some Eric's Blue Smoked Cabbage and mix it in Here's Eric's Video but he used Beef Cheeks, Brisket works just as good

It depends on what version you have, If its BJII or III you just need to put on the spacer washer and nut to keep the hinge form opening, If its and older version you will need to tie wrap, Here is a video of John changeing the hinge of an older BigJoe, you could use this for help, This is what you use to lock the hinge on the newer versions, no tie wrap are needed