John Setzler Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Here are some detailed views of the new Kamado Joe top vent design.... The design is made of cast aluminum and it is powdercoated black. It is designed to accomplish a few different tasks. It will keep rain/water from falling into the grill through the top vent. It will also offer airflow control from a level of VERY low flow to VERY high flow with several different configuration setups... The slider has a tab on each side where you can slide left/right to open/close the air vent from a very small to a very large opening... This opening you see here is duplicated on the opposite side of the vent... so there is a front/rear opening created by sliding this tab to the left or right. This setup gives you a very wide range of air flow options through the grill. In the fully open slider position, you can get your grill temps up over 600 degrees. The rotating slider will lift off the base if you want to create a full force airflow. This can be useful when you first light the fire if you want to bring the temperature up quickly. You may also rotate the vent to the side on a pivot hinge the same way the existing daisy wheel slides to the side... This photo shows the new and existing design side by side. The new design is slightly taller than the old and it will give the Kamado Joe profile a more distinctive look. These two photos show the new vent on the Classic and then on the Big Joe grills... I got the opportunity to cook with this vent on a Big Joe all day on Thursday this past week. I was quite impressed with how well it performed. I can't wait to see this product roll out. smoker08, DLynzz, Rob_grill_apprentice and 19 others 22 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben S Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Very nice intro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunzzz Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Sold ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squarehelmet Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Sign me up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrow17 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Very nice! I don't know which one I like better. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packer01 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I will take one here as well. Here is my wallet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperovdeflame Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Don't have a Joe, but think that is a very nicely designed cap.I use a smoke ware when it is raining or snowing, and I can tell you from experience, that rain cap feature makes the cap a winner right from the get go. Very nice accessory, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 My short experience cooking with this led me to believe one things... I will most likely be leaving my bottom vent fully open all the time and doing all my temperature control from the top. DLynzz, bostoncoffeeparty, BigJoeKamado and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_grill_apprentice Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 That vent looks awesome. I am looking forward to seeing them on Jr, classic and Big Joe. Keeping my fingers crossed for 2017. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 That vent looks awesome. I am looking forward to seeing them on Jr, classic and Big Joe. Keeping my fingers crossed for 2017. I dont believe this will be on the jr. I will have to inquire about that butnas far as i know it will the classic and big joe only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJoeKamado Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Any idea on cost? I have been holding out on the smokeware cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoker08 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Will they roll out the new cap on new units the same time they roll out the lid easy lift/ Easy close option in 2017? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Any idea on cost? I have been holding out on the smokeware cap. No idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Setzler Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Will they roll out the new cap on new units the same time they roll out the lid easy lift/ Easy close option in 2017? Yes Craigar and Rak73 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Very nice design for the KJ line. Looks good and offers a bit more functionality. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk Rak73 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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