More on the Weber Jumbo Joe

DMSinTexas · 12-18-2012, 01:18 PM

I am on my fifth or sixth cook with the new Weber Jumbo Joe and I am still very impressed. This weekend I went "low and slow" with a 3 lb chuck roast.

I placed 10 lit briquettes and some hickory on a pile of banked coals and set the top and bottom vents to 50% open. The dome ran real steady at around 265F. At the three hour mark I added another 10 unlit briquettes and knocked a few ashes off. Here is the chuckie at 3 hours...

The chuck got four hours in smoke and three in foil. After seven hours the Jumbo was still holding at 265F. It turns out the Jumbo can be one serious little smoker!!

Here is the chuckie at the end.

Thanks for looking!

deguerre · 12-18-2012, 01:23 PM

Gorgeous! So, what's the difference between a Jumbo Joe and an 18" Kettle besides the obvious table top placement?

DMSinTexas · 12-18-2012, 01:27 PM

Biggest difference is that you can pick it up and take it with you. It has the lid lock and lid holder of the Smokey Joe Gold, the airflow pattern of the Smokey Joe Silver and the grilling area of the 18 inch One Touch Silver.

If you are looking for a portable charcoal grill then the Jumbo is pretty awesome. If you are looking for a backyard grill then no big difference between the Jumbo and the 18 inch OTS.

RW · 12-18-2012, 02:48 PM

Great looking hunk of beef. I want some.
Where am I missing the thermometer?

Smoothsmoke · 12-18-2012, 02:55 PM

Looks great. Is this the new 2013 jumbo joe?

Phubar · 12-18-2012, 03:04 PM

Phabulous!

DMSinTexas · 12-18-2012, 04:09 PM

Thanks, fellas!

RW, I have a cheap Acurite digital that I stick through the dome vent. Not very sexy but it works.

Smoothsmoke, Yep, it's the new one. I have been having fun seeing how versatile I can make the fella. Getting ready to roast a yardbird in a few minutes!

mbshop · 12-18-2012, 04:50 PM

i see you used a differant grate. also, how did the ash and lower vent work out ?
that chuck looks great !

cameraman · 12-18-2012, 05:31 PM

Man that does look great. Nice smoke ring.

Churrasqueiro Bob · 12-18-2012, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMSinTexas

Thanks, fellas!

RW, I have a cheap Acurite digital that I stick through the dome vent. Not very sexy but it works.

Smoothsmoke, Yep, it's the new one. I have been having fun seeing how versatile I can make the fella. Getting ready to roast a yardbird in a few minutes!

Post pics and please email me a leg quarter.

DMSinTexas · 12-18-2012, 07:33 PM

Yardbird!!! Sorry, there will be no mailing!!

Yep, I went ahead and got the 18 inch hinged grate. Makes the slow cooks easier. I have done two "low and slows" and really haven't had any real issues with the ash clogging the bottom vent.

Smoothsmoke · 12-18-2012, 08:42 PM

Can you post a picture of it with the lid on, horizontally? How much space did the chicken have from touching the inside of the lid?

TravelingJ · 12-18-2012, 08:51 PM

I'm really enjoying mine so far. I had picked up the 18" smoker attachment on eBay that made it like a WSM, but it didn't fit the Jumbo Joe at all ) = The lie on the Jumbo seems a lot closer to the grates than I recalled on the regular 18", so I was really looking forward to being able to gain a few more inches of space. Oh well.

12-18-2012, 01:18 PM	#1
DMSinTexas Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 11-12-11 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	More on the Weber Jumbo Joe I am on my fifth or sixth cook with the new Weber Jumbo Joe and I am still very impressed. This weekend I went "low and slow" with a 3 lb chuck roast. I placed 10 lit briquettes and some hickory on a pile of banked coals and set the top and bottom vents to 50% open. The dome ran real steady at around 265F. At the three hour mark I added another 10 unlit briquettes and knocked a few ashes off. Here is the chuckie at 3 hours... The chuck got four hours in smoke and three in foil. After seven hours the Jumbo was still holding at 265F. It turns out the Jumbo can be one serious little smoker!! Here is the chuckie at the end. Thanks for looking! __________________ Fanatic's Guide to the Weber Jumbo Joe

12-18-2012, 01:23 PM	#2
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Gorgeous! So, what's the difference between a Jumbo Joe and an 18" Kettle besides the obvious table top placement? __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

12-18-2012, 01:27 PM	#3
DMSinTexas Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 11-12-11 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Biggest difference is that you can pick it up and take it with you. It has the lid lock and lid holder of the Smokey Joe Gold, the airflow pattern of the Smokey Joe Silver and the grilling area of the 18 inch One Touch Silver. If you are looking for a portable charcoal grill then the Jumbo is pretty awesome. If you are looking for a backyard grill then no big difference between the Jumbo and the 18 inch OTS. __________________ Fanatic's Guide to the Weber Jumbo Joe

12-18-2012, 02:48 PM	#4
RW On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-13-12 Location: Texas Hill Country Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Great looking hunk of beef. I want some. Where am I missing the thermometer? __________________ Weber Performer / 18.5 WSM / mini WSM / Char-Griller Akorn / #14 Old Smokey / Weber Jumbo Joe

12-18-2012, 02:55 PM	#5
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looks great. Is this the new 2013 jumbo joe? __________________ Kamado Big Joe Kamado Classic Joe Weber Simpsons OTG "H" Redhead Weber OTS Simpsons Smokey Joe Silver Gray Smokey Joe Gold Smooth Smoke BBQ

12-18-2012, 03:04 PM	#6
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,The NetherPharkinglands Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Phabulous! __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by Ecobrasa Coco Briquettes Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012 Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2013 Low 'n Slow WGA Ambassador

12-18-2012, 04:09 PM	#7
DMSinTexas Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 11-12-11 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks, fellas! RW, I have a cheap Acurite digital that I stick through the dome vent. Not very sexy but it works. Smoothsmoke, Yep, it's the new one. I have been having fun seeing how versatile I can make the fella. Getting ready to roast a yardbird in a few minutes! __________________ Fanatic's Guide to the Weber Jumbo Joe

12-18-2012, 04:50 PM	#8
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	i see you used a differant grate. also, how did the ash and lower vent work out ? that chuck looks great ! __________________ george spam, can't live without it

12-18-2012, 05:31 PM	#9
cameraman is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-30-09 Location: Nashville, TN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Man that does look great. Nice smoke ring. __________________ Dave Photography is my passion, truth my obsession. No wait, Stieglitz said that. 22.5 WSM 22.5 OTS Weber kettle Smokey Joe (RIP) a dorky little headlamp.

12-18-2012, 07:33 PM	#11
DMSinTexas Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 11-12-11 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yardbird!!! Sorry, there will be no mailing!! Yep, I went ahead and got the 18 inch hinged grate. Makes the slow cooks easier. I have done two "low and slows" and really haven't had any real issues with the ash clogging the bottom vent. __________________ Fanatic's Guide to the Weber Jumbo Joe

12-18-2012, 08:42 PM	#12
Smoothsmoke Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-20-10 Location: Monterey, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can you post a picture of it with the lid on, horizontally? How much space did the chicken have from touching the inside of the lid? __________________ Kamado Big Joe Kamado Classic Joe Weber Simpsons OTG "H" Redhead Weber OTS Simpsons Smokey Joe Silver Gray Smokey Joe Gold Smooth Smoke BBQ

12-18-2012, 08:51 PM	#13
TravelingJ Got Wood. Join Date: 09-07-12 Location: Traveling Somewhere.. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I'm really enjoying mine so far. I had picked up the 18" smoker attachment on eBay that made it like a WSM, but it didn't fit the Jumbo Joe at all ) = The lie on the Jumbo seems a lot closer to the grates than I recalled on the regular 18", so I was really looking forward to being able to gain a few more inches of space. Oh well.