Kamado Joe Charcoal Baskets & Dividers Kamado Joe Charcoal Baskets & Dividers

Improve Airflow, Control Heat & Simplify Cleanup

Upgrade your Kamado Joe with a charcoal basket designed to improve airflow, simplify ash cleanup and give you better control over the fire. Whether you're cooking on a Big Joe, Classic Joe or Joe Jr., these simple upgrades help make fire management easier from startup through the end of the cook.

The open-wire basket keeps lump charcoal contained while allowing ash and small charcoal pieces to fall away. On models that include a divider, you can also concentrate charcoal on one side of the grill to create separate heat zones.

Key Benefits

• Better Airflow: Open basket construction helps combustion air move freely through the lump charcoal.
• Faster Cleanup: Lift the basket and shake loose ash away from usable lump charcoal.
• Two-Zone Cooking: Use the divider on compatible models to concentrate charcoal and create separate heat zones.
• More Consistent Fire Management: Improved airflow makes it easier to manage the fire from startup through the end of the cook.
• Heavy-Duty Stainless Steel: Durable construction is built to handle repeated high-heat cooks and years of use.

How to Use a Charcoal Basket

You can either remove the factory cast iron fire grate from the bottom of the firebox or leave it in place and set the charcoal basket directly on top.

For maximum airflow and ash clearance in Kamado Joe grills, we recommend removing the cast iron fire grate and allowing the charcoal basket to handle the lump directly.

1. Shake and Dump Ash: Lift the basket while keeping it inside the grill and shake it to drop fine ash into the lower ash drawer. Slide the drawer out, dump the ash and return it to the grill.
2. Load and Light: Add lump charcoal to the basket as you normally would and light the fire.

Pro Tip: On long low & slow cooks such as brisket or pork shoulder, start with a fresh load of new lump charcoal to maximize airflow. Save leftover lump from the previous cook for high-temperature grilling.

Designed for Big Joe, Classic Joe & Joe Jr.

Each grill size uses a dedicated charcoal basket sized for that specific firebox. Select the basket that matches your Kamado Joe model.

• Big Joe 24-inch: Includes charcoal basket and divider for improved airflow and two-zone fire control.
• Classic Joe 18-inch: Includes charcoal basket and divider for everyday fire management and two-zone cooking.
• Joe Jr. 13.5-inch: Compact basket design sized for the Joe Jr.; compatible with the Kick Ash Joe Jr. ash can for easier cleanup.

Konnected Joe Compatibility

Fitment Notes

Charcoal baskets are grill-specific across brands. Choose the basket designed for your Kamado Joe model rather than relying on a similarly sized basket intended for another grill manufacturer.

Using the Divider for Two-Zone Cooking

Use the charcoal basket for improved airflow on everyday cooks, then add the divider when you want to concentrate the fire on one side of the grill. Pair the charcoal divider with a half-moon heat deflector to create true direct and indirect cooking zones.