MydracasLump Charcoal Fire Basket with Divider Big Green Egg Accessories,Stainless Steel Grill Ash Baskets for The Large Big Green Egg,Kamado Joe Classic

No question that it makes cleaning out the residual charcoal a lot easier… It also improves the airflow around the charcoal so that it burns hotter… a lot hotter… A word of caution… If you have a wood grill stand for your BigGreenEgg, don’t remove the iron grid that normally holds the charcoal. Using the basket alone will generate so much heat that the bottom of the BGE will get hot enough for the wood to catch fire.. even with an air gap.I rebuilt the stand and added a welders mat to hopefully protect from a reoccurrence.

Works great in large Big Green Egg. It helps to organize charcoal and makes ash clean up easy.

I'm guessing if you're looking at this, you're more the grilling enthusiast and get the purpose and problem it's trying to help solve. So, does it work?It's really nice to be able to pull the basket out and shake off the ash from the remaining lump. Likewise, it makes it a lot easier to clean out the small pieces that haven't totally burned but need to be cleaned out. Definitely worth having for that.I've had it a short time, but seems well-made and to be holding up through the heat/cool cycles.One thing - it's kinda' shallow. That's not a problem if you're doing a full cook cause you just fill the basket and can continue to build your pile of lump. But, if you put the divider in the basket so you can split it into direct/indirect heat zones, the lack of depth can be a little annoying. Not so much that you shouldn't buy this, but just know you might have to pour carefully or stack the lump a little. Like I said, more of an annoyance than a problem - knock off a quarter of a star for it.Starting, heat build, overall burn and shut down - doesn't seem to change, not that you'd expect it to. Which leaves the value proposition - is it worth the money? Well, ceramic fire brick at your big box store is pretty cheap, so if all you want to do is create the direct/indirect zones you might look at that option cause it'll save you a good chunk of cash. However, if handling the leftover ash covered lump and ease of cleaning out the little pieces is appealing, this is a nice solution and being able to do the zones is a nice bonus, even if it's not your primary use. I grill year-round, and 4-5 nights a week in the prime season - for me it's a no brainer. If I only grilled occasionally in prime season? I dunno, I'd probably ask for it from Santa! :-)

The standard Kamado Joe firebox is not bad at all. At the bottom of the firebox is a circular cast iron plate that has a lot of holes drilled in it. Ash from the fire drops through these holes into a removable ash container beneath the plate. After a cook, when things have cooled off, you just stir the remaining cold coals around to let the ash dust fall off and then try to push as much ash dust as you can through the holes in bottom plate. Lots of times, small pieces of coal get caught in the holes and must be removed because the plate holes also act as an air intake for the fire.The Lump Charcoal Fire Basket with Divider really simplifies the process. I first removed all the charcoal from the firebox and then took the opportunity to give it a cleaning. Then I pried up the cast iron plate and put it in storage. The fire basket fits perfectly in the firebox and the divider makes the Divide and Conquer 2-zone cooking grill system even more efficient because all the charcoal is contained on one side of the pit. It seems easier to get the coals lit because there's a lot more air circulation due to the design of the basket. It may also reduce charcoal usage through more efficient combustion, but I can't say for sure. It just seems like it from the couple of cooks I've done with it.When the coals are cool, I take out the basket and shake it over my ash bucket which, coincidentally, is a perfect fit. Depending on what I used for fuel during the cook, there may be a dusting of ash left on the ceramic sides of the firebox. If it's excessive, I just take a soft brush and sweep the dust down into the removable ash collector. Then the basket goes back into the firebox and is ready to go for the next cook. The whole process takes much less than two minutes.The Lump Charcoal Fire Basket with Divider feels heavy duty and looks to be very well made. It makes the Kamado Joe even more of a pleasure to cook on and I'm happy I bought it. I expect to get years of use out of it.