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Kamados are the hardest category to catch on sale, and the most rewarding when you do. Ceramic cookers hold their price all year, then move once, briefly, in November. This page tracks Black Friday kamado deals for 2026 (Black Friday is November 27), tells you what a real discount looks like for each model worth watching, and flags the fake ones. It is the kamado spoke off our main Black Friday grill deals hub.
The short version: what “a deal” means for a kamado
- 10% off is the normal ceiling. Outside November, tracked Kamado Joe discounts rarely go past about 10%, that is a token cut, not a reason to rush.
- November is the exception. Historical promo tracking put the peak Kamado Joe discount in the Black Friday / Cyber Monday stretch of November 2025 at about 25%, well above the rest of the year. On a four-figure cooker, that gap is hundreds of dollars.
- Bundles beat sticker cuts at dealers. Big Green Egg and Kamado Joe dealers more often discount the package, nest, deflector, shelves, cover, than the cooker itself. Price the bundle against the cooker alone before calling it a deal.
- The budget tier moves most. Steel kamados and the small ceramic Joe Jr. get the deepest percentage cuts, because Walmart, Amazon and Wayfair fight over them.
Models to watch, and the prices that should make you move
Kamado Joe Classic II (18-inch ceramic)
The most-watched kamado deal every year. Past sale examples show how wide the range is: it has been listed at $899 at Amazon in a past sale ($400 off a $1,299 regular price), and lightning-style deals have briefly gone lower still. Our rule: under $950 from a reputable seller is a buy; $999 is fine if it includes the cart and side shelves; anything calling $1,100 a “doorbuster” is theater. If you are deciding between brands first, read Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe.
Kamado Joe Joe Jr. (13.5-inch portable ceramic)
The gift pick and the easiest kamado to catch cheap. In a past Black Friday sale it was $299 at Amazon and Wayfair against a $499 regular price, and Wayfair has since run member pricing as low as $250 outside the holidays. Target: $299 or less, from anyone. It is also the headline pick in our best kamado grills under $500 roundup, where we cover what you give up versus a full-size ceramic.
Char-Griller Akorn (steel kamado)
Not ceramic, insulated steel, which is exactly why it is the value play: kamado-style heat retention at a fraction of the price, and Walmart’s most-discounted kamado most years. Watch Walmart first, in the early Black Friday waves in the first half of November, not just on the Friday. If it drops meaningfully below its everyday street price, that is the deal; ignore inflated “was” prices. Full context is in our kamado buying guide.
Big Green Egg (Large)
Do not wait for a headline percentage off the Egg itself, it rarely happens. The real Black Friday play is dealer package pricing: Egg plus nest, deflector and shelves bundled for close to the cooker-only price elsewhere. Compare the full package, item by item, before you buy.
When to buy
Early Black Friday waves start in the first half of November, and the deepest kamado cuts land in Thanksgiving week through Cyber Monday. Kamado inventory is thinner than pellet or gas inventory, so the popular configurations sell out earlier. Decide your model and your walk-away price now, while nothing is on sale, our buying guide and under-$500 roundup are built for exactly that decision.
Watching Kamado Joe specifically? See the Kamado Joe lineup at All Things Barbecue, a specialist retailer worth checking for its own November promotions.
How to spot a fake kamado deal
- Check the price history, not the “was” price. Run Amazon listings through a price-history tool; a cooker “marked down” to the price it sells at all year is not a deal.
- Price bundles honestly. A free cover and ash tool are worth roughly $50–75, not the $200 of “added value” on the banner.
- Mind the generation. Black Friday is when older generations (Classic I vs II vs III) get cleared out. That can be a genuine bargain, just know which one you are buying and compare against that model’s normal price, not the newer one’s.
- Buy from an authorized seller. Ceramic warranties are lifetime on the ceramic parts from authorized dealers; a too-cheap third-party listing can cost you that coverage.
Bottom line
For kamados, Black Friday is not hype, it is the one window where the year’s best price actually appears, and then it is gone until spring. Set your target from the thresholds above, watch this page through November, and buy the right cooker at a real discount rather than the wrong one at a fake one. We will update this page as 2026 deals go live, and refresh it again in Black Friday week.
Shopping beyond kamados? Our Black Friday Blackstone griddle deals page tracks the best griddle discounts for 2026.
Pizza ovens are on sale too. See our Black Friday pizza oven deals for the Ooni and other pizza oven discounts.
