Primo Oval XL 400 All-In-One vs Primo Oval LG 300 All-In-One

Primo

Primo Oval XL 400 All-In-One

~$2,299

Primo

~$1,999

Quick take: The Primo Oval LG 300 All-In-One costs $300 less; the Primo Oval XL 400 All-In-One offers more cooking space (400 vs 300 sq in).

Spec	Primo Oval XL 400 All-In-One	Primo Oval LG 300 All-In-One
Price	~$2,299	~$1,999
Rating	—	—
Type	Kamado	Kamado
Cooking Area	400 sq in	300 sq in
Max Temp	850°F	850°F
Fuel Type	Charcoal	Charcoal
Build Material	Ceramic	Ceramic
Hopper Capacity	—	—
Burners	—	—
WiFi / App	No	No
App control	No	No
Meat probe	No	No
PID controller	No	No
Side burner	No	No
Rotisserie	No	No
Searing	Yes	Yes
Dimensions	Oval, 400 sq in primary grate	—
Weight	250 lbs	152 lbs
Warranty	20-year limited warranty on ceramic components	Lifetime (ceramic, to original owner)

✓The oval firebox with its divider gives a genuine side-by-side hot and cool zone, which round kamados cannot replicate
✓Made in Georgia — the only major ceramic kamado not imported
✓151-850°F is a wider published range than Big Green Egg's 200-750 or Kamado Joe's 225-750
✓All-In-One ships with the cradle, shelves, heat deflectors and divider, so nothing else is needed to start cooking
✓One of the tallest domes in the category, which lets whole birds stand vertically

✗Sold only through dealers; Primo publishes no price on its own site, so street price varies by region
✗$2,299 puts it against a Big Joe II and above a Big Green Egg Large with change to spare
✗The oval shape is off-standard, so third-party kamado accessories mostly do not fit
✗250 lbs and no factory ceramic-only option below this size in the oval XL body
✗Primo's own product page omits price, dimensions and warranty terms, which makes comparison shopping harder than it should be

✓The oval shape gives a genuinely usable direct and indirect zone side by side — the one structural advantage Primo has over every round kamado
✓300 sq in base plus an optional 195 sq in rack system takes it to 495 sq in without a second grill
✓151°F at the low end is low enough for cold-smoking cheese and fish, which most kamados cannot hold
✓Made in Georgia, not imported, and the ceramic carries a lifetime warranty to the original owner
✓152 lbs of ceramic holds temperature overnight on one load of lump — a 14-hour brisket is a single fill
✓All-In-One package ships the cradle, shelves and tools together, so there is no $400 accessory surprise after delivery

✗Primo publishes no prices at all — you are at dealer discretion, and street prices swing several hundred dollars
✗primogrill.com is a brochure site; there is no direct-to-consumer purchase path and no maker-side reviews
✗152 lbs in a cradle, not a wheeled cart, at this price — a cart or table is another purchase
✗The oval grate means round accessories (pizza stones, most aftermarket deflectors) do not fit; you buy Primo's
✗Ceramic is fragile in a way steel is not, and a dropped lid is a several-hundred-dollar mistake
✗Thin dealer network compared with Big Green Egg or Kamado Joe, so warranty service depends on who is near you