Primo
Primo Oval LG 300 All-In-One
The mid-size Primo, and the one most buyers actually land on. The oval firebox is Primo's whole argument: because the grate is a rounded rectangle rather than a circle, you can bank charcoal on one long end and run a true two-zone fire inside a kamado, which a round Big Green Egg cannot do without a divider accessory. Priced here as the All-In-One package, which is how most dealers sell it — grill head, cradle stand, side shelves, ash tool and grate lifter in one box. The Oval XL 400 above it adds 100 sq in; the Oval JR 200 below it drops 90.
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Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓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
Cons
- ✗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
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More from Primo →Primo is the one American-made ceramic kamado, built in Georgia, and the only major brand with an oval rather than round firebox. The oval shape is the point: a firebox divider splits it lengthwise so one end runs hot and the other indirect, giving true two-zone cooking that a round kamado cannot do without stacking racks. The All-In-One configuration is the grill on a cradle with locking casters, fold-down side tables, heat deflectors, deflector racks and the firebox divider included.
The smallest oval Primo: 210 sq in, 100 lbs, and the same 151–850°F range and two-zone oval firebox as the LG 300. Primo also sells a two-piece GO cradle and base for it, which makes it the largest genuinely portable ceramic kamado on the US market. Priced here as the All-In-One package — head, cradle, shelves and tools.
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