Onlyfire

Origin and philosophy

Onlyfire is, first and foremost, an accessories brand. It doesn't build kamados — it builds the parts that make them perform better and keep them alive when a grate gives out or an old basket rusts through. The pitch is refreshingly plain: deliver premium-brand performance at a price that doesn't sting, backed by a genuine selling point — 304 stainless steel, the same grade the marquee makers use. Founded in China in 2010, it's a wide-catalog, practical-minded brand that has been a familiar face in the barbecue world for years, sold through specialist shops and the big platforms alike.

Let's be candid: Onlyfire plays in the value league, not the luxury one. And that's exactly why we find it worth your attention if you already own a good ceramic egg and want to expand it, repair it or adapt it without paying the original-brand premium all over again.

What sets Onlyfire apart

Onlyfire's whole appeal is compatibility. Its parts are designed to fit other people's kamados — above all the Large formats in the Big Green Egg Large and Kamado Joe Classic mould, the sector's two de facto standards — as well as classics like the 22.5-inch Weber Kettle. Rather than inventing a closed ecosystem, Onlyfire slots into everyone else's and supplies the missing piece. That replacement-and-upgrade philosophy is its real signature, far more than any slogan.

You'll see that logic everywhere in the range: stainless charcoal baskets with a divider for managing two fire zones, ash baskets that step in when the factory ones quit, universal-cut stainless grates, and cordierite pizza stones built to shrug off the thermal shock of a high-heat cook. No magic — just simple engineering done right at a sensible price.

Our take

At mikamado, cooking day in and day out on our Big Green Egg Large, where open-fire cooking is practically a routine, the GCG-8552 multi-level cooking system for Large kamados is where the brand's premise clicks. On paper it arrives with two stainless grates, the riser rack and the pair of half-moon deflectors — in other words, every piece you need to set up zone-and-height cooking on an egg that never shipped with it. Looking at the kit as a whole, what wins us over is how complete it is: it solves in one go what otherwise means buying pricey parts piecemeal.

The GBS cast-iron sear grate for the 22.5" Weber Kettle — an insert, not a universal piece — is another telling example: the cast iron is built to lay down a proper sear. Where we urge caution is the fit: these are compatible parts, not originals, so confirm the measurements before you buy. If you want the parent brand's exact warranty, this isn't your place; if you've got the savvy to check dimensions, the performance-to-price ratio is hard to argue with.

What you'll find from Onlyfire here

We've picked the Onlyfire pieces that genuinely expand or rescue a Mediterranean kamado: the GCG-8552 cooking system for Large, the stainless charcoal baskets with divider compatible with Kamado Joe Classic and Big Green Egg Large, ash baskets, universal stainless grates, the GBS cast-iron sear grate for the Weber Kettle, the cordierite stone, and even a universal cover to shield your kit from the sea air. Accessories, in short, to get more out of the fire without reinventing your kit.