BBQ-Toro Flexibles Kochsystem für Kamado Ø 39 cm

What BBQ-Toro is actually selling here

On Amazon it is called “Flexibles Kochsystem” (flexible cooking system), in BBQ-Toro’s own shop “Smokersystem für Kamado, 3 Ebenen, Edelstahl” (smoker system for kamado, 3 tiers, stainless steel). It is the same product. The version for kamados with a 39 cm diameter carries the article number SMOKE9 at the manufacturer, and exactly this model number also appears in the Amazon data.

It is an insert that you place in the cooking chamber of a kamado. Instead of a single grate above the embers, you then have a frame with several supports: a grill grate at the top, a stone below it, and in between a holder whose height you can change. According to the Amazon text, this lets you grill or smoke on up to three tiers at the same time, with the lid closing. In our site’s structure, the system sits in the grill accessories category. On the Amazon page it stood at €79.95 on 20 October 2026.

Anyone reading the manufacturer’s page will stumble over one point. The long description text there is written for the larger sibling with 52 cm and talks about two half-moon pizza stones. For the 39 cm version, the data block with the dimensions and the Amazon text apply, and both know only one round stone.

Frame, grate, holder and stone in numbers

For the Ø 39 cm model, BBQ-Toro gives an outer dimension of Ø 32.5 x (H) 12 cm. The catalogue dimensions at Amazon, converted from inches to 12 x 32.5 x 32.5 cm, match this. In the product photo the frame is round, with vertical wire brackets at the edge, and in the manufacturer’s dimension drawing the 32.5 cm is marked as the overall width. So the figure really does describe the frame and not the packaging.

BBQ-Toro counts one frame, one holder, two half-moon stainless steel grates and one pizza stone as the scope of delivery. Placed next to each other, the two grates form a circle of Ø 31 cm; each half measures (W) 31 x (D) 15 cm. The holder is Ø 29.5 cm, the stone Ø 22.5 cm. According to the data block, frame and grill grate are made of stainless steel; the Amazon text also calls the holder a stainless steel holder.

One stone, two names: in the Amazon text the part is sometimes called a deflector stone, sometimes a pizza stone. It is the same component, just in two roles. In the photo the light-coloured stone sits at the bottom of the frame, the grate right at the top. That is one of several possible arrangements, because holder and grate halves can be repositioned according to the manufacturer.

In detail: three tiers and a stone that is smaller than the grate

A kamado has a thick-walled ceramic body that stores a lot of heat. It is controlled via the air intake at the bottom and the vent in the lid. With the original grate, the food sits directly above the charcoal and takes the full radiation. For indirect cooking you put a barrier in between, usually a ceramic stone, the deflector. It intercepts the radiation, and the food then cooks mainly in the hot air that rises around the stone and circulates under the closed lid. How this works in general and when which zone is suitable is explained in our guide to direct and indirect heat.

In this system the supplied stone takes on the role of the deflector. But it is considerably smaller than the grate above it. By calculation, a ring 4.25 cm wide ((31 minus 22.5) divided by 2) remains all around, under which there is no stone. At the edge, more direct radiation therefore reaches the grate than in the middle. The Amazon text sells exactly this as an advantage and speaks of “temperature zones with different levels of heat”. For a piece that is meant to cook entirely indirectly, that means, in our reading: put it in the middle and keep it away from the edge.

The second lever is the split grate. According to the Amazon text, you can insert the two halves at the same or at different heights. One half low and close to the embers, the other one tier higher: that creates two areas side by side even without the stone, one for searing, one for finishing. We consider this the really interesting part of the system, because in a small kamado the embers can hardly be pushed to one side.

That leaves the height. The whole frame is 12 cm high, and the three tiers share this space. From this we infer: several tiers at once are worthwhile for flat food such as vegetables, sausages or fish fillets. A thick roast or a whole chicken will need a tier to itself.

Does the system fit your kamado?

If your kamado has a 39 cm diameter and leaves at least Ø 32.5 cm of space inside, very probably yes. BBQ-Toro writes that the system is suitable for “many” kamados with Ø 39 cm and for other grills with an inner diameter of Ø 32.5 cm. BBQ-Toro does not publish a list of individual models.

The word “many” is honest, and it is a hint. The size given for a kamado says little on its own about the interior, because the ceramic wall lies in between. The figure that matters is therefore the inner diameter. Our suggestion: measure inside with a folding rule at the height where your original grate sits today, and compare with 32.5 cm. BBQ-Toro shows no illustration with dimensions of where exactly the frame sits in the kamado; using the grate height as the measuring point is therefore our assumption.

Next comes the lid. The Amazon text promises that it closes with the system inserted. For your model, the easiest check is the distance between the grate support and the lid dome: it should be more than the 12 cm build height, plus room for the food on the top tier.

For kamados with 52 cm there is the SMOKE8 version, intended for an inner diameter of Ø 46 cm. It appears further down in the table.

Pizza, wok and smoking: what BBQ-Toro promises

The manufacturer’s page lists classic grilling, smoking, slow cooking, cooking and pizza baking as uses and ends with “and much more”. BBQ-Toro defines the intended use more narrowly: the system is intended “to enable the smoking of meat, fish and other foods as well as the baking of pizzas”. Grilling and cooking do not appear in this sentence, though they do in the promotional list above it.

For pizza, according to the Amazon text, you place the stone on the holder. At Ø 22.5 cm it sets the limit for the flatbread; anything larger hangs over. If you like to bake pizza for two at once, this is where you hit the limit first.

On the wok, the two sources contradict each other. The Amazon text describes the holder as a support “for woks, grill pots and other grilling utensils”, whose height you choose freely. The safety notices of the same company, reproduced in full below, by contrast expressly forbid placing hot items such as pots and pans on the system. Both cannot apply at once, and the contradiction cannot be resolved from the available information.

Safety, cleaning and open points

BBQ-Toro does not link an operating manual or a data sheet as a PDF on the product page. The notices are in the section “Produktsicherheit” (product safety) there. In full, they are these:

• Use the system only on grills intended for it and make sure it is installed correctly and safely.
• Before use, make sure it is mounted stably and firmly to prevent tipping or slipping.
• Do not place hot pots, pans or grilling utensils on the smoker system, to avoid the risk of burns.
• During operation, always keep your distance from the hot surfaces, especially the tiers and the pizza stone.
• Always use grill gloves when handling the system during operation.
• Monitor the smoker system during operation and never leave it unattended.
• Keep children and pets away at all times.
• Use the system outdoors only, as it reaches high temperatures and there is a risk of smoke or fire if used improperly.
• Check regularly whether it is damaged and use it only in perfect condition.
• Clean only when cooled down.

The last point is also the only care instruction BBQ-Toro gives. For repositioning the tiers during operation, the list implies: gloves on, and the holder together with the stone is just as hot as the grate.

What BBQ-Toro does not state

We looked for these points on the manufacturer’s page and in the Amazon data and did not find them. They are collected here so that you know where you have to ask yourself:

• what the stone is made of (cordierite, fireclay or something else) and how thick it is in the 39 cm version
• which stainless steel grade is used for the frame and grates
• up to what temperature the frame and stone can be loaded
• the heights of the three tiers and the distances between them
• a grilling area in square centimetres; we do not calculate it ourselves from the diameters, because bar spacing, edge and the gap between the grate halves are unknown
• how much weight the holder carries
• a list of specific kamado models the system fits
• whether parts may go in the dishwasher and how the stone is cared for
• warranty terms beyond the statutory warranty
• the country of manufacture
• whether the stone or grate halves are available individually as spare parts

What else comes into question?

The prices come from our price boxes and change. The score is our editorial assessment from the data comparison; we measured nothing.

When this system, when something else

The first question is answered by your kamado, not the accessory. If its inside measures less than 32.5 cm or it has a 52 cm diameter, this version is out. According to our price boxes, the large version costs approx. €110, this version approx. €80.

After that it depends on what you plan to do in the kamado. For long cooking times at low temperature, the stone as a deflector is the reason to buy the system: without the stone, the only protection from the embers is the distance provided by the raised grate half. If instead you almost only sear steaks, you get little from it, and the original grate is enough.

Pizza is a special case. The stone carries only small flatbreads. Anyone who names pizza as the main reason and has no kamado anyway ends up, in our comparison, more likely with the SOUK ONE, which according to the price box costs approx. €70 and fits gas and charcoal grills.

If you mainly want to cook in a pot, you should take the contradiction about the holder seriously. For stews we would not rely on this system, but on a fire pot of its own such as the Petromax ft6, which needs no kamado.

And the budget: approx. €80 comes on top of the kamado. Our assessment is that it pays off if you regularly grill or smoke indirectly, and not if the kamado is fired up twice a summer.

Who is it suitable for?

For owners of a small kamado with a suitable inner size who want to cook indirectly or have two heat zones side by side. The system is the wrong choice for anyone with a kettle grill: BBQ-Toro has its own sets for that, the smoker system SMOKE7 and the cooking system BBQKIT01, both for kettle grills with Ø 57 cm. If you are still deciding which grill suits you at all, you are better off starting with the Grill Finder.