KAMA GEAR / COOKING GUIDES
What can you cook on the V2 Mini?
The V2 Mini is a ceramic charcoal kamado with a 13.5-inch cooking grid, designed for up to four people. Its compact size still gives you grilling, roasting, smoking, baking and low-and-slow cooking. The trick is choosing the right setup for the food, then planning around the space you have.
Small footprint. More than burgers.
The KAMA GEAR V2 Mini has a two-level cooking system and two heat deflector plates. That lets you work with direct and indirect heat rather than treating every cook as food directly above the fire.
Its serving guide is a starting point, not a promise that every dish for four fits at once. Check the size of your joint, tray or pot against the cooking grid and the space under the closed lid. For a bigger menu, cook in stages instead of crowding the grill.
Grill over the coals.
Steaks, chicken, vegetables and other foods suited to direct grilling are a natural starting point. Choose the cooking surface around the result you want, and use the food’s recipe for its cooking and doneness checks.
The half-moon cast iron searing grate and reversible cast iron griddle both have a V2 Mini size. The grate gives you an open cooking surface; the griddle gives you a flat surface as well as its reverse side. Select “Kama Gear V2 Mini” when choosing either accessory.
Roast, smoke and take it slowly.
For indirect cooking, position the heat deflectors between the charcoal and the food, with the cooking grid supported above them. This shields the food from direct heat and opens up roasting, baking and low-and-slow cooks.
Choose a joint or portion that fits comfortably, leave room for the cooking setup and follow a suitable recipe. Our indirect cooking guide covers the arrangement for the Mini as well as the larger V2 models. A small grill still needs the right setup; do not squeeze cookware into place or rest it directly on a deflector when the method calls for an air gap.
Pizza, bread and baking.
The 10-inch / 26cm pizza stone is listed for the V2 Mini. It is a 15mm-thick cordierite stone for pizzas, breads and pastries. Use the stone and grill instructions for the setup and heating method, and size your bake to the stone.
The Mini’s pizza route uses a suitable stone. The KamaDough attachment is listed for the V2 and V2 Max, so it is not the attachment to choose for a Mini.
Put a pot to work.
The 5.7L SmokePot is listed as compatible with the V2 Mini. That brings soups, stews and other pot cooks into the picture. Check the pot’s support, handles and lid clearance before lighting, then follow the setup required by the dish.
For ideas, explore our smoked butternut squash soup and short-rib bourguignon. These are existing KAMA GEAR recipes, not Mini-specific tests. Check the quantities, equipment and available space before adapting either cook to your Mini.
Wok and pan cooking.
The 35cm Blackout wok and 34cm Blackout paella pan also fit the V2 Mini. Use them for their different cooking surfaces and choose the setup around the dish. Check handle clearance and stable support before lighting; fitting either pan does not mean both fit together, or that a larger grill’s full recipe setup transfers unchanged.
Build your kit around your cooking.
Start with the food you enjoy, then add the surface or cookware it needs. Check the model option on every accessory; compatibility across the V2 range is not automatic. The Mini gives you several ways to cook over charcoal without needing every accessory at once.