My first one was a no-name one from ebay (I think it was about $600) Worked flawlessly for about 6 years - gave it to the old man this year when I upgraded to a bigger unit - it's working flawlessly for him now and I expect it to last forever Cheapest I could find a ceramic one with a quick look was $799 plus postage The metal ones (as bought by Ralph I think were discontinued line at Bunnings?) should be a fair bit cheaper - especially if you find one that's being cleared out. , but no idea where they are available from. BBQ's galore stock the Kamado Joe brand - $1,500 for the normal one - comes with awesome accessories http://www.smokekingbbqs.com.au/product-category/ceramic-kamado-bbqs/seem to have some (not sure what brand) starting at $1,000 with various accessory kits. Yep - they're not cheap.