The Best Portable Grills in 2022 for Beaches, Backyard BBQs, Camping and More Entertainment Tonight The thermometer in the dome lid is nice, but it isn't necessary other than for letting you know when the grill is hot and ready. Food grilled over charcoal has that coveted backyard-grill smoky flavor. This larger version of our pick offers more cooking area and higher heat output. A great grill for camping and tailgating, and for apartment dwellers with limited outdoor space. The liquid propane canisters are also disposable, so they create a lot of waste for not much cooking time. Nicole Papantoniou is the director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliance and Culinary Innovation Lab where she oversees all kitchen appliance content and testing. If you’re searching for a gas grill you can bring on all your adventures that also performs well enough to be used at home, look no further than the Weber Q 2200. Our home tester tried it out both at home and on the road to grill hot dogs, steaks, and veggies and was impressed with the final results each time. Camping trips, road trips, tailgates, closet-size outdoor spaces—there are a lot of scenarios that call for a portable grill. But unfortunately, many of the factors that make a grill portable can also keep it from working well. When shopping for a portable, the same rules apply as when you are shopping for other grills. You need to consider price, temperature control, ease of cleanup, ability to smoke foods, high heat, durability, safety, and, of course, size and weight. This one gets the job done almost entirely through conduction—its single burner provides heat to a porcelain-coated cast-iron cooking grid that functions much like a 189-square-inch pan. Let's closely compare the smallest grills in our test regarding control. The Cuisinart Petite Gourmet and Eureka Gonzo are very similar in size and weight. The Petite Gourmet has an elongated burner beneath a rectangular grate, while the Gonzo Grill has a round burner beneath a round grate. That alone makes the Cuisinart a great ultra-light, budget-priced grill, despite its shortcomings, of which there are a few. As one of the lightest portable grills on the market, the Cuisinart CCG190 Portable Charcoal Grill is one of the easiest grills to take to a park or tailgating event. It weighs just 2 pounds and features latches that hold the lid to the base, allowing it to be carried by the lid handle. The George Foreman plugs into a standard outlet, which uses an electric heating element for its nonstick grill surface. The grill half nearest the electric controls registered the highest heat output while the far half was notably lower with a max temperature under 500 degrees Fahrenheit. I did not experience this, and the model came together in less than 30 minutes. It was not the easiest of them all to assemble but not so complicated as to dissuade you from buying it and, once assembled, felt compact and sturdy to the touch. We scrubbed the two nonstick plates in a kitchen sink and removed the large oval shape to wipe out the grease trap. Despite these issues, the end result of our smoking effort was nothing short of divine. The Davy Crockett produced juicy pulled pork with a healthy smoke ring and plenty of hickory flavor. After you thoroughly clean your grill, store it in a clean, dry area. Each Go-Anywhere grill also features a glossy porcelain-enamel lid and bowl to ensure durability on all your adventures. Our thorough testing process began with scouring the internet for the latest and greatest products across the portable grill market. Next, we narrowed our selection to create a manageable, yet comprehensive list of the best products available. We bought all these products at retail cost to allow us to conduct an extended, objectively honest, and comparative review. After testing more than 90 tools from spatulas to tongs to grill gloves and more, we have recommendations for everything you need to have an amazing barbecue. A swiveling metal handle tightly holds the grill together for easy transporting. Foods such as bone-in chicken pieces and thick steaks require surround heat to cook thoroughly. British thermal units are a measure of maximum heat output over the course of an hour. The output on portable gas grills ranges from 4,000 to over 13,000 Btu. But more heat alone doesn’t equate to better grilling performance, as a grill’s performance is based on a combination of output, design, and quality of materials.