Best Barbecues Reviewed & Rated for Quality

Electric Pulse Ignition
Throughout the years, the technology and ability to light a barbecue has been an ever evolving process. Most recent of those advances is the use of electronic circuits to cause a spark in order to ignite the gas entering the barbecue chamber. It’s the safest, easiest, and most reliable form of ignition in modern barbecues.

The Porcelain / Cast-Iron Touch
One thing that is often overlooked when shopping for a great barbecue for your outdoor grilling needs is the make and the coating of the actual grill itself. The Dyna-Glo Smart Space Living 3-Burner LP Gas Grill has a particularly brilliant make, which is a cast-iron base, and a porcelain enamel meaning that not only are the grills easy to clean, but they hold heat, allowing chefs of all kinds to get a good sear.

Cost and Value
Below the average price we’ve come to see from our list thus far, we’re still in shock at how cheap the Dyna-Glo DGB390SNP-D (solid name …. ) Gas Grill is, because you’re getting a whole lot of amazing barbecue for barely a buck. It’s probably the greatest value on our entire list.

Portable
Probably one of the last things anyone would think about when describing a really great barbecue and experience is the portability of your fire grill, but Weber thinks that the delicious product of barbecued foods should be available to all, no matter where they are, or where they want to go. The Weber Q 2200’s side tables fold up, and thanks to the compact size of the unit as a whole, it’s extremely easy to pick-up and move. Just don’t do it while it’s on.

The Form
One thing that Weber does really beautifully is kit out the rest of their barbecue. From a built-in temperature gauge on the lid of the barbecue, to an extremely high-quality porcelain-coated, cast-iron cooking grates, and all of the bits, bobs that make using and cleaning a portable barbecue truly wonderful.

Cost and Value
At the rough budget-end of the properly well-made barbecue market, the extremely viable and wonderfully portable Weber Q 2200 is our choice for the best BBQ one can buy right now. Take it anywhere you wish, and use it for all sorts of grilled eats, thanks to its quality build, and conveniently user-friendly designs and additions.

Warming Rack
The Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro has an astounding 438 square inches of standard grilling area, but one thing that the more compact barbecues don’t have is a warming rack. That’s the top within the the barbecue that is usually connected to the lid, and keeps finished or yet-to-have-started foods warm, while keeping them a safe-ish distance away from the fires below.

Side Burner
Imagine, if you would, having to move back and forth from the backyard (where your barbeque is) and the kitchen (where your pot it) in order to sufficiently brew up a stock or boil pasta, yada yada. But, what some of the more elite barbecues have is a single burner on one or more of their side platforms. Like this one, the Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro.

Cost and Value
Surprisingly, the Char-Griller 3001 Grillin’ Pro 40,800 BTU Gas Grill is one of the best barbecues on the market, and doesn’t peak past the budget-end of the mega quality barbecues. It’s crazy affordable, and comes with all of the perks one could want from a full-size barbecue.

Complete Transport
The idea and make of most portable barbecues involve build that are not full size, and they almost never include a stand/legs. But the Coleman RoadTrip is almost a replica of a completely full-sized barbecue, with legs and all, and folds down to a package barely larger than a backpack. As a bonus, there is even a pull handle, and wheels for easy movement while packed down.

All of the Simple Things
Coleman is synonymous with quality, but what great quality products that present a fair price normally lack in options, or design, Coleman provides here with the RoadTrip LXE. There are more than a handful of color options, ensuring you find your favorite. And there isn’t a single bit of unnecessary build or design on this entire barbecue. Everything is made well, and has been made to use.

Cost and Value
One of the cheapest options on our list, and one of the most dynamic and sought after designs in any backyard or camping cookers dreams, the Coleman is one of the most perfect products we’ve ever seen, throughout any of our lists. If it were a little cheaper, or a little larger, then maybe, just maybe, it would have stolen the top spot on our podium.

100% Electric
Something that might make a huge difference to those looking for a barbecue experience (the cooking outdoors, or camping part) but might have restrictions as to what they’re allowed to use on their property, is the fact that this barbecue doesn’t actually make fire. It’s 100% electronic. Which is amazing if you wish to grill, but live in an apartment that does not allow flame-based outdoor cooking.

Control
Probably the single largest benefit to using an electrical grill for your cooking is that you’ve got far more control over the temperature that your food is exposed to. There’s no guessing based on internal temperature thermometers, rather, barbecues like the Goerge Foreman Outdoor Electric Grill have temperature controls much like that of a modern stovetop, giving the cook a more generalized assist on the exact temperature they desire.

Cost and Value
Maybe it’s the fact that the George Foreman is 100% electric, and that said electric cooking must take a large amount of technology and design in order to work the best, that makes the price of one of these astonishing. Because, this is a third of the price of the next cheapest barbecue on this list. It’s portable, electric, and budget-friendly.

Casually Stylish
There’s always going to be room in any consumer market for the praying of nostalgia, and this barbecue is hungry for it. There’s a whole ton of stylish, retro feel to this charcoal grill, and it can make or break the entire aesthetic of your backyard. It’s got that classic old smoker look to it, and paired with other retro or antique furniture, could be the piece you’re missing.

Charcoal Power
Some folks that prefer to cook over an open flame don’t like the idea of using propane to fuel said flame -- which makes things difficult in the 21st Century, considering that’s what 90% of barbecues use for fuel. Using charcoal-born fire version burning gas can provide a whole different flavor and infuses your food with a completely different note.

Cost and Value
Regardless of how important one might think a “real fire” versus a chemical fire is, there’s one very obvious reason why a charcoal grill is an astounding option, and that’s the price. Thanks to having almost no technology within it, the price is in the ridiculously cheap area. The Char-Griller 1515 Patio Pro Charcoal Grill is no different. It’s simple, and simple usually translates to your wallet.

Simple Things
If you asked most people to describe a barbecue, or draw one, you’d be remarkably surprised as to how many of them conjure the idea of this exact product. The Weber Original Kettle Charcoal Grill was so popular in its heyday, that it has cemented itself within the idea of barbecues and grills. It’s so simple, just a large kettle-like bowl and lid, with a smoke vent at the top, and a drip tray on the bottom.

Two Tiered Grills
While a lot of people will use the bottom grill to hold their charcoal, some sharper outdoor cooks will put their charcoal on the very bottom of the big basin, and use both tiers of grill for foods. This nearly doubles your cooking capacity, and can help you slow roast something large in the bottom, and cook sides and the like on the top rack.

Cost and Value
Just on the cusp of breaking into the triple digits on the price point, the classically iconic Weber Original Kettle Charcoal Grill is one of the most popular options on anyone’s shopping list. There’s a whole lot of these out there, making delicious food for people the world over.

All in the Size
Probably the most important factor to look at when shopping for the best available barbecue for your space is the size of it. There are, a whole ton of extremely large barbecues, but the use of space is daring to say the least. The Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Patio Propane Gas Grill is one of the sleekest, and most amazingly perfect sized barbecue on the market. It’s well large enough to cook enough food for a large group of people, while remaining in a small footprint. It’s the best of both worlds.

Cap and Collector
As we speed faster everyday towards the post-apocalypse realities that so many science-fiction authors introduced us to, we’re going to need bottle caps (the most commonly used post-apocalypse currency). Today, we’re also really big on beverages that arrive in bottles. The Royal Gourmet grill comes with a powder-coated from panel that shields the propane tank, and it also has a bottle opener and catch tray so you can start saving for the inevitable.

Cost and Value
The one downside to the Royal Gourmet barbecue is that it doesn’t really fit within the parameters of a “budget” barbecue, but it’s also not that close to the average price, or anything above that. It might be the perfect price for the product you get. The only thing that would make it better would be if it also had a side-burner on one of the shelves.

Smokeless BBQ
Thanks to the incredibly well-designed ventilation system, and battery-powered fans, the Portable Smokeless Electric Charcoal Barbecue from Foggo Grill can propel fresh air on your fire, meaning you only have to use a fraction of the charcoal you would in a normal grill. This, in output, means that the tiny amount of charcoal makes no smoke.

For the Goers
There are a lot of things that Foggo Grill did with their Portable Grill to make it just that, Portable. It was imperative to them that there be no need for more than one, as you can easily take yours with you wherever you go. From it’s battery powered electronics, to its relatively miniscule size, and the heavy-duty carrying bag, everything is meant to help it be one of the best portable grills on earth.

Cost and Value
At a relatively budget price, the Foggo Grill is small, portable, and capable of requiring far less charcoal for a steady stream of heat than other small charcoal barbecues. But it should be noted that this barbecue, regardless of how clever the design, isn’t going to replace any full-size bbq, and it might not scratch that open-flame cooking itch you have.

Side Burner
No, we’re not talking about after-burner, or any sort of boost that pushes you to the side, rather, the side burner on the Char-Broil Classic 280 is the perfect spot to whip up some side dishes, boil some liquids, or work on a wicked sauce. It’s important to some, to have the ability to work on many things at once, and having somewhere off to the side, but not all the way in the house, to get said stuff cookin’ can be key.

Double Inline
Many of the barbecues we’ve listed have a single line of burners down the middle of the interior from side to side, while the Char-Broil king of classics aims to provide backyard chefs with a far better control of their heat, providing two parallel burners running front to back, making it far easier to have a different heat and temp on either side of the grill.

Cost and Value
At only just below the market average, the Char-Broil isn’t going to shock anyone into submission, but it does have a whole lot of well put-together craftsmanship that will sell a lot of units. It has a wonderful side-burner, two inline burners within the main compartment, and decades of earned consumer trust.