Outdoor Cooking

The first thing to understand about The Big Easy from Char-Broil is it’s far more than just an infrared grill.

The Char-Broil Performance costs less than $300 and is perfectly suited for those who regularly grill for a larger group. It’s also the only full-size infrared grill we reviewed.

The Cuisinart Petit is a decent table-top gas grill that you can take with you pretty much anywhere.

When we tested the Coleman RoadTrip X-cursion, we were pleasantly surprised at how well it held its own against our top picks.

The Nexgrill is a generic model that lands dead center in our evaluation of the best gas grills. There’s nothing particularly wrong with it.

The Char-Griller Grillin’ Pro has a unique design we really like. The black, durable-steel dome with small twin smoke stacks gives this model an attractive industrial look.

The Dyna-Glo DGB390SNP-D is a decent deal, costing just over $200 at the time of this writing. It has great quality construction for the price, produces a decent amount of heat and distributes it evenly over its cast iron grates.

Editor’s Note: This product has been removed from our side-by-side comparison because it has been replaced by another product.