Grills & Outdoor Cooking reviews

Char-Griller

Char-Griller Grills & Smokers

The working-person's grill brand: honest steel at half the money, with the understanding that you'll do a careful assembly, manage rust like an adult, and get cooking performance the premium names can't beat by anything like their price gap.

Grillbot

Grillbot Grill-Cleaning Robot

A robot that scrubs your grates while you watch, which is exactly as entertaining and almost as useful as it sounds. It does clean — loosely, noisily, eventually. A brush and ninety seconds of elbow grease still does the job better, which makes this a gift, not a tool.

Smokeless Fire Pits (Category Check)

The technology is real: secondary-combustion pits burn dramatically cleaner than an open ring. 'Smokeless' is still marketing — expect much less smoke, not none, a faster appetite for wood, and a premium price for what is, structurally, a very nice steel barrel.