Our product range not only offers high-quality charcoal grills made of stainless steel but also, of course, features a number of gas grills. The Kamander, Kettleman, Oklahoma Joe’s, Bullet Smoker and Performance Charcoal 2600 and 3500: the charcoal BBQs from Char-Broil Kettleman smokes meat beautifully. We made a C-Ring of charcoal around the edge of the coal grate, interspersed with wood chunks and lit one end. The air intake holes line right up with the charcoal and it burned low and slow for several hours with no babysitting. The small BBQ pork butts we made came out tender and moist without the use of a water pan. We attribute this to the reduced effect of dry convection heat. For longer cooks one would have to remove the grate and replenish the circle of coal, or wrap and finish on another device such as a gas grill or kitchen oven. First, distribute the briquettes or charcoal evenly in the firebowl. It’s important to ensure that there are no gaps. You can alternatively pile up the charcoal or briquettes in the middle of the cooking grate and then place the food to be barbecued directly over the charcoal. To make lighting the charcoal as easy as possible, you can either use our half-time charcoal starter, a variant on a charcoal chimney, or a standard charcoal lighter. Hinged Lid– Prop the lid open and tend to your charcoal and food with both hands. Easily close and latch the lid. The Gas2Coal charcoal grill is available with three stainless steel burners for 4 to 6 people (Gas2Coal 330) or with four burners for more than 6 people (Gas2Coal 440). The Gas2Coal 440 even allows you to grill with charcoal and gas at the same time.

Heat thermometers: Not a standard feature on many models, but particularly handy if you're cooking meat joints and wanting to reliably achieve the same cooking results over and over. Number of cooking grills: Using inserts or shelves to move food away from the main heat (known as indirect cooking) is for more delicate dishes. The closing of the hood helps the food to cook evenly without too much fuss so lessens all the turning and moving, and means you are free to socialise The cooking grate has a diameter of 22.5”, which gives you enough room to cook food for your whole family. It was designed with larger families in mind. Anything of a nature that for hygiene or associated health and safety - this includes the Outdoor Spas, Mattresses and Divan SetsCharcoal BBQs offer a more authentic experience, with food emerging with the smokey flavour you’d expect. Lighting the charcoals is harder than starting a gas BBQ, and you get less control over temperature. However, with a little practice, you get the full-on BBQ experience. How big a BBQ do I need?

The Kettleman is best at direct cooking, as this is where the Tru-Infrared system really shines. Because of the even distribution of heat across the grate’s surface, you don’t have to worry about meat or buns cooking faster over one area of the grill versus others. The system also eliminates flare-ups, so you don’t have to worry about food getting burned by those.The main choice with BBQs is whether to opt for a gas or charcoal model. Gas models (not featured in this list) are easier to light and are ready to go whenever you need them. Plus, they cook for as long as you have gas, so you don’t have to worry about topping up with fuel. You don’t quite get that proper BBQ taste, however.