Buying your first BBQ grill can be a tough proposition. You’ll get a lot of advice from people, but what works for them may not meet your needs or fit your budget. In this video I go over the four main types of grills (GAS, PELLET, CHARCOAL, OFFSET SMOKER) and the pros and cons of each to help you narrow down your search.
Looking for a specific type of grill? Skip ahead with these timestamps:
Intro 0:00
Gas Grills 0:30
Pellet Grills 3:39
Charcoal Grills 7:35
Offset Smoker 11:35
Final Thoughts 12:13
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While I know you can't fit everything in this video… a few things to consider for a beginner. 1) you mention it on charcoal, but clean up is prob the biggest thing a new griller will face. Gas is almost zero… kamado style is a pain in the butt to clean; 2) chosing the right size for the number of people you cook for. Best to buy something a little larger than you typically might use. If you have guests, some foods don't cook as quickly so ppl might get served later; and 3) cost per cook… depending what you cook, fuel costs could vary a lot by grill or bbq type. Fuel types can get expensive per cook.
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Very helpful
Great review 👏 thank you
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Yea I know. I need a grill friend too.
I upgraded from cheap $75 webber on had it for years an bottom fell out. I got the trio gas,char an smoking. Really considering on getting a now round pit. Cause the heat easier on them vs the rectangle I have
Bro this video was excellent. So helpful. Great style. Keep it up 8)
thanks rob dyrdek
I just bought a Weber charcoal grill yesterday ☺️ I can’t wait to learn how to grill like a master.
One thing I wished I bought immediately was a good charcoal starter.
very insightful
Hey there Mr Grilltop, really great video! I think you really hit the nail on the head. I have 3 grills, and I use all 3 of the differently depending on what I want to do. I have a Traeger that I got for Christmas a few years ago, and I usually get plenty of smoke flavor probably because of the pellets I use (Knottywood – by far the best I’ve ever used. Lumberjack is a close second). It generally is lighter smoke flavor but it’s there, and in my case it’s better because my wife is pregnant and not able to handle really heavy smoke flavor, she’s is more likely to eat it. I have a Weber Kettle which I got for free. A friend of mine upgraded to one of the premium models, and he gave me the old one. It’s wonderful and I use it all the time, after buying some aftermarket parts of course, like charcoal baskets 😊. (Btw, your suggestion that you replied to me in the comments of your other video to use wood chips after my initial smoke runs out was absolute gold, it worked perfectly and I’ve been doing it ever since! Thank you so much for that!) My third is a chargriller portable which I take camping, on vacation, to my parents house, etc. It’s one of those converted offset fireboxes with iron grates in them that you can buy at Home Depot. Works great, and plenty of smoke. I cook different foods on both the Traeger and the Weber. While both are really great, it seems like each has a specialty. Fish, Steak, and chicken breasts the Weber does better, probably because it retains moisture better. Burgers, chicken fingers, and whole chickens (like beer can chicken) the Traeger seems to work better. Not really sure why that is. Chicken thighs and drumsticks they both do equally as well. Either way they’re both great. Anyways that’s my setup, I wish I had an offset but you’re right, they’re way too expensive. For my budget, this works perfectly. I’ve been learning a lot from you, thanks again for your videos!
I have a pellet grill (cabellas) as my first and looking at a kettle grill for my second. However, trying to convince the wife for a habachi as well before i get a third lol
Thanks. Nice simple guide. Def going for a simple charcoal grill. Something to do meat and sometimes pizza : )
Best well explained video
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If you don’t want to burn yourself don’t cook then
Hank Hill would be disappointed you choose the Charcoal Grill 🤣
Great video! As a beginner, should one start with the grill one? I think the smoke grill would have been the best 'cause it tastes better but im worried about my side porch which is very close to the house, is it going to be a problem?
The grill rabbit hole 🐇🕳️, started grilling 2 years ago with a gas nexgrill, upgraded to a Weber Smokefire, then a Weber smokey mountain, then a Blackstone flat top, then a SNS travel kettle.. 🤷🏾♂️. I'm going to eventually get rid of everything and settle with a Weber Summit Kamado at some point, I love controlling how much flavor goes into my food but I need more of a one stop shop. If only I knew what I know now 🙄
@Grill Top Experience – I have been seriously researching which grill/smoker to get for more than 4 months. Im a single person household but will be cooking for my daughter and 2 teen grandkids, two separate households. Im leaning towards the Weber Kettle but wondering if I should move to the 26 inch instead of the 22". We will be smoking meats to eat for a few days. So 2 sides of ribs, pork butt and chicken. Can you have two layers of cooking space? Im going to be purchasing the slow n sear and understand that I will be giving up cooking space for this. Could I have a another grate to increase the actual smoker real estate? I really enjoy your videos a lot. Thank you. PS Im also looking at the WSM, the Slow n sear Kettle and the Napoleon Kettle. Could the Weber 22 likely meet my needs?
And what exactly makes you an expert or is it your opinion?
Komados take much longer to cool down, and if you overshot temp take longer to get under control than a kettle.
Much easier to move a kettle, dont think you'll be moving a kamado as easy if you have a step etc. Kettle much lighter
The ceramic can crack and need replacing. You can smoke, grill, low n slow, rotisserie, bake, pizza, on the charcoles 🙂
how about a weber ranch kettle?
what are the cons of a a charcoal grill? beside buying something cheap i mean what are you missing compared to a pellet or gas grill? thinking about getting charcoal cuz my treager 575 isnt the best despite being over 1k
Such a helpful video.
I started with a Weber kettle over 30 years ago and never felt the need for anything else besides a little Weber Smokey Joe for when I'm only doing a couple of burgers and dogs.
Is it the best grill ever? Heck if I know but I can say it does everything I need it to.
I’m 14 and I want to start grilling
Nice video! I have the weber kettle for 5 years now, learned the hard way, a lot of failure, but love it!
If the Mrs. allowed another grill on our deck I think I would go with the Master Grill Gravity!!!
Went from propane grills only for home and camping to pretty much all charcoal over the last 3 years. My line up right now is all weber products. Weber go anywhere charcoal for camping and tailgating. 18" weber smokey mountain bullet smoker with the pit barrel hanging system. And 3 22 kettles, 1 old school daisy wheel just because, 1 premium kettle same as your copper one, and a 2nd hand performer deluxe with the plastic table that was free on the side of the road that needed some love but is back to 100% condition. I do have a weber q120 for when the wife wants to grill or when I'm feeling lazy and a weber go anywhere gas for camping during burn bans. The 22 kettle style be it weber or sns, in my opinion has to be the best Swiss army knife do everything charcoal grill in my opinion especially with the accessories that are available for it. Pizza systems, flat tops, slow n sear basket, charcoal vortex, weber charcoal baskets, etc. They last forever. You can get them 2nd hand all day long for really cheap. You can direct and indirect cook, smoke, sear, anything really with some basic fire management. Only grill that can hold a candle to a 22" kettle for price, performance, and footprint is a 26" kettle.
Your content is money! Best bbq channel and obviously the most underrated. Keep the content going please. I appreciate you