Best Propane Grills Reviews

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For the last seventy years, Weber has been perfecting barbecue with their superior know-how, intrinsic innovation, and love of all things that are centered around grilling.

They may have started their journey by converting an old marine buoy into a kettle barbecue in Chicago in nineteen fifty-two, but they, and the grills they make, have come a long way in the intervening decades. 

The Spirit II encapsulates everything that Weber holds dear and utilizes their GS4 cooking system, which uses three burners, that are fired into action by the nearly flawless infinity ignition, to grill everything on it’s five hundred and thirty square inches of cooking space.

The GS4 also uses a unique grease management apparatus that ensures that the grease runs away from your food instead of flooding it with the fats that you don’t want it to drown in.

With fully reversible, porcelain grates that maximize the potential of whatever you’re cooking and are simple and straightforward to clean, Weber has imbued the Spirit II with everything that you’ll need to become the master of your backyard barbecue.

Capable of burning through thirty thousand BTU (British Thermal Units) of propane per hour to deliver the sort of cook and sear that you desire, the Spirit is a fully equipped grill that’ll help you to power through each and every single one of your outdoor cook-outs and teach you everything that you’ll ever need to know about grilling along the way.

Weber has spent their entire lifetime improving barbecue, and all of their knowledge and understanding of the intricacies it involves and entails have been poured directly into this grill.

Pros

• Weber spent thirty years developing and perfecting the GS4 system that the Spirit II uses, and it’s been engineered and designed to make your grilling life simple, straightforward, and easy.
• The Infinity ignition that lies at the heart of GS4 has a ten-year guarantee. That means that if it fails to light your Spirit II at any point during the first decade of its life Weber will repair, fix, or replace your grill for you. 
• The gas line that connects the Spirit II to the propane tank that it needs for fuel is ten feet long, so you’ll be able to keep them as far away from each other as possible, and negate any risk of propane related incidents. And thanks to its inbuilt fuel gauge, you’ll always know exactly how much propane you’re using and how much you’ll have left to cook with. 
• The left side of the grill also has an easy fold-down table, which gives you extra room to work with and all of the space that you’ll need to store whatever you’re going to grill.

Cons

• The greatest of grills come with their own set of issues, and with the Spirit II, all of its problems lie with its weight. All of the grilling technology that it uses means that it’s heavy and because it’s heavy, it’s not the most portable of grills and can be difficult and awkward to move around your yard. Once you found a space for the Spirit II, in all likelihood, it’s going to stay right there for the duration of its grilling lifetime.

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Char-Broil is proud of the fact that they’ve been America’s favorite grill brands since nineteen forty-eight.

In the immediate post-war period, Char-Broil put grilling on the map by introducing the world to the first home-based charcoal grill, and they’ve been innovating, tweaking, and perfecting their grilling technology ever since. 

Their Performance 475 is a four-burner gas grill that delivers thirty-six thousand BTU’s of heat to it’s four hundred and seventy-five square inches of cooking surface.

As well as it’s main grill, the Performance 475 also has a lidded, ten thousand BTU side grill, so that when your Australian cousins come knocking and demand that you throw another shrimp on the “barbie”, you’ll be more than ready to accommodate their request.

Featuring an electronic ignition system that’ll fire the grill up in a blink and you’ll miss it instant and porcelain-coated cast-iron grates, the Performance is a propane grill that Char-Broil are rightly proud of.

Built to last and made to be durable and tough, the Performance is engineered from stainless steel and iron and carries Char-Broils legacy into the modern age with a confident swagger that lets you know that it’s more than capable of grilling anything you’ll ever need or want it to. 

Pros

• Char-Broil didn’t become America’s favorite brand of grill and the leaders of the grilling pack by sitting on their laurels and letting the world pass them by. Everything they’ve learned and discovered about grilling perfection has been ingrained in every atom of the Performance 475. 
• With an additional side grill and its own table, the Performance is the height of grilling versatility and has an answer for every culinary question that you’ll ask it. 
• And the porcelain that coats it’s grilling grates? It’s also used to coat it’s large, catch everything grease trap which makes it easy to clean and reload so that you can get straight back to doing what you love to do best; grilling.

Cons

• Don’t let the fact that it’s on wheels lull you into a false sense of security and convince you that it’s a highly portable, simple to manoeuver grill. It isn’t. At nearly one hundred pounds, it’s a heavy, cumbersome beast that’ll take an eternity to move. Our advice? Wheel to wherever you want to place it and let the Performance II live there. Your back and your knees will thank-you even if no-one else does.   

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Blackstone only exists to indulge in their passion for outdoor cooking. They believe that nobody should waste their time in the kitchen preparing an endless supply of side dishes when everything can, and should be, cooked outside.

Backyard barbecues and outdoor grilling aren’t, according to Blackstone, just an American pastime, they’re something that the whole world enjoys and Blackstone is determined to make the grills that’ll allow everyone, everywhere to savor the outdoor experience.

The thirty-six-inch propane fuelled griddle and grill combination is Blackstone’s flagship product and since 2005, it’s been leaving its incredibly impressive mark on the barbecuing community.

Using four independently controlled gas burners which creates a series of adjustable heat zones on its seven hundred and seventy-six square inch cooking surface, the Blackstone has a rare versatility that allows it to cook and grill a number of different dishes at the same time.

Capable of delivering up to sixty thousand BTU’s of heat to its grilling surface with a touch of its electronic ignition button, the Blackstone can handle anything, big or small, that you’ll want to grill. The only thing your grilling menu will be limited by when using the Blackstone is your imagination. 

Hailed by professionals as their grilling weapon of choice in the backyard barbecue wars, Blackstones’ world-famous propane grill has forged a reputation built on endurance, power, and performance. 

When you need to set your grilling universe alight and feed your faithful friends and devoted brood, the best way to do it is with a grill that was made to cook everything outdoors.

And that way is the Blackstone way.

Pros

• An incredibly versatile and easy to use and clean grill, the Blackstone is a one-stop barbecue machine that can cater to, and for, an endless variety of individual tastes and demands. Whatever your family and friends want, as long as you have it, the Blackstone can grill it. 
• It’s also simple to store, as its wheels come off and it’s legs fold down, so you can just slide it into any convenient space that you have. That’s assuming of course, that you’ll want to pack it away and don’t become a devotee of the Blackstone mantra and start cooking everything outside.
• Made from solid steel, the Blackstone is designed to last forever and a day, and will probably become a family heirloom that’s passed down from one fanatical generation of grillers to another ad infinitum.

Cons

• The fact that it uses four wheels makes the Blackstone slightly more maneuverable and portable than most of its counterparts, but as it weighs in at one hundred and twenty pounds, it’s still heavy. Sure, you could wheel it into place by yourself, but we wouldn’t recommend that you try unless you want your future to be dominated by a hernia.

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The outdoors is Coleman’s calling and for one hundred and twenty years they’ve been creating the sort of innovative gear that’ll help everyone who shares their affection for outside life make the sort of memories that will last a lifetime.

It’s the kind of mission that we can fully get behind and support, and given Coleman’s long and bounteous history, we’re not the only people who believe in them and everything that they do. 

Engineered to be fully portable, this sixty-pound, fold-flat grill can deliver twenty thousand BTU’s of heat across it’s two hundred and sixty-five square inch cooking surface thanks to its dual burner system. 

It’ll fire up as soon as you let the propane flow and hit its electronic ignition button and will provide a safe and stable flame to grill with as long as it’s hooked up to a gas tank.

With two side tables to store whatever you’re grilling on and two reversible, porcelain-coated grilling grates, this all-weather, go-anywhere propane grill makes sure you can take your backyard with you wherever you go.

It may not be the biggest propane grill you’ll ever stumble upon, but it isn’t meant to be. Size matters when the outdoors are calling and this grill is all that’ll matter when you head into the wilderness for a weekend filled with adventure and great barbecue.

Obey your calling, follow your heart, and always remember Coleman’s first law - Have grill, will travel. 

Pros

• Light, portable, and durable, the Roadtrip is made to be taken with you, wherever you go. It’ll fold down and fit into the back of your car, and when you arrive at wherever it is you’re going, it’s easy to set-up and start to grill with.
• Considering how small it is, the Roadtrip has an incredible amount of grilling power. Twenty thousand BTU’s across two hundred and sixty-five square inches? That’s a staggering amount of grilling power.

Cons

• It isn’t all wine and roses with the Roadtrip, as even though it’s designed to be a portable, camp-friendly propane grill it’ll put a considerable dent in your vacation budget. Innovation isn’t cheap, especially when the outside is involved. 

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While they’re far more well known for their wood pellet and offset smokers, Oklahoma Joe’s has never been a brand that’s content to sit on the sidelines and let the rest of the grilling world forge onward and leave them behind.

As focused on the future as every other griller, Oklahoma Joe’s have proved, with their propane grill and smoker combination that their know-how isn’t limited to just smokers and that they also know a thing or two about grills.

A best of both worlds barbecuing behemoth that has a total cooking surface area of more than one thousand square inches, this combo from the home of the reverse flow smoker, will let you grill with propane and smoke with pellets to your heart’s content. 

Using three twelve thousand BTU burners to deliver a grand total of thirty-six thousand BTU’s of heat to it’s grilling chamber, this smoking griller from Oklahoma Joe’s has versatility and adaptability stamped into every fiber of it’s being. 

Simple to use, maintain, and set-up, this combo will add untold extra ammunition to your barbecuing arsenal, and no matter what your guests choose from your grilling menu, with this machine at your side, you’ll be able to serve them whatever they want, whenever they want it.

Variety is, after all, the spice of life. 

Pros

• It’s a combination charcoal smoker and propane-fired grill that’ll help you to expand your barbecuing lexicon far beyond your wildest dreams. 
• With more than one thousand square inches of total cooking space, you’ll never have to worry about not being able to cope with the demands of your guests and not being able to cook enough for everyone ever again.

Cons

• Versatility and adaptability are all well and good and just fine and dandy as long as they don’t weigh as much as an eighteen-wheeler, which unfortunately the Oklahoma Joe’s combo does. At just over two hundred pounds, it’s heavier than almost any other propane grill, so if Joe has stolen your heart, be aware that once you’ve found a space for this grilling smoker in your yard, it’s probably going to live there forever.