Grill and Smoker Reviews

It’s cheap, portable, compact, and fast-heating. Read our Culinary Chef Pizza Maker review to see how it compares to much more expensive pizza ovens.

Price-wise, Arc XL sits squarely in the middle of the pack. It performs better than some other ovens in its price range and is much cheaper than the company’s bigger Dome models. If you’re in the market for a well-built, good-looking, plug-and-play outdoor pizza oven that can also roast, sear, and bake a whole lot more than pizza, you could hardly do better than the Arc XL. Read our review to get the whole story.

Live fire cooking will likely not disappear, but may thin out in our backyards, just as gas cans and internal combustion engines are thinning out in our garages, driveways and sheds. For those who cannot have live fire due to restrictions, and for those who choose not to have live fire for whatever reason, Current has a lot to like. Read our review.

The Traeger Pro-22 is a mid-sized pellet smoker with straightforward controls but no interface with smart apps that reside on phones and tablets. While lacking in some of the common features, this unit is a good option for the price-conscious consumer. Check out our review to learn more.

This compact cooker reliably turns out several styles of pizza as well as baked potatoes, roasted vegetables, broiled fish, seared pork tenderloins and steaks and chops, pot roasts, braises, the ‘ol Easter leg ‘o lamb, and even low ‘n slow barbecue like smoked pork shoulder for a surprisingly low price. Read our review to get all the details.

The Weber Slate Rust-Resistant Griddle is an upscale version of Weber’s standard griddle line. Available in 30” 3-burner and 36” 4-burner configurations, Slate boasts a pre-seasoned, ready-to-cook-on carbon steel cooktop, an upgraded cart, and so much more. Check out our full review.

The claim to fame of this new Member’s Mark Series is thermostatic control. These grills can operate in BBQ Mode or Thermostatic Control Mode. BBQ Mode works like all gas grills; you lower or increase cooking temp by spinning the burner control knobs. Thermostatic Control Mode turns your grill into an outdoor gas oven.

Pit Boss earned their reputation as one of the best manufacturers of low-cost pellet grills, with a diverse array of sizes, colors, and features, plus a few exclusive models for mass merchants. Check out our full review of one of these — their mid-size Pit Boss Lexington 500 – Onyx.

The price tags on many Expert Grill products are so low it’s scary. Check this one out to learn more.

The $199 price of this four burner caught our attention. It’s stripped down and light weight to be sure, but big for the bucks. It weighs only 76.5 pounds while measuring 24″D x 49″W x 46″H. If $200 is your pain threshold this could be for you.

Ooni’s Volt 12 is a well-designed, compact, energy-efficient electric oven that achieves raging hot temps capable of cooking fantastic pizza, steaks, fish, vegetables, and more. After months of cook tests and tinkering, we rated it in comparison to competitive models. Read our review to learn all about Volt 12.

GE Profile’s Smart Indoor Smoker is a sealed oven with a 1,550 watt electric element at the bottom for cooking heat. Wood pellets are burned inside to generate smoke. Smoke exhaust is eliminated by a catalytic system located in the back before being blown out from the front bottom into your home. A fascinating magic trick. Read our review to learn more.

Searwood is an all-in-one pellet smoker/grill that produces great smoke flavor, aroma, and color whether doing low and slow ribs at 225°F or sizzling steaks at 600°F. It doesn’t get hot as a charcoal grill but out-sears a number of gas grills we’ve tested, all while producing some of the best smoke quality we’ve experienced from a pellet burner. Read our detailed review.

The best thing about this outdoor oven is its incredible versatility. You can bake everything from cookies to casseroles; roast big hunks of meat; pan-roast steaks and vegetables; and rotisserie-roast everything from chickens and pineapples to shawarma meat and a crown roast of pork. But it is not without some issues. Read our full review and see our rating.

From the makers of highly popular fire pits comes an innovative entry into the outdoor pizza oven market — The Solo Pi Prime pizza Oven. Read our complete hands-on review.