Which Is the Best at-Home Charcoal Grill? — The Kitchen Gadget Test Show

On today’s episode of the Kitchen Gadget Test Show, chef Esther Choi is joined by Ben and Brent from Prime Time, to test at home charcoal grills.

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[bpkjcpo]

*Love it!! I used to use a propane grill and after using my Weber, the food just tastes so much better and the temp **MyBest.Kitchen** control is so easy! Will never use a propane grill again!*

[jonjaquez]

I got a brand new Webber for $20 at a yard sale and I'll never stop talking about it

[dgillespie]

Kudu looks so floppy, unstable and never get the cooking surface horizontal, always leaning. Hard to beat a Weber, and there is a reason for that.

[bltlife]

Paid 125$ for my Weber kettle. It's 12 years old now and still good as new. As for the results, some people think I'm a God.

[leegood]

Let's just say this now... We all knew the Weber was going to win from the beginning.. They've perfected the design and had since 1952 to do so. It'll always be top dog ❤️😀❤️

[ileimho]

Weber. Just buy one. Why you may ask? Can you smoke a rack of ribs, or a fatty brisket on a kudu? No. How about Biolite? No.


Problem solved. Buy a Weber.


I would also like to note that my glorious weber looks new after five horrible NYC winters. GG Weber, you win in my heart.

[robinchazen]

$500 ??? That's a rip off of a classic South African braai available in pretty much every campsite in the country. The original is made from an old plough disk with 3 legs welded under and a pole that holds the grid(s) or a hook for a cast iron pot.
They sell for about $40 here...

[tradersato]

You could have 5 Webber’s for the price of the kudu and a Weber has a lid and vent controls which allow fine tuning of slow roasts and help with flares.. the others don’t.

[godsolete]

You just can’t go wrong with a Weber Kettle Premium. $165 and you got a clean way of disposing of the ashes.

[HeavyMetalMike]

One thing they didn't mention is that the Weber grill can double as a smoker and do a dang good job on a brisket or a pork shoulder as well.

[sessionfiddler]

$110 for a Weber. It'll grill, smoke and also do paella just fine.

[Belgarathe]

Weber all the way. You can easily find replacement parts. Even upgrade the any parts and easily find specific recipes for Weber. Glad all three judges agree because a grill is just a grill. Its the grillers technique that makes the difference. That and learning the snake method for low long grill method.

[BBQvibesLONGBOARDrides]

Weber is the best of the group BY FAR! Value for the money + lots of grilling space + something that was unbelievably not mentioned in the video…the ability to smoke your food because it’s the only one with a lid. And for any BBQ aficionado…smoking is where it’s at! The Weber can do everything the other two can do and more…this one is a no-brainer.

[amesdepaepe]

Weber by far! One of the main reasons is that you can put the lid on and incorporate the smoke flavor in the meat more so than the others.

[Ill]

Weber won before the contest even started!

[SavageX]

One thing I noticed that I don’t think a lot of people did, I watched a video on how the first ever Weber kettle was made. “George’s BBQ kettle” in the video they mentioned that he was frustrated because bbqs back then were open grill and the food wouldn’t get properly cooked and would flare up a lot because the flame wasn’t covered. He worked at a place that made marine buoys and he used the bottom of a buoy and made a lid with legs and drilled holes for vents. The mentioned on how great of an idea it was because open grills weren’t appropriate all the time ie windy, rainy, etc. With the kettle doesn’t matter what it is doing. We have gone almost 70 years since then to reintroduce a over priced failed attempt at the technology they classified as “not as efficient” back in 1952 and that the Weber kettle was the answer. Boy, does the human race excite me for what the future holds.

[thegourmetgrandadandfamily]

*GOTTA BE A WEBER* 10 year guarantee strong been around ror for a long time --*OH YES*---👍👍😁

[yeye]

I can smoke 14hr brisket, 5 hour ribs, and pulled pork with a hundred dollar weber kettle. best starter grill to have

[jonathankeller]

The Weber has basically been the same design since it was introduced just after WWII. There's a reason for that. It's perfect.

[pandaslayer]

I can do basically anything on my Weber kettle. Just did a whole brisket the other week, and it was incredible.