A portable gas grill means that you can be enjoying a thick, juicy hamburger, a steak, or your favorite chicken barbecue recipe within a few minutes of arriving at your favorite recreation or vacation spot. Charcoal hibachis and small table-top charcoal grills may seem attractively priced at first, but charcoal grills may not be as economical as you think. A bag of charcoal briquettes costs as much as a couple of disposable 1 lb. propane tanks, is more difficult to transport both because of bulk and the potential for dust, and probably will not be used for more than a single outing anyway.
If there are more than two people in your usual outing you cannot feed a crowd on a hibachi. Portable propane gas grills from the major grill manufacturers come with about 200 to 300 sq. in. of cooking area which is more than large enough to cook enough hamburgers for six to ten people at a time. Propane grills pump out from 9,000 to 20,000 BTU on a disposable propane tank that can run on the highest heat setting for more than two hours. You can double your cook time by running at medium to low temperatures which will still be hot enough to cook anything you can put on the grill.
The new portable gas grill designs are meant to travel. The Weber Q is a little on the heavy side at about 40 lbs. but it comes with easy grip handles, cast iron grates, and an overall sturdy construction that is not going to blow over from a brisk ocean breeze. Coleman has the best travel design with a collapsible grill that comes with a towing handle, wheels, and detachable side tables. All these portable gas grill designs will operate from a 1 lb. propane gas cylinder that you can buy at almost any grocery store, home improvement store, or camping supply store. THe cylinders are small, easy to store and cannot create a mess in your trunk like a broken bag of charcoal.
The better portable gas grill models can also be used as your regular home barbecue so maybe it makes more sense to go with a portable big enough for dual home-travel use with the money that you would have spent on a second, purely portable model. The only difference in operation is that when you use the grill at home you will hook it up to a full-size 20 lb. propane tank. The cooking area is as big as almost any regular home model, and the BTU output is also comparable. The only real difference is that you can pack up the portable gas grill and go when the need arises.
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