Charbroil® Grill2Go X200 Amplifire Cooking Technology 1-Burner Portable Propane Gas Stainless Steel Grill - 21401734

So when our tailgate grill hit the graveyard a few weeks ago I searched all around for a replacement. Saw some reviews about the overpowering heat that came off this grill, but since I have been grilling for 25 years I figured NO WORRIES! Absolutely love this grill. It is without a doubt the best portable grill I have ever had, but there are some things the average BBQ'er needs to know.First and foremost like some reviews mention you ABSOLUTELY need to unbox it and immediately first thing heat it up on high heat. You will certainly get a strong whiff of plastic but that is not only normal but also a good thing. You want to let it run for at least 15 minutes on high heat mostly until the plastic smell dissipates. Once that is completed we spread wood chips all over the entire grilling surface (make sure you presoak your wood chips in a bucket). Before you put the wood chips down we rubbed the grilling area with a little canola oil, and as soon as you lay down the woods chips my oh my you can smell it seasoning itself almost within seconds. Remember.......YOU MUST MUST MUST FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS!! When you close the grill and you see a ton of smoke bellowing out of the grill that means everything is going perfect! The more smoke you see the more it is seasoning.You want to keep the lid closed and let the smoke do its thing until you do not see anymore smoke coming out of the grill. Yes that will take awhile in fact if I am not mistaken it was a good 20 minutes. Side note to the seasoning part I would recommend either cherry, apple, pecan, or hickory wood chips. Hickory will give off the most "smoke" taste. We did cherry because that is all the store had that morning and I am very pleased with the results. When it is done smoking you will notice that the wood chips have all turned to ash or close to it (totally normal). From that point on once it has totally cooled for an hour or so remove the grill grates and dump the ash out and you are now set to go. Sounds tedious but so so worth going the extra step.Now as far as the grill itself and as far as the reviews you probably read before stumbling upon mine. I do believe this is a 5 star grill whole heartedly! I know grills and I know my way around grills and I know a good or bad grill when I see one and this grill is awesome no doubt about it. However, there is a lot of truth to what others posted that you definitely need some experience because this grill (aside with being the best portable grill I have used) is also without a doubt the hottest running grill. When I say hot I mean hot! So how do you combat that? Well this is where experience is really important. You can buy the regulators like a lot of reviews say, but that will help control the heat a little but wont solve the entire issue because it still runs hot. Me myself I did not buy the valve because I personally find (whether your experienced or not) as long as you open the lid for a moment every time it starts to get to 500 degrees or hotter you will be totally fine. In fact lets be honest most people that grill are infatuated with opening the grill every 5 minutes anyway so its really not a big deal. However, cooking your food properly is where the knowledge helps.I would like to also add that whatever surface you put the grill on is safe from catching fire. The grill gets hot but the heat does NOT transfer onto the surface its on. I grilled for almost an hour the other day and the surrounding surface was fine. But with that in mind I also need to point out that the handle that you use to open/close the grill does absolutely get hot after awhile so you will definitely want a potholder, towel, or gloves when you open it. As far as the grilling goes as long as you follow everything I wrote and as long as you open the grill every time you see it hit 500 degrees you shouldn't have any issues at all. Everything I cooked came out perfect and I am confident to say that this grill is perfect for camping, tailgating, or whatever small grill needs you have. I absolutely love and can say hands down that I have been camping and doing all of the above for years and this grill blows away every grill I have ever portable grill I have ever used by a mile. If you follow the directions to a T that I wrote above you will be thrilled with your results. I have left a few pictures to help show what I was talking about. First picture is the grill while it was seasoning. As you can see the smoke is pouring out (that's a good thing). The second picture is what the grill looked like once the seasoning is done. As you can see the chips are pretty well burnt (again that is good). Last but not least is a picture of the corn I made when my son and I went camping. I did make sure to turn it every few minutes but as you can tell from the picture it came out YUMMY. I also have an amazing grilled corn recipe I would be more than happy to share.If you read this review and you have any additional questions please feel free to email me at [email protected] and I will be sure to answer them for you as promptly as possible.

I purchased this grill because our old grill we used for camping was not working. This grill can be used at home or in the camper as it is portable. I had seen these "infra-red" grills whose design looked to be far more efficient and based on reviews I'd seen, decided that this method was the best way to go--but their cost was quite a bit more than the simple grill I was looking for. But when I came across this new model while going through the store for some building materials I thought, hmmm. While this little grill costs more than some full-sized "standard" models, its portability and design made it a practical (two for one) choice for us.The Grill2Go which gets very hot, very quickly.Of course the Grill2go is, by its very nature and design, a small portable grill so of course there is no table, side burner, place to hang things or built in stand. For its intended purpose, however, I find it just about perfect--compact, efficient, and well designed. . Now we'll keep both other grills (the big one for times when we have a large number of people around the patio and the small one for local picnics and family get-togethers, but because the Grill2Go easily handles a half dozen hamburgers here at home and can be carried along when we're off on the road, it will be the primary choice both here at home and on the road. But since I bought it I've been using the old full-sized grill as a stand (fits right on the grill's grate) because there was still snow piled up all around the deck making that my only alternative. This was not something I wanted to make permanent, and when the snow finally melts, I'll need a table. And now I'm in the process of making a table that will have an aluminum surface, space underneath for the 20 pound cylinder we use here at home, hanger hooks, additional storage, and wheels. And while the Grill2Go looks like it could easily live outside, I've ordered a cover for the whole shebang.Bottom Line: This grill easily starts with one push of the button, evenly distributes heat, gives beautiful sear-marks and takes much less time to achieve perfect results--and with little or no flare-ups. And while it isn't a big thing, I'm please to report that I haven't lost any parts of a hamburger or pieces of chicken due to falling between openings of a standard grate! While we've only had this little grill for a few weeks, I can see that it is easy to maintain and will last a long, long time. There are few parts, and any that might need replacement are readily available and simple to install. If one will be using it in a way that makes a larger gas cylinder feasible, get a conversion hose (easily found wherever grills are sold) and go that route to save some money--but keep a couple of the smaller cylinders around for times when you'll be taking advantage of the portability...or when the large cylinder runs out unexpectedly. This is a well made, compact design that may be the ideal barbeque grill for a great many.

I have had this thing a year now, and I still quite like it.For a couple or a small group, it can easily replace your regular grill. It gets up to temperature and cooks just like a full-size grill, just with a smaller cooking surface. You can do maybe 4 burgers at a time on it, so you probably won't be cooking for 20-30 people on the thing, but it really is just a regular grill shrunk down.I did get the adapter hose to run it off a normal, 20lb propane cylinder and I have a small, folding table to bring it up to counter height. The hose will pay for itself fast if you plan to use the thing much at all, because those small green cylinders are expensive. I've used it on a picnic table without incident, but I just think it is safer if it sits on a non-combustible surface when running.The fact that it is portable means I can bring it inside and out of the weather when I am not using it. I think a grill left outside is going to eventually rust and rot out in a few years even if you put a cover on it. After a year, I do think the fact that it largely lives inside has been good for its durability, but I won't be sure of that for another few years. Keeping it inside does mean you need to clean it a bit more frequently, which is also probably good for its longevity.Probably the only thing your big grill can do that it can't is that more advanced, low and slow type cooking where you are almost using the grill like an oven, with the food placed well away from the running burner. But for burgers, steaks, etc. it works great, and puts a nice, even sear on things.