In addition to Coleman’s excellent range of cooking appliances, it also manufactures a wide choice of gear from tents to coolers, airbeds to lanterns. Everything they do is designed to make it easy for you to enjoy the outdoors. So, whether you’re tailgating on a Friday night or setting off for a week in the wilderness, a coleman grill provides you with the latest in portable cooking style and efficiency. Foldable design can be carried and transported using 1 hand. Cleanup is easy due to included grease tray. As one of the sturdier models we tested, one tested noted it was a good option for apartment dwellers and those looking to grill occasionally.
For me, this allowed me to have the best of both worlds. We recommend these products based on an intensive research process that’s designed to cut through the noise and find the top products in this space. Guided by experts, we spend hours looking into the factors that matter, to bring you these selections.
One thing that stood out immediately is that the cooking grate is rather thin. I don’t believe that this will be a long-termproblem, but compared to other grills, the grate is definitely thinner. If they did make the grate stiffer/stronger, it would probably add to the weight of the grill and thus reduce the portability.
The Coleman gas grill sports an extremely impressive 285 square inches of cooking area. The one drawback is that it is not a charcoal grill, which means you are stuck with having to purchase propane tanks. If you’re buying a grill to use at home, you have a choice of electric, charcoal, or propane gas. However, unless you’re running a powerful generator, electric grilling isn’t really practical for tailgating or camping. Coleman does produce a compact charcoal grill, but carrying briquettes around isn’t always convenient. As a result, most s run off of a standard 16-ounce (1 pound) propane bottle.
Conveniently, they’re also dishwasher safe if you happen to be using the grill close to home. Grease management systems, and removable water pans on larger models, also keep cleanup time to a minimum. Another tabletop option, this portable gas grill from Weber was a standout for our testers, who named it the winner of the group, and even noted its performance rivaled standard-size grills. “This thing could be priced even higher and I would buy it,” a tester noted, although at under $300, it’s attractively priced as-is.
If you are buying this grill for it’s portability, then you are definitely going to want to get a few 16oz propane tanks as well. Each tank should last for quite a few grilling sessions. If you ran the Sportster on high, one tank should last you two hours. Under normal grilling conditions though, i would expect no less than 4 grilling hours per tank. It can easily handle the needs of small – medium size families with the 225 square inches of cooking space and should fit the majority of people’s grilling needs.
It’s definitely on the hefiter side—we wouldn’t recommend strapping it to your back for a mountainside hike—but that makes it ideal for new and sometimes-grillers who don’t want to invest upwards of $1,000. Evenness of heating over the grill’s surface at the highest and lowest setting using all main burners plus the evenness after a 10 minute preheat, using thermocouples. If you coleman lantern would like, you could even buy the swap top synonymous cooktops to let you switch grill grates outside for griddle and stove grates. At this time, you’ll have the ability to simmer and sear rather than merely sear. Whenever you’re making a purchase be sure to understand what it is you will purchase. A tailgate grill can be used outside for any kind of grilling or cooking.
If you plan on hosting a party, cooking for a big group then you should definitely upgrade to a larger grill. I attached my 16oz can of propane to the grill, turned it on, hit the ignition and it fired up immediately. Despite their quality and flexibility, Coleman grills remain very affordable.