Pillar Buyer's Guides
Category-by-category buyer's guides with top picks, buying criteria, pricing tiers, and the FAQs that actually matter. Start here when you don't know what to buy.
Pellet
The definitive pellet grill buyer's guide — Traeger, Camp Chef, Recteq, Pit Boss, Weber and Yoder ranked, plus exactly what to look for in a pellet smoker.
Gas
Honest gas grill buyer's guide — Weber Spirit, Genesis, Napoleon Prestige, Char-Broil and budget options ranked, plus the specs that actually matter.
Charcoal
The best charcoal grills tested and ranked — Weber Kettle, PK Grills, Big Green Egg, Kamado Joe, and budget picks, plus the airflow specs that actually matter.
Smokers
Stick burner buyer's guide — Oklahoma Joe's, Yoder, Workhorse, Dyna-Glo and Weber Smokey Mountain ranked, plus the steel thickness and reverse-flow specs that matter.
Kamado
Kamado buyer's guide — Big Green Egg vs Kamado Joe vs Weber Summit vs budget Akorn options ranked, plus the ceramic thickness and gasket specs that matter.
Griddle
Blackstone, Camp Chef, and Weber griddle comparison — sizes from 17" tabletop to 36" 4-burner ranked, plus seasoning tips and what to look for.
Griddle
The best 17-inch and portable tabletop griddles ranked — Blackstone, Camp Chef, and Royal Gourmet compared, with sizing, fuel, and packability advice.
Special Guide
Inspection checklist, red flags, fair price ranges, and a negotiation playbook for gas, pellet, kamado, charcoal, and griddle grills on the secondhand market.