Choosing a grill for grills outdoor cooking usually comes down to three questions: how much cooking space you want, whether you prefer charcoal, propane, or both, and how much patio or yard space you can dedicate to the setup. The four choices here cover a wide spread, from a simple wheeled charcoal grill to a gas-and-charcoal combo with an offset smoker and side burner.
Quick take
- Most versatile cooking setup: Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill, because it combines gas, charcoal, an offset smoker, and a side burner in one unit.
- Best propane-focused backyard pick: 4-Burner Propane Gas Grill, Stainless Steel, Porcelain Grates, Even Heat for BBQ, with four burners, side tables, utensil hooks, and a built-in thermometer.
- Best charcoal patio cooker: 24-Inch Charcoal Grill BBQ Barbecue Smoker Heavy Duty Outdoor Pit Patio Cooker, with a cart-style design, cast iron cooking surface, warming rack, and adjustable charcoal pan.
- Lowest listed price and simplest charcoal choice: 17.5" Charcoal BBQ Grill w/ Wheels & Adjustable Vents for Camping Picnic Yard, a portable freestanding charcoal grill with wheels and adjustable air vents.
Listed price comparison
The listed prices run from USD 26.98 to USD 339.99, so the lowest-priced grill is about 92% below the highest-priced grill. That gap is mostly about cooking format and complexity: the least expensive model is a compact charcoal grill, while the highest-priced model combines multiple cooking methods.
| Product | Listed price | Price bar |
|---|---|---|
| 17.5" Charcoal BBQ Grill w/ Wheels & Adjustable Vents for Camping Picnic Yard | USD 26.98 | |
| 24-Inch Charcoal Grill BBQ Barbecue Smoker Heavy Duty Outdoor Pit Patio Cooker | USD 119.65 | |
| 4-Burner Propane Gas Grill, Stainless Steel, Porcelain Grates, Even Heat for BBQ | USD 179.99 | |
| Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill | USD 339.99 |
Decision matrix
| If you want... | Start with... | Why it fits |
|---|---|---|
| A straightforward charcoal grill for casual outdoor activity, tailgating, or everyday use | 17.5" Charcoal BBQ Grill w/ Wheels & Adjustable Vents for Camping Picnic Yard | It is freestanding, runs on charcoal, and includes wheels plus adjustable air vents. |
| A larger charcoal grill for a patio or backyard gathering | 24-Inch Charcoal Grill BBQ Barbecue Smoker Heavy Duty Outdoor Pit Patio Cooker | It has a cart-style layout, warming rack, foldable side shelf, utensil hooks, and an adjustable charcoal pan. |
| A propane grill with separate burner control | 4-Burner Propane Gas Grill, Stainless Steel, Porcelain Grates, Even Heat for BBQ | Four stainless steel burners, individual electronic ignition, fold-down side tables, and an integrated thermometer make it suited to propane-focused cooking. |
| One grill that can handle gas, charcoal, smoking, and a side burner | Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill | It brings together a gas side, charcoal side, offset smoker, and side burner for a broad outdoor cooking setup. |
Concise product notes
17.5" Charcoal BBQ Grill w/ Wheels & Adjustable Vents for Camping Picnic Yard
This is the easiest choice to understand: a charcoal grill aimed at camping, picnic, yard, tailgating, and everyday outdoor activity use. The wheeled freestanding design helps when you need to move it around a porch, patio, or deck, and the adjustable air vents give you a simple way to manage heat while cooking over charcoal. Its lower listed cost makes sense if you want a basic grill rather than a multi-zone outdoor cooking station. The tradeoff is that it is still a compact charcoal setup; it does not include propane burners, a side burner, or an offset smoker like the largest combo model.
24-Inch Charcoal Grill BBQ Barbecue Smoker Heavy Duty Outdoor Pit Patio Cooker
This 24-inch charcoal cooker suits shoppers who want a more developed patio-style charcoal grill. The cart design includes wheels, a foldable side shelf, hooks for utensils, an open bottom shelf, a built-in bottle opener, and a slide-out ash pan. It also has a hinged high-temperature lid with a vent, a built-in thermometer, and a crank-adjustable charcoal pan, giving it more cooking control than the smaller kettle-style option. Its limitation is fuel flexibility: despite the smoker wording in the title, the listed fuel approach centers on charcoal rather than a combined gas-and-charcoal system with a separate side burner.
4-Burner Propane Gas Grill, Stainless Steel, Porcelain Grates, Even Heat for BBQ
The Nice Cooker 4-burner propane grill is a strong fit for shoppers who prefer gas grilling and want independent burner control. Four stainless steel burners, an analog control panel, individual electronic ignition, porcelain flame tamers, porcelain-enameled cooking surfaces, a warming rack, fold-down side tables, utensil hooks, a built-in bottle opener, and an integrated thermometer all point toward backyard or patio hosting. The slide-out grease tray and removable drip cup also make the cleanup design more convenient. The main limitation is that it is a propane grill only, so shoppers who specifically want charcoal flavor or smoking capability should look to the charcoal or combo choices instead.
Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill
The Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill is the broadest cooking station in this group. It combines a gas grill, charcoal grill, offset smoker, and side burner, with two stainless steel main burners, a side burner, dual lid-mounted thermometers, a smoke stack, side air vent, and a height-adjustable charcoal pan. That makes it the natural pick when one outdoor cooker needs to cover quick gas grilling, charcoal cooking, smoky flavor, and sides or sauces. The limitation is size and simplicity: compared with the compact charcoal grill or single-fuel propane model, this is the most complex and highest-priced choice in the set.
How to choose among them
Start with fuel type. If you want the simplest charcoal experience, the 17.5" Charcoal BBQ Grill w/ Wheels & Adjustable Vents for Camping Picnic Yard keeps the setup focused on charcoal, portability, and basic heat adjustment. If you still want charcoal but prefer a cart-style patio cooker with a warming rack, side shelf, and ash pan, the 24-Inch Charcoal Grill BBQ Barbecue Smoker Heavy Duty Outdoor Pit Patio Cooker is the more equipped charcoal option.
Choose the 4-Burner Propane Gas Grill, Stainless Steel, Porcelain Grates, Even Heat for BBQ if you want propane convenience, four burners, and a layout meant for managing multiple foods at once. Its listed design is especially useful if you care about separate cooking zones, a warming rack, and work surfaces.
Choose the Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill if you do not want to pick one fuel style. Its gas-and-charcoal combo format, offset smoker, and side burner make it the most flexible option here, but that flexibility is also why it sits at the top of the listed price range.
Final recommendation
For most shoppers choosing one grill for varied grills outdoor cooking, the Royal Gourmet 2-Burner Gas and Charcoal Combo Grill is the most capable overall because the title and features include gas, charcoal, an offset smoker, and a side burner. It is also the highest listed price, so it makes the most sense when you will actually use those extra cooking modes.
If you want propane without moving into a dual-fuel station, pick the 4-Burner Propane Gas Grill, Stainless Steel, Porcelain Grates, Even Heat for BBQ at USD 179.99. If charcoal is the priority, the 24-Inch Charcoal Grill BBQ Barbecue Smoker Heavy Duty Outdoor Pit Patio Cooker offers the more feature-rich patio layout, while the 17.5" Charcoal BBQ Grill w/ Wheels & Adjustable Vents for Camping Picnic Yard at USD 26.98 is the clear low-cost, simple charcoal choice.