Which Is the Best at-Home Charcoal Grill? — The Kitchen Gadget Test Show
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On today’s episode of the Kitchen Gadget Test Show, chef Esther Choi is joined by Ben and Brent from Prime Time, to test at home charcoal grills.
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Weber 22-Inch Charcoal Grill ►► https://amzn.to/2Z2mGHa
Kudu Grill ►► https://amzn.to/31SEMIy
BioLite FirePit Grill ►► https://amzn.to/2zc13F0
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In one word, the Weber wins for versatility. You can grill on darn near anything. You can grill over a campfire (just fire on the ground with a grate held over it). With the Weber you can do practically anything. It has excellent air control to keep the heat around 250 F to smoke ribs, brisket, or pork butt low and slow. Can't do that with those others and that's just one example. That Kudu is just some ridiculously overpriced one trick pony. The BioLite would probably be good for someone in an apartment with limited space, but again, all it seems to be good for is grilling.
Biolite was hotter because you should have only used one charcoal tower not two. Kudo is a knock off on a Santa Maria Grill. These 3 grills were all different and one cannot compare the three.
Yeah, Prime Time actually know what they are talking about, it's a whole world of difference
Nailed it!
Those are all garbage.
For 500 bucks the kudu is garbage jnho
It looks way too windy to be like in charcoal grills that's dangerous looks like to me
there all crfap try the new portable charocla grills with fan my stupid fake turds
Kudu is a gimmick grill imo
Wish y'all tried the (big green egg) I'd like to see it in action on this show.
kudu gets ashed
The Weber will always be hands-down winner for me: it's not limited to grills, but can do bread, roasts and pizza too. In South Africa you can get an equivalent of the Kudu for around R1000 (less than $70) at most gas stations. The 57cm Weber retails for about R1500 by comparison.
That was a really shitty cut of steak.
Charcoal is charcoal is charcoal
Damn the KUDU is $500 the weber is just…
Esther is all about food. No messing around.
Still like my Cobb grill
Folks have turned out world championship steaks and barbeque on Weber grills year after year as far back as I can remember. Also, the price point is a bit deceiving. You can spend a LOT of money accessorizing those things. For the cost of the Kudu, you can add a rotisserie, smoker, pizza oven, wok and cast iron grates to your Weber kettle, and now you have a $500 Weber that does 20 different things. There's a reason it's considered the standard by competition cooks everywhere, and it's not just because of the price.
It's not really that windy there
They should have explained the fan and battery pack feature of the Biolite. That’s the point of the unit.
If you're out there getting sold on these Weber grills (and you should be) you should have a look on your local craigslist listings and see if you can't get one for a song. I bought a used model like they had there for $30 years ago and still as good as the day I bought it. That, and if you're even luckier you can find the 'performance' series grills with the attached work table and better ash catcher which normally go for $300 for closer to $100. Some of these even have propane starters and stainless work tables.
But wait: you can't cover the Kudu or Biolite like the weber? Life is about more than just hot hot grillin'. It's also about some lower temp Chillin'. The big dome lid of the weber (w the offset air control) makes it incredibly versatile for slower cooking (BBQ) as well as smoking.
What I wish I had was a BETTER MADE weber — the legs get all wobbly, the bottom vents get all stiff and rusted and clogged. The dome lid gets bent out of shape.
Oh, and definitely get one of those rings which lift the dome up 6 inches — crucial for doing big roasts and turkeys etc.
Big Green Egg.
Weber #1
Sure, but, you can only smoke a tri-tip (or anything else) on the Webber. The classic’s got my vote.
Pass on any grill with no lid
The Weber has basically been the same design since it was introduced just after WWII. There's a reason for that. It's perfect.
Weber is the only one you can actually close the lid and smoke some stuff rather than only grilling.
Nice toned arms Esther, sleeveless top fits very well, maybe not in the winter😄
You guys need to record the sound at a HIGHER Level…… I can't hear you….
For $90 more u get the biolite cause it grills better out of all of them biolite grill came out the winner cause of searing the meats
Rescue a used Weber and get a coal starter chimney and a hair dryer. Case closed for $50 or less
She had to bring in people that actually know how to use stuff she compares…
So windy. Difficult test but good test.
Akorn JR should be in this. Who picked these grills?
To bad they didn't try a PK original grill. Basically the one grill that will last generations to come. Weber's are nice and all but will never come close to a Portable Kitchen Original grill.
These guys remind me of Mordecai and Rigby
Try joy grill from the Philippines
Since I’m South African – the Kudu would have won if it was cheaper as should be…
I love how this woman just regurgitates information that has already been stated just to seem like shes "in the know."
Can’t do smoking or roasting or low and slow on Kudu. Just straight up open air grilling. If I had extra cash and wanted extra grill space sure. But if I only had 1 grill to buy, it’s a Weber.
The three of you should team up with the buzzfeed Worth It crew for a collab!!!
Grill on top, charcoal on bottom, form follows function. Everything else is for decorative enjoyment.