8 Best Gas Grills of 2026

Flare-ups are the reason infrared grills exist. Instead of flame licking straight up through the grates, the Amplifire system puts an emitter between the burner and the food, so dripping fat turns into heat rather than a fireball. On a grill this size that matters more than it does on a two-burner cart: 802.9 square inches across four main burners and a side burner is a lot of hot metal sitting under a lot of dripping fat.

Capacity is the other half of the pitch, and it is the largest here by a wide margin. You get room for two searing zones and a cooler end at the same time, which is what cooking for a dozen people actually requires. It also runs as a three-in-one: gas on the grates, a griddle insert in the box for bacon and eggs, and charcoal cooking when you want smoke.

Where we hesitate is the cart. At 178.2 pounds this is the heaviest grill in the set by a distance, and that is a two-person job to move, to level, and to shift when you want at the deck underneath. Assembly is a couple of hours of work, so plan an afternoon and a helper rather than a solo evening. What you get for it is a painted-steel cabinet that swallows the tank and a set of tools, plus a ten-year burner warranty that is the longest coverage on this page.

Give it a look over before you sign for the delivery. A grill this big is miserable to repack, and the cabinet and lid are the parts a drop in transit shows up on.

Four burners on 383 square inches is the number to straighten out first. You are not buying acreage here; you are buying four separately controlled heat zones in a cart about 51 inches wide, which for a lot of cooks is the more useful thing. A steak sears on one end while vegetables sit low on the other, and nothing waits.

The material is what earns this one its place with us. Body, frame, side trays and handles are stainless rather than painted steel, and that is the version of a gas grill you can leave out in the weather with less to worry about. The trays fold down flat against the cart, which is how a four-burner survives a balcony, and the flush cabinet door hides the tank and keeps a chimney starter out of the rain.

Heat is straightforward: 32,000 BTU across the four main burners and another 10,000 on the side burner, with a built-in thermometer that reads to 1000°F so you can see what is happening without lifting the lid and losing the heat you paid for. Three porcelain-enameled grids lift out for cleaning, and the bottle opener and paper-towel holder on the cart are the sort of small thing you notice every cook.

Where it gives ground is cooking area. It has the smallest grate of the four-burners here, so if you regularly feed six or more, our top pick gives you more room for roughly the same money. Cook for two to four and want a cart that still looks like something in three years, and this is the one we point to.

The case for this grill is the cabinet. Four hundred and thirty-five square inches of grate, four main burners, a side burner, and doors that close over the tank and whatever else you keep outside — that combination is rarer than it sounds in a midrange cart, and it is the reason this one made the list.

It also starts plain and upgrades. Charbroil’s griddle and charcoal accessories drop into the same firebox later, so the gas grill you buy today can become a breakfast flat-top when you find yourself cooking outside on a Sunday morning.

Cooking is honest without being remarkable. The burners come up to temperature quickly and hold a steady mid-range, which is what chicken, sausage and a batch of burgers actually ask for, and the side burner is the underrated part — a pot of beans or a pan sauce without walking back inside.

Where we land: this is a good grill that our top pick beats on grate area and warranty coverage, and the only things you give up by choosing the Monument instead are the doors and the side burner. If those two are on your list — and for plenty of people they are, because a cabinet keeps the deck tidy and a side burner keeps the kitchen out of it — this is the sensible buy.

Not everyone wants a cart. If your cooking happens on a balcony, in a tailgate lot or beside a camper, a 22-pound tabletop that is ready in ten minutes is worth more than 500 square inches you cannot move. The CGG-306 is the grill here built around that trade, and it makes the trade well.

Two 10,000 BTU stainless burners sit under 275 square inches of stainless grate — enough for a dozen burgers, which is the honest capacity for a family of four plus the neighbors. The lid locks shut, the legs fold, and the whole thing carries like a suitcase. Electronic ignition, a built-in thermometer and a knob for each burner give you two zones on a surface most portables treat as one.

Heat control is the thing to know going in. Two burners this size do not have a gentle low end, so the gap between a hard sear and a slow cook is narrow; the fix is to run one burner and work the cooler half of the grate, which is how this grill behaves most like a big one. Do that and it puts a real crust on a steak without turning chicken into charcoal.

As a second grill it makes a lot of sense, and that is the role we see for it: one on the patio, one in the RV, with a three-year limited warranty covering more of it than most portables manage. Just do not expect it to replace a full-size cart — it is the grill you take with you.

Fold-down side shelves are the reason we kept this one on the list. Up, they give you 434 square inches of grate plus prep space on both sides; down, the cart narrows enough to roll against a wall, which most three-burners at this width cannot manage. For a patio that doubles as a walkway, that is the feature you use every week.

Cooking is adequate rather than exciting. Three 10,000 BTU burners total 30,000 BTU — enough for burgers, chicken thighs and a batch of sausages, not enough for a steakhouse crust. The porcelain-coated firebox holds heat once it is up, the porcelain-coated grates lift out for cleaning, and there is a warming rack and a built-in thermometer. The low end runs hotter than the dial suggests, so manage temperature by moving food to the cooler side rather than by backing off the knobs.

Setup is the pleasant surprise: assembly is straightforward, the 44-pound cart is light enough to shift alone, and the push-and-turn ignition and stainless control panel keep the front easy to wipe down. For a patio that has to stay a patio, it is a lot of grill in a small footprint.

Three months. That is the warranty on this grill, and it is the first thing we mention because it is the shortest coverage in this set by a wide margin — the other budget carts here run a year, and our top pick covers its burners for eight. In practice it means that if a burner or an igniter quits next spring, you are buying the part.

Set that aside and there is real value in the hardware. Three main burners sit under a 372 square inch cast iron cooking surface — cast iron, not the porcelain-coated steel that usually shows up at this level, and it holds heat the way a skillet does. There is a side burner for a pot of beans, a double-wall stainless lid with a thermometer in it, a side table with tool hooks, and a slide-out grease tray with a removable cup that makes cleanup quick.

Two things to plan for. Assembly is more of a sorting exercise than it should be, because not every fastener is lettered or numbered, so budget an evening rather than half an hour. And cast iron wants a wipe of oil after each cook to stay black and slick, thirty seconds of work that is the difference between grates that last and grates that rust.

Two burners and a 34-pound cart. If you are cooking for two most nights and four on weekends, that is the whole grill you need, and the Feasto is the least expensive way into it here while still getting a proper lid and two side tables.

Feasto advertises 418 square inches, and that breaks down as 290 square inches of grate and 128 square inches of warming rack. So it is a two-person grill that stretches to four, not a family grill that stretches to six. The flat stainless burners spread flame wider than the tube burners usually found at this size, and 26,500 BTU is enough for a fast weeknight cook.

The all-porcelain-enamel body and lid are rated to 1700°F, which is less about cooking heat than about not rusting through, and that is the right call on a grill this inexpensive. Two side tables give you somewhere to put a plate, and at 34 pounds one person can move it under cover before a storm.

Where it lands: we like it for exactly what it is — a small, light, inexpensive grill for a small deck, and one that can be put away when the season ends, which none of the big carts here can do.