Did you ever want to take the BBQ camping but didn’t have enough space in your vehicle, or are you sick of only using half of the room on your hotplate and losing all of that heat?

If you answered in the affirmative to any of those then a portable barbecue grill might be just what you’re looking for. Here are the most important advantages portable barbecue grills have over traditional grills:

1) Portable grills can be moved:

One of the biggest advantages that these items have over traditional grills is that they can be moved from place to place. Traditional grills are usually very large, heavy, and hard to move, but most portable grills ought to be less than 20 pounds, and are easily packed up for efficient moving.

A typical grill like the Weber 1520 or the Blue Rhino GBT1030 are less than 30” long and 17” wide, plus they are convenient shapes to make packing a cinch as well. A grill like the Weber Q200 may be costlier than some of the other ones, but it comes standard with features and is easily one of the best quality portable BBQ grills that can be bought. A good way to see the differences is to read a Weber Q320 review.

2) Ideal for smaller groups or the individual

One of the big problems with the usual grills that people buy is that if you’re only cooking for a single individual you waste a lot of heat, and gas on the on the empty part. This is another advantage of having a portable barbecue grill.

Because portable grills are manufactured to be modular they are quite a bit smaller and the cooking surfaces are perfect for a small party. They are also designed to be very efficient in the way they use the gas or coals so you don’t need to think about wasting anything on these types of grills.

Cooking author Richard Sendapot often uses the Weber Q200 which has a small cooking space, is easily portable and can cook for up to 3-5 people.

3) They’re affordable

The third feature portable charcoal grills have over traditional grills is that they are easily affordable. You can easily pick up a great small gas or charcoal grill for under fifty dollars that will last year for quite a while.

Conclusion

Overall portable charcoal grills have a number of advantages that set them apart over traditional grills like their low cost and ease of moving. The only drawback is it would be more difficult to cater for large groups on the smaller grills. If you are going camping, tailgating, or cooking for just two you might want to check out a portable grill.