Packed size and cool-down time decide whether it travels twice · review
The 14-inch Cuisinart kettle under a second reference — same price, same specification, a different catalog weight.
What we would actually buy The same 14-inch Cuisinart kettle under a second reference, at the same forty dollars with the same 196 square inches and the same three lid locks. Its catalog weight of 907 grams contradicts the maker’s own "only 4 lbs".
Cuisinart sells this 14-inch kettle on this shelf under two references, both at $39.99:
CCG190RB — this one — 907 g, 356 × 356 × 381 mm CCG190 — 1,905 g, 368 × 368 × 381 mm
The bullets are word for word identical. Same 196 sq in chrome-plated grate, same dual adjustable vents, same three lid locks, same enamel-coated firebox and ash base, same “Weighing only 4 lbs”. The descriptions match too, and neither listing mentions the other.
Buy whichever is cheaper on the day.
Four pounds is 1,814 g (64 oz).
So the twin listing’s 1,905 g (67.2 oz) agrees with Cuisinart’s own bullet, and this listing’s 907 g (32 oz) — two pounds — does not.
Two pounds for a 14-inch kettle with an enamel-coated firebox, a locking lid, a chrome grate and an ash base is not plausible.
The useful point survives the discrepancy: at about four pounds this is the lightest lidded grill on a shelf whose heaviest “portable” grill weighs 21,999 g (776 oz).
The feature nothing else here has, and the problem it solves is specific.
A charcoal kettle has a loose lid. A grill loaded into a car after a cookout still holds fine ash that has not settled. Tip it once and it is in the carpet, the blanket and the cooler.
Zarkind solves the same problem by folding flat into a fitted bag. Nobody else solves it at all — on a shelf of grills sold for camping and tailgating.
Protection for the part that actually fails.
What kills a small charcoal grill is not rain, it is wet ash — which is alkaline and eats bare steel from the inside out, holing the base after a couple of seasons. Enamel is glass fused to the steel, the same reasoning behind the porcelain-enamelled bowls on full-size kettles.
What is not protected is the chrome grate, which chips where a spatula catches it and then rusts at the chip.
A fixed charcoal tray. The Royal Gourmet has 3-level fire grates, the Feasto moves its tray between two layers, the Oklahoma Joe’s has a height-adjustable tray. On a grill this small that matters more than on a big one: there is no room in 196 square inches to push the coals aside and make a two-zone fire, so grate height is the only heat control other than the vents.
Chrome wire rather than cast iron, so it sears less hard and cools faster when cold food lands on it. That is also exactly why the cast-iron grills here weigh eleven and twenty-two kilograms.
No thermometer. No warranty — true of seven of the eight grills on this shelf.
On sale at around $40 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 October 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Diameter | 14 in |
|---|---|
| Cooking area | 196 sq in, chrome-plated grate |
| Cost per square inch | $0.20 |
| Stated weight | Only 4 lb, in the maker’s own words — about 1814 g (64 oz) |
| Catalog weight | 907 g (32 oz), which does not agree with the stated 4 lb — see the FAQ |
| Vents | Dual adjustable, for low-and-slow or high heat |
| Lid locks | Three, to keep the lid secure during transport |
| Firebox | Enamel-coated |
| Ash | An ash base |
| Second reference | Cuisinart also lists CCG190 on this shelf, same price and specification |
| Dimensions | 356 × 356 × 381 mm (14 × 14 × 15 in) |
| Charcoal tray height | Fixed — not adjustable |
| Thermometer | None |
| Warranty | Not published by the maker |
| Amazon reference | B00B58A0QU |
| EAN | 0068459313171 |
Whichever is cheaper when you look, because they are the same grill. CCG190RB (this one) and CCG190 both sit on this shelf at $39.99, with word-for-word identical bullets: the same 196 sq in chrome-plated grate, the same dual adjustable vents, the same three lid locks, the same enamel-coated firebox and ash base, and the same "Weighing only 4 lbs". The descriptions are identical too. The only differences are in the catalog data — 907 g (32 oz) here against 1,905 g (67.2 oz) on the other, and 356 mm (14 in) against 368 mm (14.5 in) across. Nothing in either listing suggests a different product, and no listing mentions the other. Treat them as one grill with two references.
About four pounds, which is 1,814 g (64 oz), and this page’s catalog figure is the one to disregard. Cuisinart states it plainly in a bullet on both listings: "Weighing only 4 lbs., this mini grill is perfect for camping, tailgating". The catalog data on this listing says 907 g (32 oz) — two pounds — and on the twin listing says 1,905 g (67.2 oz), which matches the maker’s own figure almost exactly. Two pounds for a 14-inch kettle with an enamel-coated firebox, a locking lid, a chrome grate and an ash base is not plausible. The practical point survives either way: this is the lightest lidded grill on a shelf whose heaviest "portable" is 21,999 g (776 oz).
It protects the part of a charcoal grill that actually fails. The enemy of a small kettle is not weather but wet ash, which is alkaline and eats bare steel from the inside — which is how a cheap grill ends up with a hole in its base after a couple of seasons. An enamel coating on the firebox is glass fused to the steel, and it is the same reasoning behind the porcelain-enamelled bowls on full-size kettles. On this shelf the Royal Gourmet uses porcelain-enamelled steel for its grates, the Feasto and Oklahoma Joe’s use powder-coated and heavy-gauge steel bodies, and the Zarkind and Minxchen sidestep the question with bare stainless. The thing that will not be protected either way is the chrome grate, which chips.
Close prices, same category: comparable cookware and knives. We keep only the specifications all of them publish, because a column with gaps compares nothing.
| Model | Price | Cooking area | Thermometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuisinart CCG190RB | $40 | 196 sq in, chrome-plated grate | None |
| Cuisinart CCG190 | $40 | 196 sq in, chrome-plated grate | None |
| Zarkind ICP-A003 | $40 | Not published by the maker | None |
| DNKMOR A-09 | $44 | Not published by the maker | Fitted to the grill |
The same job as its twin — buy whichever of the two references is cheaper on the day
Listed because the add-on names this pan as a fit.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 500.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for cookware and kitchen knives and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
14 in portable charcoal kettle with a 196 sq in chrome-plated grate, dual adjustable vents, three lid locks for transport, an enamel-coated firebox and an ash base, at a stated 4 lb
A 14-inch kettle with 196 square inches, dual vents and three lid locks, at a stated four pounds.
Best for: Tailgating and camping — a proper lidded kettle that travels without making a mess
≈ $40
Tabletop portable charcoal grill and smoker in solid metal with premium chrome wire mesh, a chimney in the lid, a fitted thermometer, a wood top handle, one chrome cooking grid and one charcoal pan
A lidded tabletop smoker with a chimney and a thermometer at 2948 g (104 oz), for forty-four dollars.
Best for: A tabletop smoke — a lid, a chimney and a gauge without the eleven kilograms
≈ $44
354 sq in tabletop charcoal grill comprising 265.5 sq in of grilling and 88 sq in of warming area, with cast iron grates, a two-level charcoal tray, a mechanical thermometer, a damper and chimney, heavy-gauge powder-coated steel and three silicone-wrapped handles
The only grill here to separate grilling from warming area: 265.5 square inches of fire and 88 above it.
Best for: The largest real cooking surface on this shelf, with a gauge and a warming tier
≈ $100
Prices quoted in these summaries are dated readings. The live price is shown next to each product.
