“This small charcoal grill features a 196 sq. in. chrome-plated grate resists rust and makes cleaning quick and easy”
“Adjustable vents offer precise temperature management for low-and-slow or high-heat grilling”
“Weighing only 4 lbs., this mini grill is perfect for camping, tailgating, and small outdoor spaces”
“Three durable lid locks keep the camping grill secure during transport for mess-free portability”
“BBQ grill features an enamel-coated firebox and convenient ash base”
The same grill, listed twice
Cuisinart sells this 14-inch kettle on this shelf under two references, both at $35.99:
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.
And the weight that does not add up
Four pounds is 4.0 lb (1.8 kg).
So the twin listing’s 4.2 lb (1.9 kg) agrees with Cuisinart’s own bullet, and this listing’s 2.0 lb (0.9 kg) — 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 48.5 lb (22.0 kg).
Three lid locks
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.
The enamel-coated firebox
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.
What it gives up to the $99.99 grills
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.Warranty in the table only. The Amazon.com table lists: 90 day limited warranty.
Availability
On sale at about $36 on Amazon.com when we read the listing on October 31, 2026.
Price and availability were read on Amazon.com on October 31, 2026; both move.
Prices quoted in this text are dated readings and can differ from the live price in the buy box.
What we rate, and what we do not
Strengths
Three lid locks for transport, which no other grill on this shelf offers in any form
A real lid with dual vents at forty dollars, so indirect cooking is possible
A stated four pounds, which makes it the lightest lidded grill here by a wide margin
Compromises
Its catalog weight of 2.0 lb (0.9 kg) contradicts the maker’s own bullet of four pounds
A fixed charcoal tray, where three grills on this shelf let you raise or lower the fire
Chrome wire rather than cast iron, no thermometer, and no warranty in the bullets
Specifications
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 4.0 lb (1.8 kg)
Catalog weight
2.0 lb (0.9 kg), 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
14 × 14 × 15 in (356 × 356 × 381 mm)
Charcoal tray height
Fixed — not adjustable
Thermometer
None
Warranty
90 day limited warranty, in the Amazon.com table; not in the bullets
Amazon reference
B00B58A0QU
EAN
0068459313171
The questions that come in
Which of the two Cuisinart listings should I buy?
Whichever is cheaper when you look, because they are the same grill. CCG190RB (this one) and CCG190 both sit on this shelf at $35.99, 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 — 2.0 lb (0.9 kg) here against 4.2 lb (1.9 kg) on the other, and 14 in (356 mm) against 14.5 in (368 mm) across. Nothing in either listing suggests a different product, and no listing mentions the other. Treat them as one grill with two references.
How much does it really weigh?
About four pounds, which is 4.0 lb (1.8 kg), 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 2.0 lb (0.9 kg) — two pounds — and on the twin listing says 4.2 lb (1.9 kg), 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 48.5 lb (22.0 kg).
What does the enamel-coated firebox do?
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.
Our score
8.1/ 10
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".
This one against the other cookware and knives
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
Warranty
Cuisinart CCG190RB
$36
196 sq in, chrome-plated grate
None
90 day limited warranty, in the Amazon.com table; not in the bullets
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.
218 sq in tabletop charcoal grill in heavy-duty steel with thick cast iron grates, a height-adjustable charcoal tray, a professional temperature gauge with glow-in-the-dark accents, a rubber-gripped lid handle, a full-size removable ash pan and a 2-year warranty
The only grill here with a warranty — two years on all parts — plus cast iron grates and a glowing gauge.
Best for: A grill that travels by car and is kept for years — the only one here with a warranty behind it
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
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 6.5 lb (2.9 kg), for forty-four dollars.
Best for: A tabletop smoke — a lid, a chimney and a gauge without the eleven kilograms
