“This portable BBQ grills has a total of 354 square inches cooking area with 265.5 square inch grilling area and 88 square inch warm area, can cook up to 16 burgers at once”
“The cast iron grill grate can heat food adequately and evenly for a long time. The higher secondary tier can place food to defrost or keep baked food warm”
“CHARCOAL TRAY: It can be raised or lowered between two layers in order to adjust the heat when grilling”
“The mechanical thermometer that comes with this table top charcoal grills does not require battery replacement”
“The combination of the adjustable damper and chimney makes it easier to control the air circulation”
“Made from heavy-gauge powder coated steel for maximum durability and heat retention”
“The 3 anti-scalding and anti-slip handles are all wrapped with silicone”
“a separable carbon tank. After the charcoal is burned, the carbon ash and the carbon furnace are separated for easy cleaning”
The only honest area figure on this shelf
354 square inches total = 265.5 grilling + 88 warming.
Nobody else here breaks it down, and the difference matters. A warming tier sits high above the fire — it holds cooked food hot, defrosts, toasts buns. You cannot grill on it.
Royal Gourmet, at the same $99.99, publishes “the overall 303 sq. in. cooking area is made up of… cooking grates and warming rack”, with no split.
So the two look like 354 against 303. The honest comparison is 265.5 against something probably near 215 to 240, which the other page does not disclose.
Against the rest of the shelf: Cuisinart 196, Minxchen about 197, Oklahoma Joe’s 218.
This is the largest real cooking surface here.
Sixteen burgers, read carefully
Sixteen on 265.5 square inches is 16.6 square inches each. A quarter-pound patty is about four inches across — 12.6 square inches of circle — so 16.6 leaves very little gap.
Possible on a packed grill. Not comfortable.
The comparison is on the same shelf: Oklahoma Joe’s claims 6 burgers on 218 sq in — 36.3 square inches each, more than twice the room.
One claim is generous and one conservative, and it is the conservative one that carries a two-year warranty. Treat sixteen as a maximum.
Cast iron, and what the eleven kilograms is
Cast iron takes longer to heat and then holds it. It marks food harder, and — the part that matters most — it recovers when cold food lands on it. Put six cold burgers on thin chrome wire and the surface temperature collapses; cast iron keeps cooking.
That mass is why this grill weighs 26.0 lb (11.8 kg) and the Oklahoma Joe’s 21,999, where the chrome-wire Cuisinart is under two kilograms.
The cost: cast iron wants keeping dry and lightly oiled. Chrome and stainless do not care.
Two things most of this shelf lacks
A charcoal tray that moves between two layers. On a small grill this is the main heat control, because there is no room to push coals aside and build a two-zone fire — so you move the fire closer or further instead. Three grills here can: this one with two levels, the Royal Gourmet with three, and the Oklahoma Joe’s with an unspecified range.
A mechanical thermometer that needs no battery. Worth saying out loud, and Feasto is the only maker here to say it. A bimetallic gauge works in the cold, in the wet, and in five years’ time. The Oklahoma Joe’s gauge adds glow-in-the-dark accents, which on a camping grill is not a gimmick.
The handles
Three, all silicone-wrapped, called anti-scalding and anti-slip.
A small grill’s handles sit in rising heat. Bare metal needs a glove, which means either fetching one or not checking the food. DNKMOR uses wood, Oklahoma Joe’s a rubber grip, Cuisinart says nothing. Three wrapped handles is the most thorough answer on this shelf.
And the ash
A separable carbon tank. After the charcoal is burned, the carbon ash and the carbon furnace are separated.
Which is the difference between tipping out a hot firebox and lifting out a tray.
Warranty in the table only. The Amazon.com table lists: 1 Year Limited.
Availability
On sale at about $100 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
The only grill on this shelf that separates grilling area from warming area — 265.5 sq in and 88, not one bundled figure
Cast iron grates and a two-level charcoal tray, so it both sears hard and lets you move the fire
Three silicone-wrapped handles and a mechanical gauge that will never need a battery
Compromises
Sixteen burgers on 265.5 square inches is 16.6 each — tight against the Oklahoma Joe’s 36.3
Two charcoal-tray levels, where the Royal Gourmet at the same price has three
Eleven and a half kilograms, and no warranty in the bullets
Specifications
Total area
354 sq in
Grilling area
265.5 sq in — the largest actual cooking surface on this shelf
Warming area
88 sq in on a higher secondary tier
Stated capacity
Up to 16 burgers at once; suitable for 2 to 4 people
Grates
Cast iron, stated to heat food evenly for a long time
Charcoal tray
Raised or lowered between two layers, to adjust the heat
Thermometer
Mechanical — the maker states it needs no battery replacement
Airflow
An adjustable damper combined with a chimney
Ash
A separable carbon tank, so ash and firebox come apart
Construction
Heavy-gauge powder-coated steel
Handles
Three, all silicone-wrapped, stated anti-scald and anti-slip
Weight
26.0 lb (11.8 kg)
Dimensions
20 × 26.8 × 21.3 in (508 × 681 × 541 mm)
Cost per grilling square inch
$0.38
Warranty
1 Year Limited, in the Amazon.com table; not in the bullets
Amazon reference
B0BXF6JXZS
EAN
0850038350154
The questions that come in
Why does splitting the area matter?
Because a bundled figure flatters a grill, and Feasto is the only maker here that does not do it. This listing publishes "a total of 354 square inches cooking area with 265.5 square inch grilling area and 88 square inch warm area". The warming tier sits high above the fire — it holds cooked food hot, defrosts, or toasts buns, and you cannot grill on it. Royal Gourmet at the same $99.99 publishes "the overall 303 sq. in. cooking area is made up of... cooking grates and warming rack", with no split. So the two look comparable at 354 against 303 when the honest comparison is 265.5 against an unstated number probably near 215 to 240. On actual grilling surface this is the largest grill on this shelf.
Sixteen burgers — really?
Arithmetically possible and optimistic, and the comparison on this shelf is instructive. Sixteen burgers on 265.5 square inches is 16.6 square inches each. A quarter-pound patty is about four inches across, which is 12.6 square inches of circle, so 16.6 each leaves very little gap — workable on a packed grill, not comfortable. The Oklahoma Joe’s claims "up to 6 burgers, 6 steaks, or 12 bratwursts" on 218 sq in, which is 36.3 square inches each — more than twice the space per burger. One of those two claims is generous and the other conservative, and it is the conservative one that comes with a 2-year warranty. Read Feasto’s sixteen as a maximum rather than a working load.
What do cast iron grates give you at this weight?
Heat storage, and they are most of the eleven kilograms. Cast iron takes longer to come up to temperature and then holds it: it marks food harder, and it recovers faster when cold food lands on it, which is where thin wire grates fail — put six cold burgers on chrome wire and the surface temperature collapses. Feasto states it as "can heat food adequately and evenly for a long time", and the Oklahoma Joe’s makes the same claim for its "thick cast-iron grates". That mass is also exactly why these two weigh 26.0 lb (11.8 kg) and 48.5 lb (22.0 kg), where the chrome-wire Cuisinart weighs under two. Cast iron also needs keeping dry and lightly oiled, which chrome and stainless do not.
Our score
8.1/ 10
The only grill here that tells you how much of its area is fire and how much is warming — 265.5 square inches against 88 — with cast iron grates, a battery-free gauge, a chimney and three silicone handles.
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
Thermometer
Dimensions
Warranty
Feasto 2720PC
$100
Mechanical — the maker states it needs no battery replacement
20 × 26.8 × 21.3 in (508 × 681 × 541 mm)
1 Year Limited, 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
The 14-inch Cuisinart kettle under a second reference — same price, same specification, a different catalog weight.
Best for: The same job as its twin — buy whichever of the two references is cheaper on the day
17 in foldable stainless steel charcoal grill with a 17.3 × 11.4 in (45.9 × 27.4 cm) grilling area, five side vents, a split design and no assembly required
A foldable stainless grill with a 17.3 × 11.4 in area and five side vents, for twenty dollars.
Best for: Direct grilling at a picnic table — burgers, sausages and skewers, over open coals