Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Charcoal Grills (2026)
The cheapest charcoal grills is Weber Original Kettle 22" at $149. Best by the numbers — Weber Original Kettle 22" (lowest price), Weber Performer 22" (newest). This page compares 13 charcoal grills across 9 brands on price and key specs — every figure sourced, updated June 2026.
13 charcoal grills compared on the specs that matter and US price — ranked cheapest-first. Every spec and price links to its source and the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Lowest price: Weber Original Kettle 22" at $149 (MSRP per weber.com).
- Typical price: from $149, median $399.99, up to $1999.99 — across 13 priced.
- Tracked: 13 products across 9 brands, current through 2026-06-19.
- Compared on: type, primary cooking area sqin, material, hinged cooking grate, ash catcher, built in thermometer.
Best by the numbers
Objective winners — each is the leader on one measured spec, with the figure. No subjective ranking.
- Lowest price: Weber Original Kettle 22" ($149)
- Newest: Weber Performer 22" (2026)
Comparison
| # | Charcoal Grill | Price | type | primary cooking area sqin | material | hinged cooking grate | ash catcher | built in thermometer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber Original Kettle 22" | $149 | kettle | 363 | Porcelain-enameled steel bowl and lid, plated steel cooking grate | false | true | false | weber.com |
| 2 | Royal Gourmet CC1830 28" Barrel Charcoal Grill | $170 | barrel | 475 | Steel with porcelain-enameled cooking grates, black finish | false | false | true | royalgourmetusa.com |
| 3 | Char-Broil Kettleman TRU-Infrared | $199.99 | kettle | 360 | Porcelain-coated steel with TRU-Infrared porcelain grate | false | true | true | charbroil.com |
| 4 | Weber Original Kettle Premium 22" | $229 | kettle | 363 | Porcelain-enameled steel bowl and lid, plated steel hinged cooking grate | true | true | true | weber.com |
| 5 | Napoleon Premium 22" Charcoal Kettle NK22K | $249 | kettle | 360 | Porcelain-enameled steel bowl and lid, stainless steel cooking grids | true | false | true | napoleon.com |
| 6 | Weber Master-Touch 22" | $309 | kettle | 363 | Porcelain-enameled steel bowl and lid, plated steel hinged GBS cooking grate | true | true | true | weber.com |
| 7 | Char-Griller AKORN Kamado | $399.99 | kamado | 325 | Triple-walled insulated steel with cast iron cooking grates | false | true | true | chargriller.com |
| 8 | Weber Performer 22" | $449 | kettle | 363 | Porcelain-enameled steel bowl and lid, plated steel hinged cooking grate | true | true | true | weber.com |
| 9 | Oklahoma Joe's Bronco Drum Smoker & Grill | $499.99 | barrel | 284 | Heavy-gauge steel with porcelain-coated steel grates | false | true | true | oklahomajoes.com |
| 10 | Big Green Egg Large | $899 | kamado | 262 | Ceramic with stainless steel hardware | false | false | true | biggreenegg.com |
| 11 | PK Grills PK360 | $999.99 | kettle | 360 | Cast aluminum body with marine stainless steel cooking grate | false | false | true | pkgrills.com |
| 12 | Weber Summit Kamado E6 | $1399 | kamado | 452 | Dual-walled porcelain-enameled steel bowl and lid | true | true | true | weber.com |
| 13 | Kamado Joe Classic Joe III | $1999.99 | kamado | 250 | Thick-walled ceramic dome with 304 stainless steel grates and hardware | false | false | true | kamadojoe.com |
Specs are as published by the manufacturer (or a reputable spec source where the official page was unavailable); prices are US launch MSRP. Full per-product records and all spec columns are in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest charcoal grills?
Weber Original Kettle 22" is the cheapest at $149 (MSRP per weber.com), as of 2026-06-19.
How much does charcoal grills cost?
Across the 13 charcoal grills with a published price, the median is $399.99, ranging from $149 to $1999.99, as of 2026-06-19.
Which charcoal grills is best by the numbers?
Lowest price: Weber Original Kettle 22" ($149). Newest: Weber Performer 22" (2026).
How many charcoal grills are compared here?
13 charcoal grills across 9 brands, with US price and key specs, current through 2026-06-19.
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How we compiled this
Roster covers 13 high-search charcoal and kamado grill models spanning kettle, kamado, and drum/barrel types. Specifications were independently re-verified against manufacturer product pages (weber.com, biggreenegg.com, kamadojoe.com, chargriller.com, charbroil.com, pkgrills.com, oklahomajoes.com, royalgourmetusa.com, napoleon.com) and corroborated with major retailers and review aggregators (homedepot.com, lowes.com, amazon.com, amazingribs.com, atbbq.com, biggreeneggprices.com). priceUsd reflects the US MSRP or list price found on the manufacturer or primary retailer page at time of access; sale or discounted prices are not used. Boolean spec fields (hinged_cooking_grate, ash_catcher, built_in_thermometer) are true when the feature ships standard with the base product, false when absent. Strings carry inline units. Notable adversarial corrections this pass: Original Kettle Premium source URL was pointing to a Performer page (fixed); Char-Griller AKORN primary cooking area corrected 310->325 sq in per chargriller.com; Char-Broil Kettleman built_in_thermometer corrected false->true (lid-mounted gauge is standard) and diameter 21->22.5 in; Napoleon corroboration URL was pointing to the wrong model (NK18K) and was replaced with the NK22K listing. accessedAt 2026-06-19.
Last verified 2026-06-19. We re-check published specs and prices on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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