Char-Broil
Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner)
$349
Released 2025
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Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) vs Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner is cheaper at $299. Every spec and price links to its source.
Nexgrill
Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner
$299Cheaper
Which is better: the Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) or Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner?
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner is the cheaper at $299.
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Full spec sheet
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) | Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $349 | $299 |
| Brand | Char-Broil | Nexgrill |
| Released | 2025 | — |
| Burners | 4 | 5 |
| Total btu | 41000 | 67000 |
| Primary cooking area sqin | 435 | 461 |
| Fuel | propane | propane |
| Material | porcelain-coated cast-iron grates; porcelain-coated steel lid | porcelain cast-iron cooking grids; matte black firebox |
| Side burner | Yes | Yes |
| Ignition type | Electronic ignition | Electronic ignition (battery included) |
| Release | 2025 | — |
Sources — Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner): charbroil.com (verified 2026-06-19). Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner: nexgrill.com (verified 2026-06-19).
What's the difference between the Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) and Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner?
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (5 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
- Burners: Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) 4 vs Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner 5
- Total btu: Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) 41000 vs Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner 67000
- Primary cooking area sqin: Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) 435 vs Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner 461
- Material: Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) porcelain-coated cast-iron grates; porcelain-coated steel lid vs Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner porcelain cast-iron cooking grids; matte black firebox
- Ignition type: Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner) Electronic ignition vs Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner Electronic ignition (battery included)
What reviewers say
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Char-Broil Performance FlavorMax 4-Burner (with Side Burner)
Only one whitelisted tester covers this model: Wirecutter (NYT) hands-on tested the Charbroil Performance Series FlavorMax 4-burner and eliminated it in the first round after a dangerous flare-up. No lab measurements were reported for this SKU. No other whitelisted hands-on review (Good Housekeeping, Reviewed, Serious Eats) exists. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Flagged: Dangerous flare-up / fire hazard: testers had to extinguish a 'raging inferno,' called it 'scary and unsafe,' and cut it in round one.
Nexgrill 5-Burner with Side Burner
No sourced tester review yet.