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Portable Charcoal Grills

Can smaller, portable charcoal grills match the performance of their full-size cousins?

|Published on June 1, 2011

What We Learned

Whether you grill for two, take your grilling on the road, or just lack the space for a full-size grill, a portable charcoal grill offers the smoky flavors of charcoal grilling in a convenient size. Portable grills come in two styles: Some look like smaller versions of full-size kettle grills; others collapse flat for easy storage. We gathered six portable grills with prices ranging...

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