Charbroil® Grill2Go X200 Amplifire Cooking Technology 1-Burner Portable Propane Gas Stainless Steel Grill – 21401734

Best Portable Grill Out There! But I Do Believe Experience Is Important. MUST READ!
So when our tailgate grill hit the graveyard a few weeks ago I searched all around for a replacement. Saw some reviews about the overpowering heat that came off this grill, but since I have been grilling for 25 years I figured NO WORRIES! Absolutely love this grill. It is without a doubt the best portable grill I have ever had, but there are some things the average BBQ’er needs to know.First and foremost like some reviews mention you ABSOLUTELY need to unbox it and immediately first thing heat it up on high heat. You will certainly get a strong whiff of plastic but that is not only normal but also a good thing. You want to let it run for at least 15 minutes on high heat mostly until the plastic smell dissipates. Once that is completed we spread wood chips all over the entire grilling surface (make sure you presoak your wood chips in a bucket). Before you put the wood chips down we rubbed the grilling area with a little canola oil, and as soon as you lay down the woods chips my oh my you can smell it seasoning itself almost within seconds. Remember…….YOU MUST MUST MUST FOLLOW THESE DIRECTIONS!! When you close the grill and you see a ton of smoke bellowing out of the grill that means everything is going perfect! The more smoke you see the more it is seasoning.You want to keep the lid closed and let the smoke do its thing until you do not see anymore smoke coming out of the grill. Yes that will take awhile in fact if I am not mistaken it was a good 20 minutes. Side note to the seasoning part I would recommend either cherry, apple, pecan, or hickory wood chips. Hickory will give off the most “smoke” taste. We did cherry because that is all the store had that morning and I am very pleased with the results. When it is done smoking you will notice that the wood chips have all turned to ash or close to it (totally normal). From that point on once it has totally cooled for an hour or so remove the grill grates and dump the ash out and you are now set to go. Sounds tedious but so so worth going the extra step.Now as far as the grill itself and as far as the reviews you probably read before stumbling upon mine. I do believe this is a 5 star grill whole heartedly! I know grills and I know my way around grills and I know a good or bad grill when I see one and this grill is awesome no doubt about it. However, there is a lot of truth to what others posted that you definitely need some experience because this grill (aside with being the best portable grill I have used) is also without a doubt the hottest running grill. When I say hot I mean hot! So how do you combat that? Well this is where experience is really important. You can buy the regulators like a lot of reviews say, but that will help control the heat a little but wont solve the entire issue because it still runs hot. Me myself I did not buy the valve because I personally find (whether your experienced or not) as long as you open the lid for a moment every time it starts to get to 500 degrees or hotter you will be totally fine. In fact lets be honest most people that grill are infatuated with opening the grill every 5 minutes anyway so its really not a big deal. However, cooking your food properly is where the knowledge helps.I would like to also add that whatever surface you put the grill on is safe from catching fire. The grill gets hot but the heat does NOT transfer onto the surface its on. I grilled for almost an hour the other day and the surrounding surface was fine. But with that in mind I also need to point out that the handle that you use to open/close the grill does absolutely get hot after awhile so you will definitely want a potholder, towel, or gloves when you open it. As far as the grilling goes as long as you follow everything I wrote and as long as you open the grill every time you see it hit 500 degrees you shouldn’t have any issues at all. Everything I cooked came out perfect and I am confident to say that this grill is perfect for camping, tailgating, or whatever small grill needs you have. I absolutely love and can say hands down that I have been camping and doing all of the above for years and this grill blows away every grill I have ever portable grill I have ever used by a mile. If you follow the directions to a T that I wrote above you will be thrilled with your results. I have left a few pictures to help show what I was talking about. First picture is the grill while it was seasoning. As you can see the smoke is pouring out (that’s a good thing). The second picture is what the grill looked like once the seasoning is done. As you can see the chips are pretty well burnt (again that is good). Last but not least is a picture of the corn I made when my son and I went camping. I did make sure to turn it every few minutes but as you can tell from the picture it came out YUMMY. I also have an amazing grilled corn recipe I would be more than happy to share.If you read this review and you have any additional questions please feel free to email me at theshaneevolution@yahoo.com and I will be sure to answer them for you as promptly as possible.

Hot little package
This grill looks almost indestructible. The lid latches are are nifty idea. The infrared cooking is great and flare ups are almost nonexistent. It is more than big enough for 2 people. The first cook was marinated chicken breasts….cooked perfectly. We bought a griddle plate at Costco that fits almost perfectly and cooked stir fry on that. We had our trusty Blackstone griddle handy but decided not to set that up. The griddle worked very and can easily in our camper side compartment. All is good with this griddle except the ignitor broke. After we started to replace the ignitor I found that the original one would work (henerate a spark) if it was pushed from a specific angle at times – but it worked once out of every 30 strokes. Amazon partially refunded me for the ignitor as I didn’t want the hassle of returning the grill and we really like it. This an awesome grill for RVing.

Big Grill Performance – Small Grill Portability
I have had this thing a year now, and I still quite like it.For a couple or a small group, it can easily replace your regular grill. It gets up to temperature and cooks just like a full-size grill, just with a smaller cooking surface. You can do maybe 4 burgers at a time on it, so you probably won’t be cooking for 20-30 people on the thing, but it really is just a regular grill shrunk down.I did get the adapter hose to run it off a normal, 20lb propane cylinder and I have a small, folding table to bring it up to counter height. The hose will pay for itself fast if you plan to use the thing much at all, because those small green cylinders are expensive. I’ve used it on a picnic table without incident, but I just think it is safer if it sits on a non-combustible surface when running.The fact that it is portable means I can bring it inside and out of the weather when I am not using it. I think a grill left outside is going to eventually rust and rot out in a few years even if you put a cover on it. After a year, I do think the fact that it largely lives inside has been good for its durability, but I won’t be sure of that for another few years. Keeping it inside does mean you need to clean it a bit more frequently, which is also probably good for its longevity.Probably the only thing your big grill can do that it can’t is that more advanced, low and slow type cooking where you are almost using the grill like an oven, with the food placed well away from the running burner. But for burgers, steaks, etc. it works great, and puts a nice, even sear on things.

Apenas lo cure para empezar a usarlo y se ve que el calor es realmente uniforme, los materiales también se ven muy bien y es muy útil para los dias en los que quieres asar carne sin ahumar toda la casa.

People who complain about it being too hot don’t know how to cook. It does indeed take a bit of time to learn how to use it, but wow – does it ever do a good job. And it uses next to no propane. It’s super hot, so start at the lowest setting. No flare-ups to speak of thanks to the very unique grill design. Better than a Hibachi hands down…