The time-honored debate rages on. Some folks argue that you can’t replicate the added taste of charcoal with a gas grill — which is true when smoking meats or grilling fish. Charcoal grills offer the option of adding wood for flavor, as well as using indirect heat by stacking briquettes opposite your food.
Charcoal is heavier and messier and takes much longer to cool off when you finish grilling. Propane, by contrast, is super convenient because of its small footprint, light weight, and easy clean up. The propane grills on our list offer excellent heat modulation, almost instantaneous heat, and quick cooldown.
For our money, propane is the move. However, if you are interested in some of the benefits of charcoal — like the ability to smoke your food or cook with indirect heat — you might not be a propane person.