Top 10 Grills for Tailgating

This is a trailer hitch mounted propane grill on a swing arm that not only lets you tote you grill pretty much anywhere but swings away from your vehicle far enough to open a tailgate or access your trunk. The Freedom Grill line are built for tailgating and are fantastic grills to take anywhere you can drive too.

This is a little, lightweight portable gas grill with the features, function and power of a full sized grill. The internal engineering centers around a pair of baffles (for lack of a better word) that allow you to focus the heat or distribute it. This gives you heating versatility in a single burner design. Under normal grilling you actually get a hot zone around the outside so you have lots of searing space and since you can reach over 500 degrees F. with this unit you can actually sear a steak. This is an excellent portable grill as well as a great apartment grill.

This portable grill is a master of design. It packs up to be less than 32 inches long, yet it's seven inch lid means this grill is big enough to cook a whole chicken. It uses standard 14 ounce propane tanks (not included) and has a 280 square-inch porcelain-enameled cast-iron cooking grate that's almost big enough to be called a full sized grill. At under $200 this grill has Weber's durability and a unique design that has won awards. Not only a great grill to cook on, it's cool looking too.

This unit is designed to be all you need in a portable grill. With two cooking grates that can be swapped out with griddles you can grill up burgers while cooking pancakes. You can use any size propane bottle, including a full size 20-pound tank. The unit folds down and you can wheel it around like a suitcase on it's two wheels. While there are a lot of plastic parts, this unit works well can gives you plenty of versatility.

Imagine the power of an infrared grill in a portable. This 14,000 BTU infrared grill packs more heat than any other portable grill and at 20 pounds you can take it almost anywhere. All stainless steel construction you can even get this grill in marine quality steel with a railing mount for boating. 155 square inches of grilling area. Uses either disposable propane bottles or can be converted to a full 20 pound tank or even natural gas.

Imagine getting authentic wood fire flavor in your cooking. Now imagine getting it from a portable grill that weights around 17 pounds. The Woodflame Delecto is an electric fan powered wood burning portable grill that can sear steaks at 1000 degrees F. and give them a unique smoke flavor. This is truly an amazing portable grill that is perfect for the connoisseur on the go. While this unit won't cook a whole chicken it is perfect for steaks, fish and chicken pieces.

This is the classic portable charcoal grill that sits on more little patios than nearly any other grill in history. At a price under $50 UDS, this mini-Weber kettle grill is perfect for the person who doesn't have enough space for a big grill but still wants great grilling. This unit may not be able to grill a lot of steaks but it does a great job with anything you put on it. Simply put this is a great little grill, but it is very little and you need to make sure you put it on a stable surface.

The Cobb grill has been repeatedly praised as one of the most unique and versatile portable grills on the market. This unit will run on eight charcoal briquettes for up to three hours, will never flare-up, and can cook a whole chicken as easily as burgers. Light weight, easy to light and operate, this grill is perfect for virtually every outing. It doesn't even get hot on the exterior so you can pick it up while cooking to move it. The only real draw back is the relative small size. The cooking area is a little under 12 inches and doesn't give you a lot of space. Other than that this is a great little grill.

Describing what The Orion Cooker is may be the most difficult thing about it. Basically this is a charcoal fired roasting oven. The completely enclosed cooking chamber completely separates the flame from the food. This does not mean that you can not add smoke flavor and it does not mean that this is no better than your oven at cooking everything from racks of ribs (8 at a time) to whole turkeys. This is a great "cooker" for large meals, tailgating and for getting foods cooked quickly (a 20 pound turkey in 2 1/2 hours). So while not a grill or a smoker, it is definitely a good cooker.