Best Memorial Day Sales on Grills

The Cuisinart Black Kettle CCG-290 Grill is a small, low-cost option if you’re in the market for a new, bare-bones charcoal grill. It has a 255-square-inch cooking area, significantly below the 365 square inches of the Weber grills. In our testing, the Cuisinart nets impressive scores for convenience, cleaning, and evenness, but it’s only so-so for indirect cooking, making it great for a casual backyard barbecue but ill-suited to low-and-slow techniques.

Why it’s a good deal: It’s already a great price, but the on-page coupon takes a little extra off the top, putting it just under $100.

The Cuisinart CGG-306 portable grill is a high-end portable model with lots of stainless trim and rotary igniters. It’s a strong performer across the board, earning an above-average rating for evenness, convenience, and temperature range. Plus, it gets hot quickly, earning top marks in our preheat test.

Why it’s a good deal: This model is selling for about $20 lower than the best sale price we saw last year on Amazon, making it a truly stellar deal.

The Dyna-Glo DGH353CRP is an unassuming small grill that offers a dizzying mix of solid performance and great features for the price. It performs well in our tests, and was noteworthy for how evenly it heats up. But in addition to that performance, you’re also getting features like a built-in thermometer and even a smoker box for wood chips, which you almost never see on grills that cost less than $500.

Why it’s a good deal: Of every grill deal we’ve seen, this is the best. The grill is regularly a bargain at $199, and now it’s being offered for half that price. If you need a small grill and don’t care about having stainless steel or a side burner, there’s no reason to look further.

If you love cooking over charcoal but haven’t bothered to upgrade your grill, the Dyna-Glo DGN576DNC-D charcoal grill, one of the best charcoal models CR has tested, will be a step up from that rusty old kettle grill. It performs well in CR’s tests for cooking evenness, convenience, and cleaning. And it has a built-in bottle opener, a fun perk.

Why it’s a good deal: Wayfair’s price is the best we’ve ever seen for this model.

The Nexgrill 720-0925P is a decent performer among midsized gas grills, with four burners, coated cast-iron grates, and even some features rarely found at this price, like a side burner and a thermometer built into the lid.

Why it’s a good deal: You’ll almost never find a four-burner gas grill for under $200, and in fact, you typically won’t find this model for that price, either. This Nexgrill is being offered for about $50 less than its regular price, which is already low for a grill this size.