Grilling is always fun, interesting and sometimes, intimidating. If you don’t know how to use the grills, you tend to avoid them lest you mess it up and embarrass yourself. On top of that, grills can be messy with lots of charcoal and wood and ashes that tend to mess the whole place up. But that is not always the case, at least not with the electric grills. With an electric grill, you can enjoy the fruits of grilling without messing with everything. The best part with electric grills is that they tend to be very portable, easy to set up, and clean.
Now that you have seen the importance and advantages of electric grills, let’s look at the best electric grills in 2021;
When you tend to do grilling indoors, you have to deal with smoke, lots of smoke. But that should not be a thing to worry you as the PowerXL Smokeless Grill lets you enjoy indoor grilling without the smoke. It’s a combination of a grill and griddle giving you more options of cooking and more preparing more meals. How is the grill able to deal with smoke you ask? It is specially fitted with a smoke-extracting fan. The in-built fan, deals with all the smoke allowing you to enjoy a painless grilling process.
The smokeless grill is crafted to excellent levels as it can easily seal all the moisture inside. The tight sealed lead also helps the grill high temperatures of up to 450° which is ideal for all types of meat. The grilling space is large enough to accommodate enough food for a standard family. The surface is ceramic made and you can easily remove it for easier cooking. Talking of cleaning, there is an oil drip tray that collects all the oil helping you avoid a messy process.
What we liked about it;
- Tight seal that helps achieve high temperature
- Smokeless and perfect for in-doors
- Oil dripping tray for easier cooking
- Large enough cooking surface
- Has an extra griddle plate
We all love a nicely prepared home meal. With the Cuisinart Electric Smoker, you can prepare delicious home meals without a fuss. It is one of the easiest to set up and use as all you have to do us place the meal inside the smoker and plug it in. It produces temperatures as high as 400° F thanks to the 1500 W heating element. That’s enough heat to cook up every meal available.
To help control the temperature, there is a thermostat that’s perfectly positioned. There is no room for guesswork with this electric smoker. There is a wood tray to help you add wood chips that help you achieve your desired flavors. From the design, to ease of use, the Cuisinart Electric Smoker is perfect for all BBQ lovers, irrespective of their smoking experience.
What we liked about it;
- Easy to use
- Can raise high temperatures and is easy to control
- Easy to add wood flavors
- Large cooking surface
Kenyon Floridian Electric Grill
This stainless-steel electric grill is pleasing to the eyes and does quite a good job in less the time. In most cases, it takes the grill lots of time before they can heat up. Not with the Kenyon Floridian Electric Grill as it heats up to 600° in about 10 minutes. Impressive, right? This makes it easy to prepare decent meals in less the time and you don’t have to spend minutes waiting for the grill to light up.
We love that this electric grill is perfect for both indoor and outdoor use helping you run that BBQ. They are also big enough with a whooping 155 sq. In. of grilling space. To boost the durability if the grill, the manufacturers have made it with stainless steel which means it will last for years to come.
When it comes to washing, you can easily remove the grills and clean them.
What we liked about it;
- Heats up quickly
- Can be used outdoors and indoors
- Easy to clean
- Built to last
- Dishwasher safe
This is by far the most budget friendly electric grill out there. From the outside, the plate grill is small and looks like it can’t do much. But when you get to use the grill, you most definitely going to like it. It is a single serving grill that does the job to perfection. It fits perfectly on countertops, and does not take up so much space. Thou it has a small cooking area of just 36 sq. Inches it can comfortably handle 2 servings.
We love the design that makes it easier to cook and is slightly sloped to make it easier to clean. It is fat draining design, which is synonymous with George Foreman, helps make it easier to remove oil. You can also wash it in a dishwasher and its drip tray helps keep it dry.
Its compact size makes it super easy to store it and will not bother you as you can store it vertically. You can preheat it before you start grilling and there is a light indicator which goes on when it is hot enough. The heat distribution is perfect thanks to the heating elements that are embedded in the grill.
What we liked about it;
- It is quite affordable
- Sloped design that helps in fat draining
- Power indicator for preheating
- Easy store
- Cleans easily
What to look for in an electric grill
An electric grill helps you enjoy BBQ without having to deal with ashes or charcoal. By choosing the right electric grill you get to enjoy this and more. Here are some of the things you can keep in mind when buying an electric grill;
- Power consumption
- Compactness
- Size
- Temperature
- Indoor and outdoor