Z Grills Grills & Smokers

The Z Grills 7002C3E is the value pick of the popular 700 series - 697 sq in of two-rack cooking space, a 28 lb hopper, and an upgraded PID 3.0 controller with dual meat probes, at a price hundreds below the name-brand pellet grills it competes with.

Z Grills' entry model, refreshed for 2026. It keeps the thing that makes the brand worth listing at all — a genuine PID 3.1 controller — at a price where Traeger and Pit Boss both ship simpler boards. 459 sq in, an 18 lb hopper with a cleanout door for swapping pellet species, two meat probes and a grease bucket. There is no WiFi at this tier; that starts at the 700-series.

The Multitasker is Z Grills' answer to cold-weather cooking: a fully insulated dual-wall chamber with a full-length lid gasket, which the company says cuts pellet consumption by up to 40% in winter. It runs the Z-Ultra PID 3.1 controller over WiFi, holds 1,068 sq in and a 28 lb hopper, and ships by truck freight. The 7052B is the same grill at 709 sq in for the same $1,399.