Z Grills 450B vs Halo Prime300

Z Grills

Z Grills 450B

~$477

Halo

~$450

Quick take: The Halo Prime300 costs $27 less; the Z Grills 450B offers more cooking space (459 vs 301 sq in).

✓PID control under $500 — Pit Boss and Traeger do not offer it at any price in their entry tiers
✓Two meat probes included, where most grills at this price include one
✓Hopper cleanout door lets you swap pellet species without scooping the hopper by hand
✓18 lb hopper is large for a 459 sq in grill, so it runs long without refills
✓Locking all-terrain casters rather than the two fixed wheels typical at this price

✗No WiFi, Bluetooth or app — that starts at Z Grills' 700-series
✗Z Grills does not publish a temperature range or weight on the product listing
✗459 sq in is a small-family grill, not one to cook for a crowd on
✗Direct-to-consumer with a thin dealer network; warranty service means shipping parts
✗No sear mode or direct-flame option of any kind

✓Runs on an optional 12V 5Ah lithium battery, so it cooks at a campsite or tailgate with no generator
✓10 lb hopper in a countertop grill gives 15-20 hours of runtime, far beyond other portables this size
✓Slide-control damper opens direct flame for searing, which most small pellet grills cannot do at all
✓5-year warranty is long for a portable and twice what several full-size pellet grills here carry
✓49 lbs and 28 inches wide — liftable by one person but with 301 sq in across two racks
✓Wired meat probe and a sunlight-readable digital display included

✗The battery is sold separately, so the headline feature is an extra cost on top of $450
✗Bluetooth only — no WiFi and no remote app monitoring away from the grill
✗500°F ceiling limits searing compared with the 600°F pellet grills in this catalog
✗Halo has quietly exited the rest of the pellet category; the Prime550, 1100 and 1500 are gone from its own store and the 550's URL now redirects here
✗Halo does not publish the cooking area on its own product page, only through retailers