PK Grills
PK Grills PKGO with FlipKit
PK's portable: a cast-aluminum clamshell on a molded cradle with cast iron cooking surfaces, 204 sq in, 39.5 lbs. The FlipKit is the second grate and charcoal grate that lets it be run as a covered grill or flipped open as a double-sided hibachi. It carries the same 20-year warranty as the full-size PKs, which is unusual for a portable.
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Specifications
Features
Pros
- ✓Cast iron grates on a portable — the Weber Go-Anywhere and every $90 tabletop ship plated wire
- ✓20-year warranty on a grill you will abuse in a truck bed
- ✓Rust-proof aluminum means sand and salt water do not end its life
- ✓FlipKit converts it between a lidded grill and an open hibachi without tools
- ✓204 sq in is roughly double a Weber Go-Anywhere's usable grate
Cons
- ✗$400 is four times a Weber Go-Anywhere and more than a full-size Char-Griller barrel
- ✗39.5 lbs is heavy for something described as portable — this is a car grill, not a hike-in grill
- ✗Cast aluminum sheds heat quickly, so it burns through charcoal faster than a heavy steel portable
- ✗No thermometer, no ash management, no shelf
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