A fire pit and a grill in one
Each fire pit grill here is a steel fire bowl topped with a ring-shaped cooktop of solid carbon steel, ½ inch thick, with a grill grate in the center. You build a wood or charcoal fire in the bowl and cook on the steel around it.
The center runs hottest, over 1,000°F, for searing steaks. The outer edge stays cooler for vegetables, eggs and warming buns, so a whole meal cooks at once. Lift the cooktop after dinner and it's an open fire pit.
Sizes, bowls and bases
The ONE20 and ONE30 are 20 and 30 inch grills for smaller patios. The Classic 40 and XXL 40 give more than 1,250 square inches of cooking surface for a crowd.
Corten steel bowls weather to a rust-orange patina that protects the metal. Platinum models use stainless steel, and black-coated versions need more care to keep their finish. Bases come in round, Euro and storage styles, high or low, or with no base for a built-in outdoor kitchen. A 40-inch grill can weigh around 290 pounds depending on the base, so choose its spot before it arrives.
Upgrading the grill you already own
If you have a kettle or ceramic grill, two-piece flat-top inserts fit Weber Kettles in 18, 22 and 26 inch sizes, the Big Green Egg and recteq grills. Each adds a griddle ring and a center grate.
The pizza oven kit sits in the center of a 30 or 40 inch grill and reaches over 1,000°F, for pizzas up to 14 inches across.
What you can cook
The solid steel handles food that would fall through ordinary grates: bacon and eggs, smash burgers, shrimp, sliced vegetables and fish fillets. Sear steaks in the center, then slide them outward to finish cooking.
With the pizza insert in place, the same grill bakes pizza, so one fire covers dinner from starter to dessert.
Fuel and seasoning
Burn seasoned hardwood or lump charcoal; some models can be converted to gas. The steel cooktop needs seasoning like a cast iron pan: scrape it clean while warm, then wipe on a thin layer of oil.
A seasoning puck helps build that low-stick layer, and a side warming table and cherry wood cutting block add prep space.
Setting it up in the yard
Place the grill on a level, non-combustible surface like stone pavers or concrete, clear of overhanging branches and roof edges. Let the ash cool completely before you empty the bowl.
Most of these grills are made in the USA. To furnish the space around them, see our outdoor furniture and greenhouse kits. For heat indoors, there are gas and wood fireplaces.
