Arena

Grills, Smokers, and Pizza

Every cooker you roll into place fights here. Pizza ovens are a Gozney-versus-Ooni contest settled tier by tier; griddles are judged on what the warranty covers on the cooktop; gas grills run from tabletop portables to full-size carts; kamados are ranked on stands by size; electric smokers are judged on the warranty that pays when the element or controller dies; pellet grills are a four-brand argument about build, app and price. All of it is ranked on owner ratings read on one day and the makers' own warranty documents, not on spec sheets.

Under a lanai or pool cage? What each maker's manual says about using it under cover. Bad weather? Why the garage is a no, door open or not, and pellet grills in cold, rain and snow.