BioLite CampStove Portable Grill

The CampStove Portable Grill is fantastic. Just buy it.It allows you to grill a lot of food at once on your BioLite stove. It also makes you able to put in slightly longer wood pieces into the stove.If you're grilling something with fat, the drippings end up going into the stove and burning as fuel.My only wish for it is that the heat could be a bit more spread out. It's definitely hotter near the stove and not very hot at all farther out. And the instructions say it should be a moderate fire and low fan, I think, but I just blasted it on high and high to get enough heat to do four burgers. And I did move the burgers around so they all got cooked.Our BioLite lets us camp using our hybrid car, because we don't have to worry about transporting liquid fuel in ... MoreThe CampStove Portable Grill is fantastic. Just buy it.It allows you to grill a lot of food at once on your BioLite stove. It also makes you able to put in slightly longer wood pieces into the stove.If you're grilling something with fat, the drippings end up going into the stove and burning as fuel.My only wish for it is that the heat could be a bit more spread out. It's definitely hotter near the stove and not very hot at all farther out. And the instructions say it should be a moderate fire and low fan, I think, but I just blasted it on high and high to get enough heat to do four burgers. And I did move the burgers around so they all got cooked.Our BioLite lets us camp using our hybrid car, because we don't have to worry about transporting liquid fuel in the cab. And the portable grill lets us have all the fun of grilling over an open fire but using less fuel, creating less GHG emissions, and letting us control sparks coming out from the fire, and letting us have the fire die down much faster than a regular campfire.

I purchased this in December of 2019. Since thing, I've cooked a ton of food on here. Lamb chops, bratwurst, frozen burgers, steaks, etc. Last week I was in Ocean City State park and we cooked 18 frozen burgers and six hotdogs, and three chicken burgers. The grill has different temperature zones and requires a lot more attention than a normal grill. It takes more work. But when you can cook lunch for 15 people with 1/4of one fire place and some sticks you find on the ground, I can't complain.There are some tips and techniques that one needs to learn, that includes managing the heat on the campstove and having your wood ready for burning.It will discolor and the mesh grill seems to have warped a little bit. Nevertheless, I tend to use this more than our propane ... MoreI purchased this in December of 2019. Since thing, I've cooked a ton of food on here. Lamb chops, bratwurst, frozen burgers, steaks, etc. Last week I was in Ocean City State park and we cooked 18 frozen burgers and six hotdogs, and three chicken burgers. The grill has different temperature zones and requires a lot more attention than a normal grill. It takes more work. But when you can cook lunch for 15 people with 1/4of one fire place and some sticks you find on the ground, I can't complain.There are some tips and techniques that one needs to learn, that includes managing the heat on the campstove and having your wood ready for burning.It will discolor and the mesh grill seems to have warped a little bit. Nevertheless, I tend to use this more than our propane grill. It does get smokey from time to time. So if you're on a deck, or at a camp ground, set up on a separate table or away from others.

As for all of the biolite product range, considerable thought has been put into the design, and it's obvious that the products have been thoroughly tested. My only real "beef" with this grill, is that the focus has been on making it as light as possible, when in reality, an item like this is highly unlikely to be used by the backpacking crew at all. Maybe for a base camp cooker, but not likely. This has resulted in a grill surface that is quite flimsy, and being stainless steel, it tends to stick to meat surfaces (not sausages so much), meaning that when you go to turn the meat, you need to have two utensils; one to hold the grill down (it is a loose fit) and one to lift the meat. The thin light grill also loses its heat almost immediately when the cold meat touches ... MoreAs for all of the biolite product range, considerable thought has been put into the design, and it's obvious that the products have been thoroughly tested. My only real "beef" with this grill, is that the focus has been on making it as light as possible, when in reality, an item like this is highly unlikely to be used by the backpacking crew at all. Maybe for a base camp cooker, but not likely. This has resulted in a grill surface that is quite flimsy, and being stainless steel, it tends to stick to meat surfaces (not sausages so much), meaning that when you go to turn the meat, you need to have two utensils; one to hold the grill down (it is a loose fit) and one to lift the meat. The thin light grill also loses its heat almost immediately when the cold meat touches it, again, because the grill is so thin and light in weight. It simply doesn't hold any heat, which a grill needs to do. I'll be getting a plate of 4 mm steel cut to fit over the grill surface, which will hold more heat for longer, and being mild steel, will not be so likely to stick to the meat. Other than that beef, I like the design, and the portability factor.