Holland Companion Propane Portable BBQ Grill Review

Constructed from stainless steel to ensure durability, the Holland companion portable grill has a structure that is guaranteed to prevent flare-ups. The design is devilishly simple yet amazingly effective - the drip pan is interspersed between the cooking grate and burners, ensuring drippings don't come into contact with flame and that food will be cooked, not burnt. The sizzle that emanates from drippings hitting the pan adds and emphasizes the flavor of a good barbecue.

The Holland companion grill provides heat with three burner settings (low, medium and high) with outputs of 2600-4900 BTU. In addition, while the 212 square inch stainless steel cooking surface seems modest, the Holland is spacious and heats up enough to perfectly cook a whole (small) chicken, a few ears of corn and a Portobello mushroom or three.

The portable grill measures 21 x 16 x 14 inches (width x depth x height), which is about the same size as a pet carrier case, but provides all the heat and cooking space to feed a crowd.

Expect Stress-Free Cooking

One of the features of this portable grill that almost every review mentions is how evenly it cooks food. Cooks gush over how burnt food is a thing of the past when the Holland grill comes into play. While an indelible part of the grilling experience is to stand in front of a grill to flip the meat and make sure it doesn't burn, the Holland companion grill takes the headache and guesswork out of grilling thanks to its cooking grate design. After placing meat on the Holland grill, all a cook needs to do is sit back and wait for his or her timer to ring.

Cooks are enthusiastic about having to flip food only twice for a crisp, brown color before covering the grill and "forgetting" it to allow food to cook to thorough, juicy perfection. There has not been a single complaint that the Holland portable grill burns food, and it has been deemed a good grill for thick portions of meat like a roast, and even baking biscuits. Another plus for the stainless steel material is that it's easily cleaned.

Ensures Even Heat with Flavor-Enhancing Capabilities

The flavor produced when drippings vaporize on the drip pan also came in for praise in more than one review. Not only does the drip pan prevent flare-ups and food from becoming burnt, the moisture in the drippings provide a smoker-like environment for the food being cooked, ensuring it doesn't dry out and provides a juicy bite every time. The size of the drip pan also helps in radiating heat all through the compartment.

Thanks to its size, cooks found the Holland grill easy to pack transport for road trips, camping trips or tailgating parties. The ingenious carrier case shape and lightweight materials also ensured that it was never a pain to carry by hand over long distances.

Can Be a Lukewarm Concept for Some

As the grill utilizes the principle of convection heating, cooks who like their steaks seared were disappointed. In addition, despite the effective heating circulation of the grill, the low heat output meant that cooking could not be carried quickly, i.e. this is not a grill for the impatient cook.

No similar gas grills.