Customer Reviews

Charcoal Companion Ultimate Rectangular-Shaped Nonstick Grilling Basket

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Hard to tell how something is made and works by seeing a small photo. I wanted something to grill small items like cut vegetables where I could close the grill top for more even cooking and smoke flavor and flip everything at once. Well, there seems to be 2 major problems. First, the wires do not form a tight grid for keeping smaller pieces from falling through, although that is what it looks like in the photo. Instead, they are pretty far apart (about 3/8 to 1/2 inch) and parallel--they only have 2 wires running crosswise at 90 degrees on each side. The grid look in the photo comes from the wires on the top and bottom running at 90 degrees to each other. SO LOTS OF STUFF FALLS THROUGH. Second, the handle requires a good grip and is in bad need of a locking device so you don't have to maintain the heavy grip on the basket when you flip and move it.

This said, the basket would probably be good for hardy cuts of fish and thick burgers--(thin delicate fish might have an issue being flipped with the thickness (interior height) of the basket). For cut veggies, it is pretty useless. Forget asparagus, cut peppers, cut onions, etc.

I returned it.

I needed a grilling basket to gril fish and veggies, and needed one with a removable handle for my gas grill. I've used it weekly since buying it and it works perfectly. I spray the food or the grill basket with cooking spray first because others reviewers report a problem with food sticking and no food sticks for me. Well, except for the marinated fish I burned, but that was my fault...

Great value for the price. Well-made, cleans up quickly in the kitchen sink (I would not put this in the dishwasher given that dishwasher detergent can be abrasive).

This is a nice grilling basket. I can't give it 5 stars because the handle can not stay on when cooking, if you choose to keep it on. I bought it because the handle does come off and it is a lot easier to wash in the dishwasher. The basket has side slots to insert the handle and you must squeeze the handle tight to keep it on or else it just comes off.

So far I only tried this cooking fish. The fish stuck to it so I guess I should have sprayed it with cooking spray. All in all, it is a nice grilling basket and deep enough to grill anything.

i used this basket for the first time last night. the size is just right on my average-sized weber gas grill, covering a little less than half of the grill's surface. the distance between the two basket halves is about 7/8" and held the jumbo shrimp, sliced pears & mangos, and tomatoes nicely. the spacing between the wires is about 3/8". this might allow smaller items to fall out, but cutting everything about 3/4" seemed to work fine. previously i had a basket with a non-detachable handle and gave it away after one use. not being able to close the grill to trap the smoke and flavors was a big negative. the detachable handle on this basket works fine, but it does take a bit of grip when turning, and i did use two hands when taking the grilled food back into the kitchen. it was a little tricky opening the hot basket to empty the grilled goods, but no big deal. not quite perfect, but close to it.

The Grilling basket is OK - but for steaks, the meat needs to be very thick - otherwise, they slide around when you move the basket. Have not tried it with fish - probably same issue will apply, must be a thick cut or the fish will slide around inside when you move/flip the basket.

This product is exactly what I was looking for. We have a Medium Green Egg and needed an item like this with a removable handle to fit inside the Egg. It's not only good for burgers but also fish shrimp and eggplant.

This is an excellent product. Better than most because the handles are removable and grill lid can be securely closed. A snap to insert veggies/fish or whatever. Easy clean up. I highly recommend this product.

Hard for old people to handle by squeezing handle. Without handle is works okay.

The size, removeable handle...perfect, but it lasted just 9 months before getting all rusty.

So having to buy a new one every 9 months, isn't such a good buy.

I bought 4 of this baskets. My first try was a failure. I only had some veggies in it and turning it around opened the locking mechanism and all veggies ended up on the ground. Second try with more care same result. This is a fundamental design error.