All this talk of barbecue grills - the kind with 6 burners and an oven, a heating rack for bread, attached rotisserie and all of those other gadgets and gizmos - can really be a downer to the individual with a 2×4 space in which to put a grill. That person is thinking, “Yeah, nice, but where the heck am I gonna put a cool grill like that. I’ve hardly got room for a Hibachi!”

So, do you have to settle for a Hibachi (no disrespect intended to all you Hibachi owners)? No, you do not need to “settle.” There are several options available to the apartment or condo dweller, owner of a mobile home or trailer, or the homeowner who has a postage stamp of a patio. They’re known as tabletop grills, and they come with either propane or charcoal heating, which do all of the things that the 6 burner grill can do, except in a smaller space.

And there’s a special beauty to a tabletop grill that you probably never even thought about: Portability! You can take that grill anywhere you want without needing two other guys to help you lift it up into your U-haul. Take it to the beach or on a picnic, or even put it to use at a tailgate party. A tabletop grill may be small in size, but that will be the only thing small about it.