Son of Hibachi Grills

Save time, energy,  and money with this versatile little grill. Son of Hibachi grills have got to be the ultimate in innovative portable grills.

The unique design combines a 170 square inch cast iron hibachi cooking surface with a truly unique folding mechanism that transforms the entire grill into one big charcoal chimney starter.

When you are ready to grill, one of the first things people realize is that less charcoal is needed due to the efficient design. Couple that with the “self-cleaning” feature and the fact that the whole thing is self contained (including any left over charcoal) and you’ve got a pretty amazing little portable grill.

They claim that the cast iron grill is ready to cook on within 10 minutes from lighting but customer feedback suggests that mark can swing up or down a few minutes depending on the type of charcoal used (briquettes taking a bit longer than lump charcoal).

The operation appears fairly simple:

1. Load it with charcoal
2. Fold it up
3. Light it
4. Unfold it when the charcoal is ready for grilling (~10 minutes)
5. Do your cooking
6. Close it up (no clean-up necessary)
7. Pack it up (no waiting to cool)

They also boast that Son of Hibachi grills are “Self-Cleaning”. When you are done cooking, you simply fold the grill back up and all the ash & embers will fall to the retaining tray at the base.

The remaining heat from the left-over coals works as a self –cleaning oven and charcoal extinguisher.

Load the whole thing back into the included Snuff Out Pouch and be on your way. The Snuff Out Pouch has a flame-retardant lining which means there is no real need to wait around for Son of Hibachi grills to cool down.

The cool thing about this is that it means you can re-use the charcoal next time - saving you time, effort and money!

Note: The manufacturer does recommend waiting 30 minutes for it to cool, but the customer reviews I read suggest that this is not necessary and most likely just written for the lawyers.

I have not used one of these myself yet so can not personally endorse it but from what I have been able to gather from the customer reviews these things are pretty rock solid - carrying 5 out of 5 stars on Amazon’s customer reviews.