Hamilton Beach Electric Indoor Searing Grill with Adjustable Temperature Control to 450F, 118 sq. in. Surface Serves 6, PFAS-Free Removable Nonstick Grate, Stainless Steel (25360)

Why it's worth it

This does one thing: it heats a large grate to 450°F and sears food properly. The PFAS-free plate and drip tray both come out for the dishwasher, and it weighs about eight pounds, so storing it is easy.

450°F is enough for most of what you'll cook. It's not the 500°F the Ninjas hit, but it clears the practical bar for browning burgers, chops and chicken. The dial runs from 200°F up to 450°F with actual temperature markings, not just low-medium-high, which owners repeatedly call out as the reason they trust it over simpler grills.

The grate is big for what this costs. At 118 square inches, it fits six burgers or four boneless chicken breasts in one go. Owners describe cooking eight filets at once. That's family-dinner capacity from a unit that weighs about eight pounds and slides into a cabinet without a fight.

From our review of 7 smokeless indoor electric grills, by David Sinclair, Managing Editor

What we like

• +450°F is enough for most of what you'll cook
• +The grate is big for what this costs
• +The coating is PFAS-free, which not everything here can claim
• +Everything that gets dirty comes apart

What to know

• –Smoke control is just the lid
• –It only grills
• –Nonstick wears out with heavy use