Grill recommendation
I know NOTHING about Yakitori - I stumbled across this subreddit because I was researching tabletop charcoal grills to use for cooking kebabs and searing steaks without having to get my Kamado Joe going. I cook less (in terms of volume at one time) now that our kids are out of the house and I typically sous vide a lot of the protein we eat (steaks, chops) so what I really need on that front is high temp charcoal searing. I'd also like to be able to sear/cook kebabs over charcoal which is how I stumbled upon these Japanese style grills.
I stumbled on Yak first, then found Bincho. Both looked interesting but I now saw that at least the Yak can't do temps above 750, so I think that's out. I later started reading about traditional grills with the ceramic insulation (Konro?) and finally the Teruhimo stainless grills.
What I'd like to have:
- table top (probably outdoors on our granite patio table)
- Large enough to cook skewered kebabs for a party of 6-8 without out taking hours and hours of rotating batches onto/off of the grill
- Ideally large enough to quickly sear two steaks at a time (or more)
- I'd like to have the options of a grate as well as the skewer bars I think
- quality construction
- Ideally $500 or less for the grill and needed accessories
I don't care too much about looks - I'm more about quality, performance, durability and bang for the buck.
I've been looking at these: https://www.korin.com/grillware?custitem_krn_facet_categories=Konro-Grills&page=1
What do folks suggest?